{"product_id":"murder-mayhem-in-erie-pennsylvania-9781467150705","title":"Murder \u0026 Mayhem in Erie, Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGruesome Tales From the Gem City of the Great Lakes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the French and Indian War to Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, the city of Erie has a prideful place in the American story, but there also exists a seedy history of crime and murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1905 Detective James Jimmie Higgins was mysteriously killed at Central High School and the drawn-out manhunt for his murderer occupied headlines for months. On a cold January night in 1911, a massive explosion rocked the Erie waterfront when criminals bombed the Pennsylvania Railroad Coal Trestle, leaving it a smoldering mass of steel and debris. The unsolved murder of Manley W. Keene inspired a local newspaper to bring in the Female Sherlock Holmes, Mary Holland, who defied gender expectations and reshaped detective work in Erie for generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Justin Dombrowski uncovers dark stories from Erie's illicit past.\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 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467150705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Justin Dombrowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059258134709,"sku":"9781467150705","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05a02234-fa61-4af7-a687-4b50f8d3ef03.jpg?v=1650342121","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-mayhem-in-erie-pennsylvania-9781467150705","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}