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**A Sensational Crime and Trial that Confronted Racism, Sexism, and Privilege as America Took to the World Stage** On the foggy, cold morning of February 1, 1896, a boy came upon what he thought was a pile of clothes. It was soon discovered to be the headless body of a young woman, brutally butchered and discarded. She was found just across the river from one of the largest cities in the country, Cincinnati, Ohio. Soon the authorities, the newspapers, and the public were obsessed with finding the poor girl's identity and killer. Misinformation and rumor spread wildly around the case and led authorities down countless wrong paths. Initially, it appeared the crime would go unsolved. An autopsy, however, revealed that the victim was four months pregnant, presenting a possible motive. It would take the hard work of a sheriff, two detectives, and the unlikely dedication of a shoe dealer to find out who the girl was; and once she had been identified, the case came together. Within a short time the police believed they had her killers—a handsome and charismatic dental student and his roommate—and enough evidence to convict them of first-degree murder. While the suspects seemed to implicat

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Author

Andrew Young

Publisher

Westholme Publishing

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594166099

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, True Crime, History

Rating

3.5 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14