Three Bullets Sealed His Lips Contributor(s): Rubenstein, Bruce A. (Author), Ziewacz, Lawrence E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870132520 ISBN-13: 9780870132520 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1987 Annotation: The gangland-style slaying of State Senator Warren G. Hooper on 11 January 1945, three days before he was to testify before a grand jury investigating alleged corruption in the Michigan legislature, forced coverage of Allied war triumphs from the state's newspaper headlines. National media representatives flocked to Michigan to join local reporters in following the efforts of grand jury special prosecutor Kim Sigler and the State Police to apprehend the killers. Because no arrests ever were made, a 1951 journalistic prediction has proven true: "The Hooper case will continue to come back to remind the people and politicians of Michigan in the black days of 1945 when almost every official of the state had his price." For this reason, the Hooper murder has endured as one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries in the annals of Michigan crime. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories - Political Science |
Dewey: 347.305 |
LCCN: 87042552 |
Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (0.86 lbs) 236 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
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Publisher Description: The gangland style slaying if State Senator Warren G. Hooper on January 11, 1945, three days before he was to testify before a grand jury investigating alleged corruption in the Michigan legislature, forced coverage of Allied war triumphs from the state's newspaper headlines. National media representatives flocked to Michigan to join local reporters in following the efforts of grand jury special prosecutor Kim Sigler and the State Police to apprehend the killers. Because no arrests ever were made, a 1951 journalistic prediction has proven true: The Hooper case will continue to come back to remind the people and politicians of Michigan of the black days of 1945 when almost every official of the state had his price. For this reason, the Hooper murder has endured as one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries in the annals of Michigan crime. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ziewacz, Lawrence E.: - Lawrence "Larry" Ziewacz was a Professor at Michigan State University and taught in the Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and the American Thought and Language departments until his death in December, 2003. Articles he has authored or co-authored have been published in journals such as Michigan History, the Michigan Historical Review, the Sport Sociology Bulletin, Country Music Annual, the Journal of the Great Lakes History Conference, Midwestern Miscellany, and History Reviews of New Books. He co-authored, with Douglas A. Noverr, The Games They Played: Sports in American History: 1865- 1980. Rubenstein, Bruce A.: -Bruce A. Rubenstein is a professor of history at University of Michigan-Flint. |