Murder of a Herkimer County Teacher: The Shocking 1914 Case of a Vengeful Student

In 1914, Poland, New York, was a picturesque slice of small-town America. But that innocence was shattered with the shocking murder of beloved schoolteacher Lida Beecher at the hands of her former student Jean Gianini. At twenty-one years old, Lida wasn't much older than her students. The son of a successful furniture dealer, Jean had all the advantages in life, but he had been labeled as different by all who encountered him. The shocking murder brought the world's best alienists to the packed Herkimer County Courthouse to try to prove that the teenager's mental development precluded his guilt. Author Dennis Webster utilizes unprecedented access to court documents to reveal details of the sensational crime never before made known to the public.

Author: Dennis Webster
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/27/2017
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781467136457
ISBN10: 146713645X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws