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The Shocking Double Murder That Influenced F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Remains Unsolved a Century Later
NEED TO KNOW In 1922, a minister and his alleged mistress were found murdered under a crabapple tree, sparking a national media frenzy The minister’s wealthy wife and her family were tried but acquitted; the case remains unsolved The scandal may have …