The man from the train : discovering America's most elusive serial killer
James, Bill, 1949-2018
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"Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. 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 infa
Main title:
The man from the train : discovering America's most elusive serial killer / Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James.
Author:
James, Bill, 1949-, authorJames, Rachel McCarthy, author
Edition:
First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Imprint:
New York : Scribner, 2018.
Collation:
ix, 466 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781476796260 (pbk)9781476796253 (hbk)9781476796277 (ebk)
Dewey class:
364.1523209777364.1523
LC class:
HV6534.V55
Language:
English
Subject:
Serial murderers -- Iowa -- Villisca -- HistoryMass murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- HistoryMass murder -- Iowa -- Villisca -- HistorySerial murderers -- Middle West -- HistoryMass murder -- Middle West -- HistoryMass murder investigation -- Middle West -- HistorySocietyUnited States of America, USASocial research & statisticsTrue crimeCrime & criminologyHistory of the Americas19th century, c 1800 to c 189920th century, c 1900 to c 1999
BRN:
828886