All rise . . . True Crime Vol. 3 is now in session! Regarding the matter of the true criminal history of the Florida Keys, bestselling local author Terry Schmida has twice been found responsible for providing the court of public opinion with salacious, and gripping stories of the underbelly of paradise. Comes now the former Key West Citizen crime reporter, with another 16 fascinating accounts of random slashers, strumpet-stranglers, dildo-thieves - and even cat-nappers - all presented in Schmida's inimitable and captivating writing style. To wit, Schmida relates: The unbelievable Norvella Weaver affair, during which the "willowy brunette" shot her estranged husband 11 times - in self-defense! The tragic matter of game warden Guy Bradley, who was murdered while protecting wading birds from plume poachers. The compelling case of Betty Neumar, whose trail of five dead husbands ran through a mobile home on Big Coppitt Key. The chaotic circumstances under which the record-setting "Big Pine 29" pot bust was made, in 1980. ...And many, many more fascinating files from the southernmost crime scene in the U.S.A.!

Key West is a tropical island at the end of the Florida Keys. Quiet, quaint and completely bizarre. The authors of True Secrets of Key West Revealed! went to great lengths to research the hidden truths about this island paradise. In a lively question and answer format you will learn what restaurant has a graveyard in it, what has protected Key West from hurricanes since 1918 and about the crazy count who lived and slept with his dead "wife's" body...for seven years! Indexed for easy reference. You won't find a funnier or more accurate place for information about the odder side of Key West.

The Series "From the Life and Times of J. Harold Lowry" will take you through many different times in my life. Circumstantial Evidence, Getting Away with Murder in the Florida Keys, is about the murder of my friend Ed Bozarth.My life and Ed's crossed paths throughout the State of Florida, from the areas North of Tampa down through the Florida Keys.I wait over 3 years for someone to be arrested for his murder but an arrest never came. Many times in my past I have aided in bringing criminals to justice when Law Enforcement seemed unable to.Watching the investgation of my friends murder drag on with no results, I felt it was time to bring attention to this brutal crime. The Murder of Ed Bozarth, my friend.

Key West lies at the southernmost point of the continental United States, ninety miles from Cuba, at Mile Marker 0 on famed U.S. Highway 1. Famous for six-toed cats in the Hemingway House, Sloppy Joe’s and Captain Tony's, Jimmy Buffett songs, body paint parade "costumes," and a brief secession from the Union after which the Conch Republic asked for $1 billion in foreign aid, Key West also lies at the metaphorical edge of our sensibilities. How this unlikely city came to be a tourist mecca is the subject of Robert Kerstein's intrepid new history. Sited on an island only four miles long and two miles wide, Key West has been fishing village, salvage yard, U.S. Navy base, cigar factory, hippie haven, gay enclave, cruise ship port-of-call, and more. Duval Street, which stretches the length of one of the most unusual cities in America, is today lined with brand-name shops that can be found in any major shopping mall in America. Leaving no stone unturned, Kerstein reveals how Key West has changed dramatically over the years while holding on to the uniqueness that continues to attract tourists and new residents to the island.

Well-researched, fascinating accounts of Florida Keys' life of the past two centuries.