Murder on the Florida Frontier The True Story behind Sanford's Headless Miser Legend by Andrew Fink
epub | 5 MB | English | Author :Andrew Fink | B07K2JD185 | 2020 | Arcadia Publishing

Book Description :

This historical true crime reveals the story behind a sensational murder trial in 19th century Florida-and the local legend of a headless ghost.

Sanford, Florida, 1880. As the United States recovered from the horrors of the Civil War, settlers, swindlers, and former soldiers from both sides decended on Florida in droves. Among these newcomers was Archie Newton, a young Englishman seeking refuge from his past. Newton hoped to forge a new life on the Florida frontier-and he set his sights on the fertile soil of Sanford.

Samuel McMillan was a miserly Sanford bachelor who carried large sums of "greenbacks" and trusted no one. The ambitious Newton made no secret of his plan to buy McMillan's profitable orange grove. But on his way back from Newton's home one evening, McMillan disappeared without a trace. He wasn't seen again until his headless corpse was pulled from a nearby lake.

Though there was no direct evidence...

Category : | Biographies & Memoirs of Criminals, History of Southern U.S., History of Photography