Virtual - Michigan's Lonely Hearts Killers: A History of Cupid Club Crimes and Criminals

Wednesday, October 277:00—8:30 PMLibrary Community CenterLyon Township Public Library27005 S. Milford Rd., South Lyon, MI, 48178
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February 1949: RCA introduced the first 45rpm record; President Truman began his second term; the first TV soap opera debuted; and the couple who would become infamous as the “Lonely Hearts Killers” arrived in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they committed a crime that would bring an end to their cross-country crime spree. Learn about the Michigan crimes of Beck and Fernandez as well as other “Cupid Club” killers who, throughout the years, preyed on Michigan lonely hearts through personal advertisements. (The Lonely Hearts Killers)   

Tobin T. Buhk is a freelance author specializing in historic true crime. To research his first book, Cause of Death, he volunteered in a county morgue. His subsequent true-crime publications include Skeletons in the Closet, True Crime in the Civil War, and Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids. Mr. Buhk lectures frequently on historic crime and provides a number of presentation options. More information on his books and presentations can be found at his website: https://tobinbuhk.com/

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