Hazel was a Good Girl

<p><b>The tragic and mysterious death of Hazel Drew that inspired the cult hit TV show <i>Twin Peaks</i> is finally solved by Dr. Jerry C. Drake.</b></p><p>The legend of Hazel Drew spread through stories of her ghost haunting the woods where her body was found. It was a hot summer day in July 1908 when the body of a young woman was found floating in a mill pond in Upstate New York. Hazel Irene Drew was murdered. Her death captured headlines across the nation and around the world but after a whirlwind investigation lasting less than thirty days the District Attorney abruptly closed the case.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age with clippings and photographs from local Troy and Albany newspapers from 1908 Dr. Jerry C. Drake parses out the facts from the legend through back alleys and dark mountain forests in pursuit of Hazel Drew's killer in this engaging historical investigation of a tragic American story.</p><p>With firsthand accounts from locals dreaming of clues tabloid journalists railroad Robber Barons and political bosses psychic investigators and even a mysterious hypnotist the tabloid sensation is debunked and the real woman is finally revealed. This is the definitive story of Hazel Drew whose ghost can finally rest knowing that her killer has been exposed.</p>