Jane Ann Turzillo Books in Order

More than two hundred historic photographs trace Bath Township’s development from early settlement to an established Ohio community. Images of mills, workshops, shops, and residents reveal how local industries and scattered neighborhoods shaped the township’s changing identity.

This photographic local history follows Hudson from settlement in Ohio’s Western Reserve through growth, setbacks, and renewal. Churches, education, abolitionism, financial losses, fire, and a wealthy resident’s restoration plans shape the story of a resilient community.

Ten women from northeastern Ohio appear in this account of crime and unconventional lives, from violent offenders to a long-serving brothel operator. Turzillo reconstructs their actions and the local circumstances that brought them notoriety over the years.

Turzillo recounts robberies, killings, and dangerous work along Ohio’s railroads, including attacks on trains and their passengers. Stories of criminals and trainmen reveal the risks accompanying a transportation network central to the state’s earlier daily life.

Twelve deadly railway accidents reveal the hazards of travel on Ohio’s rails. Turzillo recounts wrecks, fires, and rescues through the experiences of passengers, train crews, and recovery workers confronting disasters that devastated families and communities.

Turzillo revisits eight unsolved killings and two disappearances in northeastern Ohio. Cases involving schoolteachers, a missing child, and a death mistaken for suicide reveal enduring questions that investigators and affected communities have struggled to answer.

Turzillo recounts the lives of Ohio women associated with crime and notoriety, including a brothel keeper, a Nazi propagandist, and a poisoner. Their stories range across different eras, tracing ambition, violence, and the consequences of their choices.

This history follows Ohio thieves whose targets included banks, jewelry, trains, and rare books. Turzillo recounts notorious robberies and the people behind them, examining schemes that ranged from quiet betrayals of trust to spectacular acts of theft.

Turzillo explores Cleveland’s history of crime and corruption, from nightlife shared by celebrities and mobsters to bank theft and an unsolved museum bombing. The accounts reveal a rougher city beneath its familiar cultural landmarks and neighborhoods.

Turzillo revisits unresolved killings and disappearances across northern Ohio, including a missing student, a murdered factory employee, and a vanished police chief. Advances in identification offer partial answers while leaving families and investigators with persistent questions.