Notorious Crimes of the Upper Midwest: Con-men, Cutthroats, Killers, and Cannibals

by Tom Baker

Overview

Tour the Upper Midwest to explore the blood-soaked halls of hideous history through twenty dark and demented stories from the corridors of criminal infamy. This expose of true crime examines a historical roster of the bad and the brutal: from old-time con men and gunslingers, to hardcore serial killers of the modern era. Meet the redoubtable Ed Gein; the haunting and harrowing Honeymoon Killers, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck; the "Gruesome Gal of the Western Plains," Calamity Jane; Wild Bill Hickok; serial sex killer John Norman Collins; Al Capone; Carl Panzram; Larry Eyler; Gwendolyn Graham; George Lester (Babyface Nelsen); John Dillinger; and Frank Gilmer—villains that will leave you infuriated and intrigued at their infernal notoriety. Join the author on a round-up of the rotten as you take a thrill-ride of historic significance in a world gone mad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764353895
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/28/2017
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	991,530
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Tom Baker is the author of Haunted Indianapolis (with Jonathan Tichenal), Scary Urban Legends, Midwest Maniacs, Midwest UFOs and Beyond, 50 Famous Fables, and Indiana Ghost Folklore. He has written numerous novels and short pieces. He spends his spare time making experimental music and art and lives in Marion, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Preface: Beginnings: Not That There Ever Are Any 10

Introductory Note 12

Chapter 1 An Epoch of Homicide 13

Chapter 2 The Nauseating Nurses: Gwendolyn Graham and Kathy Wood 17

Chapter 3 Homicidal Heartbreak: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck 25

Chapter 4 The Hardcase: The Despicable Life and Deserved Death of Carl Panzram 32

Chapter 5 Dead Redemption: The Depraved Deeds of Henry Spencer 40

Chapter 6 Ghosts of Deadwood: Outlaws, Gunslingers, and the Killing of Wild Bill Hickok 46

Chapter 7 The Gruesome Mr. Gein: Another Take on the Timeless Terror Tale! 58

Chapter 8 Highway to Hell: Interstate Killer Larry Eyler 63

Chapter 9 "The Family that Slays Together…": Faye and Ray Copeland 71

Chapter 10 Like a Rat in His Shack: The Eccentric Life and Unhappy Death of Killer Eugene Butler 76

Chapter 11 His Strange Revenge: The Sordid Saga of Andrew Kehoe 81

Chapter 12 The Closing-Time Killer: Richard Carpenter 90

Chapter 13 The Ypsilanti Woman Slayer: John Norman Collins 94

Chapter 14 Gunning for Babyface: Lester Gillis (Alias: George Nelson) 103

Chapter 15 Mark of the Assassin: Charles Julius Guiteau 114

Chapter 18 The Kingpin's Kingpin: The World of Capone 121