October 23, 2023 JD Solomon Presents “John List: The Westfield Family Murderer: Why He Did It”
Breeze Knoll, Westfield, the List family home c. 1970 Photo credit: Rebecca Everett | NJ.com
Just before Halloween the Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood is thrilled to feature New Jersey’s second most notorious crime as its program at its Wednesday, October 23rd meeting. The story of John List killing his family in their Westfield family home is beyond spooky. It is scary. And it happened around Halloween.
JD Solomon, the presenter, is a Westfield resident and retired journalist who gives presentations about historical true crime at senior centers and community organizations in Union County. He is the author of two historical novels. His first, The Tinen Killings, is a thriller about aging Civil War veterans in Philadelphia in 1898. His second, Home News, is a thriller about bootlegging set in his hometown of Bay Shore, NY, in 1928.
This Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood’s monthly program is frightening and alarming to discover why John List killed his family. This upcoming meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd is free and open to the public. The meeting begins at 7:30 PM and is held at the historic Shady Rest Country Club, 820 Jerusalem Road (at the corner of Plainfield Avenue) in Scotch Plains. Refreshments and fellowship follow the presentation. For questions, please email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908/322-6700 Extension 230.
