With an Axe

by H. Paul Jeffers

From the infamous case of Lizzie Borden, who gave her mother "forty whacks", to the terrifying story of William Neal, whose rampage left three women hacked to death, here is a gruesome chronicle of 16 of history's most vicious axe murderers.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

351 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000

About the author

H. Paul Jeffers was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University.

Reviews

[♥ Marlene♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

on Friday, February 20, 2009 I wrote;

I've read half of the stories and I am now at the Karla Faye Tucker one. I don't know much about this case. The only thing I do know is she was on death row and had come a believer. lots of people wanted her not to die, against the death penalty cause she had discovered God? but the government decided against it.
Never knew what she did but now I see why she received the death penalty.
The Lizzy Borden story I knew a bit off and reading some parts about it I always thought she was guilty. The only thing why she was set free was because back in the days they did not believe a women could do this.

Those short stories are great when you are in a reading slump.


on Saturday, February 21, 2009 I wrote;

Okay Just finished it. The story about William "Cody" Neal rang a bell. I think I read a book about this case.
Thanks for sharing. What to read now? I want to get out of this reading slump!
Oh well I do have more short stories books. True Crime and Horror. 7.5