Murder, Culture, and Injustice

Walter Hixson's pithy narrative account of four sensational national murder cases - the Lizzie Borden, Lindbergh baby, Sam Sheppard, and O. J. Simpson trials?offers interesting observations into the greater cultural and political forces that shaped their verdicts.His step-by-step analysis of the details of each case provides not only insight by skillful synthesis of the existing literature but also a solid overview of the events surrounding these four cases, each of which became a national obsession as well as a miscarriage of justice.Taking a fresh look at the criminal justice system and the role of the media in the larger American milieu, Hixson delves into sociocultural impacts of crime that are both thought-provoking and fascinating reading.