{"product_id":"new-castles-kadunce-murders-mystery-and-the-devil-in-northwest-pennsylvania-9781467144025","title":"New Castle's Kadunce Murders: Mystery and the Devil in Northwest Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dale Richard Perelman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Dale Richard Perelman tells the tragic story of the 1978 murders and the mystery surrounding them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1978, a mother and her four-year-old were stabbed to death in the quiet town of New Castle. Police suspected the husband, Lou Kadunce, but were unable to find either a weapon or a motive. Sitting in a Lawrence County jail in 1981, convicted serial killer Michael Atkinson accused Frank Costal - a carny, petty thief and Satanist - of having an affair with the Kadunce husband and participating in the murder. A series of intense trials ensued as Costal was convicted of the homicides and a jury found the husband not guilty. Questions surrounding the case gripped the region and grabbed headlines in the Pittsburgh Press. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45131405656215,"sku":"9781467144025","price":1736.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781467144025.webp?v=1767906166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-castles-kadunce-murders-mystery-and-the-devil-in-northwest-pennsylvania-9781467144025","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}