American Murder Houses, Steve Lehto
American Murder Houses, Steve Lehto
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American Murder Houses
A Coast-to-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of Homicide

Author: Steve Lehto

Narrator: Barry Press

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/13/2016


Synopsis

There are places in the United States of America where violent acts of bloodshed have occurred. Years may pass—even centuries—but the mark of death remains. They are known as Murder Houses.

From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to national—and even global—infamy.
Here, writer Steve Lehto recounts the stories behind the houses where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother "forty whacks," where the real Amityville Horror was first unleashed by gunfire, and where the demented acts of the Manson Family horrified a nation—as well some lesser-known sites of murder that were no less ghastly.

Exploring the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes, American Murder Houses is a tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history.

About Steve Lehto

Steve Lehto is a writer and attorney. Licensed in Michigan, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law for ten years. He has written several books, including Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder, Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation, and Drawn to Injustice with Timothy Masters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Leila on May 12, 2015

This book will help you plan your next vacation.......more

Goodreads review by Fishface on September 15, 2017

This was an enjoyable, quick read thumbnailing the sorry events at a number of homes that have become tourist attractions after someone got murdered inside them. I had never heard of some of these cases before and the author made me want to know more about each one. Oddly, he includes the square foo......more

Goodreads review by Aidan on October 10, 2019

I am not much of a reader myself, but when I do read I enjoy the topics of murders and other horror types of literature. When my mother dragged me to the bookstore this summer the cover attracted me to the book instantly. I did not end up reading it during the summer, but when I was told by the Teac......more

Just as the title says, this is a collection of twenty-nine murder houses from around America - from the early 19th century to 21st century. These are houses of famous people, celebrities and others were houses of ordinary people where brutal murders were committed. Among the houses discussed in this......more

Goodreads review by Aleigha on May 08, 2019

Is it weird to say I loved a book about murder houses? 🤔 Oh well I did, this is was just a fun and quick read for any true crime lover ❤🗡 or maybe haunted house fan. The book does go into pretty good detail about the houses an the murders that took place in them, but on some of them it does leave y......more