Murder in Battle Creek : the mysterious death of Daisy Zick / Blaine L. Pardoe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781626191341 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 159 pages : illustrations, maps 22 cm
- Publisher: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "On a bitterly cold morning in January 1963, Daisy Zick was brutally murdered in her Battle Creek home. No fewer than three witnesses caught a glimpse of the killer, yet today, it remains one of Michigan’s most sensational unsolved crimes. The act of pure savagery rocked not only the community but also the Kellogg Company, where she worked. Here, Blaine Pardoe artfully takes the reader into this true crime thriller. Utilizing long-sealed police files and interviews with the surviving investigators,the true story of the investigation can finally be told. Who were the key suspects? What evidence does the police still have on this five-decades-old cold case? Just how close did this murder come to being solved? Is the killer still alive? These questions and more are masterfully brought to the forefront for true crime fans and armchair detectives"-- Provided by publisher. "An examination of the unsolved 1963 murder of Battle Creek's Daisy Zick"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Zick, Daisey, -1963. Murder > Michigan > Battle Creek. Murder > Michigan. TRUE CRIME / Murder / General. |
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Table of Contents
Murder in Battle Creek : The Mysterious Death of Daisy Zick
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword David B. Schock | p. 9 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 15 | |
Introduction | p. 17 | |
1 | Daisy's Last Day Alive | p. 23 |
2 | To the Bitter End | p. 34 |
3 | The Mysterious Man on Michigan Avenue | p. 55 |
4 | The Affairs of Daisy Zick | p. 67 |
5 | New Hopes | p. 90 |
6 | The Cold Sets In | p. 101 |
7 | A New Generation of Investigators | p. 113 |
8 | The Prisoner, the Postman and the Ever-Chilling Trail | p. 124 |
9 | Twilight | p. 132 |
10 | The Myths and Theories | p. 142 |
Epilogue | p. 151 | |
Timeline: January 14, 1963 | p. 155 | |
Index | p. 157 | |
About the Author | p. 160 |