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Deaths on Pleasant Street : the ghastly enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde Cover Image Book Book

Deaths on Pleasant Street : the ghastly enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde / Giles Fowler.

Fowler, Giles, 1934- (Author).

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Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, ©2009.
The 1901 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, led to the "trial of the century" in the gothic-era midwest. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of the eccentric Colonel, who was the millinaire donor of Kansas City's Swope Park, as well as his affiable cousin, and a young nephew and heir. National media relished the drama as the Swope matriarch accused her disfavored son-in-law, Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde, of triple homicide, plus the spreading of deadly disease germs throughout the household. The author delivers an engaging and accurate retelling of these century-old mysteries by analyzing court transcripts, newspaper accounts, and personal memoirs. Readers also get a new scenario based on modern science for what may have happened in the dark hallways of the mansion on Pleasant Street.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781931112918
  • ISBN: 1931112916
  • ISBN: 9781734260182
  • Physical Description: xii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, ©2009.

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Intro -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Sources -- About the Author

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Subject: Swope family.
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Genre: Case studies.

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North Kansas City Public Library 364.152 FOWLER 2021 (Text) 0001002382644 Nonfiction Available -
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