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Book

The murder of Maggie Hume : cold case in Battle Creek

Call Number

  • H 364.1523 P226.2 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Charleston : London : The History Press, 2014.

Physical Description

160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Summary

"On August 16, 1982, an unidentified attacker brutalized and strangled Maggie Hume at her apartment in Battle Creek, Michigan. The daughter of a beloved local football coach, her seemingly senseless murder sparked intense scrutiny that lingers today. Award-winning author Blaine Pardoe and his daughter, Victoria Hester, crack open three decades of material on this mysterious tragedy, exposing dark secrets and political in-fighting that tore at the Battle Creek legal system for years. Compiled from documents, videos and interviews, this book presents the facts and clues of the case to the public for the first time"--

"This book tackles the thirty-one-year-old unsolved murder of Maggie Hume"--

Contents

  • Maggie's missing
  • The start of the investigation
  • The boyfriend
  • Dark suspicions
  • Entropy
  • The wreck on M-66
  • The convict
  • The deal with the devil
  • The final two suspects.

Subjects

Added Authors

Victoria Hester