{"product_id":"chicagos-serial-husband-the-marriages-murders-of-johann-hoch-9781467158589","title":"Chicago's Serial Husband: The Marriages \u0026 Murders of Johann Hoch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the police caught up with Johann Hoch, he'd already proposed to what they believed would have been wife number fifty-five. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a decade, he traveled the country, marrying and deserting desperate women--and five of his wives were lying in their graves. He married Marie Walcker in Chicago in 1904, and when Marie died five weeks later, he proposed to her sister while the corpse lay on the bed. The sister agreed, only to be swindled out of her savings. Adam Selzer trails jovial, big-talking Hoch through a twisting tale of Chicago journalism, Chicago justice and the coming together of some of most daring and corrupt characters the city had to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467158589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208","brand":"Adam Selzer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445531902133,"sku":"9781467158589","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07e89adc-0344-43de-a203-69087f441782.jpg?v=1753798858","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chicagos-serial-husband-the-marriages-murders-of-johann-hoch-9781467158589","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}