Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy, credited to E. Luscomb Haskell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy by E. Luscomb Haskell. Read in English by Roger Melin "The Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy: The Most Remarkable Case in the History of Crime or Criminal Law" by E. Luscomb Haskell was published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1892 by the Harvard Law School Library, and is part of "The Making of the Modern Law, Legal Treatises, 1800-1926" series. Remarkable insight into the life of Pomeroy prior to, during, and following the crimes for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the tender age of 14, this is an excellent complement to Pomeroy's "autobiography" which was published immediately following his trial in 1874. The advantages offered by this short book are that it was researched and published less than twenty years after the trial and conviction; that the accused was still alive at the time of publication; and that a large amount relates to the legal perspective of one of the most fascinating and confounding episodes of American criminology. Jesse Harding Pomeroy was sentenced to life in prison in 1874 at the age of 14 for the commission of two murders, and has therefore been referred to as "America's youngest serial killer" to this day. Other books have been written about Pomeroy over the years, as it makes for a most interesting character study, in addition to its legal implications, journalistic influence, and the effect of public outcry for justice and safety were preeminent. - Summary by Roger Melin

Recording facts

• Recording title: Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy
• Author credits: E. Luscomb Haskell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 10
• Listed recording duration: 2:12:55

Catalogue topics

• psychology
• Crime
• Massachusetts
• murder
• biography
• Law
• Boston
• legal

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 2:26
2. 01 - Pomeroy's Close Confinement in the Massachusetts State Penal Institutions — 25:05
3. 02 - An Account of the Discovery of the Body of the Murdered Millen Boy — 12:58
4. 03 - Finding of the Remains of Katie Curran in a Cellar in South Boston — 12:24
5. 04 - The Trial of Pomeroy for the Willful Murder of the Little Millen Boy — 15:40
6. 05 - The Most Remarkable Case in the History of Crime or Criminal Law — 16:11
7. 06 - The Trial Results in the Conviction of Pomeroy of Murder in the First Degree — 9:59
8. 07 - Pomeroy's Numerous but Unsuccessful Attempts to Escape from Confinement — 12:51
9. 08 - The Manner in which the Convict Passes his Hours - ''A Child of the Devil'' — 12:04
10. 09 - A Glance at Pomeroy's Youth. Jesse's Unaccountable Depravity — 13:17

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