The Shocking Story of Helmuth Schmidt: Michigan's Original Lonely-Hearts Killer

by Tobin T. Buhk

Book Overview

In the fall of 1916, New York housemaid Augusta Steinbach fell in love with a man she met through a matrimonial advertisement in her local newspaper. She traveled to Detroit to marry her correspondent, but in March 1917, she mysteriously disappeared. What began as a routine search for a missing person turned into a baffling case of deception, bigamy and murder. Follow detectives as they unravel the tangled web spun by Michigan's original lonely hearts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626190178
• ISBN13: 9781626190177
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"