Download or read book Murder on the Florida Frontier The True Story behind Sanford s Headless Miser Legend written by Andrew Fink and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archie Newton stepped off the river steamer in 1880 with a letter of introduction and a secret. Seeking refuge, the young Newton hoped for a new life on the Florida frontier. Samuel McMillan was a miserly Sanford bachelor who carried large sums of "greenbacks" and trusted no one. The ambitious Newton had his eye on purchasing McMillan's profitable orange grove. But on his way back from Newton's home one evening, McMillan disappeared, and he wasn't seen again until his headless, mutilated corpse was pulled from a nearby lake. Newton's trial was sensational and the evidence gruesome, and local legends grew of a headless ghost rising from the lake. Author Andrew Fink chronicles the twists and turns of this shocking story.
Download or read book Lakepoint written by Tom Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lakepoint: Murder on the Everglades Frontier. Charles Lockhart, World War II hero and now Chief of Police of the small Florida Everglades town of Lakepoint in the mid-1950s, embarks on a relentless search to find the killer in a 10-year-old unsolved double-murder case - drawn from an actual crime that remains unsolved to this day. The Chief's pursuit takes twists and turns in the Glades winter-farming region, an area unique in Florida and the world. The effort also takes him to the glamorous Florida Gold Coast, the state capital, and the Big Cypress swamp. Simultaneously, he must deal with the murder of a black man in the highly segregated society of the time. Lakepoint immerses you in the rough-and-tumble frontier culture of the Glades, introduces you to intriguing characters, and puts you by the Chief's side as his solutions to the two crimes bring him into searing conflict with community leaders and the townspeople.
Download or read book Murder in the Tropics written by Stuart B. McIver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first statewide collection of true Florida murders, and, as the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. The Sunshine State has played host to a memorable and varied array of crimes of passion, greed, and revenge. In stories spanning from the 1860s to the 1990s, you will meet such varied characters as Lena Clarke, a killer with both her feet planted in a dozen bewildering worlds; Terry Jo, the Sea Waif; Chief Tigertail; the outlaw Ed Watson; Blue, the Enforcer; President Franklin Roosevelt; the Duke of Windsor; novelist Zora Neale Hurston; Lobster Boy; the Gulf Stream Pirate; Brother Gillette, a gentle Shaker who killed out of compassion; and Pensacola's Black Widow, a Spider Woman who killed without mercy. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Download or read book Florida s Frontier written by Mary Ida Bass Barber and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death in the Everglades written by Stuart B. McIver and published by . This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Guy Bradley's colorful life and violent death have always seemed the stuff of myth. . . . Death in the Everglades is both compelling history and a heart-tugging drama."--Audubon "An eye-opening, informative account of the rise and demise of the cruel plume hunting trade and of Guy Bradley's heroic dedication to protect a beautiful and valuable natural resource: the egrets and flamingoes, roseate spoonbills and herons that still grace the Glades and our shorelines."--Miami Herald "Rescues from obscurity a key chapter in the history of American environmentalism. . . . With great finesse, McIver evokes Bradley's tumultuous world, chronicles the pitched battle to save wild birds, and resurrects a true folk hero."--Booklist "Reminds us that Glades once was so wild that armed men quaked with fear."--St. Petersburg Times Guy Bradley, born in Chicago in 1870, was killed in 1905 only three years into his tenure as game warden in a south Florida that was still very much a frontier. His murderer, never prosecuted, was a one-eyed former Civil War sharpshooter who made his living supplying exotic plumage for women's hats. At the time, an ounce of feathers was worth more than an ounce of gold. Bradley's death sent shock waves across America and helped give impetus to the burgeoning environmental movement.
Download or read book A Frontier Murder written by Theodosia Wells Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1983* with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Killing Mister Watson written by Peter Matthiessen and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of The Snow Leopard, The Tree Where Man Was Born and On the River Styx, this novel is based around the circumstances of the death of a man in Florida 1910, who had terrorized his community in the Florida Everglades. It explores whether it was murder, exorcism or sacrifice.
Download or read book Vigilance written by Andrea Knies and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1884, widower Alexander "Sandy" Watson is enjoying time at home with his seven children when he is alerted of a murder in the nearby town of Sarasota. As sheriff of this Florida frontier land, he must act quickly in order to conduct a proper investigation and apprehend the guilty. Sheriff Watson soon discovers a sinister group plotting to dispose of their political opponents. They have killed twice already and have more names on their list. Watson is determined to solve this case and restore order, but his confidence is shaken when it is revealed that his negligence in investigating a previous crime is connected to this murder's success. Will Watson regain his composure in time to apprehend these devilish conspirators before the next person on their list is dead? Is he able to calm a frightened community while he grapples with his own guilt? Based on actual events, Vigilance explores life in the untamed wilderness of Florida and those moments when you recognize that your current response will set the tone for the future.
Download or read book Star Crossed written by Kimberly C. Moore and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astronaut crime that shocked the world Star Crossed transports readers to the moment the news broke that one of America’s heroes, an astronaut who had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery& just months before, had been arrested for a very bizarre crime. Lisa Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to intercept and confront her romantic rival in an airport parking lot—allegedly using diapers on the trip so she wouldn’t have to stop. Nowak had been dating astronaut William “Billy” Oefelein when she learned that Oefelein was seeing a new girlfriend—U.S. Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman. The “astronaut love triangle” scandal quickly made headlines. The world watched as Nowak was dismissed from NASA, pleaded guilty to a felony, and received an “other than honorable” military discharge. An award-winning investigative reporter who covered Nowak’s criminal case, Kimberly Moore offers behind-the-scenes insights into Nowak’s childhood, her rigorous training, and her mission to space. Moore ventures inside the mind of the detective who studied the actions Nowak took that fateful February night. She includes never-before-told details of Nowak’s psychiatric diagnosis, taking a serious look at how someone so accomplished could spiral into mental illness to the point of possible attempted murder. This book spotlights the often-overlooked psychological health of astronauts, exploring how they are cared for by NASA doctors and what changes have been made in recent years to support space travelers on long-term missions. Expertly told, Moore’s story is a riveting journey inside the high-pressure world of one of America’s most elite agencies and the life of one beleaguered astronaut.
Download or read book Murder in Old Bombay written by Nev March and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel! In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by Adi, the widower of one of the victims — his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide — Captain Jim approaches the Parsee family and is hired to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon. But in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is dangerous. Captain Jim's investigation disturbs the shadows that seem to follow the Framji family and triggers an ominous chain of events. And when lively Lady Diana Framji joins the hunt for her sisters’ attackers, Captain Jim’s heart isn’t safe, either. Based on a true story, and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Murder in Old Bombay, brings this tumultuous historical age to life.
Download or read book Circumstantial Evidence Getting Away with Murder in the Florida Keys The Murder of Ed Bozarth written by J. Harold Lowry and published by J. Harold Lowry. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Series "From the Life and Times of J. Harold Lowry" will take you through many different times in my life. Circumstantial Evidence, Getting Away with Murder in the Florida Keys, is about the murder of my friend Ed Bozarth.My life and Ed's crossed paths throughout the State of Florida, from the areas North of Tampa down through the Florida Keys.I wait over 3 years for someone to be arrested for his murder but an arrest never came. Many times in my past I have aided in bringing criminals to justice when Law Enforcement seemed unable to.Watching the investgation of my friends murder drag on with no results, I felt it was time to bring attention to this brutal crime. The Murder of Ed Bozarth, my friend.
Download or read book Murder on the Emerald Coast written by Blair Burns and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shadow Country written by Peter Matthiessen and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “Altogether gripping, shocking, and brilliantly told, not just a tour de force in its stylistic range, but a great American novel, as powerful a reading experience as nearly any in our literature.”—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man’s River, and Bone by Bone—Peter Matthiessen’s great American epic about Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson on the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century—were originally conceived as one vast, mysterious novel. Now, in this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has marvelously distilled a monumental work while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. Praise for Shadow Country “Magnificent . . . breathtaking . . . Finally now we have [this three-part saga] welded like a bell, and with Watson’s song the last sound, all the elements fuse and resonate.”—Los Angeles Times “Peter Matthiessen has done great things with the Watson trilogy. It’s the story of our continent, both land and people, and his writing does every justice to the blood fury of his themes.”—Don DeLillo “The fiction of Peter Matthiessen is the reason a lot of people in my generation decided to be writers. No doubt about it. Shadow Country lives up to anyone’s highest expectations for great writing.” —Richard Ford “Shadow Country, Matthiessen’s distillation of the earlier Watson saga, represents his original vision. It is the quintessence of his lifelong concerns, and a great legacy.”—W. S. Merwin “[An] epic masterpiece . . . a great American novel.”—The Miami Herald
Download or read book Murder at Seminole Pond written by Jay Heavner and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Pyles, forensic expert and part-time crime investigator, is frustrated at finding the wrong bodies just as he's finally getting his long-awaited archaeological dig started. But unexpected corpses will be the least of the problems he'll soon face, professional and personal. "These are the times that will try men's souls," Thomas Paine said. Will Roger succeed against his newest challenges?Great trials can have the seeds of good hidden deep in them. Little can he realize how these untimely troubles will lead to his next great adventure.
Download or read book Death at Windover written by jay heavner and published by Canaveral Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of a suspicious body buried in the Florida swamp near Kennedy Space Center has Canaveral Flats' one-man police force, Bill Kenney, in a bind. His usual source of help, in matters like this, declines, and he must find someone with the expertise to head up the investigation. Only one name comes to mind, Roger Pyles, a down-on-his-luck college professor and childhood friend presently drinking his life away trying to escape personal and professional problems. Little can the lawman realize that this case will put both their lives at risk and involve national and international organizations, some of which don't officially exist.
Download or read book Solving the West Palm Beach Murder of Jeffrey Heagerty written by Graham Brunk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true crime story of a love triangle, drug deals, and the 1984 cold case murder of a gay, South Florida teenager. Jeffrey Heagerty was like most young gay nineteen-year-olds in South Florida in the 1980s, commonly finding himself and his friends at the popular Kevin's Cabaret in West Palm Beach on Saturday nights. On one of those Saturday nights in 1984, Jeff vanished from the club, leaving his friends behind even though he was their ride home. His body was found dumped in a canal the next morning and his car was missing, only to be found a month later, abandoned on the other side of town. Rumors of a love triangle, drug dealings and sexual encounters snarled police efforts at solving the case. The investigation stagnated and the case grew cold until the solution came from two unexpected sources: overlooked details in police photographs of Jeff's car and a mysterious letter from an inmate in the Palm Beach County Jail.
Download or read book International Intrigue on the Florida Frontier electronic Resource written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliography: leaves 159-167.
