Murder & Mayhem in Washington County, Rhode Island

by Kelly Sullivan Pezza

Book Overview

Rhode Island's Washington County hides a dark past riddled with macabre crimes and despicable deeds. In 1890, an argument over wages turned deadly when former hotelier George Kenyon shot and killed his carpenter on the grounds of the Gilbert Stuart House in Saunderstown. Senator Charles Burdick was shot and left for dead at his Charlestown home in 1930. Even the peaceful village of Woodville has a veritable rap sheet of thieving maids, speakeasies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626198349
• ISBN13: 9781626198340
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"