| Description |
viii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"On September 16, 1922, the bodies of Reverend Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills were found beneath a crabapple tree on an abandoned farm outside of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The killer had arranged the bodies in a pose conveying intimacy. The murder of Hall, a prominent clergyman whose wife, Frances Hall, was a proud heiress with illustrious ancestors and ties to the Johnson & Johnson dynasty, would have made headlines on its own. But when authorities identified Eleanor Mills as a choir singer from his church married to the church sexton, the story shocked locals and sent the scandal ricocheting around the country, fueling the nascent tabloid industry. This provincial double murder on a lonely lover's lane would soon become one of the most famous killings in American history--a veritable crime of the century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-329) and index. |
| Subject |
Hall, Edward Wheeler, 1881-1922.
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Mills, Eleanor Reinhardt, 1888-1922.
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Hall, Frances Noel Stevens, 1874-1942.
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Murder -- New Jersey -- History -- 20th century.
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Trials (Murder) -- New Jersey -- Somerville -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
True crime stories.
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| Added Title |
Blood and ink |
| ISBN |
9780063001732 hc. |
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