A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City
Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville
This true crime sagaâwith an eccentric Southern backdropâintroduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old houseâs walls.
This true crime sagaâwith an eccentric Southern backdropâintroduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old houseâs walls.
On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried in the wine cellar of a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville. James Carroll, shot and stabbed the year before, has lain for 7 months in a plastic storage binâhis temporary coffin. Homeowner Jeffrey Mundt and his boyfriend, Joseph Banis, point the finger at each other in what locals dub The Pink Triangle Murder.
On the surface, this killing appears to be a crime of passion, a sordid love tryst gone wrong in a creepy old house. But as author David Dominé sits in on the trials, a deeper story emerges: the struggle between hope for a better future on the one hand and the privilege and power of the status quo on the other.
As the court testimony devolves into he-said/he-said contradictions, David draws on the confidences of neighbours, drag queens, and other acquaintances within the city's vibrant LGBTQ community to piece together the details of the case. While uncovering the many past lives of the mansion itself, he enters a murky underworld of gossip, neighbourhood scandal, and intrigue.
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Murder, Secrets, and Scandal in Old Louisville
This true crime sagaâwith an eccentric Southern backdropâintroduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old houseâs walls.
This true crime sagaâwith an eccentric Southern backdropâintroduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old houseâs walls.
On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried in the wine cellar of a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville. James Carroll, shot and stabbed the year before, has lain for 7 months in a plastic storage binâhis temporary coffin. Homeowner Jeffrey Mundt and his boyfriend, Joseph Banis, point the finger at each other in what locals dub The Pink Triangle Murder.
On the surface, this killing appears to be a crime of passion, a sordid love tryst gone wrong in a creepy old house. But as author David Dominé sits in on the trials, a deeper story emerges: the struggle between hope for a better future on the one hand and the privilege and power of the status quo on the other.
As the court testimony devolves into he-said/he-said contradictions, David draws on the confidences of neighbours, drag queens, and other acquaintances within the city's vibrant LGBTQ community to piece together the details of the case. While uncovering the many past lives of the mansion itself, he enters a murky underworld of gossip, neighbourhood scandal, and intrigue.
