MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY: The Killing of Mary Phagan 100 Years Later

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, which broke him out of prison and hung.

 

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 in September 1982 from a mall in Rome, Georgia, sexually violated, tortured, and murdered.

 

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.

 

MURDER AT THE PENCIL FACTORY is available in eBook and soon audio. Buy today!

 

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See book trailer:

 

http://youtu.be/d6yo9VKlopw

 

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The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed

The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed, is a new criminology text and true crime book by internationally bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers.

 

According to Harold Schechter, Professor of American Literature and Culture and bestselling author, The Dynamics of Murder is "an indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in American homicide, from law-enforcement professionals to armchair criminologists."

 

In fact, the book is a multifaceted examination of murder, offenders, victims, and characteristics of homicide in American society. It is generally intended for an audience of students in criminology and other disciplines, as well as professionals in law enforcement, psychology, and sociology.

 

But the book will appeal to thriller writers as a great resource on the crime of homicide. For instance, there are chapters on serial killers, mass murder, domestic homicide, and terrorism--common themes in many of today's thriller novels.

 

Fans of true crime will also find this a gripping read. Included are several case studies of real life murders. For example, the tragic tale of Sahel Kazemi, the young woman who murdered her lover, ex NFL football star quarterback star Steve McNair, before killing herself in what amounted to a love triangle is examined.

 

 

See The Dynamics of Murder book trailer:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RMoeVYpoWs&feature=share&list=UUZCiy5-VuovhKlfW3LGe76g

 

 

In hardcover and eBook.

 

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Bombings and Terrorism in the U.S.

The Boston Marathon Bombing was another sad day in American History.

Alas, using explosive devices to cause death and destruction is not new to the United States.

The most known examples are, of course, 9/11 (where planes became bombs), and bombings of the World Trade Center in New York and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma.

But other cases have also left their mark on our society..

For example, in July 1985, there was pipe bombs were used to murder wealthy widow Margaret Benson and her twenty-one-year-old adopted son, Scott Benson, in the family's Naples, Florida home. Another son turned out to be the culprit.

Even more shocking is the story of Jack Gilbert Graham, who way back in 1955, gift wrapped 25 sticks of dynamite (disguised as a present for his mother) and snuck onto a plane out ofDenver en route to Portland. It exploded while airborne, killing all 44 passengers and crew on board. I wrote about this tragedy in my true crime short, MASS MURDER IN THE SKY.

It seems that determined killers have always been with us, often hidden in plain view, wanting to take away the freedoms and lifestyle we take for granted. Allowing them to win would be the worst thing we can do.

The best thing would be to continue going after those who cause such murder and mayhem--making sure they face justice under the law and living our lives, while cherishing each and every day we get to spend with our loves ones as we try to make a difference in the world we live in.

O.J. Simpson, Medical Center, and Nicole Brown Simpson

Having purchased the DVD of the 1960s TV series, Medical Center, last month as a present to my wife (who happened to love the show's star, Chad Everett), we finally got around to watching the first episode last night.

The guest stars of the first episode, "The Last Ten Yards," which aired on Sept. 24, 1969, were O.J. Simpson and Cecily Tyson. Simpson played a college football player, not too surprisingly, and Tyson was his nurse wife.

What struck me eerily was that at one point Simpson threatened to kill his wife and at another, was abusive toward her.

I couldn't help but think of the irony of this, considering that twenty-five years later Simpson would be charged with murdering is real ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Had life imitated art with no one making the connection?

Of course, Simpson was acquitted of both murders in what many called the "trial of the century." However, he would later be found liable for wrongful death in a civil trial.

We may never know whether Simpson, or someone on his behalf, killed his ex-wife or not. Still, that episode of Medical Center and the parallels caught my attention nonetheless.

One can only hope that Nicole and Goldman are at peace in the afterlife...