The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County

The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County
Title The Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County PDF eBook
Author James M. Greiner
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 112
Release 2023-08
Genre History
ISBN 1467154881

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Warren township in the southern portion of Herkimer County has been the scene of more than one gruesome event. In January 1885, locals reeled in horror when disgruntled wife Roxalana Druse shot her husband and dismembered his corpse to incinerate it in a farm house stove. Her trial and hanging was followed up in May of 1901 with two murders in yet another farm house kitchen. John C. Wallis had allowed his ex-wife Arvilla to return home, one year after running off with hired farm hand Ben Hoyt. Wallis then rehired Hoyt and within months both Ben Hoyt and Arvilla Wallis were dead. Did Ben Hoyt murder Arvilla in cold blood or did John C. Wallis kill both of them? Author James M. Greiner investigates a mysterious case of marriage, infidelity and multiple murders in turn of the century Herkimer County.

Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County

Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County
Title Hoyt-Wallis Murder Mystery in Herkimer County PDF eBook
Author James M Greiner
Publisher History Press
Pages 0
Release 2023-08-21
Genre
ISBN 9781540257871

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Warren township in the southern portion of Herkimer County has been the scene of more than one gruesome event. In January 1885, locals reeled in horror when disgruntled wife Roxalana Druse shot her husband and dismembered his corpse to incinerate it in a farm house stove. Her trial and hanging was followed up in May of 1901 with two murders in yet another farm house kitchen. John C. Wallis had allowed his ex-wife Arvilla to return home, one year after running off with hired farm hand Ben Hoyt. Wallis then rehired Hoyt and within months both Ben Hoyt and Arvilla Wallis were dead. Did Ben Hoyt murder Arvilla in cold blood or did John C. Wallis kill both of them? Author James M. Greiner investigates a mysterious case of marriage, infidelity and multiple murders in turn of the century Herkimer County.

Murders of Herkimer County

Murders of Herkimer County
Title Murders of Herkimer County PDF eBook
Author W. H. Tippetts
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 104
Release 2011-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0615219551

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This 1885 book was written as a series of horrifying murders occurred in Herkimer County within the space of a few months. Young W.H. Tippetts, hoping to take advantage of the hysteria surrounding the murder of William Druse by his wife Roxy, quickly put together this description of every murder in the rural New York state county since 1783.

Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County

Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County
Title Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County PDF eBook
Author Caryl Hopson
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 160
Release 2019-12-02
Genre True Crime
ISBN 1439668663

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Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins collect historic narratives of murder and mayhem in Herkimer County. Herkimer County is steeped in history, from the settlement of the Mohawk Valley by Palatine German settlers to the flood of western migration with the opening of the Erie Canal. But the region also boasts an infamous history of high-profile homicides and crimes. Roxalana Druse murdered her abusive husband and became the last woman to be hanged in New York in 1887. The death of Grace Brown on scenic Big Moose Lake became one of the most famous cases in the country in 1906, inspiring author Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy. Psychological tests of intelligence were admitted into court for the first time in an acquittal of sixteen-year-old Jean Gianini in 1914.

Roxy Druse & the Murders of Herkimer County

Roxy Druse & the Murders of Herkimer County
Title Roxy Druse & the Murders of Herkimer County PDF eBook
Author Michael Cooney
Publisher CreateSpace
Pages 434
Release 2009-05-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9781499610000

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In the winter of 1885 William Druse disappeared from his run-down farm near the tiny village of Jordanville, New York. It took a month for the suspicions of his neighbors to lead the local sheriff to arrest Druse's wife Roxy for killing her husband with an axe. Even more horrific stories circulated of how she forced her son, daughter and nephew to dismember and burn the body. Some even said she fed their father's remains to the pigs. The trial which followed became the center of a newly sensational national press and drew the curious and morbid to the county courthouse in Herkimer. Among them was an aspiring young journalist named W. H. Tippetts who, as Roxy Druse fought for her life, published a short book detailing all of the county's murders from colonial times, culminating in an interview with Roxy herself. Despite a spirited campaign to save her life life, she was hung in Herkimer in 1887 while her daughter Mary received a ten year sentence as accomplice. This novel is based very closely on those events, as seen through the eyes of W.H. Tippetts, but presents a new view of Roxy Druse not as a cold-blooded murder but as a mother who would do anything to save the lives of her children. Also included is Tippetts' own history of the county's numerous murders in the years leading up to 1887.

Tragedy in the North Woods

Tragedy in the North Woods
Title Tragedy in the North Woods PDF eBook
Author Trudy Irene Scee
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 146
Release 2009-10-06
Genre True Crime
ISBN 1625841310

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A riveting account of one of Maine’s most notorious serial killers—includes a prison interview between the author and the unrepentant murderer. Jennie Cyr disappeared in 1977. Jerilyn Towers vanished in 1982. Lynn Willette never came home on a night in 1994. Each woman had a relationship with James Hicks, who in 2000 confessed to murdering them, dismembering their bodies and burying the remains alongside rural roads in Aroostook County. This is their story. Trudy Irene Scee follows Hicks from the North Woods to west Texas, detailing three decades of evasion, investigation and prosecution. She interviews police officers and victims’ families—and meets Hicks at the state prison in Thomaston, where he remains remorseless as he lives out his days behind bars. Thoroughly researched and carefully documented, Tragedy in the North Woods is the definitive history of one of Maine's most ruthless killers. Includes photos!

Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer

Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer
Title Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer PDF eBook
Author Cloyd Steiger
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 133
Release 2020-01-27
Genre True Crime
ISBN 143966885X

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“An in-depth look at the 1971 trial of a serial killer who’s been mostly forgotten—except to those who were forever impacted” (The Seattle Times). In 1969, the body of a young woman was discovered in the woods of Renton, Washington, rocking the communities along Puget Sound. Three more brutal murders followed, drawing the attention of multiple police agencies as they tried to piece together the meager clues left behind. The seemingly unrelated cases challenged detectives, who struggled to realize they were all connected to one man: Gary Gene Grant. Before the term “serial killer” was even coined, Grant stalked his prey, destroying lives and families while walking unseen among the masses. Decades later, his crimes have all but been forgotten. Join author and homicide investigator Cloyd Steiger as he uncovers the story of the murderer who slipped through the cracks of history./