{"product_id":"new-castles-kadunce-murders-mystery-and-the-devil-in-northwest-pennsylvania-9781540241412","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 Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. Author Dale Richard Perelman tells this tragic story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45131405688983,"sku":"9781540241412","price":2283.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781540241412.webp?v=1767906166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-castles-kadunce-murders-mystery-and-the-devil-in-northwest-pennsylvania-9781540241412","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}