Bibliograph

Murder, culture, and injustice, four sensational cases in American history, Walter L. Hixson

Type

Label

Murder, culture, and injustice, four sensational cases in American history, Walter L. Hixson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Murder, culture, and injustice

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Walter L. Hixson

Series statement

Series on law, politics, and society

Sub title

four sensational cases in American history

Summary

Walter Hixson's pithy narrative account of four sensational murder cases---the Lizzie Borden, Lindbergh baby, Sam Sheppard, and O.J. Simpson trials---offers interesting observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts. His step-by-step analysis of the details of each case provides not only insight by skillful synthesis of the existing literature but also a solid overview of the events surrounding these four cases, each of which became a national obsession as well as a miscarriage of justice. Taking a fresh look at the criminal justice system and the role of the media in the larger American milieu, Hixson delves into sociocultural impacts of crime that are both thought-provoking and fascinating reading

Target audience

adult

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