The Jefferson County Egan Murders, Dave Shampine
The Jefferson County Egan Murders, Dave Shampine
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The Jefferson County Egan Murders
Nightmare on New Year's Eve 1964

Author: Dave Shampine, Daniel T. Boyer

Narrator: Zach Barela

Unabridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/15/2022

Synopsis

With interviews from key witnesses, authors Dave Shampine and Daniel Boyer recount the grisly story of this New Year's Eve North Country nightmare, which is still shrouded in mystery today.

The names Peter, Barbara Ann, and Gerald Egan were familiar to Watertown police before December 31, 1964. The police suspected the trio in a long string of burglaries, and they were under investigation by the FBI for grand theft auto. But on that New Year's night, the Egans were shot execution style at a rest stop off Interstate 81. The gruesome gangland-style killings puzzled local and state police. Theories ranged from a simple confrontation gone awry to a premeditated act of retribution by hardened criminals who feared the Egans would turn state's witness.

About Dave Shampine

Dave Shampine is the author of Remembering New York's North County: Tales from Times Gone By and Colorful Characters of Northern New York: Northern Lights. He has received awards from the New York State Bar Association, New York Newspaper Publishers Association, New York State Associated Press Association and the Jefferson Community College Alumni Association, which honored him with a professional achievement award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle

A shorter true-crime book about the Egan Murders. While I wanted to love this, the narrative itself had gaps and for some reason I had trouble really immersing myself with the text. It just seems like the flow was a little 'different' what what I'm used to and I had trouble with that throughout. The......more

Goodreads review by Bill

The book cover caught my eye and I needed to get the story behind the possibly unsolved murders of the Egan's in upstate New York. I am a lifelong resident of the Empire State. Peter Egan and his wife Mary Ann had met in high school and the cheerleader fell for the bad boy from the other side of the......more

Goodreads review by Paula

Fascinating book! The book details the murders of Peter Egan, Jr., his wife, Barbara and his younger brother, Gerald Egan on New Year's Eve in 1964. The three Egans were perpetual thieves in and around Watertown, New York. The book also contains pertinent details of their alleged killer's trial. I hi......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Good true crime book It's an interesting recounting of a very old set of murders. I liked the way the author described the lifestyles of the victims and suspects. It would be interesting to know why the female victim changed so much after meeting her boyfriend/husband.......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Very informative book on a case I’d never heard of. The author did a great job with it. Sometimes with historic cases there’s a lot of jumping around and dealing with all the players is difficult. He did a great job.......more

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