{"product_id":"victorian-southwest-michigan-true-crime-paperback","title":"Victorian Southwest Michigan True Crime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Delaware\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurder and mystery haunt the shadowy corners of the Victorian Era in Southwest Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades after his supposed death in 1846, a litigious bachelor was discovered to have been buried alive. In 1865, a Battle Creek woman, yearning for her lover, used Spiritualism to conceal poisoning her three children. An 1883 unsolved quadruple homicide near Jackson caused two suicides, one attempted suicide and two assassination attempts. In 1891, a ten-year-old girl adopted from the State School in Coldwater one morning was found dead in an icy river two counties away that same afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearcher and author Michael Delaware unfurls these and other stories that shocked Michigan and the nation over a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Delaware is an Arizona native who left home at age eighteen. He lived for fifteen years in Georgia, where he managed and owned a small business. Moving to Michigan in 1999, he resides today in Battle Creek. Following a passion for storytelling, he began producing videos for YouTube on local history in 2010. Today he is the host of a regional podcast, \u003cem\u003eTales of Southwest Michigan's Past\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Corruption on the Michigan Railroad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVictorian Southwest Michigan True Crime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMurder in Victorian Western Michigan\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the History category at the 2026 Great Midwest Book Festival. He is a sought-after public speaker and can be contacted through \u003cstrong\u003eMichaelDelaware.com\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330144342253,"sku":"9781467156073","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/yGpeU4YyK29781467156073.webp?v=1784922708","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/victorian-southwest-michigan-true-crime-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}