While the Adirondack Mountains are New York's most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks' peaks.
Details
- Pages: 128
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
- Imprint: The History Press
- Series: Wicked
- Publication Date: 5th February 2013
- Illustrations Note: Black and White
- ISBN: 9781609497170
- Format: Paperback
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BISACs:
TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws
TRUE CRIME / General
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
About the Author
Dennis Webster is a ghost hunter and paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. He has walked haunted churches, theaters, temples and graveyards. He's the published author of Haunted Adirondacks , Haunted Utica , Haunted Old Forge and Haunted Mohawk Valley . He's written books on true crime and lunatic asylums. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Utica University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the State University of New York Polytechnic. He can be reached by email at denniswbstr@gmail.com.
While the Adirondack Mountains are New York's most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks' peaks.
Details
- Pages: 128
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
- Imprint: The History Press
- Series: Wicked
- Publication Date: 5th February 2013
- Illustrations Note: Black and White
- ISBN: 9781609497170
- Format: Paperback
-
BISACs:
TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws
TRUE CRIME / General
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
About the Author
Dennis Webster is a ghost hunter and paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. He has walked haunted churches, theaters, temples and graveyards. He's the published author of Haunted Adirondacks , Haunted Utica , Haunted Old Forge and Haunted Mohawk Valley . He's written books on true crime and lunatic asylums. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Utica University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the State University of New York Polytechnic. He can be reached by email at denniswbstr@gmail.com.