Murder & Mayhem in Norton, Ohio - Softcover

Merrick, Lisa Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467147958 ISBN 13: 9781467147958

Publisher: The History Press, 2021

Synopsis

Discover the dark corners of Norton, Ohio, history

For such a small city, Norton's past is rife with bloody deeds, tragic accidents, and destructive disasters. This community on the edge of Akron had its share of train wrecks, plane crashes, and devastating fires, but other events were decidedly more sinister in nature. In 1931, a young robber allowed his twelve-year-old brother to ride along on a bank heist--to little brother's great delight. A labor dispute in 1950 resulted in two bombings of a local farm in a single year. In the 1970s and 80s, serial killers Robert Buell and Edward Wayne Edwards left their evil mark on the city. Digging through two centuries of news coverage, local author Lisa Merrick uncovers Norton's most loathsome crimes and heartbreaking calamities.

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Ann Merrick has previously published a book on the history of Norton, Ohio, through Arcadia Publishing. She grew up in the Norton community and still resides there today. She enjoys sleuthing for stories for her local paper, with an emphasis on history, current events and interesting individuals. She currently has three children's books that she is working on and hopes to see them published and enjoyed by children and adults alike. Ms. Merrick has always had a fascination with the odd and interesting, crime stories, prisons, forensic and mortuary science. For this reason, she was led to research and write about murder and mayhem in her own community.

Edition details

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467147958
• ISBN 13: 9781467147958
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112