True Crime: Pennsylvania: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases

by Patricia A. Martinelli

Overview

The history of criminal offense in Pennsylvania is documented in this book, beginning with a general survey of crime in the state and then focusing on its headline cases. Included are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh mob activities, the 20-year hunt for killer Ira Einhorn, the murder of Philadelphia-area schoolteacher Susan Reinert, the Freeman teenagers in Allentown who stabbed their parents to death, and the tragic shootings at the Nickel Mines Amish school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811735179
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/18/2008
Series:	True Crime
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Patricia A. Martinelli lives in southern New Jersey and is the administrator of the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society.

Editorial Reviews

They call Philadelphia the City of Brotherly Love, but the Keystone State has also been the home of merciless killers. In True Crime Pennsylvania, Patricia Martinelli escorts readers on a fascinating tour of the state's darkest side. Readers might recall several of the cases that she spotlights, which include the heartbreaking Nickel Mines Amish school massacre and the 20-year hunt for intellectual activist Ira Einhorn, who killed his girlfriend and then stuffed her in a closet. Bracing true tales.