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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Double Indemnity Murder: Ruth Snyder, Judd Gray, and New York's Crime of the Century

The Double Indemnity Murder: Ruth Snyder, Judd Gray, and New York's Crime of the Century

Mackellar, Landis

Paperback

Biographies General20th Century United States HistoryRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 0815608241
ISBN13: 9780815608240
Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
Published: Oct 16 2006
Pages: 420
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.04 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
Queens Village was a picture-perfect postcard New York suburb. But in March 1927 the façade of respectability was stripped away to reveal an underside of greed, lust, and crime. Few incidents in crime history have been so notorious as the murder of Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. Resonant of the footloose Jazz Age, it made persistent headlines and led to a sensational trial. The crime spawned a 1920s Broadway play and inspired the classic noir film of the 1940s, Double Indemnity. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. Moreover, it explores sociocultural questions that beg to be answered: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases, and why did such a transparent crime earn such an enduring place in the popular psyche?

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