The man from the train : the solving of a century-old serial killer mystery
(Book)
Author
Contributors
James, Rachel McCarthy author.
Published
New York : Scribner, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Status
Sequim - Nonfiction (Adult)
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Mass murder -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder -- Middle West -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murderers -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murderers -- Middle West -- History.
True crime stories.
Mass murder -- Middle West -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murderers -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murderers -- Middle West -- History.
True crime stories.
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2017.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 464 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villisca, Iowa murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these crimes, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the analytical acumen he brings to baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery. They learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal, and in turn, uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in American history."--,Provided by publisher.