Will to Murder

The True Story Behind the Crimes and Trials Surrounding the Glensheen Killings
By Gail Feichtinger with John DeSanto & Gary Waller

On June 27, 1977, an intruder entered Glensheen, the stately Duluth manor built along the Lake Superior shore. Before leaving with a basketful of stolen jewelry, the intruder used a satin pillow to smother Elisabeth Congdon and Velma Pietila. Together with former Duluth News-Tribune crime reporter Gail Feichtinger, Duluth Police Detective Gary Waller and St. Louis County Prosecutor John DeSanto—the men who investigated and prosecuted Marjorie and her husband, Roger Caldwell—bring readers behind the scenes of the Minnesota’s most infamous double murder. Feichtinger then reaches beyond the Glensheen killings to follow Marjorie through her convictions for arson and presents new evidence that suggests that Marjorie may have gotten away with murder—five times.

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Praise for Will to Murder

“The most informed account yet of the chilling details, bizarre twists, and lingering mysteries surrounding the murders Minnesota can’t forget.”
— Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Fascinating, well-written, and gripping, Will to Murder gets you hooked like a good crime novel, takes you for a ride and leaves you wanting more. Finally, the definitive book, the story behind the story of the Congdon-Pietila murders.”
— Duluth News-Tribune

“[Will to Murder] contains a wealth of known and new information, but keeps one turning the pages in much the same way as a well-plotted mystery.”
— Lake Superior Magazine

“The definitive work on the [Congdon-Pietila murders]…the authors provide an inside story that has never been heard before… riveting… compelling… Will to Murder covers all the bases.”
— Duluth Budgeteer

[Will to Murder is the] ideal read for those non-native Minnesotans who may not know what went on, or for those who simply cannot get enough of the family Congdon and the travails that ultimately left two people dead.… The book sizzles.”
— Minnesota Law & Politics

“More detail and depth than any previous account.”
— Minnesota Monthly
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Paperback
6″ x 9″
432 pages | Includes 50 photographs plus maps and diagrams
ISBN: 978-1-887317-35-1 (4th Edition)

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