The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America (True Crime Gift for Women and Men) David Stout

The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America (True Crime Gift for Women and Men) David Stout – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 50204801,B082LPRDY5,WDZDDWAAQBAJ ISBN: 9781492694809, 1492694800

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• ISBN 10: 1492694800
• ISBN 13: 9781492694809
• Author: David Stout

A chilling true crime book that chronicles the wave of abductions that terrorized the U.S. during the Great Depression, including the most infamous kidnapping case in American history. “A thrilling account that puts the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case, billed as “the crime of the century,” in the context of the thousands of other kidnappings that occurred in the U.S. during the Prohibition and Depression eras…will enthrall true crime fans.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America—parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping. Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping. The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported page-turner that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable. “A fascinating crime book like no other.”—David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Table content:

1. The Organization Man

2. Fathers and Sons

3. The Doctor

4. A Dressmaker with a Vision

5. Beloved Innocent

6. The Boy in the Wall

7. The Younger Twin

8. Sane or Insane?

9. A Case Like No Other

10. A Friendly Farmer

11. Another Doctor Taken

12. Hope and Heartbreak

13. Chasing the Money

14. The Profiler

15. Two Victims

16. The Man Who Loved Trees

17. Strictly Business

18. Criminal and Family Man

19. In the Mile High City

20. A Brewer Is Taken

21. Doting Mother, Devoted Sons

22. A Sheriff Taken Prisoner

23. From Hot Springs to Slaughter

24. Mary’s Ordeal

25. “Jake the Barber”

26. Roger “the Terrible”

27. A Prince of Albany

28. A Banker with a Heart

29. The Oil Tycoon

30. A Momentous Month

31. The People’s Fury Unleashed

32. Touhy’s Torment Continues

33. Brewer, Banker, Victim

34. A Gambler Folds His Hand

35. What Might Have Been

36. A Sordid Denouement

37. Evil Resurfaces

38. In Gun-Blazing Pursuit

39. Vigilance at the Gas Pump

40. Closing the Ring

41. In the World’s Spotlight

42. Heir to a Timber Empire

43. Devil at the Door

44. Ambushed on the Road

45. A Man of God Is Taken

46. The Luckless One

47. Tubbo and Touhy (Act II)

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