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Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber - Hardcover

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by Steven Hale (Author)"An eye-opening journey to a place that's hard to access, rarely seen and shrouded by myths of monsters and abominations. ... Death Row Welcomes You demands that we not look away."- New York Times In the vein of Waiting for an Echo and Dead Man Walking, a deeply immersive look at justice in America, told through the interwoven lives of condemned prisoners and the men and women who come to visit them . . . In 2018, after nearly a decade's hiatus, the state of Tennessee b...

South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew - Paperback

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by Anthony Arillotta (Author), Joe Bradley (With)"The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing. South End Syndicate is a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf."-T. J. English, New York Times be...

South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew - Hardcover

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Notorious Southtown: The sordid history of south Coffeyville Oklahoma and the surrounding area - Paperback

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by Preston Haddan (Author) Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions: 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 10, 2024

A Fever in the Heart: Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume III - Paperback

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by Ann Rule (Author)From #1 New York Times bestselling author and "undisputed master crime writer" (John Saul, New York Times bestselling author), a chilling tale of obsession, manipulation, and murder in small-town Washington. In A Fever in the Heart, lives are ended and families torn apart due to one man's burning desire to get the woman of his dreams back. Based on twenty years of in-depth research, this is a powerful true crime story that delves into a twisted and deadly love triangle tha...

The Union Missouri Bank Robbery - Paperback

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by Ken Jr. Zimmerman (Author)The Daring Robbers Who Took on the Most Powerful Detective Agency in the WorldTwo daring young burglars. The most powerful detective agency in the world. A nationwide manhunt. Read the story of two youthful bandits who almost got away with blowing up the bank vault on the night after Christmas.Had they not run into a Pinkerton agent during the investigation the outcome may have been much different. Number of Pages: 154 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date:...

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by Mel Ladner (Author)Human Error proves beyond any reasonable doubt that our United States elections are rigged. Follow our investigation into the New York City-wide fraudulent election, beginning with the step by step appeal process all the way to the US Supreme Court. After a six-year federal court proceeding, the shocking inner workings and dark secrets of the New York City Board of Elections was revealed. The decisions of the District Federal Court, United States Court of Appeals for the...

Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and My Life as a Woman in the FBI - Paperback

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by Jana Monroe (Author)For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing woman's life hunting down serial killers as one of the first female profilers of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit and the real-life model for Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. "Jana Monroe is the single most influential woman to ever serve in the FBI." --Joe Navarro, bestselling author of What Every BODY Is Saying Jana Monroe was no ordinary cop. One of the ...

Firmly Convinced: A Revealing Look at the Criminal Justice System Through the Eyes of a Career Prosecutor - Hardcover

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by Chet Wiech (Author)Experience the thrill of "Firmly Convinced," a collection of true-life crime stories told by a veteran assistant prosecutor who worked in New Jersey courtrooms for a quarter century.In these pages, you'll ride alongside prosecutors maintaining integrity in the face of chaos, defense attorneys fiercely defending their clients' rights, and judges meticulously balancing the scales of justice. Each vignette unveils the raw, unfiltered heart of the justice system, exposing th...

The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface - Hardcover

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by Glenn Kenny (Author)The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.An unflinching confrontation of humanity's dark side, Brian De Palma's crime drama film Scarface gave rise to a cultural revolution upon its release in 1983. Its impact was unprecedented, making globe-spanning waves as a defining portrait of the gritty Miami street life. From Al Pacino's masterful characterization of Tony Montana to the iconic "Say hello to my little friend,"...

Faraday - A community rediscovered - Paperback

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by Robyn Howarth (Author)Faraday, such a beautiful part of the world. A small hamlet in rural Victoria, nestled under the serene gaze of Mount Alexander. Once, families of many generations proudly farmed their land, knew and helped their neighbours, and, in the 19th century this community built a beautiful granite school building that would be known as the Faraday State School 797. It was a source of pride to the community and educated their children well. This school building provided the so...

The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries: Ancient Ruins, Vanished Worlds, and Lost Cultures - True Stories of Humanity's Mysterious Past - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author)What fascinating stories lurk in the dark corners of history? The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries delves into the curious mysteries and forgotten events that most history books leave unexplored. Packed with more than 300 articles about vanished explorers, enigmatic cultures, impossible artifacts, unexplained events, and lost works of art. Thirteen chapters, organized by theme. Chapter titles include: Criminals Who Got Away, Mysterious Cataclys...

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by Jarrod Barbetta (Author)POSTMARKED: A PROLOGUE is a captivating exploration of mid-20th-century crime, diving deep into the world of postal fraud, daring heists, and the intricate investigations that followed. This true crime work takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most audacious mail robberies and fraudulent schemes, revealing how the U.S. Postal Inspection Service tackled these unprecedented challenges.Blending meticulous research with compelling storytelling, this book uncov...

The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas - Hardcover

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by Arthur Kane (Author)THE LAST STORY: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas is an exclusive deep dive into a chilling true tale of sex, ambition, retribution, and homicide. Jeff German, a veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter, was no stranger to controversy or the danger of his work. For more than four decades, he wrote stories relentlessly confronting the mob, corrupt politicians, and greedy bureaucrats. As a result, he was often threatened-enough that he ...

Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America - Paperback

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by Harry N. MacLean (Author)The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the modern age of America On January 21, 1958, nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather changed the course of crime in the United States when he murdered the parents and sister of his fourteen-year-old girlfriend (and possible accomplice), Caril Ann Fugate, in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby town of Bennet, where a farmer was robbed an...

Killer Cocktails: Dangerous Drinks Inspired by History's Most Nefarious Criminals - Hardcover

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by Holly Frey (Author), Maria Trimarchi (Author)From the hosts of the criminally popular podcast Criminalia, Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi, a dangerously delicious cocktail and mocktail book inspired by history's most notorious (and notoriously overlooked) criminals Every month, over 200,000 listeners download Criminalia to hear stories of history's wildest and most devious criminals they never knew existed. But this isn't just any true-crime podcast--more than an engaging history lesson, ...

The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous Spirit - Hardcover

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by Evan Rail (Author)An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-b...

Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the Truth - Hardcover

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by Richard Esposito (Author)In a newspaper career spanning decades, Jimmy Breslin covered the stories that he knew mattered most: the human stories beyond the front page. From the JFK assassination, to the Son of Sam killings, mafia heists, the Crown Heights riots, and the Occupy movement, Breslin's influential columns captured the lifebeat of the second half of the 20th century. A quintessential New Yorker, Breslin rubbed shoulders with world leaders and neighborhood arsonists, profiled JFK'...

Naming Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Reveal - Paperback

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by Russell Edwards (Author)The definitive identity of the world's most notorious serial killer is finally revealed.In this latest edition of Naming Jack the Ripper, three brand-new chapters detail Ripperologist Russell Edwards' ongoing work since 2014 and how he has solved - for the first time ever - many of the long-unanswered mysteries regarding the how and why of the killings, the Goulston Street Graffito . . . and why the real killer was not charged in 1888.All the experts agreed: we woul...

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by Robert Conlin (Author)October 25, 2023 was just an ordinary night in Lewiston, a small, working class city of 37,000 in central Maine. Friends and families had gathered to do what they loved to do with the people they wanted to be with at a bowling alley called Just-in-Time Recreation Center and Schemengees, a popular sports bar and restaurant. They felt immune from the violent crime that seemed to wrack the rest of the country in a state that the FBI had just named the safest in America. ...

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by John M. Powers (Author)There is no calamity greater than lavish desiresThere is no greater guilt than discontent There is no greater disaster than greed." Lao-tzuBUMWAD a novel by John M Powers ....a story that plays out in the remarkable settings of The Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Key West, Gitmo & Havana, Cuba. With a mysterious Latin Beauty named Lena, Big Money Marlin Tournaments, a huge Drug Empire, US Marine Special Forces 4Stars, a Full Bird, Mayor Rudy Giuliani & Greed...

The Invisible Maiming Torture Enterprise of Organized Stalking Assaults - Paperback

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by Tomo Shibata Ph. D. (Author)If you are a witness to a crime or a victim of a crime, of which no evidence is left other than your testimony, the author of the crime does not have to kill you in order to perfect the crime. Indeed, your sudden death or disappearance will naturally raise law enforcement's suspicion. A crime syndicate can provide a service of perfecting the crime by undermining your psychological credibility: systematic stalking and clandestinely invisible assaults by a multitu...

Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty - Hardcover

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by Mandy Matney (Author)The highly anticipated inside look at the collapse of the Murdaugh dynasty by the celebrated investigative journalist and creator of the #1 hit Murdaugh Murders Podcast, Mandy Matney.Years before the name Alex Murdaugh was splashed across every major media outlet in America, local South Carolina journalist Mandy Matney had an instinct that something wasn't right in the Lowcountry. The powerful Murdaugh dynasty had dominated rural South Carolina for generations. No one ...

The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief - Hardcover

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by Rena Pederson (Author)The thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high society--and a window into the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the Swinging Sixties. As a string of high profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief "the King of Diamonds" because he eluded police and the FBI for more than a decade. Like Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief," the King was so bold that he tip-toed in...

Ghosts of Crook County: An Oil Fortune, a Phantom Child, and the Fight for Indigenous Land - Hardcover

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by Russell Cobb (Author)The true--and unsolved--story of unabashedly greedy men, their exploitation of Muscogee land, and the hunt for the ghost of a boy who may never have existed For readers of David Grann's award-winning Killers of the Flower Moon In the early 1900s, at the dawn of the "American Century," few knew the intoxicating power of greed better than white men on the forefront of the black gold rush. When oil was discovered in Oklahoma, these counterfeit tycoons impersonated, defra...

Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor - Paperback

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by Mark Harmon (Author), Leon Carroll (With)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." -- Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the American fleet. On December 7, 1941, their hidden stories are exposed by a morning of bloodshed that would change the world forever. Scrutinizing long-buried historical documents, NCIS star Mark Har...

The Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation - Paperback

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by Katherine Ramsland (Author)From ancient Rome through the Dark Ages to the burgeoning West to the open highways of urban America, from the unconscionable exploits of French religious zealot Gilles de Rais to such all-American monsters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Aileen Wournos, Katherine Ramsland makes an eye-opening case for the existence of serial killers throughout time, and offers a complete chronological record of the serial-killer phenomenon-as well as the parallel development of psychology...

Numbers 35 & 53 The Case of the Brown Paper Bag - Paperback

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by Rhonda Baker-Stansberry (Author)In this epoch story, Rhonda Baker-Stansberry portrays the unvarnished truth of the life and times of her father Frank Price "Chico" Baker. She gives the reader an up close and personal look as she travels back over fifty years, and tells of when his dream of becoming a catcher in major league baseball closed, another door opened. This door however opened into a world of unimaginable wealth, women, fast cars, and a mound of legal trials and tribulations. She ...

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by Sarah Thomerson (Author)Many people have different experiences with the Catholic church, that much is for sure. Despite the scandals, there can be no way to definitively say whether it's the church itself, or the bad apples that are drawn to it for the positions of power they can take up. For those who met with Hans B. Schmidt, a German Roman Catholic priest, their experience with the Catholic church would be their last. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date:...

Secrets, Lies, and Consequences: A Great Scholar's Hidden Past and His Protégé's Unsolved Murder - Hardcover

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by Bruce Lincoln (Author)The tale of a legendary scholar, an unsolved murder, and the mysterious documents that may connect them In early 1991, Ioan Culianu was on the precipice of a brilliant academic career. Culianu had fled his native Romania and established himself as a widely admired scholar at just forty-one years of age. He was teaching at the University of Chicago Divinity School where he was seen as the heir apparent to his mentor, Mircea Eliade, a fellow Romanian expatriate and the ...

Shakespeare's Criminals: Criminology, Fiction, and Drama - Hardcover

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by Victoria M. Time (Author)By exploring Shakespeare's use of law and justice themes in the context of historical and contemporary criminological thinking, this book challenges criminologists to expand their spheres of inquiry to avenues that have yet to be explored or integrated into the discipline. Crime writers, including William Shakespeare, were some of the earliest investigators of the criminal mind. However, since the formalization of criminology as a discipline, citations from literar...

The Curse Of The Turtle: The True Story Of Thailand's

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by Suzanne Buchanan (Author)Koh Tao--a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, surrounded by pristine beaches, swathed in sunshine, and a mecca for tourists, divers and backpackers. But "Turtle Island" has its dark side. In 2014, Koh Tao was the site of the brutal double murders of two British backpackers, but theirs weren't the only suspicious backpacker deaths.My name is Suzanne Buchanan. I am the former owner and editor of the Samui Times, a news publication on Koh Samui, and covered the sto...