Is the story “Weight of Water” true?
Anita’s Shreve’s best-selling novel, and now motion picture, is based on a real double murder case that happened on Smuttynose Island in 1873. Although the controversy continues, it appears likely that Louis Wagner did commit the murders. Convicted for the murder of two Norwegian women living on Smuttynose, Wagner was among the last prisoners executed by the state of Maine. The film of the novel is soon to be released. Click to read about the Smuttynose Murders.
