The listing, William Edward Hickman- Dairy of a Madman - E-Book has ended.
This is a seven chapter e-book authored by me on the notorious 1927 murder of Marian Parker by William Edward Hickman in Alahambra, California.
The work traces the life of Hickman from his birth in rural Arkansas to the kidnapping and killing of the daughter of a bank president who Hickman harbored a personal grudge against.
The final chapter is an interview with the nephew of Hickman and his family's take on the condition, environment and circumstances that led to the nefarious crime of the brilliant but tortured Hickman.
Book will be delivered to you in a digital format.
Illustrated with fourteen photos and graphics.
Thanks for looking.
Dennis McCaslin
Excerpt:
"On December 14, 1927 nineteen-year-old Edward Hickman went to a public school in Los Angeles and told the teacher that twelve -year-old Marian Parker's father had been injured in an automobile accident and wanted his daughter to come home.
Marian left with Hickman and three days later, on December 17, her father received notes demanding a $1500 ransom for the safe return of his daughter.. Wishing to get his daughter back alive, Mr. Parker took the gold certificates demanded and handed them over to Hickman on a Los Angeles street.
After receiving the ransom Hickman drove away. Two blocks from the ransom exchange site, he tossed a package from the vehicle containing the head and upper torso of the 12-year old from his car....."