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082 04 364.152/3209777|223 
092 0  364|bengelska 
100 1  James, Bill,|d1949-|4aut 
245 14 The man from the train :|bthe solving of a century-old 
       serial killer mystery /|cBill James and Rachel McCarthy 
       James 
250    First Scribner hardcover edition 
264  1 New York :|bScribner,|c2017 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    xi, 464 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 0  Villisca -- Section I: 1909 to 1912. The bloody penny ; 
       Logan's turnpike ; The scandalous Schultzes ; Marshalltown
       ; The New Orleans axeman ; Which is not really a chapter ;
       Martin City ; The Casaways ; Oregon ; The double event ; 
       Monmouth ; Ellsworth ; Paola -- Section II: Summer 1912. 
       Villisca 2 ; Villisca 3 ; Villisca 4 ; Villisca 5 ; 
       Dynamite Pfanschmidt -- Section III: 1900 to 1906. 
       Stepping backward ; Trenton Corners ; Standing by Henry ; 
       An uncertain set of names ; Just when you thought this 
       story couldn't possibly get any uglier ; Hughes ; The 
       Christmas Day murders ; West Memphis ; Jacksonville ; 
       Cottonwood, Alabama ; Murder in the cold ; The worst one 
       ever ; The Lyerly family -- Section IV: Hiatus. The crimes
       of 1908 -- Section V. Conversation with the reader ; 
       Hurley ; Beckley and beyond ; The Zoos and the Hubbells ; 
       Clementine Barnabet ; Harry Ryan ; The first crime ; 
       Brookfield and Villisca ; Where the evening is spread out 
       against the sky ; Hinterkaifeck 
520    "From legendary writer Bill James, in collaboration with 
       his daughter, Rachel, a compelling, dramatic, and 
       meticulously researched narrative about a century-old 
       series of unsolved axe murders across America, and how the
       authors came to solve them"--Jacket 
520    "Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were 
       bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. 
       Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies 
       were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of 
       these cases, like the infamous Villisca, Iowa murders, 
       received national attention. But few people believed the 
       crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that 
       all of these families lived within walking distance to a 
       train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and 
       true crime expert Bill James first learned about these 
       crimes, he began to investigate others that might fit the 
       same pattern. Applying the analytical acumen he brings to 
       baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes 
       were committed by the same person. Then after sifting 
       through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts 
       and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an 
       astonishing discovery. They learned the true identity of 
       this monstrous criminal, and in turn, uncovered one of the
       deadliest serial killers in American history"--|cProvided 
       by publisher 
520    "Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing 
       techniques, legendary statistician and baseball writer 
       Bill James applies his analytical acumen to crack an 
       unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the 
       deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898
       and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in 
       their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and 
       valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled 
       together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, 
       like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received 
       national attention. But few people believed the crimes 
       were related. And fewer still would realize that all of 
       these families lived within walking distance to a train 
       station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true 
       crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors,
       he began to investigate others that might fit the same 
       pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his 
       legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined 
       which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after
       sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court 
       transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter 
       Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the 
       true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn, they 
       uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. 
       Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold 
       side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, 
       psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn
       of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a 
       local problem, and opportunistic private detectives 
       exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how
       these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series 
       of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to 
       true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and 
       change the way we view criminal history"--|cProvided by 
       publisher 
650  0 Serial murderers|zIowa|zVillisca|xHistory 
650  0 Serial murder investigation|zIowa|zVillisca|xHistory 
650  0 Mass murder investigation|zIowa|zVillisca|xHistory 
650  0 Mass murder|zIowa|zVillisca|xHistory 
650  0 Serial murderers|zMiddle West|xHistory 
650  0 Serial murder investigation|zMiddle West|xHistory 
650  0 Mass murder|zMiddle West|xHistory 
650  0 Mass murder investigation|zMiddle West|xHistory 
650  7 Seriemördare|2sao 
650  7 Massmord|2sao 
700 1  James, Rachel McCarthy,|eauthor 
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