The second book in the series. A collection of essays on little-known events in American criminal history over the years. In addition to unusual and dramatic plots, in the presented essays one can see a true picture of the social life of the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries, the specifics of law enforcement and the peculiarities of the work of the law enforcement community of that time. The collection includes essays on serial killers Mudget-Holmes and ZODIAC, as well as the mysterious murder of businessman Frank Todd in 1907.