The first celebrity serial killer in southwest Ohio : confessions of the strangler Alfred Knapp /

Just before Christmas 1902, Alfred Knapp strangled his wife in her sleep. He put her body in a box and sent the box floating down the Great Miami River, telling everyone that Hannah had left him. When the truth came out, Knapp confessed to four other murders. Newspapers across the Midwest sent repor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Richard O., 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Indianapolis line
  • Confession upon confession
  • The strangler's tales
  • A puzzle for his attorneys
  • No match for Old Sparky.