Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America’s Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology by Max Allan Collins, A. Brad Schwartz
Requirements: .MP3 reader, 335 MB
Overview: In the spirit of Devil in the White City comes a true detective tale of the highest standard: the haunting story of Eliot Ness’ forgotten final case – his years-long hunt for “The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run”, a serial killer who terrorized Cleveland through the Great Depression and tormented Ness to his dying breath. “A careening read that’s full of surprises…. Collins and Schwartz deliver a nimble, taut tale. More importantly, they offer a portrait of a complex crime fighter who believed in science and reason at a time when most officers smacked suspects around with a blackjack, a portrait set against a backdrop of ethnic and class collisions, labor unrest, and political intrigue. Catnip for true-crime buffs.” In 1934, the nation’s most legendary crime fighter – fresh from taking on the greatest gangster in American history – arrived in Cleveland, a corrupt and dangerous town about to host a world’s fair. It was to be his coronation, as well as the city’s. Instead, terror descended, as headless bodies started turning up. The young detective, already battling the mob and crooked cops, found his drive to transform American policing subverted by a menace largely unknown to law enforcement: a serial murderer.Eliot Ness’ greatest case had begun. Now, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz – the acclaimed writing team behind Scarface and The Untouchables – uncover this lost crime epic, delivering a gripping and unforgettable nonfiction account based on decades of groundbreaking research.
Genre: Audiobooks > Non-Fiction
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