Mary Jane's ghost : the legacy of a murder in small town America /

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"Summer 1948. In the scenic, remote river town of Oregon, Illinois, a young couple visiting the local lovers' lane is murdered. The shocking crime garners headlines from Portland, Maine, to Long Beach, California. But after a sweeping manhunt, no one is arrested and the violent deaths of M...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gregory, Ted (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University Of Iowa Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Skridla, Stanley.
Reed, Mary Jane, > 1930-1948.
1900-1999
Murder > Illinois > Oregon > History > 20th century.
Murder victims > Illinois > Oregon > History > 20th century.
Meurtre > Illinois > Oregon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Victimes d'homicide > Illinois > Oregon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
TRUE CRIME > Murder > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Murder.
Murder victims.
Illinois > Oregon.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Chapter 1. Death of a Butterfly, Lost in the Weeds; Chapter 2. Field Trips Downstate; Chapter 3. In Memoriam; Chapter 4. Origins; Chapter 5. "I Don't Believe in Chasing Demons"; Chapter 6. Distraction, Obsession; Chapter 7. Heinous Abe and a Break in the Case; Chapter 8. The Opposite of Forgetting; Chapter 9. The Earnest Grave-Finders Exhume Reconciliation; Chapter 10. Rivers of Fate; Chapter 11. Send in the Ghosts; Chapter 12. Memory and Silence; Chapter 13. Our Shared History, Revised; Chapter 14. George, Doug, Jerry, Greg, and Mark.
  • Chapter 15. The Perilous Line between Truth and LoyaltyChapter 16. The Messy, Noble Pursuit; Notes.

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