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New Evidence Discovered In A 130-year-old Mystery ... Upon Discovering That Her Great-great Aunt Was The Victim And Central Figure In One Of Illinois?s Most Notorious Crimes, Author Susan Elmore Set Out To Learn More. She Uncovered A Perplexing Case That Resulted In Multiple Suspects, A Lynch Mob, Charges Of Perjury And Bribery, A Failed Kidnapping Attempt, Broken Family Loyalties, Lies, Cover-ups, Financial Devastation, And At Least Two Suicides. In June 1882, When Young Schoolteacher Emma Bond Was Brutally Gang-raped And Left For Dead In Her Country Schoolhouse Near Taylorville, Illinois, An Enduring Mystery Was Born. The Case Was Covered By Newspapers Across The Country, But Some Of The Injuries Inflicted Upon The Victim Were So Appalling That The Press Refused To Print The Ugliest Details, Referring To Them Only As Nameless Indignities. Emma's Life Hung In The Balance For Months, But She Survived.^ Eighteen Months Went By Before Three Of The Six Suspects Were Finally Brought To Trial. Citizens Expected A Swift Conviction But Were Shocked To Learn Of The Defendants' Acquittal. What Should Have Been The End Of The Bond Story Was Actually Just The Beginning. Permanently Crippled I

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Author

Elmore, Susan, 1946-

Publisher

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781606351598

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.91 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14