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Famous Crimes of Minnesota

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Fascinating accounts of more than 30 sensational crimes from across Minnesota that occurred between 1859 and modern times.
  • 30 July 2013
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Robberies, murders, kidnappings - Minnesota has been home to several notorious crimes. Some were committed by infamous lawbreakers: the James-Younger gang, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde and others. But not all misdeeds have been done by career criminals. Take a closer look at more than two dozen unlawful acts that rocked Minnesota and often grabbed headlines across the country.

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Price: $14.95
Pages: 184
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Imprint: Adventure Publications
Publication Date: 30 July 2013
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.50 in
ISBN: 9781591934219
Format: Paperback
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Michael Burgan is a freelance writer who specializes in books for children and young adults, both fiction and non-fiction. He also has written articles and blog posts for adult audiences that have appeared in newspapers, university publications, and on the Bloomberg website. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    FROM STATEHOOD TO THE GANGSTER ERA
  • A Husband’s Slow Death
  • A Robbery Gone Wrong
  • The Murder of Kitty Ging
  • Family Matters
  • The Wife Gets It
  • The Circus Lynchings
  • When the Criminal Becomes the Victim
  • A Favorite Madam
  • Willmar Bank Robbery
  • Snatching Millionaires
  • One Who Got Away
  • Beating the Rap–As Usual
  • THE POST-WAR ERA TO THE DAWN OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM

  • Robbery Leads to Murder
  • The Dentist Did It
  • The Family That Slays Together
  • This Gun For Hire
  • One Mother’s Cruelty, Another’s Love
  • Racial Tensions of the Times
  • Paying a High Price
  • A Murder in the Family
  • Obsession Turns Violent
  • Murder on the Farm
  • A Mystery Resolved
  • The Angry Heir
  • A Cold Case of Murder

OTHER NOTABLE MINNESOTA CRIMES

CHAPTER NOTES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR