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Crime

Notorious Female Murderer

August 8, 2018 Kerena Swan

Described as a ‘squat’ woman, who only spoke broken English, Ottilie Klimek came to the United States as an infant. Her family settled in Chicago, in a Polish community, where she continued to live when she became an adult. Tillie was married to her first husband, John Mitkiewicz, for 29 years, before his death in… Continue reading Notorious Female Murderer

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Women in Crime Fiction

May 22, 2018 Kerena Swan

Crime fiction became popular in an era when a woman’s place was believed to be in the home. As the genre grew so did the voice of women, when they were given the right to vote, and society began to accept their intelligence as well as their caregiving role. As the changes continued many writers… Continue reading Women in Crime Fiction

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