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Al gossip theft and murder and that includes events taking place across the South and Midwest McConnell reveals a fascinating cast of characters revolving around Minnie Walkup including a former Louisiana governor and senator a prominent Ohio banking family the partner of a famous railway tycoon and a sleazy district court judge from New Orleans The Adventuress offers a Gilded Age soap opera that seems too far fetched to be what it is trueA substantial contribution to crime history The Adventuress is a welcome addition to any true crime reader's collecti
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The AdventuressN she married Walkup a forty nine year old successful businessman and acting mayor of Emporia Kansas One month later Walkup died from arsenic poisoning and his young wife was accused of murdering him Her trial became one of the most sensational cases in Kansas history and was covered by reporters across the nationThe Adventuress details Minnie Walkup's remarkable life and criminal activities Using newspaper articles census and probate records and descendants' reports true crime writer Virginia A McConnell depicts a captivating story that is full of scand