True Crime

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Sleep, My Child, Forever: The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children - Paperback

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by John Coston (Author)The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sons--and nearly killed her daughter. Ellen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood, financially strapped, and desperate. Within a year of each other, her sons, ages two and four, died mysteriously, and Boehm's eight-year-old daughter then suffered a near-fatal mishap when a hair dryer fell into the girl's bath. ...

Evil Angels: The Case of Lindy Chamberlain - Paperback

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by John Bryson (Author)The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia. On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy worsened when, without a murder weapon, a body, or even a motive, a jury con...

Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer - Paperback

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by Walter Gilmour (Author), Leland E. Hale (Author)The horrific true story of serial kidnapper, rapist, and killer Robert Hansen's reign of terror As oil-boom money poured into Anchorage, Alaska the city quickly became a prime destination for the seedier elements of society: prostitutes, pimps, con men, and criminals of all breeds looking to cash in. However, something even worse lurked in their midst. To all who knew him, Robert Hansen was a typical hardworking businessman, husband, and fa...

The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror - Paperback

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by Alan Prendergast (Author)Edgar Award Finalist: The shocking account of a Wyoming father who terrorized his family for years--until his children plotted a deadly solution. One cold November night, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, fifteen-year-old Richard Jahnke Jr., ROTC leader and former Boy Scout, waited for his parents to return from celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the night they met. When his father got out of the car, the boy blasted him through the heart with a twelve-gauge pump-action...

Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders - Paperback

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by Joe Sharkey (Author)The true account of the man who murdered his family in their New Jersey mansion--and eluded a nationwide manhunt for eighteen years. Until 1971, life was good for mild-mannered accountant John List. He was vice president of a Jersey City bank and had moved his mother, wife, and three teenage children into a nineteen-room home in Westfield, New Jersey. But all that changed when he lost his job. Raised by his Lutheran father to believe success meant being a good provider...

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by Horace Silver (Author)This explosive and shocking book written by a reformed London career criminal exposes the inner workings of one of London's most feared crime families and comes with an authenticity stamped throughout that blows all the other so-called crime books out of the water Mark Timlin'I loved Judas Pig. Violent and twisted but full of real humanity and a great story.' Maxim JakubowskiA gripping page-turner that lifts the lid on the London crime scene with much more power than ...

Crooks Kill, Cops Lie: The True Story of the St Louis Mobster Wars - Paperback

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by Timothy C. Richards (Author)In the early 1980's, the St. Louis Region was controlled by the Chicago "outfit" controlled by Joey (Doves) Aiuppa. Joey (Doves) controlled all of the labor locals and most of the trade unions.He had considerable clout within local and state government due to union financial support of local politicians.Joey (Doves) guys in charge in St. Louis (John Vitale and Tony Giordano) became sick and old and the young guns in the region saw a chance to take over the racke...

Two Gun Hart: Lawman, Cowboy, and Long-Lost Brother of Al Capone - Paperback

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by Jeff McArthur (Author)Born in Italy and raised in Brooklyn, Vincenzo Capone left home when he was a teenager. He traveled with a wild-west show and fought in Europe during the Great War where he earned a medal for sharp-shooting. Upon his return, he settled in Nebraska where he went by the name Richard Hart. He married, had children, and worked closely with the local Indian communities. He dressed like the type of cowboy he had seen in silent movies, rode a horse, and wielded two six-shoot...

Protective Intelligence and Threat Assessment Investigations: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials - Paperback

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by U. S. Secret Service (Author), U. S. Department of Justice (Author)Threat assessment or protective intelligence is the process of gathering and assessing information about persons who may have the interest, motive, intention, and capability of mounting attacks against public officials and figures. Gauging the potential threat to and vulnerability of a targeted individual is key to preventing violence. Among criminal justice functions, threat assessmentholds great promise for determining vu...

Albanian Mafia Wars: The Rise of Europe's Deadliest Narcos - Paperback

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by John Lucas (Author)Albanian Mafia Wars is an explosive account of the ultra-violent criminal organisations that now dominate the global drugs trade.Picking up where hit TV shows like Narcos leave off, this book goes beyond the headlines to chronicle the expansion of one of the world's most mysterious mafias, from its origins in war-torn Eastern Europe, to its rivalry with New York's Five Families, and to the chaos unleashed on the streets of Britain by narco gangs with access to South Amer...

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by John Davis Ba Jd LLM (Author)This is a groundbreaking work on the prevalence of women who rape men in our culture. This work breaks through the gender stereotypes in the mainstream media and shows, through well-documented studies and research, that women rape men at a rate greater than the other way around. The book contains numerous citations and references for those studying the problem of women who rape. There are also several colorful memes conveying the essence of the difficult concep...

Sin, Shame & Secrets: A True Story of the Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and the Cover-up in the Catholic Church - Paperback

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by Beth Karas (Foreword by), David Yonke (Author)In this compelling true-crime story, journalist and author David Yonke presents and analyzes the only case in U.S. history in which a Roman Catholic priest was arrested for the murder of a nun. Father Gerald Robinson of Toledo, whom friends and associates described as a timid and mild-mannered man, was arrested by cold-case detectives in April, 2004, and charged in the brutal slaying of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl 24 years earlier.The 71-year-old ...

True Stories of the OSS and CIA: Formation of the OSS and CIA and their secret missions. These classified stories are told by the CIA - Paperback

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by Mike Rothmiller (Author)These are the TRUE accounts of the OSS and CIA. These studies were expertly written for classified use of CIA personnel. I have not edited these documents. All of these studies were classified from CONFIDENTIAL TO TOP-SECRET. Studies include; WW2 secret ops, covert action, truth drugs for interrogation, cover in unconventional operations, CIA in the academic world, the covert collection of scientific information and spies. This is just a sampling of what is included...

The Prostitutes and Pimps Street Talk Guide: Code Terms and Their Meaning - Paperback

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by U. S. Department of Justice (Author)A list of code terms and their meanings, used by prostitutes and pimps to avoid detection by law enforcement and bystanders. These terms are also used by the prostitutes when talking to a potential client looking for a service. Number of Pages: 24 Dimensions: 0.05 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: March 02, 2015

Reform of Offenses Relating to Rape, Sexual Assault, and Other Sexual Misconduct Under Uniform Code of Military Justice - Paperback

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by U. S. Congress (Author)The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ; chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code) constitutes the military's criminal code and judicial system for the trial of offenses by courts-martial. Pursuant to Article 36, UCMJ, the President is given rule-making authority to prescribe pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for cases arising under the UCMJ triable by courts-martial and other specified military tribunals. The President exerci...

30 Illegal Years To The Strip: The Untold Stories Of The Gangsters Who Built The Early Las Vegas Strip - Paperback

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by Bill Friedman (Author)30 Illegal Years To The Strip is the inside story of Prohibition's most powerful leaders, who later ran elegant, illegal casinos across America, before moving on to build the glamorous Las Vegas Strip gambling resorts. The seven leaders of the three dominating Prohibition gangs imported the world's finest liquors on a massive scale. Although in an illegal and dangerous business, these seven espoused traditional business values and rejected the key tools of organized c...

Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell - Paperback

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by Ron Franscell (Foreword by), Jack Olsen (Author)For twenty-five years, the trusted family doctor in a small Wyoming town had been raping and molesting the women and children who most relied on him. Mostly Mormons, the naive victims sometimes realized on their wedding nights the truth about what had happened in Dr. Story's office. In riveting detail, veteran crime writer Jack Olsen tells the searing story of a small group of courageous women who decided to bring a doctor to justice - and un...

Justice in the Age of Judgment: From Amanda Knox to Kyle Rittenhouse and the Battle for Due Process in the Digital Age - Hardcover

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by Anne Bremner (Author), Doug Bremner (Author)From Amanda Knox to O.J., Casey Anthony to Kyle Rittenhouse, our justice system faces scrutiny and pressure from the media and public like never before. Can the bedrock of "innocent until proven guilty" survive in what acclaimed Seattle attorney and legal analyst Anne Bremner calls the age of judgement? When unscrupulous Italian prosecutors waged an all-out war in the media and courtroom to wrongly convict American exchange student Amanda Knox f...

The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers: An A-Z Guide to History's Most Heinous Murderers - Paperback

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by Skyhorse Publishing (Author)A Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to Serial Killers for True-Crime Fans Equal parts fascinating and horrifying, the stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have taken on a new cultural prominence with the rise of the true-crime genre. Now, The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers offers murder fans and curious readers a new opportunity to learn about the lives and histories of these infamous criminals in greater depth and detail than ever before. ...

Betty Broderick: Telling on myself - Paperback

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by Betty Broderick (Author)What do you do when you have struggled loyally for years beside your husband, living in financial hardship as you bring up your joint children virtually as a single mother, working toward the good times that you can see coming for all of you, only to discover that your husband is committing adultery and is planning to leave you?Worse, he aggressively denies his affair, denouncing you as crazy to your face and to everyone you know, while he schemes to walk off with e...

Double Cross: The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America - Paperback

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by Sam Giancana (Author), Chuck Giancana (Author), Bettina Giancana (Author)New York Times Bestseller "Sam Giancana tells all . . . Controversial . . . ties seven United States presidents to the mob."--Larry King, CNN One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars suc...

Hawk & Moor: Book 2 - The Dungeons Deep - Paperback

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by Kent David Kelly (Author)THE CREATION of the world's preeminent Fantasy Role-Playing Game (FRPG), Dungeons & Dragons, is one of the most fascinating tales to be told in all the shared histories of entertainment, play and game design. Two very different men, David Lance Arneson and Ernest Gary Gygax, undertook an unprecedented collaboration which gifted us - as their shared legacy - with one of the most intriguing games the world has yet experienced. Their game did not just simulate one...

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by David Pietras (Author)The nation was first introduced to Casey Anthony in July 2008. The country fell in love with her precious daughter, Caylee, who had gone missing over a month before her mother ever told anyone. A massive missing persons search for the little girl in Orlando, Florida ensued...... Casey Anthony told detectives during a 2008 investigation that a woman named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, her nanny for 2 years, kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter. Investigators determined that...

Behind The Words: A Logical and Satirical Guide to the Impossible Defense of Jodi Arias - Paperback

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by Kim Anne Whittemore (Author)When Jodi Arias brutally slaughtered her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in June, 2008, the story began. Most aspects of this case have been covered -- whether it was the pieced together description of their relationship or the psychology of a killer. What more is there to say? Well, as it turns out, there's plenty more to say. This book begins on the day that Jodi Arias took the witness stand in her own defense. It will begin with her attorney saying, "Hi, Jodi...

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by Hector Williamson (Author)Los acontecimentos narrados en este libro se desarrollan en Colombia, M xico, Cuba, Espa a y EE.UU., y tienen relaci n con el narcotr fico internacional. Conoci personalmente a Pablo Escobar y otros capos de la droga. M s tarde, desde la oscuridad de una prisi n, pudo observar el despotismo oficial y la desmoralizaci n del ser humano. Escuch por boca de los propios actores acerca de sus errores y miedos, pero tambi n del odio hacia quienes los traicionaron. Cuen...

Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer - Paperback

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by Maureen Boyle (Author)Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community's diverse fabric. In Shallow Graves, investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of a case that has haunted New England for thirty years. The Crimes: The skeletal remains of nine of the women, ag...

Versace's Medusa: Andrew Cunanan - Paperback

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by C. T. Patrick Diamond (Author)The world's most successful gays are found in California and Florida, as are its most prolific serial killers. This literary thriller takes the form of a memoir in which Gianni Versace's Great Gatsby life story is cut short by Andrew Cunanan in a scene out of Cruising. The cast includes the exotic poster boy killer with a series of faces, a pair of handsome, star-crossed former lovers, two innocent strangers seized at random, the undisputed Tsar of fashion and...

Mh17: The story of the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner - Paperback

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by J. V. Koshiw (Author)The book, MH17, is about an event that shocked the world, the shooting down of a passenger airliner on July 17, 2014, with the loss of all 298 people on board. It answers the key questions arising from the disaster: What missile destroyed the airplane? What kind of weapon fired the missile? Where was the missile fired from? Who fired it? Was it accidental or intentional? Who was responsibleAuthor BiographyJ.V. Koshiw writes on current affairs in Ukraine. His books have...

Medieval Torture and Execution of Modern Serial Killers - Paperback

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by Bill Diehr (Author)With 20 custom illustrations, Medieval Torture and Execution of Modern Serial Killers explores the real life atrocities of both ancient and modern man. This shocking yet morbidly amusing book examines nine real life serial killers and discusses their crimes and motives. In each biopic, their most deplorable acts are reviewed and reckoned, for they will be the determining factors for punishment. As a thought experiment, each serial killer is placed in a primitive time whe...

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by Fabien Savelli (Editor), Scott K. Murphy (Author)In this first volume, Scott K. Murphy dives into five of the most violent, deadly and shocking shootouts in the American modern history:1. February 28, 1997: The North Hollywood Shootout between two heavily armed bank robbers and officers of the Los Angeles Police Department.2. April 20, 1999: The Columbine High School Massacre committed by the two disturbed students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, and claimed the life of 12 innocent student...

Real Oklahoma Outlaws: Major Crimes, Prison Time & Jail Breaks-The True Story of the Justice & Davis Crime Families - Paperback

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by Richard H. Mullins (Author)Major Crimes, Prison Time & Jail Breaks-The True Story of the Justice & Davis Crime Families. "No more worries for the mother of a man hell-bent on a life of crime. Nellie's baby was back in his hometown for keeps. On the visits to her son's grave, his loyal mother would have plenty of time to reflect on the empty promises she had made to the juvenile court - that she would keep Glen out of any trouble." Number of Pages: 262 Dimensions: 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN Pu...

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by Caroline Christian (Author) Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 24, 2016