Miami and Miami-Dade
The Miami Files
Amy Billig, the Sun Gym gang, and the Joe Cool murders feature in a Miami-Dade volume that also examines organized crime and police conduct.
The regional files / J.R. Stranahan
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Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
The Fort Lauderdale Files
Adam Walsh, Rubin Stacy, Parkland, Scott Rothstein, and the American Pain pill mill distinguish this Broward County selection of violence, fraud, and institutional failure.
Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach Files
The Chillingworths, Marlene Warren, and Corey Jones are among the people at the center of this Palm Beach County selection of disappearances, killings, and prosecutions.
Key West and the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys Files
Guy Bradley, Bum Farto, and the MacIvor family feature in a Monroe County volume that reaches from Florida Bay to Key West and surrounding island communities.
Tampa Bay and Clearwater
The Tampa Bay Files
Lisa McVey, the Rogers family, Lisa McPherson, Robert DuBoise, and Seminole Heights feature in a Tampa Bay volume spanning survival, homicide, and wrongful conviction.
Orlando and Central Florida
The Orlando Files
Ocoee, the Groveland Four, Christine Franke, Jennifer Kesse, and Pulse define a Central Florida selection that reaches beyond Orlando to its surrounding communities.
Jacksonville and the First Coast
The Jacksonville Files
Ax Handle Saturday, Sheri Jaffa, Jordan Davis, and Cherish Perrywinkle feature in a Jacksonville and First Coast volume covering civil rights violence, kidnapping, and homicide.
Tallahassee and the Big Bend
The Tallahassee Files
The Sims family, Rachel Hoffman, Mike Williams, Dan Markel, and the Chi Omega attacks feature in this Tallahassee and Big Bend selection of criminal investigations.
Naples, Fort Myers, and Southwest Florida
The Naples Files
The Benson bombing, Teresa Sievers, and the Fort Myers Eight feature in a Southwest Florida volume covering Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and connected communities.
Collected edition
The Complete South Florida Files, Volume One
Reprints the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Florida Keys, and Naples books in one volume, with an additional exclusive statewide file on Aileen Wuornos.
Collected edition
The Complete North Florida Files, Volume Two
Reprints the Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee books in one volume, adding an exclusive statewide Judy Buenoano file to the four regional selections.
Georgia →
Atlanta and Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta Files
Mary Phagan, the Atlanta child murders, and the Centennial Olympic Park bombing feature alongside Lita McClinton Sullivan and Kathryn Johnston in this Metro Atlanta volume.
Savannah and Georgia's coast
The Savannah Files
The Gribble House murders, Danny Hansford, Officer Mark MacPhail, and Ahmaud Arbery feature in a Savannah volume whose scope extends into coastal Georgia.
Augusta and the Central Savannah River Area
The Augusta Files
Charles Oatman, the Augusta Riot, Aleta Bunch, and the Millbrook twins feature in this Augusta and Central Savannah River Area selection of investigations and disappearances.
Columbus and the Chattahoochee region
The Columbus Files
Felix Hall, Albert Patterson, Thomas Brewer, and Johnny Gates feature in a Columbus volume that crosses the Chattahoochee to connected cases in Phenix City, Alabama.
Alabama →
Birmingham and Jefferson County
The Birmingham Files
The Hawes murders, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, Anthony Ray Hinton, and Kamille McKinney feature in this Birmingham and Jefferson County volume.
Montgomery and the River Region
The Montgomery Files
Rhonda Martin, Bernard Whitehurst, Willie Edwards Jr., Viola Liuzzo, and Kimberly Arrington feature in this Montgomery and River Region selection of killings and disappearances.
Washington, D.C. →
Washington, D.C.
The District Files
Eighteen Washington cases, including Lincoln's assassination, the Blair House attack, the 1954 House shooting, Chandra Levy, and Watergate, gathered in one standalone District volume.
A closer look
Begin with the record.
Case recordHistorical context · Library of Congress ↗
The Chillingworth case across three Florida counties
Two victims, two prosecutions and three counties. The court records show how the Chillingworth case moved beyond Palm Beach.
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Place & archiveHistorical context · Library of Congress ↗
Where to explore Leo Frank's records online
An engineering diploma and a marriage certificate are among the personal records identified in a guide connecting readers with Leo Frank collections.
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MemorialHistorical context · Library of Congress ↗
The window Wales gave Birmingham after the bombing
Small donations in Wales helped create a stained-glass window for Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. John Petts's surviving designs trace the making of that gift.
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