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A dark room in Glitter Ball City : murder, secrets, and scandal in Old Louisville / David Dominé.

by Dominé, David, author.

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New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.

Murder -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- Case studies.

Trials (Murder) -- Kentucky -- Louisville -- Case studies.

Gay men -- Violence against -- Kentucky -- Louisville.

1643138634 (hardcover)

9781643138633 (hardcover) :

xvii, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

part 1: Get your cash today ; Proud neighborhood ; A dark room ; Whores in hot pants ; Family secrets ; The plot thickens ; The city that's not too busy ; Freedom riders ; The pie whose name we dare not speak ; Road trip ; Dark rooms -- part 2: Gotta know the tricks ; The first jury ; Opening statement for the prosecution ; Opening statement for the defense ; Witness for the prosecution ; Gay guys are so creepy ; Redheaded stepchild ; Star witness ; Weird rubber stuff ; Witness for the defense ; Verdict ; Party on St. James Court ; Derby ; The second jury ; Opening statements : round two -- Witness for the prosecution : round two ; Sex, lies, and videotape ; Witnesses for the defense ; Pieces of silver -- part 3: You should know better than that ; Old skeletons ; Exploring new territory ; Doors to nowhere ; Three degrees of separation ; It's a dainty thing ; The witches' tree ; Cabaret obscura ; Epilogue.

This true crime saga--with an eccentric Southern backdrop--introduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old house's walls. On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried in the wine cellar of a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville. James Carroll, shot and stabbed the year before, has lain for 7 months in a plastic storage bin--his temporary coffin. Homeowner Jeffrey Mundt and his boyfriend, Joseph Banis, point the finger at each other in what locals dub The Pink Triangle Murder. On the surface, this killing appears to be a crime of passion, a sordid love tryst gone wrong in a creepy old house. But as author David Domiň sits in on the trials, a deeper story emerges: the struggle between hope for a better future on the one hand and the privilege and power of the status quo on the other.As the court testimony devolves into he-said/he-said contradictions, David draws on the confidences of neighbors, drag queens, and other acquaintances within the city's vibrant LGBTQ community to piece together the details of the case. While uncovering the many past lives of the mansion itself, he enters a murky underworld of gossip, neighborhood scandal, and intrigue. --Publisher's website

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