Notorious 92: Indiana's Most Heinous Murders In All 92 Counties by Andrew E. Stoner

Notorious 92: Indiana’s Most Heinous Murders In All 92 Counties

by Andrew E. Stoner

Format: 6 x 9 softcover
Page Count: 300

ISBN: 978-1-60008-024-1
Price: $19.95
Publication Date: June 30, 2007

Book Description

With about 400 murders each year in Indiana, Hoosiers witness their share of human darkness. And, while many citizens might prefer to forget these unfortunate episodes, the seamy side of the state must not go unexamined. Notorious 92: Indiana’s Most Heinous Murders In All 92 Counties examines the state’s dark side, illustrating that the murderous venom of today has been present in Indiana for two centuries. From marital and financial problems to substance abuse and racial hostilities, generations of Hoosiers are linked by not only the lands they inhabit, but by the demons they face.

In Notorious 92, Andrew E. Stoner recounts murders from each of Indiana’s 92 counties. Among the eye-opening cases detailed in this volume are:

The story of Vigo County’s Larry Eyler, a serial killer who claimed the lives of 21 men from 1982 to 1984
The story of an unidentified runaway slave who was killed in downstate Switzerland County by a Kentucky slave owner in 1859
The story of Elkhart County’s Shirley Rock, a young woman who admitted to poisoning her husband because she didn’t believe in divorce
The story of brothers Anthony “The Ant” and Michael Spilotro, two alleged members of the Chicago Mob who were found beaten to death and buried in a Newton County cornfield, with the gruesome double murder portrayed in the Martin Scorsese film Casino
The story of Marion County’s Marjorie Jackson, a wealthy widow who was murdered in her home while her killer robbed her of $3.5 million, but didn’t find an additional $5 million hidden around her estate

Notorious 92 makes clear that for Indiana to cure itself of society’s ills, it first must be familiar with the motives and patterns of its citizens’ violent tendencies.

Author Information

Andrew E. Stoner is an Indianapolis-based writer. He served in Governor Frank O’Bannon’s administration as deputy press secretary from 2001 to 2003. In 2006, he published the acclaimed biography Legacy of a Governor: The Life of Indiana’s Frank O’Bannon. Stoner holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in journalism from both Franklin College of Indiana and Ball State University.