Pardonable Matricide - Robert Irving Latimer, from Michigan's "Most Dangerous Inmate" to Free Man

In January 1889, as London constables hunted for Jack the Ripper and theaters around the world presented theatrical renditions of the Jekyll and Hyde story, Jackson, Michigan, Police Captain Jack Boyle searched for the murderer of Mary Latimer. This book follows Captain Boyle to the bordellos of gaslight-era Detroit--populated by madams, pimps, prostitutes and gamblers. It describes the investigation that led him to a pharmacist that prowled the streets, akin to a real-life Jekyll and Hyde. Ultimately, the book delves into the mind of Robert Irving Latimer, known as the most dangerous prisoner in Michigan and the man who inspired talk about resurrecting the state's long-dead death penalty.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Introduction

Prologue: Law and Order in Jackson, c. November 1888

Part I: The Perfect Alibi

¿1.¿A Barking Dog Never Bites: Discovery of the Crime

¿2.¿An Unusual Suspect: Robert Irving Latimer and the Perfect Alibi

¿3.¿It's All a Matter of Timetables: Unraveling Latimer's Perfect Alibi

¿4.¿A Good Offense Is the Best Defense

¿5.¿Rumors and the Smoking Gun

¿6.¿Hang 'Em High

¿7.¿Dirty Little Secrets

¿8.¿Theater of the Absurd

¿9.¿Trial of the Century: The Case for the Prosecution

10.¿Enter "Trixy": The Case for the Defense

11.¿Verdict

Part II: #4578, the Most Dangerous Inmate in Michigan

12.¿Dynamite!

13.¿Poisoned Lemonade

14.¿Two Days of Liberty

15.¿Poisoned Pen

16.¿Free at Last!

Epilogue: Ghosts, Whispers and Shadows

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Writer and researcher Tobin T. Buhk lives in Jenison, Michigan.

Zusammenfassung

In January 1889, as theatres presented renditions of the Jekyll and Hyde story, Jackson, Michigan, Police Captain Jack Boyle searched for the murderer of Mary Latimer. This book follows Boyle to gaslight-era Detroit and describes the investigation that led him to a pharmacist that prowled the streets, akin to a real-life Jekyll and Hyde.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Tobin T Buhk, Tobin T. Buhk, Buhk Tobin T.
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781476676340
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7634-0
• Seiten: 222
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Gewicht: 299 g
• Illustration: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie; Detroit, True Crime, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Michigan, TRUE CRIME / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Murder, History of the Americas, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology