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Six Miles to Charleston
- Author
- Bruce Orr
- Narrator
- Tyler Darby
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 3 June 2025
- Run Time
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials, and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale. Orr uncovers the mysteries and debunks the myths behind the infamous legend of the nation's first convicted female serial killer.
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Details
- Author
- Bruce Orr
- Narrator
- Tyler Darby
- Duration
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9798331936785
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History of the Americas, Local history, History of the Americas, Local history, True crime, True crime
Synopsis
Explore the grizzly tale of Charleston's most infamous serial killers from the beginning of their reign of horror till their eventual incarceration and execution.In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials, and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale. Orr uncovers the mysteries and debunks the myths behind the infamous legend of the nation's first convicted female serial killer.
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