Six Miles to Charleston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher

In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale. Orr uncovers the mysteries and debunks the myths behind the infamous legend of the nation's first convicted female serial killer.

Author: Bruce Orr
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 12/03/2010
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540205339
ISBN10: 1540205339
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- True Crime | Murder | Serial Killers

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