Wicked Adirondacks

While the Adirondack Mountains are New York’s most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks’ peaks. Introduction: The Adirondack Mountains Nat Foster, Indian Killer Slaves in the Mountains Crazy Father Craven Don't Steal the Timber The Windfall Gang The Great Adirondack Stagecoach Robbery A Bad Man in the Adirondack Jungle Millionaire Land Baron Assassination Grace "Billy" Brown Dies Tragically at the Hands of Rich Boy Chester Gillette Gangster Dutch Schultz Goes on Trial The Hollywood Golfing Hobnob Accused Robber Air Force War Hero Turned Cop Killer Burn, Baby, Burn Stick 'Em Up! The Adirondack Serial Killer Acid Rain Apocalypse Appendix: Map of the Adirondacks.