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The Hero of Mississippi Burning - Paperback

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by Mickel Moorer (Author), E. Gail Ellison (Editor)1964 was the height of the Civil Rights and Wrongs Movement, and America was in turmoil. I was eight years old and visiting the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi for a family reunion. This story is about something I have remembered from that time, when I met two men on a creek bank in Neshoba County, Mississippi on August 6, 1964. I have always remembered what they said out loud in front of me. The one with the hat said, "Judge, go up there a...

Command Influence: A Story of Korea and the Politics of Injustice - Hardcover

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by Robert A. Shaines (Author)A true story that reads like a novel set in war torn South Korea. This book reflects the best and the worst of our military and shows how political motives can impact those in command of the military. It exemplifies the expendability of the rank and file to advance the careers of the powerful. Number of Pages: 402 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: November 23, 2010

Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case - Hardcover

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by Trent Brown (Author)What remained of the badly decomposed body of twelve--year--old Tina Marie Andrews was discovered underneath a discarded sofa in the woods outside of McComb, Mississippi, on August 23, 1969. Ten days earlier, Andrews and a friend had accepted a ride home after leaving the Tiger's Den, a local teenage hangout, but they were driven instead to the remote area where Andrews was eventually murdered. Although eyewitness testimony pointed to two local police officers, no one w...

Missing Sarah Pryor: A Mother's Testimony of Choosing Love over Grief and Emptiness - Paperback

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by Barbara Smith Pryor (Author), Rodney Miles (Editor), Anka Kovacevic (Cover Design by)ON WHAT SEEMED like a beautiful Wednesday, just six weeks after relocating and starting to settle in to their new home in Wayland, Massachusetts, Barbara and Andy Pryor's nine-year-old daughter Sarah went missing during a walk after school on October 9th, 1985.This is the Pryor family's story of unspeakable tragedy and profound compassion and beauty. From the initial days that seemed like they would never ...

Missing Sarah Pryor: A Mother's Testimony of Choosing Love Over Grief and Emptiness - Hardcover

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by Kimothy Monroe (Author)Monster Eyes will take you on an unbelievable journey of betrayal and murder and into the mind of a cold blooded, sexual deviant killer. A killer that lay in the midst of a small-town where he was known by everyone. It travels through many genres of socio-economic lives of the characters herein. I believe it encompasses everything a good novel should; from a psychological thriller to crime drama. From love to hate, from rich to poor and from rags to riches. This book...

Lena: The True Story of the Murder of Lena LeBlanc - Paperback

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by Amy Selvidge (Author)Lena was a young, vibrant Catholic French Canadian woman living in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1925 when she met with her untimely demise. Her story is one that has stumped law enforcement and the medical community. Follow the investigation and the family's struggle to find her killer in this riveting and frustrating true crime novel. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.23 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: September 27, 2019

Villains One Case of the Smooth Operator - Paperback

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by Johnny G's (Author)The streets of Detroit become a maze of terror as the killer zeroes in on unknowing victims and escalates more tension as the public loses fate in their Police Department. With time ticking till the next kill, a detective is called back on duty to add five detectives in the hunt for a serial killer, who has been killing girls and leaving them in the public to be found. With the pressure on, one of the media alerts the public, the detectives find themselves all over the c...

Bombs, Bullets, and Bribes: the true story of notorious Jewish mobster Alex Shondor Birns - Paperback

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by Rick Porrello (Author)A 2020 International Book Awards True Crime Award Finalist Alex Shondor Birns-Public Enemy Number One, friend of powerful Jewish and Italian mobsters, and trusted partner of black gambling racketeers. He went toe-to-toe against relentless challenges -the cops wanted him in prison, immigration officials wanted him deported, and the IRS wanted his nightclub, car, and cash. Black gangsters wanted the old white man out of the numbers racket, and rogue underlings wanted t...

Self Portrait of a Serial Killer: H. H. Holmes in His Own Words - Paperback

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by Herman Webster Mudgett (Author), Henry Mansfield Howard (Author), Matt Lake (Editor)H.H. Holmes was a doctor, real estate speculator, pharmacist, bigamist, swindler, and America's first media superstar serial killer. As he awaited trial, he put out a series of autobiographical documents, press releases, and interviews that revealed his sociopathic tendencies--and lied about his crimes. The infamous killer of the Chicago World's Fair published a memoir and a confession, both of which concea...

The Sins of Kalamazoo: The Unsolved Murder of Louis Schilling, and the Crimes That Shaped a Community - Paperback

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by J. Thomas Buttery (Author)Minutes before 1pm on March 21st, 1893 the body of respected businessman Louis Schilling was found mutilated in the office of his Kalamazoo meat market. Although there were no shortage of suspects, and experienced Kalamazoo officers like William S. Downey eager to pursue them, the killer was never apprehended. Over a century later the murder of Louis Schilling remains one of the great enduring mysteries of southwest Michigan, but it was neither the first nor the l...

Everglades Lawmen: True Stories of Game Wardens in the Glades - Paperback

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by James T. Huffstodt (Author)From the first game wardens in the Everglades to present-day wildlife officers, law enforcement in the wild, untamed Everglades has kept pace with changing times. Today's game wardens chase escaped convicts, keep surveillance on drug runners, and recover wreckage from plane crashes as well as arrest deer, turkey, and alligator poachers. Meet the men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting the wildlife and natural resources in the only Everglades on...

Detroit Tigers Gone Wild: Mischief, Crimes and Hard Time - Paperback

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by George Hunter (Author)The Detroit Tigers came out of the womb scratching and snarling. Early owner James D. Burns orchestrated the only known arrest of a journalist while covering a game. It's the only Major League franchise to sign a star player out of prison, which happened twice. Ex-Tigers have done time for crimes ranging from armed robbery to racketeering-and worse. One tried to burn and dismember a group of men after they kidnapped his mother. Another threatened to blow up a cruise s...

The Italian Squad: How the NYPD Took Down the Black Hand Extortion Racket - Paperback

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by Andrew Paul Mele (Author)At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Italian immigrants left their home country for the United States and, particularly, New York City. A small minority of the immigrants were members of a criminal syndicate that largely victimized fellow immigrants. The most common crime was a type of extortion known as "Black Hand." The methods of extortion were particularly violent, and included kidnapping, arson, and murder. The New York Police Department, unable ...

JFK JR Murdered: Cover-up & Conspiracy to Kill JFK Jr. - Paperback

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by Paul Dawson (Author)JFK JR MURDERED: COVER-UP & CONSPIRACY TO KILL JFK JR by Dr. Paul Dawson reveals some conspiracy theories concerning the possible assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr. in July 1999. New research and evidence indicate what could be a cover-up of the murder of JFK Jr., who died in a plane crash along with his wife and sister-in-law aboard. It seemed too incredible that three Kennedy men - President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy Jr. - c...

In The Mesquite: The Solving of the 1938 West Texas Kidnap Torture Murders of Hazel and Nancy Frome - Paperback

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by Steve Hodel (Author)Retired LAPD Homicide Detective III, Steve Hodel, brings over 50 years of law enforcement, homicide, and private investigative experience to bear on what the Texas Rangers said, "Remains the biggest unsolved mystery in the American Southwest."March 1938--The breaking story started out slow, announcing that a mother and daughter, traveling in their touring car, cross country from California to the East Coast, "were missing on a West Texas highway."Within days came a seco...

Serial Killers: The Horrific True Crime Stories Behind 6 Infamous Serial Killers That Shocked The World - Paperback

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by Nancy Veysey (Author), True Crime Seven (Author), Ryan Becker (Author)Serial Killer Collection Deal for ONLY $16.99. Instead of $39.96 for all Four books individually.Petrifying. Bone-chilling. Depraved.Their acts made headlines. Their names live in infamy in the darkest recesses of the internet, but for those who are left behind, these heartless monsters are always there, looming over their every move.This true crime four-book set exposes their inner secrets, details their heinous crimes,...

Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession - Paperback

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by Rachel Monroe (Author)A "necessary and brilliant" (NPR) exploration of our cultural fascination with true crime told through four "enthralling" (The New York Times Book Review) narratives of obsession. In Savage Appetites, Rachel Monroe links four criminal roles--Detective, Victim, Defender, and Killer--to four true stories about women driven by obsession. From a frustrated and brilliant heiress crafting crime-scene dollhouses to a young woman who became part of a Manson victim's family, ...

The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story - Paperback

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by David Crow (Author)WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD FOR BEST WESTERN FIRST NONFICTION BOOK - FINALIST FOR THE SPUR AWARD FOR BEST WESTERN CONTEMPORARY NONFICTION - IPPY SILVER AWARD FOR BEST MEMOIR - NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR BEST MEMOIR (OVERCOMING ADVERSITY)A violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival"Cinematically gripping."--Kirkus ReviewsGrowing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their...

The Satan Model: Exposing the Link Between Serial Crime and Satan - Paperback

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by Ivette C. Lee (Author), Eric W. Hickey (Foreword by)This is not your ordinary true crime book, filled with pictures of mutilated victims or an encyclopedia of the worlds most notorious serial killers. In this book you will be able to better understand why evil exists and why we have serial killers walking among us. You will have the answer to the question, we have been asking for decades, "Are serial killers born or bred?" The author exposes the dark side and explains serial crime through ...

The Satan Model: Exposing the Link Between Serial Crime and Satan - Hardcover

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by Ivette C. Lee (Author), Hickey W. Eric (Foreword by)This is not your ordinary true crime book, filled with pictures of mutilated victims or an encyclopedia of the worlds most notorious serial killers. In this book you will be able to better understand why evil exists and why we have serial killers walking among us. You will have the answer to the question, we have been asking for decades, "Are serial killers born or bred?" The author exposes the dark side and explains serial crime through ...

A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming - Paperback

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by Kerri Rawson (Author)What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer?In 2005, Kerri Rawson opened the door of her apartment to greet an FBI agent who shared the shocking news that her father had been arrested for murdering ten people, including two children.That's also when she first learned that her father was the notorious serial killer known as BTK, a name he'd given himself that described the horrific way he committed his crimes: bind, torture, kill. As ne...

Manual del Detective Privado: Técnicas Psicológicas de Investigación Criminal - Paperback

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by Angel Martinez (Author)EL MANUAL DEL DETECTIVE contiene apenas una parte de lo que un detective internacional debe saber en la materia de PSICOLOG A CRIMINAL, sin embargo, todos los criterios tratados, ofrecen un amplio conocimiento que har de la investigaci n de un crimen una obra maestra. Llevamos al Detective Privado Internacional a otro nivel de conocimiento, al abordar en el primer cap tulo una introducci n a la psicolog a criminal. La Psicolog a en torno a los actos criminales: En ...

In Broad Daylight: A murder in Skidmore, Missouri - Paperback

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by Harry N. MacLean (Author)Ken Rex McElroy was an illiterate hog farmer who lived on the outskirts of a small town in Northwest Missouri. For over twenty years he raped, robbed and burned almost at will. Cops were scared to arrest him, prosecutors were scared to prosecute him, judges were scared to judge him, and juries were scared to convict him. Over the years, Skidmore and many other small communities became convinced that the law was incapable of protecting them from McElroy. They watche...

Mr. Prosecutor: 25 Years Fighting Crime in the South: A Memoir: Former Prosecuting Attorney in the 4th Judicial District of Arkansas - Hardcover

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by Terry Jones Esq (Author)For more than 20 years, Terry Jones began each trial with this opening statement: "Good morning, my name is Terry Jones. I am the Prosecuting Attorney for the 4th Judicial District and in that capacity I represent people of the State of Arkansas." His memoir is a frank and entertaining insider's look at the American justice system. From the sensational Billie Jean Phillips murder trial, to religious con men, to brutal assault charges, "The cases described here are a...

Chaos: Charles Manson, the Cia, and the Secret History of the Sixties - Paperback

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by Tom O'Neill (Author), Dan Piepenbring (With)A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to "gobsmacking" (The Ringer) new revelations about the FBI's involvement in this "kaleidoscopic" (The New York Times) reassessment of an infamous case in American history. Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people, including the actress Sharon Tate, then eight months pregnant. With no mercy and seemingly no motive, the Mans...

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators - Paperback

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by Ronan Farrow (Author)One of the Best Books of the Year Time * NPR * Washington Post * Bloomberg News * Chicago Tribune * Chicago Public Library * Fortune * Los Angeles Times * E! News * The Telegraph * Apple * Library Journal In this newly updated edition of the meticulous and devastating (Associated Press) account of violence and espionage that spent months on the New York Times Bestsellers list, Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering u...

Manipulation Psychology: How to Manipulate and Influence People Using Empath Skills. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Learn the Best Persuasion - Paperback

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by Brandon Dark (Author)Would you like to find out how to avoid being manipulated by people you trusted?If your answer to this question is yes, then keep reading to find out more.Human beings have the unique capacity to alter their environment to suit their needs. This capacity to alter the environment can be stretched as far as manipulating others to inadvertently do their bidding. This poses a significant threat to the much-treasured freedoms that ought to be enjoyed by all without external...

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by Donna J. Clemente (Author)How do two housewives with no personal relation to the case become involved in a ten-year long battle to set three men free? To Prove Them Innocent is the true story about how their efforts, along with the fortitude of the families of the men convicted, fought to uncover and expose the truth. When three men can be sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit, it screams for reform within the justice system. The news media isn't always un-biased and it is up to al...

'Ndrangheta: The History of Italy's Most Powerful Organized Crime Syndicate - Paperback

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by Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe word "mafia," Sicilian in origin, is synonymous with Italy, but Italy is home to several different mafias, with three being particularly notorious. While the Cosa Nostra of western Sicily is the most infamous, other powerful groups include the ferocious 'Ndrangheta of Calabria and the Camorra, the third-largest mafia, which is active in Naples and the Campania region. A "mafia" is loosely defined as a c...

On Trial: The Case of Keli Lane and the ABC - Paperback

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by Simon Davis (Author)Davis takes readers on a guided tour through the story of Keli Lane and her conviction for murdering her daughter Tegan. Along the way, Davis dispels the myths and loose ends that have grown up around the case and conducts a fact-check of a recent ABC documentary.Legal concepts and terms are demystified. Readers gain a lawyer's insights into evidence, trials, legal representation, roles of judge, jury and appeal courts that help to explain Lane's conviction.This book is...

In Time: The Killing of Polly Paul - Paperback

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by Paul Petrunak Jr. (Author)On the summer evening of Wednesday, June 7, 1865, just two months after the end of the Civil War, seventy-one-year-old local farmer and weaver Polly Paul and her seventeen-year-old apprentice Cassie Munday were brutally slain in cold blood at the Paul farm outside Summerhill, Pennsylvania. The gruesome scene shocked neighbors and townspeople alike, striking fear into the community and begging the question, "Who could have done such a thing?" In Time: The Killing ...