Author Ken Sheldon reads and signs copies of his new book, Deep Water-Murder, Scandal and Intrigue in a New England Town. In the waning days of World War I, William K. Dean was brutally murdered, his body hog-tied and dumped in a rainwater cistern on his farm in the quiet town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Suspicion quickly fell on Dean's wife, an invalid in the early stages of dementia. Her friends, outraged at the accusations, pointed instead to a former tenant of Dean’s, whom many suspected of being a German spy. Others believed that Dean's best friend, a politically powerful banker and judge, was involved. Deep Water-Murder, Scandal and Intrigue in a New England Town by Kenneth M. Sheldon is based on his extensive research into the Dean murder, including thousands of pages of FBI documents, grand jury testimonies, newspaper accounts, private correspondence, and the archives of the Jaffrey Historical Society. Cosponsored by the Monadnock Center for History and Culture and the Peterborough Town Library, this event is free and open to the public.
Date and Time
Saturday Jul 30, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM EDT
Location
Monadnock Center for History and Culture
19 Grove St.
Peterborough, NH 03458
Fees/Admission
Free admission
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