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Historic North Country Disasters

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

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Historic North Country Disasters

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

There is a tragic history in New York's North Country of human folly, natural disasters, deadly explosions, terrible train wrecks and other calamities. The famous Barnum & Bailey Circus suffered deeply after its train crashed between Norwood and Potsdam in 1889 and many animals died. Beloved Thousand Island Park was almost entirely destroyed by a devastating fire in 1912, leveling hotels and businesses, and the once-thriving park never fully recovered. The great Massena earthquake measured 5.9 on the Richter scale in 1944 and caused tremendous structural damage, including destroying nearly all chimneys in the area. Author Cheri L. Farnsworth compiles both the man-made and natural disasters that shocked the North Country in the hundred years between 1850 and 1950.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467145009

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9781467145008

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

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Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

The author of Wicked Northern New York delivers the most chilling historic true crime stories from the state’s northern tier. Jefferson County, located in New York’s beautiful North Country, has a dark and violent past. During the long winter months, it was not the cold that was feared, but the killers. In 1828, Henry Evans committed a crime so brutal that the location in Brownsville is still called Slaughter Hill. A real-life Little Red Riding Hood, eleven-year-old Sarah Conklin met someone far worse than a wolf on her way home from school in 1875. And in 1908, Mary Farmer, a beautiful young mother hacked her neighbor to death and was sent to the electric chair. Author Cheri L. Farnsworth has compiled the stories of the most notorious criminal minds of Jefferson County’s early history. Includes photos!

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614234337

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9781614234333

Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

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Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

“Contains twelve intriguing stories, true murder cases from New York’s North Country . . . Illuminates the dark side of northern New York’s early days (Murder By Gaslight). St. Lawrence County is known for its picturesque waters and pristine seasons. But underneath this fair facade lies a sordid past, rife with tales of killings and cunning, like the man who slashed his wife to death after instructing a constable to close the door and depart; a robbery that descended into the brutal axing of a mother and her two small children; the unsolved case of a young woman bludgeoned to death on school grounds in an upscale neighborhood; and the gruesome poisoning of one man at the hands of his son, his wife and her lover. Join author Cheri Farnsworth as she investigates these and other notorious cases of murder and mayhem in New York’s North Country. Includes photos!

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138

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614233160

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9781614233169

Adirondack Enigma

The Depraved Intellect and Mysterious Life of North Country Wife Killer Henry Debosnys

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

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Adirondack Enigma

The Depraved Intellect and Mysterious Life of North Country Wife Killer Henry Debosnys

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

When Henry Debosnys arrived in Essex, New York, the sleepy town was unprepared for the string of dark events that trailed the exotic European stranger. Within weeks of his appearance, he had romanced wealthy widow Betsey Wells, charming her friends and children and presenting the picture of an ideal new family at their spur-of-the-moment wedding. Yet when authorities discovered Betsey's mangled body in a nearby forest, Debosnys's image as a caring family man began to unravel. During his incarceration, Debosnys slowly revealed himself to be a genius fluent in six languages, a master cryptographer and the murderer of at least two previous wives. As the scrutiny on Debosnys intensified, he began producing coded messages, allegedly confessions to a lifetime of villainy. Author Cheri Farnsworth reveals never-before-seen evidence of this Upstate tragedy, including reproductions of the legendary, unsolved Debosnys cryptograms, in an effort to finally uncover the truth about this depraved con man. The only question that remains is who will be the first to crack the "Debosnys Code"?

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614231923

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9781614231929

Wicked Northern New York

By: Cheri L Farnsworth

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Wicked Northern New York

By: Cheri L Farnsworth

The friendly, relaxed atmosphere of the North Country belies a dark and sordid history: a time when it seemed that every city had its red-light district and every hamlet its brothel. Revisit an enigmatic period fraught with pistol duels and "tramp camps;" hermits on the run, "wild man" sightings and horse thieves. Local author Cheri Farnsworth has carefully researched and compiled the region's most wicked stories here, like the Potsdam man who literally scared his wife to death, the woman who was won in a game of cards, and the little girl who was taken by gypsies, sold for fifty cents, and then traded for a half a dozen chickens.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625841191

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9781625841193

Alphabet Killer

The True Story of the Double Initial Murders

By: Cheri Farnsworth

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Alphabet Killer

The True Story of the Double Initial Murders

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In the early 1970s, three young girls were slain near Rochester, NY, in the so-called Alphabet murders. The first book fully devoted to the case explores the crime and its investigation.

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Stackpole Books

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081170632X

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9780811706322

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

By: Cheri L. Farnsworth

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Historic North Country Disasters

Historic North Country Disasters

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County

Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County

Adirondack Enigma

Adirondack Enigma

Wicked Northern New York

Wicked Northern New York

Alphabet Killer

Alphabet Killer

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

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