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alchemy of bones main page read chapter 1 gallery who s who stories atlas debunking myths family tree about the author contact the author upcoming events reviews university of illinois press reading suggestions buy this book robertloerzel com a page turner an exceptional example of the true crime genre journal of the illinois state historical society fascinating a remarkable book tucson citizen update searching for mrs luetgert s ghost update what happened to the bones from the luetgert trial in october 2022 cbs chicago featured an interview with robert loerzel chicago hauntings the grisly story of the luetgert sausage factory murder robert loerzel discussed the book in an episode of most notorious a true crime history podcast anyone in love with the history of chicago must have this book â leigh bienen co author of crimes of the century a fascinating and strange tale i am still haunted â john gilmore author of severed on may 1 1897 louise luetgert disappeared although no body was found chicago police arrested her husband adolph the owner of a large sausage factory and charged him with her murder the eyes of the world were still on chicago following the success of the world s columbian exposition and the luetgert case turned into one of the first media fueled celebrity trials in american history newspapers fought one another for scoops people across the country claimed to have seen the missing woman alive and each new clue led to fresh rounds of speculation about the crime meanwhile sausage sales plummeted nationwide as rumors circulated that luetgert had destroyed his wife s body in one of his factory s meat grinders in this narrative history of the luetgert case robert loerzel brings 1890s chicago vividly back to life he examines not only the trial itself but also the police department and forensic specialists investigating the case the reporters scrambling for details and the wider society who followed their stories so voraciously weaving in strange but true subplots involving hypnotists palmreaders english con artists bullied witnesses and insane asylum bodysnatchers alchemy of bones is more than just a true crime narrative it is a grand sprawling portrait of a city â and a nation â getting an early taste of the dark chaotic twentieth century winner of the reader s choice award at the 2004 love is murder writers conference for best true crime book read articles and reviews from chicago sun times the kenosha news the kankakee journal chicago magazine the daily herald recently discovered prison photo of adolph luetgert published by the university of illinois press 320 pages 7 photographs and 38 line drawings paperback 19 95 hardcover 29 95 isbn 0 252 02858 9 this website is a companion to alchemy of bones featuring a wealth of information about the people places and subjects in the book â including many stories facts and pictures beyond those in its pages the author hopes that this web site will aid people researching the history of chicago in the 1890s genealogy and topics such as criminology and journalism this website is designed and run by robert loerzel all contents are â by robert loerzel mostly created in 2003 except for those articles and illustrations that are taken from public domain sources and fair use quotations from copyrighted sources book cover design by paula newcomb university of illinois press