Skull in the ashes
Subtitle: murder, a gold rush manhunt, and the birth of circumstantial evidence in America
By: Peter Kaufman
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781609381882; 9781609382131
Subjects: Homicide investigation; Trials (Murder); Circumstantial Evidence; Trials, litigation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273)and index.
Table of contents: title: Fire and ice; title: Death in flames; title: The Bohemian immigrant's clever son; title: Down on the ground; title: Thiel's men move in; title: Following the trail; title: Hardships; title: Klondike madness; title: Inside; title: Down the Yukon; title: The long journey home; title: The trial; title: Setting the stage; title: Orange pumpkins and yellow journalism; title: Inside the courthouse; title: Point and counterpoint; title: The summing up and verdict; title: After the verdict; title: The white palace and the fort; title: Life in the colony; title: The redemption dance; title: Novak's second disappearing act; title: The measure of their lifetimes.