Cherry City Confidential: 12 Murder Cases that Rocked Oregon's Capital City

Salem, Oregon: A nice place to raise your family.

At least that's what people say.

A dozen murderers. 74 victims. Some of Oregon's most brutal crimes have occurred in the Cherry City-but then, every town has its dark side, doesn't it?

This book explores some of the area's most sensational crimes, including serial killers, desperados, a filicide, a battered wife, a mass poisoning, and much more from 1902 through the 1980s.

Among the tales: Jerome Brudos who abducted and strangled. Richard Marque...