Was the Most Hated Woman in America Innocent?
Alice Crimmins was made public enemy number one and she paid dearly.
She was the subject of a hate campaign across America due to a police force’s relentless harassment and theories. During a time of strong morals, Alice Crimmin’s lifestyle and appearance meant she was targeted by the public and the police. She was stuck in a living nightmare and no one would help her.
On the 14th of July 1965, Alice awoke to find her Queens apartment in silence. It was late, around 9 am and it was unusual for there to be no noise in her normally loud home, but opening the door to her children’s room, there would be no ‘normal’ again.
Alice had married her husband Eddie when she was young. He was a drinker and by July ’65, they were in the middle of a divorce and long, drawn-out custody battle over their children, Eddie Jr. who was five and Alice jr, known as Missy, was four.
Alice was 26 years old and a beauty. She had worked as a cocktail waitress for a few months in which she made many admirers. Her mass of perfectly pinned red hair, dark eyes and Bronx accent made men fall in love with her and she was ready to move on from her husband.
Eddie was still infatuated with his soon-to-be ex-wife and often followed her around the city and…
