| Description |
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations |
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Gendered justice: Lizzie Borden and Victorian America -- Vengeance: Bruno Richard Hauptmann and the Lindbergh baby kidnapping -- Vendetta: Sam Sheppard and the North Shore nightmare -- A house divided: race and the O.J. Simpson case -- Conclusion: sensational murder and American justice |
| Summary |
Presents an account of four sensational national murder cases 'the Lizzie Borden murders, the Lindbergh baby case, the Sam Sheppard case, and the O J Simpson case'. This title offers observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts, with step-by-step analysis of the details of each case |
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Walter Hixson's pithy narrative account of four sensational national murder cases "the Lizzie Borden murders, the Lindbergh baby case, the Sam Sheppard case, and the O J Simpson case" offers interesting observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts. His step-by-step analysis of the details of each case provides not only insight by skilful synthesis of the existing literature but also a solid overview of the events surrounding these four cases, each of which became a national obsession as well as a miscarriage of justice. Taking a fresh look at the criminal justice system and the role of the media in the larger American milieu, Hixson delves into socio-cultural impacts of crime that are both thought-provoking and fascinating reading |
| Analysis |
"Multi-User" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Mass media and culture -- United States
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Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Case studies
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Celebrities -- United States -- Case studies
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Murder victims -- United States -- Case studies
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Murderers -- United States -- Case studies
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Murder -- United States -- Case studies
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TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General.
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Celebrities
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Mass media and culture
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Murder
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Murder victims
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Murderers
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Trials (Murder)
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781935603221 |
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1935603221 |
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9781884836671 |
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1884836674 |
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