Author Ginger Pedersen will give a presentation on Lena Clarke, a writer, poet, composer and postmistress who was also convicted of murder, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at 300 S. Military Trail in Boca Raton. The program runs until 3:10 p.m.
Clarke’s case gained sensational attention during the 1920s land boom in West Palm Beach and made national headlines. Pedersen’s talk covers the case, which involved claims of delusions and the supernatural and ended with a successful insanity defense.
Pedersen, a South Florida native, is a writer and historical researcher. She co-authored Pioneering Palm Beach, the award-winning book that inspired The Ben, the waterfront hotel in West Palm Beach. She has also published several anthologies on Florida literature and has written for Florida newspapers and magazines.
Her book, Crime, Love, and Murder: Lena Clarke, The Postmistress Killer, examines the case in detail. The event is a good fit for readers interested in local history and true crime from the early days of Palm Beach County.
