May 02, 1981: Murder in Savannah Inspires Bestselling Book

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Susan Sully, Savannah Style: Mystery and Manners, photographs by Steven Brooke, foreword by John Berendt (New York: Rizzoli, 2001).

John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. (Random House Publishers)

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"Midnight strikes Savannah as The Detroit News "Midnight strikes Savannah as tourists travel to see book's crime tourists travel to see book's crime scene" scene" The Detroit News, July 24, 1997 From the Georgia Historical

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The trials of Jim Williams Savannah Morning News "The trials of Jim Williams" Savannah Morning News, May 05, 1997 From the Georgia Historical

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"Williams Cites Self Defense" Savannah Morning News "Williams Cites Self Defense" May 02, 1981 Savannah Morning News, May 02, 1981 From the Georgia Historical Society Vertical Files