The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

Most people who grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky have heard of the so-called Murder Mansion on Cemetery Road. However, many people don't know the reason it was given that macabre title so many years ago. The Cemetery Road Murders is the true story about the seventy-year old murders, the real cast of characters involved, and the courtroom dramas that followed.

In the summer of 1948, Dr. Charles Martin and his wife, Martha, are brutally murdered in their stately mansion on Cemetery Road. In the days that follow, the confessed killer opens the door to a possible accomplice, a mysterious love triangle, and revenge for unrequited love…or was it?

The Cemetery Road Murders brings new life to crimes now seven decades removed, reminding us of Bowling Green's sordid past and a lonely house on the outskirts of town.

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The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

Most people who grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky have heard of the so-called Murder Mansion on Cemetery Road. However, many people don't know the reason it was given that macabre title so many years ago. The Cemetery Road Murders is the true story about the seventy-year old murders, the real cast of characters involved, and the courtroom dramas that followed.

In the summer of 1948, Dr. Charles Martin and his wife, Martha, are brutally murdered in their stately mansion on Cemetery Road. In the days that follow, the confessed killer opens the door to a possible accomplice, a mysterious love triangle, and revenge for unrequited love…or was it?

The Cemetery Road Murders brings new life to crimes now seven decades removed, reminding us of Bowling Green's sordid past and a lonely house on the outskirts of town.

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The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

by Wes Swietek
The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

The Cemetery Road Murders: The Shocking True Tale of Kentucky's Murder Mansion

by Wes Swietek

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Overview

Most people who grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky have heard of the so-called Murder Mansion on Cemetery Road. However, many people don't know the reason it was given that macabre title so many years ago. The Cemetery Road Murders is the true story about the seventy-year old murders, the real cast of characters involved, and the courtroom dramas that followed.

In the summer of 1948, Dr. Charles Martin and his wife, Martha, are brutally murdered in their stately mansion on Cemetery Road. In the days that follow, the confessed killer opens the door to a possible accomplice, a mysterious love triangle, and revenge for unrequited love…or was it?

The Cemetery Road Murders brings new life to crimes now seven decades removed, reminding us of Bowling Green's sordid past and a lonely house on the outskirts of town.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781948901680
Publisher: Acclaim Press
Publication date: 10/20/2020
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Wes Swietek is an award-winning journalist who has served as editor of newspapers in Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. A Chicago native, he is currently the managing editor of the Daily News in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he lives with his wife and two children. This is his first book.

Table of Contents

Dedication 6

Introduction 8

Prelude 13

Scene of the Crime 14

The Murders 24

The Arrest 30

"Disappointed All My Life" 34

A Question of Sanity 40

"My Life Is a Monstrosity" 50

The Buttermilk Killings 60

"Miscarriage of Justice" 66

The Trial 69

The Musician 73

"Evil Will Destroy Itself" 81

"Brutal and Fantastic" 87

"Give Him Liberty, or Give Him Death" 131

"Voice of Madness" 142

Freedom 152

Reunited 156

Murder Mansion 161

The Enduring Mysteries 166

Appendix 175

Bibliography 203

Acknowledgments 206

About the Author 207

Index 208

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