Bibliograph

The wilderness of ruin, a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer, Roseanne Montillo

Type

Label

The wilderness of ruin, a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer, Roseanne Montillo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-300) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wilderness of ruin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

885092717

Responsibility statement

Roseanne Montillo

Sub title

a tale of madness, fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer

Summary

Documents a series of child abductions against the backdrop of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, and the discovery of the teenaged killer that sparked a system-changing investigation and influential debates among the world's most revered medical minds

Table Of Contents

The inhuman scamp -- The bridge -- The marble eye -- The boundless sea -- The great fire -- Loss of innocence -- Katie -- The wolf and the lamb -- The twisted mind -- Patience personified pomeroy -- Madness unleashed -- Unearthed

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