Spilt Blood: When murder walked the streets of Dayton

by Curt Dalton

Overview

Curt Dalton writes about 10 incredible, but true, stories of Dayton murders that took place during the city's first one hundred years, including...* John McAfee, whose murder of his wife and affair with the girl next door still lives on in song nearly two hundred years later* Francis Dick, who bludgeoned his mother-in-law in an attempt to win back his wife* John Dobbins, a Civil War deserter who danced a "hoe-down" on his way to the scaffold* James Murphy, the lieutenant of a Dayton street gang, who was hung twice for his crimes... and more tales of murder, violence and suicide from the Gem City.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492264354
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Curt Dalton has written over 20 books on the history of Dayton. As the Visual Resources Manager for Dayton History he takes care of the organization's 1.5 million photographs, negatives and motion picture films.