True Crime

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No More Crying Angels: A True Story of Survival Despite Overwhelming Odds - Paperback

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by Morgan St James (Author), Dennis N. Griffin (Author), Bella Capo (Author)THIS TRUE STORY WILL SHOCK AND INSPIRE YOU.Bella Capo is not her given name, but who she has become. Bella grew up as the abused child of a well-to-do power broker with organized crime ties, a drug-addicted mother and a physically and sexually abusive brother. She had to divorce herself from any emotions in order to survive, and the time came when she could no longer even cry. She had a crying angel tattooed on her ba...

Deconstructing Jack: The Secret History of the Whitechapel Murders - Paperback

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by Simon Daryl Wood (Author)Book of the Year 2015.Finalist: International Book Awards, 2016This second, expanded, edition of Simon Daryl Wood's award-winning book continues to reveal the endless stream of lies, invention, political misinformation, self-publicity and opportunism which has kept this Victorian bogeyman alive in the darkest reaches of our 21st Century imaginations. It introduces characters many readers may not have encountered before, takes a closer look at some of Ripperology's ...

If These Walls Could Talk: More Preston Castle History - Paperback

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by J'Aime Rubio (Author)Author J'aime Rubio presents her follow up book to "Behind The Walls: A Historical Expos of the Preston School of Industry." This title, "If These Walls Could Talk: More Preston Castle History," includes additional narratives discovered during her continued research of the Preston School of Industry. Learn about even more dangerous and sometimes deadly events that took place there, as well as some of the sad backstories of young wards sent to Preston because of poor c...

The Medusa File II: The Politics of Terror and the Oklahoma City Bombing (Large Print Edition) - Paperback

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by Craig Roberts (Author)When Tulsa Police Officer Craig Roberts saw the television coverage of the Oklahoma City Bombing on the morning of April 19, 1995, little did he realize that within days he would be assigned to the case. Over the following weeks and months Roberts investigated the events leading up to and surrounding the bombing, followed leads that led him into very dangerous places, interviewed witnesses, and gathered numerous case files. His investigation, with the help of others, ...

The Cross Country Killer: Life of Serial Killer Tommy Lynn Sells - Paperback

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by Jack Smith (Author)For 20 years, Tommy Lynn Sells killed without remorse. This horrific crime spree stunned the nation and goes beyond the typical psychopath behavior of serial killers.Some serial killers seem to have such ideal lives that it's almost impossible to understand the motivation for their crimes. Then there are killers who had such rough childhoods that it's easy to see why they turned out the way they did... Killers like Tommy Lynn Sells.Having hit the road to live his life ho...

The Cali Cartel: Beyond Narcos - Paperback

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by Shaun Attwood (Author)An electrifying account of the Cali Cartel beyond its portrayal on Netflix.From the ashes of Pablo Escobar's empire rose an even bigger and more malevolent cartel. A new breed of sophisticated mobsters became the kings of cocaine. Their leader was Gilberto Rodr guez Orejuela - known as the Chess Player due to his foresight and calculated cunning.Gilberto and his terrifying brother, Miguel, ran a multi-billion-dollar drug empire like a corporation. They employed a poli...

Into the Fire: Forensic Interview with John Orr,

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by Anthony Meoli (Author)Criminal Profiler Anthony Meoli brings yet another groundbreaking book on the criminal mind. Combining intimate information gathered from both written and telephonic correspondence, Meoli provides a fully authorized account of John Orr's serial arson case. While Orr steadfastly maintains his innocence 26 years after his arrest, this book provides rare, never-before-seen color photographs (provided by John Orr), detailed case information and new forensic findings strai...

The Big Red Fox: The Incredible Story of Norman Red Ryan, Canada's Most Notorious Criminal - Paperback

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by Peter McSherry (Author)Norman Red Ryan escaped from Kingston Penitentiary twice first by force and then, years later, by gulling the credulous into believing that he was reformed.Author Biography McSherry's checkered career has equipped him with an extraordinary insight into the street, crime, and criminals. He has been a high school teacher, a truck driver, a taxi driver, and a freelance writer. The Big Red Fox is the product of McSherry's many years of research and his lifetime of intere...

Deny, Deny, Deny (Second Edition): The Rise and Fall of Colin Thatcher - Paperback

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by Garrett Wilson (Author)A detailed account of Canada's "Trial of the Century" - the murder case of millionaire politician Colin Thatcher. This second edition thoroughly updates the case to Thatcher's latest attempts to pass himself off as another wrongly convicted - another David Milgaard.Author BiographyA senior Regina lawyer, Garrett Wilson, QC, was a key Liberal during the administration of Premier Ross Thatcher, Colin's father. His background made him familiar with the principal players...

Murderous Minds on Trial: Terrible Tales from a Forensic Psychiatrist's Casebook - Paperback

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by Stanley Semrau (Author), Judy Gale (Author)Forensic psychiatrist Stanley Semrau takes us through some of the most dreadful stories from his own career and from historical sources.Author BiographyDr. Stanley Semrau is a forensic psychiatrist, expert witness for the provincial and Supreme Court, and lecturer at the University of British Columbia. Judy Gale is a professional writer and amateur psychiatrist who has traveled around the world, cycling through such disparate places as Bhutan and ...

True Crime Stories Volume 7: 12 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases - Paperback

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by Jack Rosewood (Author)Open the pages of this true crime anthology to learn about twelve more true crime stories that shocked communities and grabbed headlines around the world. You will learn about tragic cases of family annihilation and relationships gone horribly wrong. Among the most shocking of these cases is the murder of the Westerhuis family in South Dakota, who on the outside appeared to by an all-American family, but inside they harbored a felonious secret. A trio of politically m...

The Scorecard Killer: The Life of Serial Killer Randy Steven Kraft - Paperback

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by Jack Smith (Author)Find out about one of the most heinous serial killers in the USA's history, his way of operating, murders and what happened to him afterward. Randy Steven Kraft, a Southern California man who appeared to be a normal computer programmer, spent his evenings seeking hitchhikers and unsuspecting bar hoppers for sadistic thrills that only he enjoyed. He is Southern California's most prolific serial killer, and possibly the most prolific serial killer in the modern United Stat...

Cold Cases of Stearns County, Minnesota - Paperback

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by Robert M. Dudley (Author)Stearns County in central Minnesota is well known for it's friendly people, as well as a wide variety of outdoor activities, restaurants that specialize in hearty comfort foods, and strong winds that often blow across the county from the west and south. It is also home to a relatively large number of unsolved or long-term murder cases, some of which are the most horrific and unimaginable crimes in the history of the state of Minnesota. "Cold Cases of Stearns County...

Unsolved: True Canadian Cold Cases - Paperback

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by Robert J. Hoshowsky (Author)Despite advances in DNA testing, forensics, and in-depth police investigations, hundreds of crimes remain unsolved across Canada every year. Robert J. Hoshowsky examines 12 crimes that continue to haunt us, all of which remain open.Author BiographyRobert J. Hoshowsky is an investigative journalist who has explored first-hand the world of cults, bikers, cops, killers, and thieves. A former researcher-reporter at "Maclean's," Hoshowsky has had work appear in more ...

The State-Line Mob: A True Story of Murder and Intrigue - Paperback

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by W. Morris (Author)The story that could not be written till now I have been collecting this informatin for more than twenty years. I was personally acquainted with many of the outlaws who nested in the dives along the Tennessee-Mississippi border, and I crossed paths with them while I was doing research for Buford Pusser's authorized biography, The Twelfth of August. Pusser fought the state-line criminals during his entire six-year reign as sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee.During the st...

Crimes of the Century: From Leopold and Loeb to O. J. Simpson - Paperback

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by Gilbert Geis (Author), Leigh B. Bienen (Author)In compelling narrative, the authors probe the sensational cases of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard A. Loeb, the Scottsboro "boys," Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Alger Hiss, and O.J. Simpson, highlighting significant lessons about criminal behavior and the administration of criminal justice. Each case study details the crime, the police investigation, and the court proceedings, profiles the major players, and examines the outcome and aftermath ...

Rape on the Public Agenda: Feminism and the Politics of Sexual Assault - Paperback

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by Maria Bevacqua (Author)Women's responses to rape have taken many forms over the past three decades, from guerrilla actions targeting individual assailants to the founding of rape crisis centers. This timely book illuminates the movement's importance to the broader women's movement and discusses the public policy implications of this activism. Maria Bevacqua locates the roots of rape consciousness, traces the evolution of an anti-rape ideology on the feminist agenda, describes how the rape ...

Joey the Hitman: The Autobiography of a Mafia Killer - Paperback

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by David Fisher (Author), David Fisher (With), Clint Willis (Editor)Following up on the success of the Adrenaline title Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, Adrenaline Classics brings back the New York Times bestseller (originally published as Killer) that helped pave the way for the latest generation of nouveau-mob stories, from Donnie Brasco to The Sopranos. "Joey" -- a journeyman Jewish hitman, numbers king, and loan shark -- collaborated with David Fisher (co-editor of...

The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld - Paperback

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by Herbert Asbury (Author)Home to the notorious "Blue Book," which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. But the New Orleans underworld consisted of much more than the local bordellos. It was also well known as the early gambling capital of the United States, and sported one of the most violent records of street crime in the country. In The French Quarter, He...

Born to the Mob: The True-Life Story of the Only Man to Work for All Five of New York's Mafia Families - Paperback

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by Frankie Saggio (Author), Fred Rosen (Author)Frankie Saggio reminisces about the era of true wise guys like his Uncle Philly -- a contemporary of Al Capone. After all, it was Frankie's uncle who "taught him the value of a dollar and how to steal it from someone else." Uncle Philly was from a day when being in a mafia family meant being bound by blood and honor, not like modern day families whose only concern is money. For Frankie, the only way to avoid the modern mob treachery is to avoid g...

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by Ann Jones (Author)This landmark study offers a rogues' gallery of women--from the Colonial Era to the 20th century--who answered abuse and oppression with murder: "A classic" (Gloria Steinem). Women rarely resort to murder. But when they do, they are likely to kill their intimates: husbands, lovers, or children. In Women Who Kill, journalist Ann Jones explores these homicidal patters and what they reflect about women and our culture. She considers notorious cases such as axe-murderer Lizzi...

The Badge: True and Terrifying Crime Stories That Could Not Be Presented on TV, from the Creator and Star of Dragnet - Paperback

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by Jack Webb (Author), James Ellroy (Introduction by)"This is the city, Los Angeles, California. I work here, I carry a badge. The story you are about to see is true..." Before Charlie's Angels, Miami Vice, or NYPD Blue, there was Dragnet. From 1951 to 1959, Jack Webb starred as Sergeant Joe Friday in the most successful police drama in television history. Webb ("Just the facts, ma'am") was also the creator of Dragnet, and what made the show so revolutionary was its documentary-style forma...

Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote Scum (and Shot Andy Warhol) - Paperback

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by Breanne Fahs (Author)The authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history. Too drastic, too crazy, too out there, too early, too late, too damaged, too much--Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. She has become, unwittingly, a figurehead for women's unexpressed rage, and stands at the center of many worlds. She inhabited Andy Warhol's Factory scene, circulated among femin...

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by Rick Geary (Author)"Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks, when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one " The famous Lizzie Borden double murder.Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal, and has contributed to National Lampoon and The New York Times Book Review. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.22 x 9.04 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: Sept...

The Fatal Bullet: The Assassination of President James A. Garfield - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)Geary explores the first assassination of one of our presidents in the hands of an obsessive-compulsive stalker.Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal, and has contributed to National Lampoon and The New York Times Book Review. Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.23 x 9 x 5.99 IN Publication Date: April 01, 1999 ...

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by Rick Geary (Author)Mary Rogers was a compellingly beautiful lass employed in a cigar store in New York City. Then, she suddenly disappeared, her body recovered in the Hudson off the Jersey side. The press had a field day with all the shocking possibilities. Inspired Edgar Allen Poe's "Mystery of Mary Roget." Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9.02 x 6.06 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2001 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: Mystery of Mary Ro...

Jack the Ripper: A Journal of the Whitechapel Murders 1888-1889 - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)Geary's inimitable tongue-in-cheek take on last century's most infamous serial killer.Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal, and has contributed to National Lampoon and The New York Times Book Review. Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.18 x 8.84 x 6.07 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2001

A Treasury of Victorian Murder: Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)Long out of print, this very first volume of Rick Geary's increasingly successful series is now reissued in the same format as all other titles. Three delectable murders, culled from the pages of Victorian papers of the era, are presented in Geary's inimitable style, tongue firmly in cheek!Front Jacket3 delectable murders, culled from the pages of Victorian Papers of the era, are presented in Geary's inimitable style, tongue firmly in cheek.Author BiographyAn award-winni...

The Beast of Chicago: The Murderous Career of H. H. Holmes - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)He was the world's first serial killer and he existed in the late 19th century, operating around the Chicago World's Fair, building a literal house of horrors, replete with chutes for dead bodies, gas chambers, surgical rooms. He methodically murdered up to 200 people, mostly young women. The infamous H. H. Holmes is the next subject of Geary's award-winning and increasingly popular series.Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked...

The Murder of Abraham Lincoln - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)The most famous assassination of the Victorian era. The details he reveals are fascinating. Booth worked with a group of disgruntled Southern sympathizers out to decapitate much of the US Executive branch, not just the President Geary also details the flight of the culprits and the hot pursuit of federal agents.Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal,...

The Saga of the Bloody Benders - Paperback

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by Rick Geary (Author)In his next volume, Geary takes us out to the wild west and the just opened up prairies of Kansas. Out on a deserted stretch of road linking newly forming towns, a mysterious family stakes a claim and builds an inn for weary visitors. Soon, reports multiply of disappearances around that area. Generally, those who disappear have plenty of cash on them. A delicious tale of a gruesome family fronted by a beguiling lass who led their victims on... Number of Pages: 82 Dimensi...

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by Rick Geary (Author)A scandalous secret affair in 19th century Scotland between an upperclass woman and a gentleman of lower standing ends in his murder by poison...Author BiographyAn award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Rick Geary has worked for Marvel Entertainment Group, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Heavy Metal, and has contributed to National Lampoon and The New York Times Book Review. Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6.44 IN Publication Date: February 01, 2007