Unsolved Arizona: A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem & Mystery

by Jane Eppinga

Overview

Are inscriptions on lead crosses found on the banks of the Santa Cruz River remnants of Freemasons or a hoax? How did famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson arrive in Douglas weeks after she went missing in Los Angeles and was presumed dead? Did the Lost Dutchman's treasure spell the end for Adolph Ruth, whose skull was found nearly a mile away from his body in the Superstition Mountains? Author Jane Eppinga details thirteen stories of disappearances, murders and unsolved cases from the annals of Arizona history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626198265
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/24/2015
Series:	True Crime
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jane Eppinga is an award-winning author and historian living in Tucson, Arizona. The author of over a dozen books, her biography of Henry Ossian Flipper, West Point's First Black Graduate, was part of a package presented to President W.J. Clinton as a successful appeal to have Henry Ossian Flipper posthumously pardoned. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona. Learn more about Jane at www.desert-silhouettes.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 5

Introduction 7

1 Grand Canyon and Colorado River Mysteries 9

2 The Silverbell Artifacts 19

3 Lust for the Dutchman's Gold 27

4 Flight into Oblivion 37

5 The Wham Paymaster Robbery 45

6 Hallelujah! Aimee's Back 57

7 Nineteen Days Underground 71

8 James Kidd's Search for the Soul 79

9 Stones from Heaven 87

10 The Christmas Hatbox Baby 99

11 Tucson's White Lama 103

12 The Disappearance of Sally Klump 109

13 Where in the World Is Paul Fugate? 113

Bibliography 121

Index 123

About the Author 127