The man from the train : the solving of a century-old serial killer mystery
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Author
Contributors
James, Rachel McCarthy, author.
ISBN
9781476796260, 1476796262
Physical Desc
xi, 464 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Nonfiction
364.152 JAM
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364.152 JAM
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Mass murder -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder -- Middle West -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murderers -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murderers -- Middle West -- History.
True crime stories.
Mass murder -- Middle West -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Mass murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murder investigation -- Middle West -- History.
Serial murderers -- Iowa -- Villisca -- History.
Serial murderers -- Middle West -- History.
True crime stories.
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Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781476796260, 1476796262
Notes
Description
"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 infamous Villasca, Iowa murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these crimes, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the analytical acumen he brings to baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery. They learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal, and in turn, uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man From the Train is a groundbreaking approach to true crime that will convince skeptics, delight aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history"--,Provided by publisher.
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20181128.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
James, B., & James, R. M. (2017). The man from the train: the solving of a century-old serial killer mystery (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner, .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James, Bill and Rachel McCarthy, James. 2017. The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-old Serial Killer Mystery. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)James, Bill and Rachel McCarthy, James. The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-old Serial Killer Mystery Scribner, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)James, Bill., and Rachel McCarthy James. The Man From the Train: The Solving of a Century-old Serial Killer Mystery First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, , 2017.
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