Murder of a Herkimer County Teacher: The Shocking 1914 Case of a Vengeful Student

By Dennis Webster

“The true case of Lydia ‘Lida’ Beecher, a school teacher, being killed by one of her former students . . . The book flows seamlessly” (Observer Dispatch).
 
In 1914, Poland, New York, was a picturesque slice of small-town America. But that innocence was shattered with the shocking murder of beloved schoolteacher Lida Beecher at the hands of her former student Jean Gianini. At twenty-one years old, Lida wasn't much older than her students. The son of a successful furniture dealer, Jean had all the advantages in life, but he had been labeled as different by all who encountered him. The shocking murder brought the world’s best alienists to the packed Herkimer County Courthouse to try to prove that the teenager’s mental development precluded his guilt. Author Dennis Webster utilizes unprecedented access to court documents to reveal details of the sensational crime never before made known to the public.
 
Includes photos!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Mar 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781439660133

Dennis Webster

Dennis Webster is a ghost hunter and paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. He has walked haunted churches, theaters, temples and graveyards. He's the published author of Haunted Adirondacks , Haunted Utica , Haunted Old Forge and Haunted Mohawk Valley . He's written books on true crime and lunatic asylums. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Utica University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the State University of New York Polytechnic. He can be reached by email at [e-mail].

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