True Crime
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, including . . .
• West Park sisters Helen, 11, and Marguerite, 10, who died after eating Rough-on-Rats brand poison in th . . . [Read More]
Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!
Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction--An Anthology
by John Stark Bellamy II
An anthology of the 15 best true disaster stories from the popular book series by John Stark Bellamy II. Revisit the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including:
• The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which d . . . [Read More]
The Serial Killer's Apprentice
And 12 Other True Stories of Cleveland's Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes
by James Renner
An investigative journalist confronts 13 of Northeast Ohio's most intriguing unsolved crimes and attempts to crack open dark secrets that have baffled Clevelanders for years, including:
• Abduction— In 2003, sixteen-year-old Georgina DeJesus disappea . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Cops
The Real Stories They Tell Each Other
by John H. Tidyman
Gritty, scary, hilarious, and heartbreaking . . . these remarkable true stories will take you on the roller coaster ride that is life as a Cleveland police officer.
These are the real stories cops trade with each other after the shift, over a couple . . . [Read More]
Amy: My Search for Her Killer
Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
by James Renner
“ I fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic not long before her body was discovered lying facedown in an Ashland County wheat field. I fell for her the first time I saw that school photo TV stations flashed at the beginning of every newscast in the weeks fol . . . [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? For evidence, dip into any of the sixteen strange-but-true tales collected in this anthology by Cleveland's leading historical crime writer. You'll meet:
• Ill . . . [Read More]
Death Ride at Euclid Beach
And Other True Tales of Crime & Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
More true tales of woe from Cleveland's crime and disaster expert. The fifth book in John Stark Bellamy's popular series delivers 26 accounts of Cleveland-area crimes and disasters from 1900 through 1950, including:
• The depression-era “ Blue Book M . . . [Read More]
The Killer in the Attic
And More True Tales of Crime and Disaster from Cleveland's Past
by John Stark Bellamy II
The fourth volume in John Stark Bellamy's classic Cleveland crime and disaster series features 26 more gruesome, horrible, tragic, and despicable— but true— tales, including:
• Love-crazed Clark Hill, who warmed up his teenage girlfriend with an overd . . . [Read More]
The Corpse in the Cellar
And Further Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
The third book in this popular series delivers 25 more incredible but true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including:
• Crotchety old vigilante Jarvis Meach, who shot down robbers in cold blood with his beloved shotguns, “ Old Bunty” and “ Lit . . . [Read More]
The Maniac in the Bushes
More Tales of Cleveland Woe
by John Stark Bellamy II
The second volume in Bellamy's popular series includes 13 more incredible true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including . . .
• Martha Wise, Medina's not-so-merry widow, who poisoned a dozen relatives with arsenic— including her own husband . . . [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, including:
• A no-holds-barred account of the infamous and sensational Sam Sheppard murder trial;
• The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Compan . . . [Read More]