Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s

By Kerriann Flanagan Brosky and Joan Harrison

Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky uncovers some of the most ghastly and fascinating historical crimes committed on Long Island.

Beyond the idyllic countryside and suburban communities of Long Island lies a murky history of murder and mayhem. A Victorian romance went awry in Huntington when wealthy farmer Charles Kelsey was tarred, feathered and murdered in 1872. Thirty-five years before the famous witch trials of Salem, East Hampton had its own Puritan hysteria among charges of witchcraft. The 1937 kidnapping of wealthy heiress Alice Parsons shook the quiet town of Stony Brook and remains a mystery to this day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Sep 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781439662298

Kerriann Flanagan Brosky

Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky is the author of nine books and has been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Newsday and Distinction magazine. She has appeared on CBS's Sunday Morning Show, Ticket with Laura Savini, News 12 Long Island and The Thinking Writer in East Hampton. Kerriann is also a food writer and was a contributing writer for Edible Long Island for five years, where she had her own column, "Kerriann Eats." She is the recipient of the Top Advocate for Historic Preservation and Education Award from the Oyster Bay Historical Society, the Huntington Heritage Education Award from the Town of Huntington and the Woman of Distinction Award from the New York State Assembly. Kerriann is president emeritus of the Long Island Authors Group and is a well-known speaker who draws standing room-only crowds to her lectures. Please visit her website at www.kerriannflanaganbrosky.com.