The Hall-Mills Murder Case
352 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paperback
Release Date:01 Sep 1980
ISBN:9780813509129
The Hall-Mills Murder Case
The Minister and the Choir Singer
Rutgers University Press
On Saturday, September 16, 1922, the bodies of Edward Hall, a handsome Episcopal rector, and Eleanor Mills, his choir singer and lover, were found near a lovers' lane in New Jersey. Four years later, the minister's widow and her brothers were tried for the murders and acquitted. Renowned criminal lawyer William M. Kunstler tells the tale.
Introduction
PART I
The Discovery
The Living and the Dead
The Funerals
The Missing Hours
First Days
The Autopsies
An Arrest At Last
Old Clues And New Leads
The State Takes Over
Mr. Mott Builds His Case
Mr. Pfeiffer Strikes Back
The Grand Jury
The Aftermath
Hiatus
PART II
The Case Comes Back To Life
Simpson In Command
The Preliminary Hearing
The Bail Hearing
The Ordeals of Henry Stevens and Ralph Gorsline
The Indictments
Simpson's Ups And Downs
Last-Minute Preparations
PART III
The Trial---First Week
The Trial---Second Week
The Trial---Third Week
The Trial---Fourth Week
The Trial---Final Week
Odds And Ends
PART IV
One Man's Solution
Dramatis Personae
