Includes . . . Lee Shelton's murder of Billy Lyons in St. Louis, which inspired the popular song "Stagger Lee" The vigilante killing of the "town bully" of Skidmore, Ken McElroy The kidnapping of millionaire Robert Greenlease's son in Kansas City The Kirkwood City Council massacre Serial killings of 13 young women in Kansas City by Lorenzo J. Gilyard"

Includes . . . Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Massacre The rise and fall of the Purple Gang in Detroit The Michigan victims of lonely hearts killers Beck and Fernandez Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance The criminal career of Coral Watts"

From its settlement in 1634 to its important proximity to the nation's capital in the present, Maryland has served as a crossroads of America, influencing critical events, not the least of which have been numerous crimes. This book begins with a general survey of lawbreaking in the state and then focuses on its landmark cases, including the terrifying killing spree of the Beltway Snipers, the mysterious Lover's Lane Murders, the attempted assassination of George Wallace, the still-unsolved disappearance of murderer Bradford Bishop, and the tragic saga of cop killer Terrence Johnson.