Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.
From axe murders to botched bank jobs, author Andrew Amelinckx dredges up the forgotten underbelly of the Berkshires with unforgettable stories of greed, jealousy and madness from the Gilded Age..
Shocking the nation, a psychotic millworker opened fire on a packed streetcar, leaving three dead and five wounded.
A visit from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 ended in tragedy when a trolley car smashed into the presidential carriage, killing a Secret Service agent.
In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dressed burglar plundered the massive summer mansions of the upper crust.
Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts
