Library Record
Metadata
Title |
American Bluebeard : lies and dead wives |
Object Type |
Book |
Author |
Burnett-Reaugh, Alene Lorraine |
Notes |
"This is the story of an American Bluebeard whose crimes at the turn of the twentieth century affected over fifty women. The story reveals the plight of his victims and the fate of the fiend that cruelly annihilated them. James P. Watson traveled throughout Canada, the Pacific North West, and California. He approached refined women with marriage proposals and promises of exotic travel. He ran lonely hearts ads in local newspapers. He married as many as 50 women altogether, and after extracting their money, killed at least 22, and abandoned many more. He got away with it for twenty years until one suspicious wife brought him down." |
Subjects |
Watson, James P., -- 1871-1939. Serial murderers -- United States -- Biography. Bigamy -- United States -- Biography. Women -- Crimes against. |
Publisher |
[Independent] |
Date of Publication |
2020 |
Language |
English |
Description |
ii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm ; bibliography |