Sunday,  November 22, the Somerville Public Library will host an afternoon with Christopher Daley, author of the book Murder & Mayhem in Boston: Historic Crimes in the Hub who will discuss Massachusetts’ most infamous murder cases.

This one hour lecture is an entertaining and fascinating look at some of Massachusetts’ most infamous murder cases, both solved and unsolved. If you like mystery and suspense, and are not opposed to a little blood and gore you’ll enjoy this lecture. It is fully illustrated with photographs and artwork culled from archival, microfilm, and literary sources. Many of the murder sites and historical locations have been photographed in order to give the audience a sense of the modern day context of the crimes. Cases examined in this talk include: Jesse Pomeroy “The Boy Fiend”; Jane Toppan “The Angel of Death”; The Boston Strangler; the case of the Merry Widow; Phillis and Mark: a case of Petit Treason; and the Lizzie Borden Case.

Christopher Daley has been lecturing all over New England for over 20 years on historical topics of interest; at libraries, historical societies, schools and all sorts of clubs and organizations. He is currently a history teacher in the Silver Lake Regional School System in Kingston Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. and a M.A. from Bridgewater State University in Political Science and History. He lives in Wareham, Massachusetts.
This event is free and all are welcome.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase.

Location: Central Library, 79 Highland Avenue, November 22, 2015, 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.