''Wisconsin Murders'' is a collection of
true crime accounts written by author
August Derleth. It was released in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
by
Mycroft & Moran in an edition of 1,958 copies. The stories detail sixteen cases of sudden death in
Wisconsin for 1842 to 1926. Three of the accounts had appeared previously in ''
American Weekly
''The American Weekly'' was a Sunday newspaper supplement published by the Hearst Corporation from November 1, 1896, until 1966.
History
During the 1890s, publications were inserted into Joseph Pulitzer's ''New York World'' and William Randolp ...
'' and ''Saint Mystery Magazine''.
Contents
''Wisconsin Murders'' contains the following accounts:
# "Foreword"
# "Caffee Was A Gallowsbird"
# "An Affair in Council"
# "A Jury of His Peers"
# "A Way With the Ladies"
# "Coincidence and Dr. Garner"
# "The Tribulations of Sarah Ingersoll"
# "A Rival to Xantippe"
# "A Slight Case of Perjury"
# "'Hell Hath No Fury...'"
# "A Village Borgia"
# "La Follette for the Prosecution"
# "The Dog in the Night-Time"
# "Dear Grace"
# "Hart Gets His Man"
# "Christmas Package"
# "The Wolf at the Church Social"
References
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{{Works of August Derleth
1968 non-fiction books
Non-fiction books about murders in the United States
History of Wisconsin