50 States of Murder

An Atlas of American Crime

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Pub Date Sep 16 2025 | Archive Date Sep 18 2025

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From true crime master Harold Schechter, author of Murderabilia, comes a unique atlas of America's homicidal history.
 
Filled with hundreds of darkly fascinating tales of murderous mayhem, 50 States of Murder is a chilling work of storytelling and an authoritative survey of the United States’ homicidal history. Master true crime author Harold Schechter explores each state’s most grizzly, gruesome, and notorious murders that have passed into regional lore, from Iowa’s Cornfield Killer to the Texarkana Moonlight Murders to the Beauty School Barbarian of Arizona. Presented in a photo-filled, atlas-like format, this bloodcurdling journey into the dark heart of American murder will please any ravenous true crime obsessive.
From true crime master Harold Schechter, author of Murderabilia, comes a unique atlas of America's homicidal history.
 
Filled with hundreds of darkly fascinating tales of murderous mayhem, 50 States...

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ISBN 9781523524143
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
PAGES 288

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