By Dave Shampine, Daniel T. Boyer
The names Peter, Barbara Ann and Gerald Egan have been typical to Watertown police ahead of December 31, 1964. The police suspected the trio in a protracted string of burglaries, and so they have been lower than research through the FBI for grand robbery automobile. yet on that New Year's evening, the Egans have been shot execution kind at a leisure cease off Interstate eighty one. The ugly gangland-style killings questioned neighborhood and nation police. Theories ranged from an easy disagreement long gone awry to a premeditated act of retribution via hardened criminals who feared the Egans may flip state's witness. With interviews from key witnesses, authors Dave Shampine and Daniel Boyer recount the grisly tale of this New Year's Eve North nation nightmare, that's nonetheless shrouded in secret at the present time.
Read Online or Download The Jefferson County Egan Murders: Nightmare on New Year’s Eve 1964 PDF
Best crime & criminals books
Crime Linkage: Theory, Research, and Practice
The expanding portrayal of forensic investigative thoughts within the well known media—CSI, for instance, has ended in criminals turning into "forensically acutely aware" and extra cautious approximately abandoning actual proof at against the law scene. This provides legislation enforcement with an important challenge: how can they become aware of serial offenders in the event that they can't depend on actual forensic proof?
The Oscar Slater Murder Story. New Light On a Classic Miscarriage of Justice
Oscar Slater, a disreptuable German immigrant, residing at the edge of the Glaswegian underworld and stale the proceeds of playing and prostitution, was once sentenced to dying in 1909 for the brutal homicide of Marion Gilchrist, a wealthy spinster who lived with a mystery hoard of priceless jewels hidden in her dresser in Edwardian Glasgow's stylish West Princes highway.
The Cartel: The Inside Story of Britain's Biggest Drugs Gang
An international crew. Billions in revenues. yet, not like Tesco or BP, few have heard of it. The Cartel is Britain’s greatest medicinal drugs association, a shadowy community stretching from the freezing, foggy banks of the Mersey to the glittering marinas of Marbella, from the espresso outlets of Amsterdam to the buying and selling flooring of Canary Wharf.
As riveting as an international warfare II mystery, The Forger's Spell is the real tale of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter, Han van Meegeren, who dared to impersonate Vermeer centuries later. The con man's mark used to be Hermann Goering, probably the most reviled leaders of Nazi Germany and a enthusiast collector of artwork.
- Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War (Texas Folklore Society Extra Book)
- Applying Statistics in the Courtroom: A New Approach for Attorneys and Expert Witnesses
- Now You Know Crime Scenes: The Little Book of Answers
- Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Newport
Additional info for The Jefferson County Egan Murders: Nightmare on New Year’s Eve 1964
Example text
Perhaps the rumored death threat was getting to him. When Peter left the bar, he was apparently still unarmed. , went to the Rotary Gas station at 443 Court Street, visiting with station owner Joseph Mastascusa, station attendant Richard K. Woods, Joseph Leone, Pickett and another man identified as Paul Charlebois. Peter asked Gerald to join him for the evening on a mission, but Gerald begged off, saying he had a date. Leone urged Peter to let Gerald go on his date. In the meantime, there was talk of celebrating the holiday—after the night’s mission was completed.
Also checked were known gamblers, but that proved to be a dead end in the search for a motive.
Former Watertown Daily Times reporter Jim Brett said in a March 4, 2006 interview that he knew Peter Egan. “He was bad news. He had nothing to offer society. ” As the class of 1958 approached the end of its high school career, Barbara no longer associated with her friends, although “she was always friendly if we ran into each other at the store,” a classmate commented. ” Kay said she played alibi for Barbara when she was out with Peter, telling Raymond and Irene Vout that their daughter was with her.
