From award winning criminologist R. Barri Flowers and the bestselling author of THE PICKAXE KILLERS and THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS, comes a powerful new historical true crime short, MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY: The Killing of Mary Phagan 100 Years Later.
On the afternoon of April 26, 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan arrived at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked, to pick up her paycheck.
The next day, Mary’s bloody, battered, and bruised dead body was found in the basement of the pencil factory, the victim of foul play.
The Jewish-American factory superintendent Leo Frank was arrested, tried, and convicted for the murder in a controversial trial. Frank himself became the victim of a lynch mob, when they broke him out of prison and hung him from a tree.
But was Leo Frank truly guilty of Mary Phagan’s violent death? Or did the real killer get away with cold-blooded murder? Read this compelling tale of child murder, anti-Semitism, racism, and legal twists and turns that rival any true crime case today and decide for yourself.
Included is a complete and riveting bonus story from the bestselling true crime book, SERIAL KILLER COUPLES, by R. Barri Flowers, in which ruthless killers Alvin and Judith Neelley abducted thirteen-year-old Lisa Millican from a mall in Rome, Georgia, and sexually violated, tortured, and murdered her.
An added bonus is an excerpt from the author’s bestselling true crime short, THE PICKAXE KILLERS: Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who brutally murdered two people in a death penalty crime that shocked the nation.
PRAISE FOR TRUE CRIME BOOKS BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
"Selected as one of Suspense Magazine's Best of 2011 books." -- John Raab, CEO/Publisher on THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS
“A gripping account of the murders committed by husband-and-wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego." -- Gary C. King, author of Blood Lust on THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS
“A model of exposition not to be missed by anyone interested in the annals of American criminal behavior.” -- Jim Ingraham, Ph.D., professor emeritus of American Studies at Bryant University on THE PICKAXE KILLERS
"R. Barri Flowers always relates an engrossing story." -- Robert Scott, author of The Last Time We Saw Her on THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS
"Striking, well-written tales sparkle in this ocean of murder." -- Diane Fanning, author of Mommy's Little Girl on MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME
“Exhaustively researched, each storyteller brings their own unique prose to these pages, creating what will soon become a true crime classic." -- Kevin M. Sullivan, author of The Bundy Murders on MASTERS OF TUE CRIME
“This book should be a mandatory purchase and read for any true-crime buff.” -- Steven A. Egger, PhD, associate professor on MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME
“Incredible cases, psychopathic killers, unwitting victims, along with the very best writers, make for an exciting, no-holds-barred, soon-to-be true-crime classic.” -- Dan Zupansky, host of True Murder on MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME
"An indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in American homicide, from law-enforcement professionals to armchair criminologists." -- Harold Schechter, author of The Serial Killer Files on THE DYNAMICS OF MURDER
“Vivid case studies of murder to complement this well researched criminology text." -- Scott Bonn, Ph.D., criminology professor on THE DYNAMICS OF MURDER