Murder Maps USA
Crime Scenes Revisited; Bloodstains to Ballistics, 1865 -1939
Vivid and intriguing, Murder Maps USA plots the most remarkable American homicides between the Civil War and WWII onto maps and plans, alongside haunting crime scene photographs and compelling expert analysis.
The most sensational and intriguing murders from across the United States are reexamined in this disquieting volume, which introduces readers to the most lethal killers from every state. Uncovering homicides from a seminal period of American criminal history, this compendium covers from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of WWII, the era that saw the first murderer convicted using fingerprints and the birth of the FBI laboratory. Every murder case is accompanied by a contemporary map or bespoke floorplan on which the precise movements of both killer and…
Adam Selzer is an author and researcher specializing in the secret side of history. He has been a tour guide in New York and Chicago, and has authored over twenty books. Titles include multiple works of crime history, including H. H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil, Mysterious Chicago, and The Ghosts of Chicago. He regularly appears on TV and radio.
