Murder at 40 below : true crime stories from Alaska

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Book

Title:

Murder at 40 below : true crime stories from Alaska

Other title(s):

Murder at forty below

Author:

Brennan, Tom, 1937-

ISBN:

9780945397991

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191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Contents:

Trophy hunter -- By reason on insanity -- Caribou murders -- Birdman of Alcatraz -- Murderous cherub -- Newman family massacre -- Bank robber next door -- Manley Hot Springs murders -- Having trouble with girls -- Murder on his mind.

Summary:

"Murder at 40 Below" is a gritty yet fascinating account of many of Alaska's most notorious and unusual murder cases. Drawn from police files, eyewitness accounts, and news reports, these stories introduce criminals and their extreme crimes in a land known for extremes of other kinds. Included are stories about a churchgoing big-game hunter, Robert E. Hanson, who stalked topless dancers for more than a decade; and Robert Stroud, an ignorant construction worker who killed a Juneau bartender, went to jail, and eventually gained a national following as "The Birdman of Alcatraz."

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Jefferson Public Library	364.15 BRENNAN	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Stayton Public Library	364.15 BRENNAN	Searching... Unknown

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Murder at forty Below�is a gritty yet fascinating account of many of Alaska's most notorious and unusual murder cases. Drawn from police files, eyewitness accounts, and news reports, these stories introduce extreme criminals in an extreme land. Meet church-going big-game hunter Robert Hanson, who stalked topless dancers for more than a decade, and Robert Stroud, a construction worker who killed a bartender in Juneau, later to become the nationally known "Birdman of Alcatraz."

Author Notes

A native of Massachusetts, Tom Brennan is a newspaper columnist and witty fellow who cut his teeth in journalism on the police beat. He moved to Alaska in 1967. He is a communications consultant, newspaper columnist, former oilman, and self-described "recovering fly-fisherman." He and his wife, Marnie, live in Anchorage.