{"product_id":"murder-in-salem-massachusetts-the-death-of-frances-cochran-paperback","title":"Murder in Salem, Massachusetts: The Death of Frances Cochran - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Fitzgibbon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWithout reservation, she opened the door. Without hesitation, she hopped into the car, adjusting the skirt of her summer-weight navy blue suit to keep it unwrinkled as she sat down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd just like that, 19-year-old Frances Cochran jumped into the void. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 17, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts, attractive nineteen-year-old Frances Cochran stepped off a commuter bus and into a mysterious black automobile. Three days later, police discovered her mutilated body in a Salem lovers' lane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer murder made national headlines on the eve of World War II. Investigators checked twelve thousand cars and interviewed almost two thousand witnesses. They scrutinized a \"Peeping Tom\" men's club. Despite leads that spanned the continent, decades passed and the killer was never caught. Like a poisonous vine, the death of Frances Cochran is tangled with other unsolved murders, including the 1947 Los Angeles Black Dahlia case. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs local author Rob Fitzgibbon reveals, it is also a story shrouded in the \"Salem Factor,\" the odd and inexplicable coincidences that occur in an area notorious for witchcraft and hauntings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Fitzgibbon is a software professional and North Shore resident. He coauthored \u003cem\u003eMurder in Rockport Massachusetts\u003c\/em\u003e (The History Press, 2025) with Gloucester historian Wayne Soini. Great-grandson of a Cape Ann quarryman, Rob delves into history for stories of the mysterious, the eerie, and the forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.95 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521948836147,"sku":"9781467171298","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aMLjozys2e9781467171298.webp?v=1781961434","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/murder-in-salem-massachusetts-the-death-of-frances-cochran-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}