Cover
Contents
Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. “Alarming Intelligence and Intense Excitement”
2. “Most Horrible and Fiendish Murders”
3. “There Has Been Considerable Excitement”
4. “The People Are Scared Nearly to Death Here”
5. “Fallen into the Hands of Hard Men in an Evil Hour”
6. “Glorious News! The Mysterious Murders Unraveled at Last”
7. “Desperate and Lawless Bravos”
8. “Revenge for the Infamies Committed Against Our Families”
9. “Malicious Interference was the Cause”
10. “Times Have Become Quiet Again”
11. “Ready for Any Duty, Untiring, and Full of Energy”
12. “If This Woman Is Found Dead, Tell the People the Espinosas of the Conejos Killed Her”
13. “I Drew His Head Back over a Fallen Tree and Cut It Off ”
14. “The Brightest Success Rewarded Them for Their Toils”
15. “Who Is There to Gather the History of This Wretch?”
16. “Times with Me Have Sadly Changed”
Appendix A: Location of the Death Site of Vivián Espinosa
Appendix B: John McCannon’s Attempt to Claim the Espinosa Reward
Bibliography
Index