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McKean County Murders & Mysterious Deaths Volume I
Over 25 true Murders and Mysterious Deaths from the past of McKean County (including one mysterious disappearance)
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Cases Covered in this edition.
Forbidden Love - Smethport, 1879
Andrew Tracy murders his one and only true love Mary Reilly and pays the supreme penalty.
Blackout - Crosby 1918
Arch Turner murders his best friend while in an alcoholic blackout.
Scandalous - Tuna Valley 1928
Arthur Kelly attempts to rescue his niece from the clutches of an older married man with deadly consequences.
Double Jeopordy - Kane 1948
How did Thelma Davis Smiley die? Was in an accident or a planned event?
If I Can't Have You, Nobody Will - Port Allegany 1943
Vernon Thoren commits the most dastardly deed.
Tarport - 1889
Billy Hilton dies on the edge of a CASE knife...was it murder?
Death in Clermont - 1913
Christi Pete follows his employer's instructions to allow no trespassing a little too far.
A Clear Case of Suicide - Bradford 1908
Anna Peeler's description of the suicide of Roy Warner is a little unbelievable...or is it?
Double-Crossed - Bradford 1926
Straight out of the movie The Godfather. Why Bradford was called "Little Chicago" during prohibition.
A Freindly Game of Poker - Lewis Run 1916
The truth of what really happened will never be known.
MIstaken Identity - Parker Run and Cady Hollow 1951
The most deadly hunting season ever in McKean County.
The Inheritance - Bradford 1893
Frank Wagner was not gonna allow old Hancock to steal his family's fortune.
The Assyrian Peddlers - Clermont 1898
The story of how one peddler met his demise just doesn't add up.
Pig Island - 1884
Jack Head is no match for the feisty barkeep Frankie Meadows.
The Saga of Francis Godino - 1906
The Black Hand was alive and well in 1906, but Francis Godino pays the ultimate price for his murderous ways. The third hanging in McKean County.
The Brewer House - Mt. Jewett - 1886
Sometimes it's dangerous to bartend.
Feeble - Minded - Bradford 1920
The worst and saddest case of homicide I have ever researched. Some people do not deserve to live among us.
Death at Kinzua - 1955
What really caused the deadly fight between these bunkmates?
Rubbed Out - Lewis Run 1927
Being involved in the bootlegging trade was a risky business.
Major Ashton - Bradford - 1883
The first murder in the new City of Bradford. Does the ghost of Major Ashton still roam the streets?
Dementia - Smethport 1924
A once-great family is torn apart.
Madness - Port Allegany - 1928
Alcoholism takes its toll.
Missing in Ludlow - 1910
Was the disappearance of little Michael Steffan related to the disappearance of Edwin Adams in Lamont? Both were never seen again and one wonder's why?
Westline - 1937
Was the other woman or the insurance policy to blame for this matricide?
In Defense of Her Honor - Olivedale - 1902
Why was this case even prosecuted and was it the cause of the later suicide attempt?