Bøger af Janice Oberding

Prostitute Alice Nashlund was brutally murdered in the small town of Tonopah, Nevada days before Christmas 1951. Her murder has never been solved. Raymond Millan was charged with the crime. But thanks to the work of a young William Raggio, who went on to serve first as Washoe County District Attorney and then Nevada senator, Millian was found not guilty. Was he the killer or merely a convenient scapegoat? A Death in Tonopah examines the murder of Alice Nashlund and reaches a shocking conclusion as to the killer's identity.

Washington gained statehood on November 11, 1889, making it one of the newer states and yet, the land that comprises the Evergreen State has been inhabited for centuries. Long before Europeans came to North America, indigenous people were living here in present day Washington's dense rich forests and coastal regions for at least 4,000 years. That in itself gives rise to a lot of ghostly tales.

Visiting cemeteries is not for everyone. Only those who appreciate the art, the stories, the legends and the history behind cemetery gates will understand and appreciate what it means to be a tombstone tourist. Author Janice Oberding is definitely a tombstone tourist. In these adventures she brings the reader along as she, her husband and her friends, seek history, ghosts and the unexplained while experiencing cemeteries throughout the country.

A collection of short thought provoking, and somewhat macabre stories. Ghosts, vampires, murder.

Silver has brought thousands of men to Virginia City, Nevada circa 1860s. Millions of dollars worth of silver is being pulled from the mines, ladies of the evening ply their trade in the local brothels and the streets are rife with danger. Assistant Police Chief Charles Bowling has a murder to solve. Attempting to assist him are his Aunt Lottie and their friends who reside at the Ducks and Deeks boarding house. Are they helping or hindering?

Virginia City circa 1860s; Charles Bowling, Special Assistant to Police Chief Dolan, has his hands full with murder, and his meddling Aunt Lottie, her friend Agnes and the others who live at the Ducks and Deeks Boarding House.

"Featuring seven magic mountains, the best in the West rib cookoff, and the man who killed his killer."

Before Las Vegas became the entertainment capital of the world, there was Reno. Known as the Biggest Little City in the World, Reno was the legalized gambling, prostitution, and divorce center of the universe. Naturally, there was crime--in the city and in the surrounding Northern Nevada areas as well. Reno is now Nevada's third largest city and continues to grow. Murders Mysteries and Misdemeanors of Reno and Northern Nevada covers some of the city's, and indeed the area's, most unusual crimes--from the shocking murder of skier Sonja McCaskie, to the ingenious cattle rustler who created his own special cattle rustling shoes, to the humorous last words of convicted killer Robert White, and more.

Time has all but forgotten the tragic tales of those who have passed through Nevada, but their spirits remain. As arguably the most haunted state in the nation, Nevada has more than its share of ghosts with intriguing stories and historical connections. Among them is the unfortunate gangster, Bugsy Siegel who died in Beverly Hills only to return to his old stomping grounds, the Flamingo Las Vegas; Julia Bulette, the ill-fated prostitute who was slaughtered in her bed on a cold January morning in 1867; and the many haunted houses in Reno, their owners forever tied to their homes, refusing to depart.

At seventeen, Floyd Burton Loveless became the youngest person ever executed by the state of Nevada. What led him to that end was just as tragic. Following a series of family catastrophes, Loveless was a petty thief by age twelve and a confessed rapist at fifteen. Sentenced to seven years at an Indiana state boys reformatory, he escaped after a month in custody. The ruthless teen robbed his way to Carlin, Nevada, where he shot and killed a constable who spotted the stolen car he was driving and confronted him. After a protracted legal battle, Loveless died in the gas chamber on September 29, 1944. Author Janice Oberding recounts the sordid details that sparked national controversy over the constitutionality of juvenile capital punishment."

As the dense coastal fog rolls in to blanket the shoreline in gloomy silence, one thing becomes very clear. Oregon is a state in which ghosts roam. Not only here on the coast but in the lush green inland regions as well. Oregon is the ninth largest state in the US, and is one of contrasts. From the fertile Willamette Valley with its hundreds of wineries to its rugged coastline; from its twenty-two feet tall Pioneer statue, known affectionately as Gold Man, sitting atop the state capital in Salem to its ghost towns, Oregon is a state of stark beauty, hauntings, and history. Ghosts linger for any number of reasons. Those who've stayed in Oregon range from millionaires who refuse to move from their mansions, lonely cemetery inhabitants, those attached to local theaters, saloons and hotels to ladies of the evening who made the wrong life and death decisions. Their reasons for staying put are as varied as there are rose bushes in the state.

This book explores the most famous ghost stories from California's past (dating back to the 18th century) with spine-tingling details that will delight readers.

The Silver State's most bizarre and creepy stories of paranormal activity.