Bloody Savannah

<p> Savannah is one of America's most beautiful and historic cities. Yet underneath the mint juleps oaks bearded with Spanish moss and the splendor of colonial architecture there lurks a deadly undercurrent. This is a first-person account of an award-winning newspaper crime reporter's career covering scores of murders in the Savannah area including one of the bloodiest eras in the city's history: in 1985 metro Savannah earned notoriety with the nation's highest homicide rate. The author describes a wide range of crimes including murders over a 14-year-old lover $4 for hamburgers or a baby carriage; the grisly murder of a voodoo priest; bound corpses in the waterways and interstate body dumping grounds; the Scarecrow and Say Cheese Killers serial killer Wade Sheffield; and many more.</p>