Famous Crimes: Stories of Law and Order in Minnesota

by Sheri O'Meara, Merle Minda

The very popular Minnesota Series continues with another exciting title. Famous Crimes takes a look at the most notorious capers in state history. From the defeat of Jesse James to the Congdon-Pietila murders and more, you can read all of the captivating details right here in this collection.

Foreword / [Rick Kupchella] --
ch. 1. Gangsters in the streets : Crooks and corruption in the capital city --
ch. 2. The murder of Carol Thompson : when the unthinkable happened in Highland Park --
ch. 3. The murder of Dennis Jurgens : Lois Jurgens faces trial 22 years later --
ch. 4. The Virginia Piper kidnapping : case unsolved, million-dollar ransom still missing --
ch. 5. The Congdon murders : society slayings in Duluth --
ch. 6. The case of Anne Barber Dunlap : one of the Twin Cities' highest-profile murders still a mystery --
ch. 7. Serial killer Andrew Cunanan : Minneapolis murder starts nationwide manhunt --
ch. 8. Minnesota law and order.

123 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2008

Reviews

[Liz Blank · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd been to the Glensheen Masion and on Gangter tours in Saint Paul, which are certainly fun. This book gives you some more of that information that you may have forgotten from the tours and then plenty of other new cases that I do not think that I would have come across on my own. Yes, History can be fun!!

[Theresa Malloy Lemickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do like crime reporting, and I have actually heard about most of these crimes in Minnesota. Interestingly two of the "most famous crimes" happened in my coverage areas Mound and Orono. This was just a short overview of the cases.

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very intersting

[Nadia Giordana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed every minute of this book, especially the Congdon story. I remember the T. Eugene Thompson story from when I was a kid, and later, Virginia Piper.