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John Stark Bellamy II
John Stark Bellamy II is the author of six books and two anthologies about Cleveland crime and disaster. The former history specialist for the Cuyahoga County Public Library, he comes by his taste for the sensational honestly, having grown up reading stories about Cleveland crime and disaster written by his grandfather, Paul, who was editor of the Plain Dealer, and his father, Peter, who wrote for the Cleveland News and the Plain Dealer.
John Bellamy's Web Site:
- YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/lookingbackward30
Books by John Stark Bellamy II
The Last Days of Cleveland
and More True Tales of Crime and Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland's master of historical crime and disaster returns with 15 more true tales in this sixth volume of his popular series. Meet Joseph “ Specs” Russell, who vaulted to fame in the summer of 1927 by staging as many as 52 . . . [Read More]
Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!
Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction—An Anthology
by John Stark Bellamy II
This collection of the 16 best true disaster stories from the popular books of John Stark Bellamy II retell the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including:
The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed . . . [Read More]
Women Behaving Badly
True Tales of Cleveland's Most Ferocious Female Killers: An Anthology
by John Stark Bellamy II
Women who murder . . . why are they so much more fascinating than their male counterparts?
Just take a look at the past 150 years in Cleveland, for example.
Measure almost any murder committed by a female during those fifteen decades against . . . [Read More]
Death Ride at Euclid Beach
And Other True Tales of Crime & Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland's crime and disaster expert is back yet again, with more true tales of woe from local history. This fifth book in John Stark Bellamy's popular series (which includes They Died Crawling and The Killer in the Attic) delivers 26 . . . [Read More]
The Killer in the Attic
And More True Tales of Crime and Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
Cleveland history buffs and true crime fans will be thrilled (and chilled) to get their hands on John Stark Bellamy's latest collection. Killer in the Attic contains more gruesome, horrible, tragic, and despicable— but true— tales from Cleveland's history. In . . . [Read More]
The Corpse in the Cellar
And Further Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
Bellamy is back! Cleveland's crime and disaster expert returns with 25 more short true tales of woe from local history. As usual, the chapter titles give the best idea of the excitement to follow:
Murderer in Short Breeches: The Gothic . . . [Read More]
The Maniac in the Bushes
More Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
Here are 13 more incredible but true crime stories from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio— and from the author of They Died Crawling And Other Tales of Cleveland Woe. Included are northeast Ohio's most terrifying unsolved cases: the Torso Murders . . . [Read More]
They Died Crawling
And Other Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
The foulest crimes and worst disasters in Cleveland history are recounted in these 15 incredible-but-true tales.
Each no-holds-barred account delves into one of this city's most notorious moments, from the 1916 waterworks collapse to the Cleveland . . . [Read More]