Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland
- ISBN-10
- 1587296055
- ISBN-13
- 9781587296055
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08-15
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Authors
- Thomas Wolf, Patricia L. Bryan
Description
Depicts the murder of Iowa farmer John Hossack in 1900 and the subsequent trial of his wife who was accused and found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison before being released.
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