This image is the cover for the book Murder in Carlisle's East End

Murder in Carlisle's East End

The repercussions of a deadly crime of passion—the 1926 murder of a single mother—have shaped the present of this historic Pennsylvania town.

On July 12, 1926, Frances Bowermaster McBride, a forty-year-old divorcee, called off her affair with twenty-seven-year-old Norman Morrison. Driven into a rage, Morrison tracked Frances to her home in Carlisle’s East End, where she sat on the porch with her three-year-old daughter, Georgia, on her lap. Morrison shot and killed Frances before turning the pistol on himself. Morrison lived but was blinded. Young Georgia fell to the pavement unharmed. Eventually standing trial, Morrison was convicted of first-degree murder. Historian Paul D. Hoch goes beyond the conviction as he traces the later lives of Morrison and Georgia McBride as she came of age in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Hoch spins a tale of murder, perseverance and, ultimately, redemption.

Includes photos!

Paul D. Hoch, David L. Smith

Paul D. Hoch is a life-long resident of Pennsylvania, having lived from age four to twenty-two in Carlisle. A career stint with J. C. Penney took him to points both east and west in the state, but he returned to Carlisle in 1974 and began a career with Hershey Foods Corporation in 1977 from which he retired. He’s had a long time interest in both local history and writing, although this book is his first formally published effort.
 
He is an active volunteer in various non-profit groups and is currently President of the Board of Trustees of the Cumberland County Historical Society. He is also a folk art wood carver in the Pennsylvania German tradition.
 
He and his wife, Lois, have been married fifty-five years, live in Carlisle and have three children and five grandchildren.

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