Publisher Description
From a former Maryland attorney comes the true crime story of accused murderer Orphan Jones—a case mired in the racism and politics of 1930s America.
Euel Lee, alias Orphan Jones, was an African American accused of murdering his white employer and family over a single dollar. The tumultuous events and cast of characters surrounding the racially charged crime garnered national media attention and changed the course of Maryland history.
With exacting research, former Maryland State’s Attorney Joseph E. Moore reconstructs the murders, the ensuing roller coast of a trial, and the eventual conviction and execution of Orphan Jones. Moore details all of this in the context of Jim Crow politics and American society during the Great Depression in this gripping true crime account.
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About Marcio Catalano
Marcio Catalano is an American performer with more than twenty years of experience as an actor, voice actor, spokesperson, model, stuntman, and writer. He has recorded over three hundred audiobooks. He has a passion for telling the story as if living vicariously through the character he is portraying.