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Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland
University of Iowa Press, 2007 Paper: 978-1-58729-605-5 Library of Congress Classification HV6533.I8B79 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 364.1523092
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ABOUT THIS 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. Based on almost a decade of research, Midnight Assassin is a riveting story of loneliness, fear, and suffering in the rural Midwest. See other books on: Iowa | Murder | Press coverage | Trials (Murder) | True Crime See other titles from University of Iowa Press |
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