Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s
: The scandalous shooting of a wealthy businessman by his wife, Ann Woodward. Author’s Approach
The collection highlights several notorious historical events, including:
: Reviewers from TBR News Media note that Brosky focuses on the motivations behind the crimes—ranging from money and passion to insanity—rather than glamorizing the offenders.
: A wealthy Huntington farmer who was tarred, feathered, and killed after a romance went wrong.
: Tales of Puritan hysteria in East Hampton that occurred 35 years before the more famous Salem witch trials.
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: The mysterious disappearance of wealthy heiress Alice Parsons , a case that remains unsolved to this day.