American murder/
Gini Graham Scott.
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
- 2 v. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1. Homicide in the early 20th century -- v. 2. Homicide in the late 20th century.
Chapter 1: THE TURN-OF-THE CENTURY AND 1900S Introduction The Case of Cordelia Botkin The Case of Belle Gunness
Chapter 2: THE 1910s Introduction The Case of Henry Spencer The Case of Helmuth Schmidt
Chapter 3: THE 1920s Introduction The Case of Earle Leonard Nelson The Case of the Killing of Reverend Edward Halls and Choirgirl Eleanor Mills The Case of the Killing of William Desmond Taylor The Case of the D'Autremont Brothers
Chapter 4: THE 1930s Introduction The Case of Albert Fish The Case of Robert James The Case of John Henry Seadlund
Chapter 5: THE 1940s Introduction The Case of the Killing of Elizabeth Short The Case of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez The Case of William Heirens
Chapter 6: THE 1950S Introduction The Case of Melvin David Rees The Case of Penny Bjorkland The Case of Burton Abbott Selected Bibliography