Beginning in 1933, Eleanor Jarman was sensationalized by the press as the "blonde tigress" and "the most dangerous woman alive." But a closer look at her life shows that she was an otherwise-ordinary woman who got caught up in a Chicago crime spree, then was convicted as an accomplice to murder and sent to prison. In 1940, Eleanor escaped and managed to live out her life as Americas longest-running female fugitive. Follow along with the factors that led up to the murder of an elderly shopkeeper, then take a front-row seat for Eleanors arrest, trial, conviction, and sentencing. With recently unearthed primary-source documents that include police records, court transcripts and prison files, readers will then follow Eleanor through her prison years. Woven in are comparisons and contrasts between Eleanors and her escape partners criminal histories, as well as speculation on their lives on the lam. Whether Eleanor deserved her sentence, or if it was too harsh, is left for the reader to decide. The Legend of the Blonde Tigress also includes Eleanors grandsons unsuccessful plea, in 1993, in which he publicly advertised for Eleanor to come forward and apply for clemency. Most revealing at the time was Eleanors alias. With that information (and given the fact that Eleanor, born in 1901, is obviously deceased) the author documents her search for Eleanors remains -- right up to a visit to her likely grave under the name of Marie Millman..
