Matthew G Schoenbachler: 1 book
Murder and Madness
The Myth of the Kentucky Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
The "Kentucky Tragedy" was early America's best known true crime story. In 1825, Jereboam O. Beauchamp assassinated Kentucky attorney general Solomon P. Sharp. The murder, trial, conviction, and execution of the killer, as well as the suicide of his wife, Anna Cooke Beauchamp -- fascinated Americans....
