The redemption of Julia Bulette : murder, myth, & the hunt for a serial killer in early Virginia City / Robin Flinchum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flinchum, Robin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Nevada--Virginia City.

Cold cases (Criminal investigation).

Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--California--San Francisco.

Murder--Nevada--Virginia City.

Murder.

Murder--California--San Francisco.

Bulette, Julia C., -1867--Death and burial.

Bulette, Julia C.

Millain, John, 1831-1868--Trials, litigation, etc.

Millain, John.

Bulette, Julia C., -1867.

California.

Nevada.

Physical Description:

157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Redemption of Julia Bulette : murder, myth, and the hunt for a serial killer in early Virginia City

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, [2026]

Summary:

"One chill January night in1867, a Virginia City prostitute was strangled to death in her bed. The murderer was caught and hanged in front of a crowd of thousands, and the citizens of the Comstock considered the matter closed. More than 150 years later, the murder of Julia Bulette has become a local legend. The man accused, John Millain, was suspected of killing before, but there would be no justice for those victims. Reduced to vague mentions in newspaper articles, little was left to tie their unsolved murders to that of Julia. Did John Millain leave a trail of tragedy that stretched from San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood to Julia's untimely end in Virginia City? Author and award-winning journalist Robin Flinchum searches for the truth behind a string of murders in two of the richest cities in the early American West" -- page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781467171748

1467171743

OCLC:

1547281139

Publisher Number:

90104534948

CIPO000388706