The shocking true story of America's first female serial killer,
half of a husband and wife team who terrorized Charleston, SC, in the
early 19th century. On February 18th, 1820, John and Lavinia
Fisher were executed in front of some two thousand South Carolinians.
To this day, legends of the husband-and-wife serial killers range from
the fearsome to the fantastical—and many swear they have encountered
Lavinia's ghost haunting the Old Charleston Jail House. But in Six
Miles to Charleston, local historian and former homicide investigator
Bruce Orr uncovers their horrifying true story. When a young man
outwitted John and Lavinia in 1819, he escaped death and went straight
to the authorities. Orr recounts the investigation from the initial
police raid on the murderous couple's Six Mile Inn—with its
reportedly grisly cellar—to their capture, incarceration and
dramatic last moments of life. But as Orr reveals, there still may be
more sinister deeds left unpunished. An overzealous sheriff, corrupt
officials and documents only recently discovered all suggest that
there is more to the tale.
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The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781614232810
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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