Murder on the Florida Frontier

The True Story behind Sanford's Headless Miser Legend

By: Andrew Fink

Narrated by: Charles Huddleston

Archie Newton stepped off the river steamer in 1880 with a letter of introduction and a secret. Seeking refuge, the young Newton hoped for a new life on the Florida frontier. Samuel McMillan was a miserly Sanford bachelor who carried large sums of "greenbacks" and trusted no one. The ambitious Newton had his eye on purchasing McMillan's profitable orange grove. But on his way back from Newton's home one evening, McMillan disappeared, and he wasn't seen again until his headless, mutilated corpse was pulled from a nearby lake. Newton's trial was sensational and the evidence gruesome, and local legends grew of a headless ghost rising from the lake. Author Andrew Fink chronicles the twists and turns of this shocking story.

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Florida history + true crime

This is a fantastic audio book for lovers of Florida History and true crime. The research was well done and told in a story line that keeps you entertained! For those who love the history, Fink uses fabulous primary and secondary sources to write the story and fill in the history of the Sanford area.