Overview
A Mystery of Wealth, Jealousy, and Murder
It was a story ripped from the pages of a 1940s true crime pulp: a still-unsolved murder that began with the discovery of a nearly decapitated body dumped alongside a lonely lane in the backwoods of Oakland County, Michigan. The bizarre love triangle that started the mayhem involved an affluent playboy, his former secretary, and a possessive wife who tailed her husband during his all-night escapades throughout swing-era Detroit. As the strange series of event unfolded, the list of suspects evolved to include serial killers and a shadowy figure dubbed "the pocket Al Capone."
Author Tobin T. Buhk revisits the investigation, profiles the suspects, and presents the most likely conclusion to one of Michigan's most enigmatic unsolved crimes.
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