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Women Behaving Badly
Women who murder . . . why are they so much more fascinating than their male counterparts? For evidence, dip into any of the sixteen strange-but-true tales collected in this anthology by Cleveland’s leading historical crime writer. You’ll meet: • Ill-fated Catherine Manz, the “Bad Cinderella” who poisoned her step-sister in revenge for years of mistreatment, then made her getaway wearing her victim’s most fetching outfit, a red dress and an enormous feathered hat . . . • Velma West, the big-city girl who scandalized rural Lake County in the 1920s with her “unnatural passions”—and ended her marriage-made-in-hell with a swift hammer’s blow to the skull of her dull husband, Eddie . . . • Eva Kaber, “Lakewood’s Lady Borgia,” who, along with her mother and daughter, conspired to dispose of an inconvenient husband with arsenic and knife-wielding hired killers . . . • Martha Wise, Medina’s not-so-merry widow, who poisoned a dozen relatives—including her husband, mother, and brother—because she enjoyed going to funerals . . . And a cast of other, equally fascinating women who behaved very, very badly. This is wickedly entertaining reading!
Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!
Recounts sixteen of the most tragic disasters in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, including the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, the Cleveland Clinic fire, and the Terminal Tower tragedy, among others.
Killer in the Attic
Describes twenty-six crimes and disasters that occurred in the Cleveland, Ohio area in the 1800s and 1900s.
Death Ride at Euclid Beach
The 5th book in Bellamy's popular series delivers 26 more tales of Cleveland crimes and disasters. Includes one of Cleveland's most baffling murder mysteries: the brutal murder of 16-year-old Beverly Jarosz in her suburban bedroom. Bellamy's stories are meticulously researched and delivered in a literate and entertaining style.
Vintage Vermont Villainies
This is true crime for every country home bed table. Containing accounts of ten classic murders and two inexplicable disappearances, Vintage Vermont Villainies is a veritable "best of the best" of Vermont homicides occurring between 1874 and 1957. Bellamy's catalog of miscreants includes Mary Rogers, whose seduction of two brothers paved the way to eliminating her inconvenient husband; and John Winters, whose date with the electric chair enlisted the sympathies of Clarence Darrow.
The Maniac in the Bushes and More Tales of Cleveland Woe
Thirteen more incredible true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster from the author of "They Died Crawling." Meet Martha Wise, the Merry Widow of Medina, who poisoned relatives because she enjoyed funerals; Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness and his nemesis, the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run"; and many other local heroes and villains.
Women Behaving Badly
These 16 strange-but-true tales recount the most cunning, complex, and deadly crimes by women in Cleveland history: the Bad Cinderella who poisoned her stepsister, then donned her red dress; bored Velma West, who ended her marriage with a quick hammer blow; a merry widow who poisoned a dozen relatives because she enjoyed funerals; and more!
A Woman Scorned
All murders are not created equal. There are epoch-making homicides like the O. J. Simpson bloodbath or the Lizzie Borden horror-and then there are all the rest. The 1898 murder of George D. Saxton wasn't one of the rest-it had everything: Saxton, a Social Register victim with a sordid love-life; Anna George, the femme fatale suspect from the gutter where he'd kicked her-and loads of sex, sensation and a slam-bang surprise ending. Not to mention the President of the United States-William A. McKinley-the corpse's embarrassed brother-in-law. Inexplicably now forgotten, the Saxton slaying riveted a national audience from the opening shots on a Canton, Ohio street to the stunning end of a three-week legal combat with Anna's life as the stake. Take an unforgettable ride on John Stark Bellamy II's tragical history trip to turn-of-the-20th century America and the sensational killing that shocked America and brought scandal to the very doors of the White House.
To the Bitter End
"Although long lost in the mists of civic amnesia, the Great Cleveland Streetcar Strike was the greatest civil upheaval in the city's history, both in terms of its duration and for the proportion of its citizens involved in mass participation law-breaking. On one side: the Cleveland Electric Railway Company ("The Big Con"), led by tough traction magnate Henry Everett and backed by a force of over half a thousand armed strikebreakers, hired detectives, the Cleveland police force and the state militia. On the other: the Big Con's 800 newly unionized conductors and motorman and tens of thousands of Clevelanders sympathetic to the strikers and willing to commit violence on their behalf. To the Bitter End is the story of their epic combat as it was fought out in the city streets through the summer and fall of 1899. An amazing tale of oppression and mayhem, ruthlessness and loss, the Great Streetcar Strike was a working-class insurrection that touched the lives of all Clevelanders at the turn of the 20th century and continues to reverberate today."--Back cover.
Vintage Vermont Villainies
This is true crime for every country home bed table. Containing accounts of ten classic murders and two inexplicable disappearances, Vintage Vermont Villainies is a veritable "best of the best" of Vermont homicides occurring between 1874 and 1957. Bellamy's catalog of miscreants includes Mary Rogers, whose seduction of two brothers paved the way to eliminating her inconvenient husband; and John Winters, whose date with the electric chair enlisted the sympathies of Clarence Darrow.
