The Belle of Bedford Avenue : the sensational Brooks -Burns murder in turn-of-the-century New York / Virginia A. McConnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McConnell, Virginia A., 1942- author.

Series:

True crime history series

True crime history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Murder)--New York (State)--New York.

Trials (Murder).

Murder--Investigation.

New York (State)--New York.

Murder--Investigation--New York (State)--New York.

Murder.

New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

History.

Genre:

True crime stories.

Physical Description:

xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

In 1902, 20-year-old Walter Brooks, the scion of an affluent Brooklyn family, was murdered in a seedy Manhattan hotel. The subsequent trial of Florence Burns, the young woman accused of the murder, made front-page news across the country and shocked New York society. This true crime tale sheds new light on this now-forgotten crime.

Contents:

1 Murder at Ground Zero p. 1

2 The Bedford Avenue Gang p. 7

3 Florence Burns and Walter Brooks p. 19

4 Walter Brooks's Last Week p. 29

5 Arrest p. 35

6 Florence and the Tombs Angel p. 41

7 The Unwritten Law p. 49

8 Florence in Jail and a City Obsessed p. 53

9 The Court of Special Sessions p. 57

10 The Verdict and an Intermission p. 79

11 The Inquest p. 85

12 Florence's New Life p. 97

13 The Badger Game p. 119

14 Arrest, Trial, and the Law of Unintended Consequences p. 135

15 Lessons Not Learned p. 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.

ISBN:

9781606353660

1606353667

OCLC:

1054834466