This handsomely quarter-bound second compendium brings together 400 pages of real murder cases from the Victorian era in five infamous stories! Dig into the double murder via axe of the Bordens and the trial of their daughter Lizzie, the unsolved case of notably beautiful salesgirl Mary Rogers, the robbery-motivated crimes of innkeepers the "Bloody" Benders, the sensational trial of socialite and murderess Madeleine Smith, and the ins and outs of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

This is an engrossing, illustrated journey into true crime classics of the Victorian era. This second omnibus of storied treasuries of murder includes the famous double axe murder by Lizzie Borden; the mysterious drowning of the lovely Mary Rogers; the Bloody Benders, a family of murderous inn keepers; socialite Madeleine Smith who poisoned an inconvenient suitor; and the famous assassination of President Lincoln. Each true crime story includes a bibliography of research sources, presenting true facts about famous murders in an entertaining fashion.