The Axman Came from Hell and Other Southern True Crime Stories

In the 1880s, a serial killer terrorized Austin, Texas, setting a pattern for the many who followed him. In the 1890s, an Atlanta boardinghouse resident shot several of his fellow boarders. These and other true crime stories, spanning from Texas to West Virginia, are interesting and historically significant as opposed to depressing or lurid.

Keven McQueen teaches composition and world literature at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of more than ten books spanning such genres as true crime and Southern history. McQueen earned his BA from Berea College and an MA in English from Eastern Kentucky University. He lives in Berea, Kentucky.