Double Indemnity Murder : Ruth Snyder, Judd Gray, and New York's Crime of the Century
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0815608241
ISBN-13
9780815608240
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Imprint
Syracuse University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 16th, 2006
Print length
420 Pages
Weight
567 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
True crimeTrue crimeCrime & criminologyCrime and criminology
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Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. It explores the question: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases.
Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious - yet mundane - as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. Resonant of the foot-loose Jazz Age, it made persistent headlines, led to a sensational trial, spawned a 1920s Broadway play, and two classic film noirs of the 1940s: ""Double Indemnity"" and ""The Postman Always Rings Twice"". 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. Landis MacKellar lives in Vienna and Paris. His interest in the Snyder-Gray murder began when he taught in Queens College in New York City.
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