Murder Culture and Injustice
Four Sensational Cases in American History
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2010
167 pages
978-1-935603-23-8 (ISBN)
Description
Walter Hixson's pithy narrative account of four sensational murder cases---the Lizzie Borden, Lindbergh baby, Sam Sheppard, and O.J. Simpson trials---offers interesting observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts. His step-by-step analysis of the details of each case provides not only insight by skillful synthesis of the existing literature but also a solid overview of the events surrounding these four cases, each of which became a national obsession as well as a miscarriage of justice. Taking a fresh look at the criminal justice system and the role of the media in the larger American milieu, Hixson delves into sociocultural impacts of crime that are both thought-provoking and fascinating reading.
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Walter Hixson is professor of history at the University of Akron. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado and is a member of the Organization of American Historians. His previous books include: Parting the Curtain: Propaganda, Culture, and the Cold War; Charles A. Lindbergh: Lone Eagle; Witness to Disintegration: Provincial Life in the Last Year of the USSR; and George F. Kennan: Cold War Iconoclast.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- I Gendered Justice: Lizzie Borden and Victorian America
- II Vengeance: Bruno Richard Hauptmann and the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
- III Vendetta: Sam Sheppard and the North Shore Nightmare
- IV A House Divided: Race and the O. J. Simpson Case
- V Conclusion: Sensational Murder and American Justice
- Critical Bibliography
- Index
