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“Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America’s First Sensational Murder Mystery” by Paul Collins Reviewed by Larry Cox During the final weeks of 1799, a struggle for power was triggered by two factions. Alexander Hamilton led the Federalists, and his rival, Aaron Burr, supported the populist Republicans. As the two most prominent lawyers in New York, both realized that as the national election approached, Manhattan could be the swing district that determined the next president. Their animosity was swept aside when the body of a young Quaker woman was found in a well owned by Burr. In fact, they created a legal dream team to prevent a miscarriage of justice from occurring in America’s first sensational murder case. Elma Sands was being courted by a handsome young carpenter named Levi Weeks. When Elma’s muff was found, it was a clue that led searchers to Burr’s well. Citizens were outraged by the brutal murder, and suspicion immediately focused on Weeks, who was charged and jailed. Weeks’ brother, an influential architect, possessed the financial resources to hire a legal dream team, Hamilton and Burr. The two lawyers were convinced that Weeks was innocent. They put aside their differences to defend the young man and prevent a conviction fueled by public anger. The real danger was that Weeks might be lynched before a trial could even be scheduled. Levi was eventually acquitted, but murder was never solved. This is more than an account of an old case, it isEddie an absorbing legal Boy’s thriller. Collins not only writes about the crime but also makes the Cookout! first break in the case in more than 200 years as heStarts reveals theFri name of 5pm the likely killer. This is a cold case that has suddenly become quite5pm! hot. Ends Sun
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