Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids: The Scandalous 1916 Murder Plot
- ISBN-10
- 1625852258
- ISBN-13
- 9781625852250
- Category
- True Crime
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-28
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Author
- Tobin T. Buhk
Description
“Traces the footsteps of poisoner Arthur Waite from his marriage to Clara Peck . . . in 1915 to his death by electrocution at Sing Sing Prison in 1917” (MLive.com). With his boyish good looks, Arthur Warren Waite charmed into marriage the daughter of wealthy Grand Rapids business tycoon John E. Peck in 1916. He then wasted no time executing what he believed to be a flawless scheme to hijack his wife’s inheritance. The plot went awry when a mysterious telegram set off a sequence of events that ultimately exposed his immoral ambition to poison all other Peck heirs. Follow Waite’s fingerprints of indiscretion around Grand Rapids and New York City as author Tobin T. Buhk details this audacious plan of staggering complexity. Includes photos! “Follow Waite’s trail around Grand Rapids and New York City as the author, Tobin Buhk details his complex plan meant to make him a rich man.” —Holland Sentinel
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