Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland (Bur Oak Book)
by Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas Wolf
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Author: Patricia L. Bryan, Thomas WolfEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-15
ISBN: 1587296055
Number of pages: 296
Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
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Book Review: Great but very different true crime book
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not much for history, but I really loved this book. It's a very interesting mystery, but it's also interesting to see how much the criminal justice process has evolved over the past 100 years. For example, in this case the closing arguments took longer than the presentation of all the evidence. The defendant held her granddaughter on her lap during the entire trial. The newspapers concluded she committed the murder because she didn't act "feminine". I love true crime books, and this was a really good one as well as a change of pace due to the historical nature of it. I would recommend this book to anyone.
Summary of Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland (Bur Oak Book)
On the night of December 1,1900, Iowa farmer John Hossack was attacked and killed while he slept at home beside his wife, Margaret. On April 11, 1901, after five days of testimony before an all-male jury, Margaret Hossack was found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. One year later, she was released on bail to await a retrial; jurors at this second trial could not reach a decision, and she was freed. She died August 25, 1916, leaving the mystery of her husband's death unsolved.
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