Lawrence P. Gooley

North Country / Adirondack Author

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Villainous Vermont: 32 True Accounts of Murder, Homicide, and Unresolved Deaths in the Green Mountain State

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Villainous Vermont-Front Cover

The 32 true stories presented here are definitely not run-of-the-mill. Some are odd or unusual, while most have twists, turns, shockers, and graphic details that help reveal the full story. Included are:

  • Vigilantes Attack Vergennes Whorehouses
  • Shot Dead in the Head While Nursing Her Infant
  • Murdered by a Blind Man? Yes, It Really Happened.
  • How a Swanton Infant Became Rat Food
  • A Teen’s Horrible End: If You’re Squeamish, Skip to the Next Chapter
  • Hash and Custard, the Devil’s Menu
  • The Bad Seed of Hinesburg: Did He Climb the Gallows as a Teen?
  • Cookware as a Weapon
  • The Accidental Murder of Judge Caleb Hill
  • The Worst Criminal Incident in Vermont History

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Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers, and Beer: The Story of Prohibition in Northern New York, Volume 1

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Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers, and Beer, Volume 1-Front Cover

Prohibition was the wildest, most chaotic period in northern New York’s history. America’s so-called “Great Experiment”—banning the social and recreational use of alcohol—led to unforeseen and unfortunate consequences. Thousands of speeding bootleggers presented potentially deadly hazards to casual drivers. The number of gun-toting highwaymen (robbers) skyrocketed with the emergence of new and irresistible targets—bootleggers carrying cash north to buy alcohol, and bootleggers carrying valuable booze loads south.

Even more alarming were the almost daily wild shootouts, often on village and city streets, the air heavy with bullets as lawmen and smugglers fought it out during high-speed chases. Worse yet in the eyes of many were the extremely aggressive tactics of lawmen, who were sworn to provide enforcement (the offenses were mostly misdemeanors) and protect the public, but killed bootleggers and innocent citizens alike in the process, and were rarely held accountable. They falsified charges, lied, stonewalled, withheld evidence, and did whatever it took to avoid prosecution. » More Details