Wicked Muncie

by Keith Roysdon, Douglas Walker

Explore the notorious and unusual side of Muncie's history.
Muncie is the classic small American city. But for much of the past two centuries, the city fell victim to murder, corruption and the bizarre. Mayor Rollin Bunch went to prison for mail fraud, while his police commissioner faced a murder rap. Viola "Babe" Swartz ran a brothel out of a truck stop that was raided by police at least a dozen times but ran for sheriff in the 1974 primary election. June Holland, of the locally famous Holland triplets, killed her neighbor for refusing to sell her house.

Genres: History

144 pages, Paperback

Published October 17, 2016

Reviews

[Kevin M Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read.

This book brings to life the seedy side of Muncie. My relatives who lived in Delaware County were involved in some of the illicit activities that occurred. Authors did a great job.

[Shelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting read, a look at the seamier side of local history.

[Jessica Mixell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little boring of a read, but it was cool to hear about places I’m super familiar with!

[Charles Heitkamp · Rating 1 out of 5]

big hype but just your usual gambling and murder