a Bennington Historical Society presentation

Author Lawrence Gooley reveals shocking discoveries made while researching Villainous Vermont, his collection of 32 true murder stories from the past. Learn about the murderess later cited as a Montpelier icon, unpunished vigilantes, the stomach-churning secrets behind a young girl’s death, the worst criminal incident in Vermont history, and more.

Lawrence Gooley is an award-winning author with a lifetime love of research, writing, and history. He has authored 22 regional books on history and true crime. For ten years he wrote a weekly history column on Adirondack Almanack, the region’s award-winning and most popular online journal. He and his partner, Jill Jones, founded Bloated Toe Enterprises in 2004. They have published over 100 titles including 35 historical Adirondack reprints of vintage books. His book, Oliver’s War: An Adirondack Rebel Battles the Rockefeller Fortune, won the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Nonfiction in 2008. Another title, Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow, was a regional best-seller for four consecutive years. Other best-sellers include Escape from Dannemora and 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders.

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