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Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon
The headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, the false confessions, the miscarriages of justice and the investigative twists and turns of Portland's infamous crimes while providing valuable historical perspective. From the untimely end of the Black Mackintosh Bandit to the convoluted hunt for the Milwaukie Monster, join Chandler as he unveils the shadowy heart of the city, acknowledges the officers who sought justice and remembers the individuals whose lives were claimed by violence.
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Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon
The headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, the false confessions, the miscarriages of justice and the investigative twists and turns of Portland's infamous crimes while providing valuable historical perspective. From the untimely end of the Black Mackintosh Bandit to the convoluted hunt for the Milwaukie Monster, join Chandler as he unveils the shadowy heart of the city, acknowledges the officers who sought justice and remembers the individuals whose lives were claimed by violence.
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Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon

Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon

by JD Chandler
Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon
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Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon

by JD Chandler

Overview

The headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, the false confessions, the miscarriages of justice and the investigative twists and turns of Portland's infamous crimes while providing valuable historical perspective. From the untimely end of the Black Mackintosh Bandit to the convoluted hunt for the Milwaukie Monster, join Chandler as he unveils the shadowy heart of the city, acknowledges the officers who sought justice and remembers the individuals whose lives were claimed by violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781614238966
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 03/19/2013
Series: Murder & Mayhem
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 131
Sales rank: 252,220
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

JD Chandler is a public historian and former political/labor activist. Chandler writes both fiction and nonfiction, but for the past sixteen years, his primary focus has been studying Portland's criminal history and compiling the Slabtown Chronology at www.portlandcrime.blogspot.com. His newest history blog is www.weirdportland.blogspot.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction: I've Been Thinking About Murder Lately 9

Pioneer Murder, 1858 11

Mayhem on Morrison Street, 1878 17

The Court of Death, 1881 25

The Girl in the Strawberry Patch, 1892 35

Beneath the Mountain of Gold, 1893 49

The Legend of Bunko Kelley, 1894 57

The Black Mackintosh Bandit and the Great Escape, 1899-1902 65

The Unwritten Law, 1907 71

An Enduring Mystery, 1911 77

The Dark Strangler, 1926 89

Taken for a Ride, 1933 99

The Other Side, 1945 109

Bibliography 121

Index 125

About the Author 128

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