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The Witch of New York The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

Hardcover • 2024 • English

The Witch of New York The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

By Alex Hortis

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Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony—before even Lizzie Borden—there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation’s debut media circus. On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbors discovered the burnt remains of twenty-four-year-old mother Emeline Houseman and her infant daughter, Ann Eliza. In a perverse nativity, someone bludgeoned to death a mother and child in their home—a...Show more

True crime
Violence and abuse in society
Child abuse

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ISBN

9781639363919

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

The Witch of New York The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

Format

Hardcover

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