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Norman J. Zierold (1927–2018)
Author of Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy
About the Author
Works by Norman J. Zierold
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- Legal name
- Zierold, Norman John
- Birthdate
- 1927-07-26
- Date of death
- 2018-03-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- South Amana, Iowa, USA
- Places of residence
- France
Fairfield, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Harvard College (AB cum laude)
University of Iowa (MA) - Organizations
- Maharishi University of Management
Brearly School
Theater Arts
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Awards
Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Members
- 129
- Popularity
- #156,299
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 16
I find this book has much the same sort of writing as the other: straightforward and comprehensive journalistic reporting. The Snead murder case is infinitely more complicated than Charley Ross's abduction, but Zierold, a historian, does a good job of sorting through all the media hullaballoo and conflicting testimonies and points of view. If you want to learn all about this fascinating murder, you can't go wrong with Zierold's book.
I only wish that (A) Zierold had provided footnotes, endnotes or at least a bibliography of sources and (B) he would have dared to do some of his own speculating. The case is a century old now and was sixty years old when this book was published; he could not have done any harm by voicing a few of his own opinions. Zierold probably knows more about that case than anyone living: what, in his opinion, really happened to Ocey Snead? Were her aunts crazy, crazy like a fox or something in between? I know what you know, Mr. Zierold, but what do you THINK?… (more)