{"product_id":"wicked-ridgefield-connecticut-9781540200532","title":"Wicked Ridgefield, Connecticut","description":"Ridgefield is no stranger to life s shadier characters. The history of this idyllic community includes cunning crooks, suburban embezzlers, bungling burglars and wandering scallywags. In 1894, a group of bank robbers literally blew it in a heist at the Saving Bank the explosion attracted witnesses to see the gang miss out on a grand haul of fifty dollars. Half a decade later, in 1940, a skeleton whose origins still befuddle experts was unearthed in a tree nursery. This look at the darker side of Ridgefield s past includes sad and tragic moments as well, such as newlyweds imprisoned in the Tombs, the Satanists of the 70s and a hermit murdered for love. Local editor Jack Sanders tells fascinating tales of two centuries of Ridgefield criminals, n er-do-wells and even wayward do-gooders in this entertaining and occasionally humorous glimpse into some of the town s wickedest moments.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"History Press Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50352715727122,"sku":"9781540200532","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbaec9a8-1df7-424d-9081-6de0b0463f3c.jpg?v=1728277790","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wicked-ridgefield-connecticut-9781540200532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}