True Crime

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by Richard Alumbaugh (Author)Two shots split the darkness. A firefight turns deadly. After retirement as a psychology professor in 2002, Richard Alumbaugh came upon a file box left over from a murder case heard in court by his deceased wife. This discovery sparked years of investigating the background of the accused and the state's evidence. Tensions between tribal police and Elmer McGinnis escalated to a point that a beam of light appeared to trigger a tragic firefight. Elmer's Tribal War is...

Hit List: An In-Depth Investigation Into the Mysterious Deaths of Witnesses to the JFK Assassination - Paperback

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by Richard Belzer (Author), David Wayne (Author), Richard Charnin (Foreword by)A New York Times Best Seller Richard Belzer and David Wayne are back to set the record straight after Dead Wrong; this time they're going to uncover the truth about the many witness deaths tied to the JFK assassination. For decades, government pundits have dismissed these "coincidental" deaths, even regarding them as "myths" as "urban legends." Like most people, Richard and David were initially unsure about what t...

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by Mark Hobbs (Author)The readers of Bold Lions Survival Sense have said that it should be required reading for members of law enforcement, military investigators, and members of the criminal justice system, as well as students from high schools to universities. Avid readers of true crimes, conspiracies, organized crime, narcotics trafficking, and political corruption should enjoy reading Bold Lions Survival Sense. Those interested in the sixth sense will find great insight into the survival ...

Willful Blindness: A Diligent Pursuit of Justice - Paperback

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by David Bear (Editor), James Ramsey (Author)A brutal assault, dying declaration, corrupt investigation, perjured prosecution, and intractable punishment system; all are elements in a process of Willful Blindness. George Wilhelm was stabbed 23 times on the 8th floor rooftop of a parking garage and thrown off the building. Instead of falling to the ground, he landed one floor below, on a pedestrian bridge. Mortally wounded, he lived long enough to tell the police officer who found him: "Clare...

Russian Mafia in America: Immigration, Culture and Crimes - Paperback

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by James O. Finckenauer (Author), Elin J. Waring (Author)Tales of contemporary mobs, criminal activity among Russian immigrants, and claims of KGB involvement in American crime have long been reported in the news, but what of the "Russian mafia" is real, and what is a creation of sensational media? With research conducted in collaboration with the Tri-State Joint Soviet- migr Organized Crime Project, Russian Mafia in America was the first in-depth study on Russian organized crime following ...

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by Lawrence H. Fisher (Author)A true story about the many tragedies stemming from an unsolved murder and an innocent man rotting in jail for that crime. Drew Whitley spent over eighteen years in prison wrongfully convicted of murdering Noreen Malloy before establishing his innocence. Written from the perspective of Drew's civil rights attorney, Lawrence H. Fisher, it takes us inside the treacherous justice system Drew survived while he fought to prove his innocence, and afterward, when he so...

Russian Mafia In America: Immigration, Culture, and Crime - Hardcover

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by Maurice Washington (Author)My Life: My Awakening is a gripping, urban coming-of-age story that is as real as the air you are consuming. Maurice Maynard Washington, also known as Mana Mane, was an innocent nine-year-old - full of naivet and wholesomeness - when he was suddenly thrust into the underworld of the ghetto culture. Drugs, gangs and violence colored his life through adulthood as he learned to survive and even prosper in the challenging world of Watts' Nickerson Garden Housing Pro...

For the Love of Family: How a Knock on the Door Changed Everything - Paperback

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by Kevin C. McCall (Author)In 2009, Kevin C. McCall, loving husband and proud father of three, experienced the unimaginable: His youngest son, Ryan, was murdered in a robbery attempt after leaving a college party in Tampa, Florida.In For the Love of Family, Kevin shares his personal journey through shock, horror, grief, anger, reconciliation, and healing. Over the course of more than six years, Kevin fought daily to escape the grip of depression and hate; he fought to center his life around l...

For the Love of Family: How a Knock on the Door Changed Everything - Hardcover

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Death Ride: A Little Boy's Night of Terror - Paperback

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by Tim And Becky Hattenburg (Author)Death Ride is a riveting account of the brutal murders of Mike and Frieda Kuntz and the attempted murder of their five-year-old son, Larry, who witnessed the tragic deaths of his parents. This is an amazing true story of survival and the ability to overcome unspeakable cruelty.In 1937, the young Kuntz family had made Wheat Basin, Montana, their new home. A neighbor, Frank Robideau, had come on especially hard times and decided to take action to remedy his s...

Casos Policiales Reales: Historias Verídicas de Crímenes, Asesinatos y Casos Violentos - Paperback

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by Santiago Fierro Escalante (Author)Este libro basado en hechos reales contiene varios casos experimentados por la fuerza policial de varios pa ses.Por ejemplo, Qu fue lo que de verdad sucedi con uno de los comisarios acusados de participar en el secuestro del ahora presidente argentino Mauricio Macri? Por qu al sobrino del narcotraficante Pablo Escobar Gaviria no lo dejaron entrar y tampoco radicarse en Argentina?Desc brelo al leer este libro. Conoce tambi n detalles sobre la ins lita ...

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by Eugene Paull (Author)A memoir that reads like a novel, this is a story of E. D. Paull's mind-blowing life journey, and it's nothing short of amazing.Paull lived as a federal fugitive for thirty-eight years, "beating the system" for half his life. He used his skills, luck, and talents to navigate the twist and turns of an adventurous life that most people can only dream about. This is Paull's remarkable story--a story of a smuggler by trade, sprinkled with sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and reg...

The Investigator: Demons of the Balkan War - Hardcover

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by Vladimír Dzuro (Author), Carla Del Ponte (Foreword by)The war that broke out in the former Yugoslavia at the end of the twentieth century unleashed unspeakable acts of violence committed against defenseless civilians, including a grizzly mass murder at an Ovčara pig farm in 1991. An international tribunal was set up to try the perpetrators of crimes such as this, and one of the accused was Slavko Dokmanovic, who at the time was the mayor of a local town. Vladim r Dzuro, a criminal detectiv...

The Shadow of Evil: Where is God in a Violent World? - Paperback

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by Jeffrey M. Davis (Author)The Shadow of Evil: Where is God in a Violent World is a "must read" for every person who is struggling to cope with adversity and loss: Do you battle everyday with the realization that a senseless tragedy has altered the course of your life? Do you feel overwhelmed by hardship and yet powerless to overcome your circumstances? Have you ever felt abandoned by friends and family who just cannot seem to understand what you are going through? Has your faith in God su...

Saving Sin City: William Travers Jerome, Stanford White, and the Original Crime of the Century - Paperback

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by Mary Cummings (Author)When Stanford White, one of the most famous architects of the era--whose mark on New York City is second to none--was murdered by Harry K. Thaw in 1906, his death become known as "The Crime of the Century."But there were other players in this love-triangle-gone-wrong that would play a part in the incredible story of White's murderer. Chief among them was the ambitious district attorney William Travers Jerome, who had the opportunity to make--or break--his career with ...

Life, Liberty, and Injustice: Education, Bullying, and Hate Crimes - Paperback

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by Khadijah Tiya T. Muhammad (Author)Humankind is changing rapidly expanding and spread out across a continuously changing global landscape. We have many phrases that has given us birth to state- of- the art technology, groundbreaking science and innovative processes. And yet while these achievements are to be revered, we continue to be lessened by human behavior by our illusions of power, acts of violence and lack of concern, reasonable compassion and excitement for others.The purpose of thi...

Life, Liberty, and Injustice: Education, Bullying, and Hate Crimes - Hardcover

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Swear to God, Holy Bible: Molestation and Rape Are Ungodly Acts of Violence - Paperback

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by Roy Murch (Author)This is my true story. We grew up in this world and have been haunted by it all our lives. Some of my sisters succumbed to drugs, others to alcohol to ease their pain. I've lost five sisters, one to drugs and the others to breast cancer or related effects of rheumatoid arthritis. One sister is homeless, and I don't know her whereabouts. All of us learned to cope and grow up with dignity and integrity. Hope springs eternal, Swear to God, Holy Bible. Number of Pages: 142 Di...

The Republican Revolution: The Wicked Seed Who Really Killed Nicole Brown Simpson? - Paperback

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by William Wallace (Author)The Republican Revolution of 1994 is the wicked seed that killed Nicole Brown Simpson. This seed was planted to produce a hostile, racial climate in America in order to repeal Affirmative Action Legislation that advanced African-Americans and other minorities since the Civil Rights Movement of 1964. Advancements such as higher education, college admissions, and equal employment opportunities had begun to accelerate the extinction of the Political White Man, causing ...

The Republican Revolution: The Wicked Seed Who Really Killed Nicole Brown Simpson? - Hardcover

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Indicting Goliath: The Continuing Real Life Saga of an Immigrant's Pursuit of Justice in a World Infested with Betrayal, Corruption, Subt - Hardcover

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by Bhatia Lal (Author)How do you single-handedly battle for justice when you are betrayed by a government infested with subterfuge, corruption and fraud? When you are forced to present evidence in your defence without an attorney, shackled to hard metal leg irons and handcuffed to a belly chain? When seasoned federal judges; veteran prosecutors; experienced investigating agents; hardened prison wardens; vile snitches; inglorious powerful individuals; and despicable others, cannot, on nearly f...

Incendiary Devices: Investigation and Analysis - Paperback

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by Ed Nordskog (Author)Incendiary Devices: Investigation and Analysis is the first book on this subject written by an actual arson investigator and profiler with decades of experience. Historically, there have been numerous myths and Hollywood exaggerations regarding the entire world of arson investigation. Chief among these myths is the notion that all arsonists are deeply intelligent, sinister plotters who sit around all day scheming and creating exotic incendiary devices. While there is th...

The Lyncher in Me: A Search for Redemption in the Face of History - Paperback

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by Warren Read (Author)In June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl--charges that would later be proven false. Three men were dragged from their cells and lynched in front of the cheering crowd.More than eighty years later, Warren Read--a fourth-grade teacher, devoted partner, and father to three boys--plugged his mother's maiden name into a computer search engine, then...

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by Guy Lozier (Author), Neil Shelton (Author)There's Blood on the Streets of Mayberry...Growing UP Mayberry "Just the Facts" Volume 1 LEVERAGE gives a glimpse into the other side of America's Hometown of Mount Airy (also known as Mayberry), North Carolina that most never experience nor could imagine experiencing.Andy Griffith was born and raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina. There have been plenty of interviews and conversations to suggest that Mount Airy was the basis for the Fictional Utop...

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by Guy Lozier (Author), Shelton Neil (Author)There's Blood on the Streets of Mayberry...Growing UP Mayberry "Just the Facts" Volume 1 LEVERAGE gives a glimpse into the other side of America's Hometown of Mount Airy (also known as Mayberry), North Carolina that most never experience nor could imagine experiencing.Andy Griffith was born and raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina. There have been plenty of interviews and conversations to suggest that Mount Airy was the basis for the Fictional Utop...

Sheriff: A Memoir of a Lawman from Bloody Williamson County, Illinois - Paperback

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by Harry Spiller (Author)This 160 page book serves as a memoir of a lawman (Harry Spiller) from Williamson County, Illinois and tells of his stories and ventures as a sheriff. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN Publication Date: June 15, 1999

I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation - Paperback

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by Bruce Chadwick (Author)"A good story, well told, of a sliver of life in Richmond, a small, elite-driven capital city in the young nation's most influential state." -Publishers WeeklyGeorge Wythe clung to the mahogany banister as he inched down the staircase of his comfortable Richmond, Virginia, home. Doubled over in agony, he stumbled to the kitchen in search of help. There he found his maid, Lydia Broadnax, and his young protegéeacute;, Michael Brown, who were also writhing in distress. ...

Cradle of Violence: How Boston's Waterfront Mobs Ignited the American Revolution - Hardcover

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by Russell Bourne (Author)They did the dirty work of the American Revolution Their spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of Parliament and finally toward revolution. They tarred and feathered the backsides of British customs officials, gutted the mansion of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, armed themselves with marline spikes and cudgels to fight on the waterfront against soldiers of the British occupation, and hurled the contents of 350...

Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920 - Paperback

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by Terry Baker (Author)Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920 documents all of the known hangings in Dallas County including . . . Jane Elkins, a slave, hanged for the ax murder of Andrew C. Wisdom and the first female to be legally hanged in Texas . . . Four young men, two of whom were brothers, accused of being horse thieves and cattle rustlers were lynched by vigilantes . . . Reuben "Rube" Johnson, lynched by three men for refusing to give false testimony in an upcomi...

Death on the Gallows: The Encyclopedia of Legal Hangings in Texas - Paperback

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by West C. Gilbreath (Author)The most comprehensive work ever done on legal executions by hanging in Texas. Arranged by counties, this book documents 467 executions in Texas, many that have been forgotten through the years. Such as: Decapitated: Jack Fields--Wharton County, and Charles Myers-- Tarrant County were both completely decapitated and Clemente Apolinar--Bexar County was almost decapitated.Had to be hanged twice: Joseph Brewster--El Paso and Jack Williams--Wharton County, and Jack ...

Baby Face Nelson: Portrait of a Public Enemy - Paperback

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by Steven Nickel (Author), William J. Helmer (Author)Using new information that comes from the formerly classified files of the FBI, this book tells the full story of the remarkable criminal career of Baby Face Nelson. Illustrations. Number of Pages: 416 Dimensions: 0.85 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2012