Murder at Rocky Point Park:: Tragedy in Rhode Island's Summer Paradise (True Crime) - Softcover

Pezza, Kelly Sullivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626196257 ISBN 13: 9781626196254

Publisher: The History Press, 2014

Synopsis

On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie's own father did the unthinkable against a backdrop of laughter and barrel organ music at Rocky Point Amusement Park. The tragedy aroused a strange reaction from the peaceable community of Warwick, Rhode Island. Many seemed to be more concerned for the murderer, Frank Sheffield, than for his young victim. Frank was rumored to be insane or addicted to drugs, and after a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The murder did not tarnish Rocky Point's reputation as a premier destination, and the park operated until 1995. Investigating official records and newspaper archives, author Kelly Sullivan Pezza uncovers the facts and oddities behind a grim crime in Rhode Island's summer paradise.

About this title

About the Author:

Kelly Sullivan Pezza is a native of Hope Valley, Rhode Island, and has worked as a journalist for southern Rhode Island newspapers for seventeen years. With an education in law enforcement and many years of experience as a Rhode Island historian and genealogist, she has written hundreds of articles and several books concerning historic true crime and unsolved mysteries in Rhode Island.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1626196257
• ISBN 13: 9781626196254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128