Murder in Wisconsin


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A true story of romance and courtship, intrigue, and murder, this book is set among the hills of southwestern Wisconsin in 1926. Clara Olson, a pretty, devout Norwegian Lutheran farm girl meets Erdman Olson, a handsome, suave, smooth-talking college lad at a church picnic. They date for 18 months. When she finds herself in a family way and dreams of marriage, he promises her a wedding, and they plan a secret elopement. However, when Clara instead disappears, a search ensues and is resolved by the chance discovery of her hidden grave. The whole country is ultimately horrified by the shocking details of the tragic betrayal and murder. Laid out in suspenseful detail are the inquest, the funeral, and the subsequent search for her killer. This is a mesmerizing account of true crime at its worst.




Got Murder?


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Ah, Wisconsin. . . land of beer, cows, and the Green Bay Packers. And also the home of Ed Gein, Jeffery Dahmer, and a host of other bloodthirsty maniacs. This book goes behind the bucolic Dairy State image to reveal shocking acts of mayhem in the dark corners of Wisconsin history, and asks the troubling question: Is it something in the cheese?




Deadly Obsessions


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After pleading guilty to hideous acts of rape, mutilation and murder, Weber was convicted on multiple counts. He is currently serving over 165 years in prison. This is the brutal true story of John Weber and Carla and Emily, the two sisters he terrorized and worse.




Murder in Wisconsin


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While Wisconsin is now perhaps best known for its die-hard love of both the Green Bay Packers and its cheese, deep beneath the surface of Wisconsin history simmers a cesspool of nightmares that began before the term serial killer had been coined. The horror started when Ed Gein tried desperately to bring back his dead mother by first exhuming bodies, then by killing in order to harvest female body parts that he himself would wear. His story sparked a nation's macabre fascination with American serial killers, though its bizarre tale of grave robbing and decorating with the dead meant that when other true crime stories surfaced from the state, no one was terribly surprised. Ed Gein was among the first to undergo criminal profiling - was he transgender, a woman trapped in a man's body, or did he really just miss his mother? - but he would not be the last. Wisconsin's infamous list of true crime serial killers includes the lonely Jeffrey Dahmer, who attempted science experiments in hopes of creating a sex slave to call his own, sex criminal David Spanbauer, who preferred raping little girls when he got the chance, and Walter Ellis, who preyed on prostitutes because he thought he would be able to get away with it. Turns out, he could, for more than a decade. Wisconsin is full of secrets, and very bad men. This biography of four prolific serial killers steps into the heart of the state's madness, and is likely to make their nightmares yours, at least for a spine-tingling night or two, especially when you realize that what happens in the movies is sometimes horrifyingly real.




101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries


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Balousek presents a collection of some of the most baffling mysteries in Wisconsin history, including unsolved murders, haunted houses, UFO sightings, and strange environmental phenomena.




No One Else Can Have You


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Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series meets the cult classic film Fargo in this gripping, dark comedy by debut author Kathleen Hale. A quiet town like Friendship, Wisconsin, keeps most of its secrets buried . . . but when local teen Ruth Fried is found murdered in a cornfield, her best friend, Kippy Bushman, decides she must uncover the truth and catch the killer. Since the police aren't much help, Kippy looks to her newly discovered idol, journalist Diane Sawyer, for tips on how to conduct her investigation. But Kippy soon discovers, if you want to dig up the truth, your hands have to get a little dirty, don'tcha know. In this riveting young adult novel, Kathleen Hale creates a quirky murder mystery that is intricately plotted and sure to keep readers guessing, laughing, and cringing until the surprising final pages. "Can a murder mystery be funny? You betcha!" raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.




Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery


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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime "Bugliosi, the quintessential prosecutor, has written a crime book that should be read by every lawyer and judge in America." —F. Lee Bailey On December 11, 1966, a mysterious assassin shot Henry Stockton to death, set his house on fire, and left the scene without a trace. A year later, when a woman was found brutally killed, shreds of evidence suggested a connection between the two murders. In the Palliko-Stockton trial, prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi offered a brilliant summation that synthesized for the jury the many inferences and shades of meaning in the testimony, fitting all the pieces together in a mosaic of guilt. But will the jury be persuaded?




Murder Capitol


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Murder Capital explores Prohibition-era Madison, Wisconsin. Per capita, Madison was the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s. Along with the usual suspects (bootleggers), Madison was unique in its strong Ku Klux Klan presence. In the background was a prominent judge, overseeing Mafia cases by day, but by night taking illegal loans from these very same criminals. In effect, the Judge tied his own hands and the violence was allowed to continue unabated.




A Driftless Murder


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Remorse


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Book I: Maybe We Were Too Young - The story features a triple narrative view of a singular event — first, Samantha Bell's recollection. Secondly, Luke Bell's side of the story, and finally, the unbiased story narrator who both recalls and tells of the events from all sides. Samantha lies in the hospital bed as she retells her side of the dramatic event to the young, and ambitious Beaver Dam Daily Citizen reporter seated by her bedside. Her interview is about the awful event that led to the death of her beloved husband - Luke Bell. As Samantha begins narrating, the story then focuses back on the past where it all began - the flirtations and the unbreakable friendships. The promising relationship, and the doubtful marriage of the two young love birds. The story then proceeds from the time they move into their first new Beaver Dam home and is therefore narrated to the dreadful horror that takes place after that. It's a dark and hopeless dilemma of deception, greed, corruption, and the consequences of it all. Book II: Graceland (Part I) - The story follows the heart-wrenching life of a middle-aged wife, and a mother of three, Lynne Everett, 45. The man she is married to abuses her. The man she once loved, now a dear friend convinces her of a scheme to kill the ungrateful bastard. She is confused, hurt, and fed up with all of it. In desperation, and consideration of her beautiful children, she accepts the plot. To her disbelief, her husband changes his ways. She falls in love yet again with the man who at last, lives up to his vows. However, what of the plot underway? Can she put an end to such plans? Will it be on time, before anything happens? Something she might regret forever! The Author - Born in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, June 89. Now resides in Horicon, WI. Lunga Phewa is an established Poet, Music Composer, as well as published Author. His novelistic skills are one with an irresistible word-craft inspired by his Christian faith upbringing, and the trails of everyday life experiences. He is one among many, a young writer who delivers the purest and genuine work that meets the hunger of the soul and spiritual needs of our present generation and the one to come. In this two-story feature, Lunga embarks on a dark journey filled with mind-puzzling twists & turns, vicious plots, & gruesome blood spill. However, as malicious as the unfoldings, Lunga is still able to bring his readers to a crossroads of faith versus doubt, love vs hatred, as well as forgiveness vs bitterness. A true master of soul confrontation.