"Morbidly fascinating and wickedly entertaining." -- The Plain Dealer
The second volume in Bellamy's popular series includes 13 more incredible true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including . . .
- Martha Wise, Medina's not-so-merry widow, who poisoned a dozen relatives with arsenic--including her own husband, mother, brother, niece, and nephews--because she enjoyed attending funerals;
- The legendary Torso Murders, which baffled Cleveland safety directory Eliot Ness, two Cuyahoga County coroners, and the entire Cleveland police force as they tried in vain to catch the...
"Morbidly fascinating and wickedly entertaining." -- The Plain Dealer
The second volume in Bellamy's popular series includes 13 more incredible t...
"Bellamy writes with razor-edged wit and his own particular brand of charm." -- Medina County Gazette
The third book in this popular series delivers 25 more incredible but true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including:
- Crotchety old vigilante Jarvis Meach, who shot down robbers in cold blood with his beloved shotguns, "Old Bunty" and "Little Pet."
- Medina's Wickedest Stepmother, Mary Garrett, who locked her stepdaughters in their bedroom, set fire to the house, and did all she could to get the furniture out unharmed.
- The horrible Ashtabula Bridge Disaster, which...
"Bellamy writes with razor-edged wit and his own particular brand of charm." -- Medina County Gazette
An anthology of the 15 best true disaster stories from the popular book series by John Stark Bellamy II. Revisit the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including:
- The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed an entire east side neighborhood;
- Genius inventor Garrett A. Morgan's daring underground rescue efforts (using his recently invented gas mask) during the gruesome 1916 waterworks collapse;
- The unspeakably horrible Collinwood school fire of 1908, in which 172 schoolchildren perished in panic because of obstructed exits;
-...
An anthology of the 15 best true disaster stories from the popular book series by John Stark Bellamy II. Revisit the most terrible tragedies in Cle...
"Heroes and rogues fill the pages of this book. The stories will hold your attention and chill you to the bone." -- Crime Shadow News
Cleveland's master of historical crime and disaster returns with 15 more true tales in this sixth volume of his popular series, including . . .
- West Park sisters Helen, 11, and Marguerite, 10, who died after eating Rough-on-Rats brand poison in their grandmother's basement-- victims of a genetic "suicide mania," or driven to death by the cruelest caretaker since Hansel and Gretel's stepmom?
- Joseph "Specs" Russell, who vaulted to fame in the...
"Heroes and rogues fill the pages of this book. The stories will hold your attention and chill you to the bone." -- Crime Shadow News
