Murder Mayhem in Yavapai County [Paperback]

In Yavapai County, the Wild West way of living never died.

Fatal tales of jealousy, corruption, and organized vengeance swept across the landscape all the way through to the early twentieth century. In Prescott, a man with a grudge killed a fellow worker and led the sheriff on a roundabout chase before being sentenced for the murder and then, inexplicably, released and appointed to the position of constable. Near Jerome, a land deal gone wrong triggered an attempted murder, while a union dispute left the rail depot in ashes and several men dead.

Join author Drew Desmond as he brings to life the waning days of the Old West in Yavapai County with these never-before-told stories of vigilante justice and revenge.

Drew Desmond has coauthoredMurder & Mayhem in PrescottandTrue Tales of Prescottwith History Press author Brad Courtney. He runs the popular#PrescottAZHistoryblog (prescottazhistory.blogspot.com), followed by newspapers, television stations, businesses, politicians, and even towns. He has also authored many magazine articles. He is president of the board of the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation and its Western Heritage Center on historic Whiskey Row and can frequently be found there.

Dastardly Deeds, Labor Wars, and Death

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Dangerous When Drunk

Hired Killer Finds His Karma

The Killer Who Became a Constable

The Ghost that Chased His Murderer

Skeletons in the Senators Closet

Mayers First Murderer

A Double Murder Along the Hassayampa

A Dastardly Ambush

Absolutely No Regrets

Verde Valley Land Deal Goes South

Never Seen Again

The Crook Canyon Tragedy

Pre-Teen Saves Her Father

Step-Patricide

Fire, Paranoia, and Death

The Infamous Jerome Deportation

Bad Blood Flows on Jeromes Streets

Bullets Flying Thick and Fast

An Attempt to Raze Jerome

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