American demon : Eliot Ness and the hunt for America's Jack the Ripper /
1930s. In the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland was terrorized by over a dozen bodies found scattered around the city. The bodies were dismembered with surgical precision and drained of blood. Cleveland's mayor turned to his newly appointed director of public safety, Eliot Ness. Stashow...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Minotaur Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 1930s. In the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland was terrorized by over a dozen bodies found scattered around the city. The bodies were dismembered with surgical precision and drained of blood. Cleveland's mayor turned to his newly appointed director of public safety, Eliot Ness. Stashower uncovers the story of Ness's hunt for the sadistic killer, called the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, who was able to hide in plain sight. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 342 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250041166 1250041163 |