num_pages: 296
description: On the night of December 1,1900, Iowa farmer John Hossack was attacked and killed while he slept at home beside his wife, Margaret. On April 11, 1901, after five days of testimony before an all-male jury, Margaret Hossack was found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life in prison. One year later, she was released on bail to await a retrial; jurors at this second trial could not reach a decision, and she was freed. She died August 25, 1916, leaving the mystery of her husband's death unsolved.
language: English
title: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland
titlecomplete: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland (Bur Oak Book)
genres: Historical, True Crime, Crime, History, American, Law, American History, Murder Mystery, Nonfiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 1012
places: Iowa, Indianola, Iowa
publisher: University Of Iowa Press