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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100425262510
ISBN-139780425262511
eBay Product ID (ePID)201624884
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Murder Houses : a Coast-To-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of Homicide
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicMurder / General, Social History, General, Criminology
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, History
AuthorSteve Lehto
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-035749
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal364.15230973
SynopsisAmerican Murder Houses explores the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes. From the house where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother forty whacks' to the site of the real Amityville Horror, this is a lurid tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history.', There are places in the United States of America where violent acts of bloodshed have occurred. Years may pass--even centuries--but the mark of death remains. They are known as Murder Houses. From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to national--and even global--infamy. Writer Steve Lehto recounts the stories behind the houses where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother "forty whacks," where the real Amityville Horror was first unleashed by gunfire, and where the demented acts of the Manson Family horrified a nation--as well some lesser-known sites of murder that were no less ghastly. Exploring the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes, American Murder Houses is a tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Good book full of places I'd never heard of. Pictures let you know how innocent these houses look...But far from it. The jon Benet house i remember because I was in aurora when it happened. Good reading. Wish it was longer.