Murder & Mayhem in Gallatin County, Montana

Written by Kelly Hartman

Explore Gallatin County's dark past of unsolved mysteries and chilling crimes.

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128 pages

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Dive into Gallatin County's shadowy past where gunfire shatters quiet fields and bodies vanish into rivers. Follow the curator's gripping accounts of murder, mystery, and justice in early Bozeman. Unravel tales of robbery, passion, and self-defense that haunt the historic county jail. Will justice prevail, or do secrets remain buried?

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Quiet fields broken by gunfire, the splash of a body dropping into the Madison River, cries for help cut off into silence and the grim last words spoken on the gallows all color the bloody history of Gallatin County. Cut-and-dried murder charges, unsolved cases and questionable accusations all paint the picture of law enforcement in and around early Bozeman. From the gruesome to the mysterious, sordid accounts of robbery, crimes of passion and fatal self-defense fill the annals of the historic county jail. Gallatin History Museum curator Kelly Suzanne Hartman chronicles each tale, allowing the reader to follow along the path of the investigations and the pursuit for justice.

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