Murder at Breakheart Hill Farm: The Shocking 1900 Case That Gripped Boston's North Shore

by Alison Simcox, Douglas L. Heath, Alison C. Simcox

Book Overview

On a dark, rainy night in October 1900, George E. Bailey, caretaker of Breakheart Hill farm, disappeared. He no longer made his daily milk runs to town or stopped at the tavern for his favorite cherry rum. Some suspected foul play right away, as Bailey's wife had recently gone to Maine, leaving Bailey alone with his farmhand, John C. Best, who was known to be a drunk and a potentially violent man. Nine days later, when Bailey's dismembered body was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467143693
• ISBN13: 9781467143691
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"