Ax Murders of Saxtown The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town and Shocked the Nation

Name: Ax Murders of Saxtown The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town and Shocked the Nation
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ISBN: 9780762786978

ISBN-10: 0762786973

ISBN-13: 9780762786978

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nicholas J. C. Pistor

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From journalist Nicholas J.C. Pistor comes the story of the Saxtown massacre of 1874. The Stelzenriede family--three adults and two children--were murdered on March 20, 1874, on a farm in Saxtown, a German immigrant community not far from St. Louis, Missouri. The news grabbed national headlines like no murder had since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln: "Demonism!", "Wholesale Human Slaughter!," "A Crime Unparalleled in a Century!" The motive seemed clear. Fritz Stelzenriede, the younger of the two adult men, had recently gone to an auction with a sack of gold around his neck, offering to loan anyone money. Investigators surmised the killer’s desire was wealth, but questions surfaced…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 1/14/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English