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Author Munley, Kathleen Purcell, author

Title The Freach and Keen murders : the true story of the crime that shocked and changed a community forever / Kathleen P. Munley and Paul R. Mazzoni
Published Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages)
Contents The missing boys -- Investigation and a camper's discovery -- Who murdered Paul Freach and Edmund Keen? -- The murderer -- Who is William J. Wright? -- The investigation concludes -- Preliminary hearing -- Preparing for the trial -- Trial, September 12, 1974 -- Trial, October 16, 1974 -- Trial, December 12, 1974 -- Aftermaths
Summary Kathleen P. Munley and Paul R. Mazzoni give an insider's look the <span style=""font-style:italic;"">Commonwealth v. William J. Wright trial, looking at how a murderer was able to slip through the cracks of the criminal justice system. This book captivatingly and successfully weaves together the events of an unforgettable crime and a trial that changed a region forever
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Murder -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton -- History -- 20th century
Murder victims -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton -- History -- 20th century
Trials (Murder) -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton -- History -- 20th century
Rape -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton -- History -- 20th century
Middle school students -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Middle school students
Murder
Murder victims
Rape
Trials (Murder)
Pennsylvania -- Scranton
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Mazzoni, Paul R., 1935- author.
ISBN 9781442245808
1442245808