Since we are in October, I thought now would be a great time to mention the very thorough and creepy series of books put out by John Stark Bellamy II concerning crime and disaster in Cleveland Ohio.
Cleveland has a very long history of strange tales. LOTS of Twilight Zone type occurrences have gone down there. Bellamy has done a great job of tracking down the stories, and letting the reader know about the areas past.
I really appreciate the fact that Bellamy avoids dealing with recent crimes, and sticks to the older ones. There is something a bit more acceptable in dealing with older crimes. I believe that the most recent situation covered in Bellamy's books involves the Sam Sheppard case from from the 50s and 60s. He also covers the Torso Murderer in one of his books, drawing a conclusion about the person(s) involved in those crimes.
John Stark Bellamy has a new book called "The Last Days of Cleveland" published by Gray & Company.
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Jane! Thank you so much for mentioning this! I am very excited to know that there is a new Cleveland book by John available! I will be ordering it soon!!
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