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The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana - Hardcover

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by Julie Young (Author)The evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers closing the Burger Chef at 5725 Crawfordsville Road in Speedway, Indiana. After serving customers and locking the doors for the night, the kids began their regular cleanup to ready the restaurant for the following day. But then something went horribly wrong. Just before midnight, someone muscled into the place, robbed the store of $581 and kidnapped the four employees. Over ...

Broken Samurai: One Marine's Journey From Hero to Hitman - Paperback

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by Al Carlisle (Author) Danny joined the Marines in 1967 and saw some of the worst fighting of the Vietnam War. He was continually bombarded by the enemy, never knowing if he would live or die. When his best friend was brutally murdered, he became angry, depressed, and numb. The only thing that could make him feel alive again was killing. He came home from the war with a bad case of PTSD and couldn't adapt to normal life. To feed his need for killing, he became a hitman for a biker gang. To j...

The Mind of the Devil: The Cases of Arthur Gary Bishop and Westley Allan Dodd - Paperback

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by Al Carlisle (Author) Arthur Gary Bishop and Westley Allan Dodd had many things in common. They were both psychopathic pedophiles and child molesters who eventually turned to killing their victims. Both were executed for their crimes at their own request. Most importantly, both desperately wanted to know one thing before they died: How did I become a serial killer? This book is an attempt to answer that question. It's often said that we will likely never understand how a person becomes a se...

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by Al Carlisle (Author) From his arrest until his execution in 1989, Ted Bundy was interviewed extensively by psychologists, journalists, and law enforcement. He offered insight into the thoughts and methods of other serial killers. It wasn't until the last few days of his life that he confessed to some of his crimes, which he attributed to a mysterious Entity he claimed compelled him to kill. Dr. Al Carlisle, Ph.D., evaluated Bundy for the Utah court in 1976. Ever since, Carlisle has painsta...

TRUE CRIME USA Real Crime Cases From The United States Adrian Langenscheid: 14 Shocking Short Stories Taken From Real Life - Paperback

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by Adrian Langenscheid (Author)TRUE CRIME USA: Real Crime Cases From The United States 14 Shocking Short Stories Taken From Real Life "Adrian's unsparing short stories are like the tragic storm that unexpectedly strikes. Before you know it, all he left behind is destruction. What remains are strong emotions, many questions and the feeling of being thrown back on what really matters in life." "Langenscheid's cool, clear short stories don't seem to aim for emotion, but precisely because of th...

American Female SERIAL KILLERS: Coloring Book for Adults. Over 60 killers to color - Paperback

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by Brian Berry (Author)Coloring books are certainly not Just for kids anymore This unique adult coloring book is a virtual encyclopedia of the who's who in American female serial killers and may be the perfect gift for a budding artist with a penchant for the macabre.Included in this coloring book are original, single-sided illustrations for you to color, as well as information about the killers their victims the murder weapons used the location of crimes span of their crimes While enjoyi...

Christmas Slay Ride: Most Mysterious and Horrific Christmas Day Murders - Paperback

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by Jack Smith (Author)There's never a good time to die violently, but Christmas tragedies are especially heinous.Christmas is a time for Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men. Holiday bloodshed feels like a sacrilege, but it does happen. Whether by accident or deliberate malice, scores of people have been killed on December 25 or the days surrounding it. This volume contains seven accounts of unnatural deaths that occurred on or around Christmas Day: The Ashland Tragedy: On December 24, 188...

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by Leigh Overton Boyd (Author), Emily Adams (With), Lisa Overton (With)They grew up knowing they had secrets to keep. They did not talk about their mom's extended absences or why their dad put Scotch tape on the backdoor frame. To cover up the chaos, they kept their clothes neat and got good grades. But when they were teenagers, an arson fire destroyed their home and killed their parents. Rumors were thick that summer that smart, angry, fourteen-year-old Lisa set the blaze. Then, adult powers...

A Fierce Belief in Miracles: My Journey from Rape to Healing and Wholeness - Paperback

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by Anne Reeder Heck (Author)In this inspiring memoir, Anne Reeder Heck offers the gripping and uplifting details of her rape and subsequent healing journey-a story that sparked national interest-and shares lessons about the importance of clear intention and trusting inner guidance, and the transformative power of forgiveness. Number of Pages: 232 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN Publication Date: September 22, 2020

Killer Among Us: Public Reactions to Serial Murder - Paperback

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by Joseph C. Fisher (Author)What effects does the presence of a serial killer have on the collective health of a community? What strategies do people adopt to manage the fear and anxiety that accompany news of a serial killer's predations? And why do citizens and the media respond as they do to serial killers, who usually account for only a small portion of the homicides in the communities in which they are active? Killer Among Us examines serial murder from this fresh perspective: an explora...

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by Donna J. Clemente (Author), Wallace Rob (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-bia...

The Boys of the Bone Yard Slash: True Tales of Texas - Paperback

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by Ronald Armstrong (Author)Part adventure, part collection of short stories, all true, and a whole lotta fun, these are the tales of some of the people who lived along the Northeastern Texas Red River Chicota region of author Ronald Armstrong's 1970s youth. There is more to these stories than just huntin' and fishin', although that is a great portion. There is humor, funny stories, a dash of tragedy, some love lost and found, some lost souls and some reborn. Throw in a monster or two, a good...

Faith, Hanging by a Thread: A True Story About Tragedy, Forgiveness and Restoration - Paperback

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by Bryan I. Yamashita (Author), Edie Bayer (Editor)What would you do if your worst nightmare came true? Would you have what it takes to survive? On a perfect day in paradise an innocent wife and mother was brutally murdered, leaving her distraught and heartbroken husband and two small daughters in the bloody aftermath. How would you and your family survive if your spouse was murdered? How could you function as a family when you are suddenly missing one of your parts? Who could you lean on to ...

TRUE CRIME USA Casos de crímenes reales en los Estados Unidos Adrian Langenscheid: 14 historias cortas impactantes de la vida real - Paperback

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by Adrian Langenscheid (Author)Casos de crímenes reales en los USA: "Las historias cortas de Adrian son como un poderoso huracán inesperado. Antes de que te des cuenta te golpea y todo lo que deja atrás es destrucción. Lo que queda son emociones fuertes, muchas preguntas y la sensación de ser consciente de las prioridades en nuestras vidas"."Las historias cortas y directas de Langenscheid no son emotivas, pero precisamente por su brutal y directa representación son increíblemente impactantes"...

Expect No Mercy: Outlaws in America's Waning - Paperback

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by Donald Charles Davis (Author)This is a story about deluded mythmakers; clueless judges; morally bankrupt prosecutors; bad lawyers; daydream believers; and crooked cops. This is a story about police propaganda and gutless reporting. This is a story about outlaws in America, particularly motorcycle outlaws, at the moment when the America that once was - the America of revolutionaries, moonshiners, pioneers, runaways, backyard inventers, shade tree mechanics, humble heroes, tailfins and great...

Murder in the Church: When Spiritual Weakness and Abusive Power Collide - Paperback

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by Chris J. Schimel (Author)When Chris Schimel said yes to God's call to the ministry of saving souls, he never thought it would also mean saying yes to saving people's lives from murder. When a late Saturday night phone call from one of his parishioners reveals a shocking announcement about the person's family, Pastor Chris is plummeted into a nine-day-long heart-stopping race to save their lives, even though the police have been asked to help.Each day of the ordeal unfolds new and frighteni...

El Patron: Todo lo que no sabías del más grande narcotraficante en la historia de Colombia - Paperback

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by Raul Tacchuella (Author)LA HISTORIA lo recordar siempre como uno de los personajes m s iconicos en el mbito del crimen organizado. Sin embargo, el Patr n lleg a ser m s que un criminal. Influy en la cultura de un pa s, marcando un antes y un despu s. ODIADO POR UNOS Y AMADOS POR OTROS, el Patr n no pasa desapercibido y en esta historia relato c mo su paso afect a toda una generaci n. Te invito a sumergirte en las p ginas de este libro, y descubrir una historia real jam s contada en re...

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by Dean Unkefer (Author)MAD MEN MEETS THE WIRE IN THIS GRIPPING TRUE-CRIME MEMOIR BY A FORMER AGENT AT THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS IN 1960s NEW YORK Before Nixon famously declared a war on drugs, there was the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. New York City in the mid-1960s: The war in Vietnam was on the nation's tongue--but so is something else. Clandestine and chaotic, but equally ruthless, the agents of the Bureau were feared by the Mafia, dealers, pimps, prostitutes--anyone who did his or ...

Without A Trace: Unsolved Disappearances and Mysterious Vanishings - Paperback

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by Troy Taylor (Author)WITHOUT A TRACE UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCES AND MYSTERIOUS VANISHINGSWe all love a mystery - but what about a mystery that has no solution? Delve into the shadowy world of unsolved disappearances and people who have vanished without a trace, never to be seen again. Such strange and chilling tales run the gamut of the terrifying and the bizarre and include crime victims, lost explorers, ships vanished at sea, outdoor disappearances, and supernatural mysteries that defy all e...

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by James Patterson (Author)As seen on ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbors' quarrel that turns violent and cyber-bullying that explodes in a double murder. Murder Thy Neighbor: Ann Hoover is a nice woman but she's come to hate her neighbor. Roy Kirk moved in next door with plans to renovate. But as the weeks go by, his DIY construction turns to shambles. When Ann takes him to court, Kirk's retaliation will be shockingly gruesome (with Andrew Bourelle). Murder IRL: Jenelle Pot...

Murder Along the Yellowstone Trail: The Execution of Seth Danner - Paperback

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by Kelly Suzanne Hartman (Author), The Gallatin Historical Society Museum (Contribution by)In the fall of 1920, two couples pulled into a campsite just off the famous Yellowstone Trail. A few weeks later, one couple drove away, while the other simply vanished. The identities and fate of the couple left behind didn't hit newsstands until three years later. In one of the most sensational murder cases ever played out in a Montana court, Seth Orrin Danner put up a fight for his life and lost. The...

Long Island's Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping - Paperback

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by Steven C. Drielak (Author)Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite when she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook in 1937. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI agents to the case, and within a short time, Parsons's husband and their live-in housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova, had become prime suspects. Botched ransom attempts, clashes between authoritie...

Defending the Dillinger Gang: Jessie Levy and Bess Robbins in the Courtroom - Paperback

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by D. M. Testa (Author)In the early 1930s women practicing criminal law were often held in the same low regard as the clients they served. When a corrupt prosecutor was determined to send as many of the notorious John Dillinger gang to death row as possible, female attorneys Jessie Levy and Bess Robbins rose to the challenge. They skillfully represented six of the gang members, a number far greater than any of their male counterparts. And yet, their story of deals gone bad, wrongful convictio...

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by Bill Graham (Author)A True Crime Biography of a team of top UK Conmen. Vic a Scottish professional criminal and leader of an exclusive team of professional con-men is forced to sell his environment polluting chemicals business. The national press and the Scottish police are investigating his pay-offs to government and lochs authority buyers and also his involvement in the dumping of hazardous waste beneath buildings under construction in the Edinburgh area and around Scotland. The followin...

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by Steven Sarkela (Author), Jack Watts (Author)If someone you love lets you down, it hurts. Often it is painful for a long time, but nothing is as difficult as being betrayed by a family member. This was Steven Sarkela's experience, but it didn't just happen once. It occurred routinely with several family members. Even worse, Steven's betrayals were life altering―not trivial. One betrayal culminated in his being abducted, tortured, and threatened with death. Steve was a successful developer, ...

The Most Hilarious, Bizarre and Unusual Correctional Stories Ever Told - Paperback

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by Dan M. Reynolds (Author)Everyone working in corrections has a story to tell, but why try to publish them when no one will believe it? Well, the long-awaited book of hilarious and bizarre correctional stories ever told is finally here. Read and learn about the actual events that took place in our American prisons. DAN REYNOLDS has over thirty years of correctional experience and has traveled all over the United States as a consultant, conducting prison audits and inspections. During his vis...

The Deputy Interviews: The True Story of J.F.K. Assassination Witness, and Former Dallas Deputy Sheriff, Roger Dean Craig - Paperback

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by David T. Ratcliffe (Foreword by), Phil Singer (Preface by), J. Gary Shaw (Contribution by)"I HIGHLY recommend this fabulous book... I have read hundreds of books on or related to the assassination of President Kennedy and this one is up there with the best! Very well written, entertaining, and INFORMATIVE; not the same ole same ole." Secret Service expert and author, Vince Palamara.The Deputy Interviews by Steve Cameron, is a book of interviews conducted with JFK assassination experts, ins...

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by Michael Fanelli (Author)No matter where we find ourselves in life, we can find hope. Despite our failures, letdowns, or disappointments along the way, we cannot ever give up. We have all experienced some kind of failure, life is full of it. I hope my story can inspire others and show that anything is possible to those who have hope and believe in themselves. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 27, 2020

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by Elbie Lotter (Author)She called herself Silent Anna because she couldn't tell anyone what happened between her and her stepfather. Now, many years later, she breaks the silence to reveal the sexual abuse she suffered, its impact on her life and how she has finally managed to overcome it. It's me, Anna is based on a true story. This book is a must read. Not only because it tells the story of a young girl's determination to survive and to overcome her traumatic childhood, but also because th...

The Witness: Unfolding the Anatomy of a Killer - Paperback

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by Wanda Draper (Author)The Witness brings a new dimension to true crime literature. CSI has rolled-up the tape but the investigation isn't over. Detectives cool their heels from pounding the pavement, but the interviews have just started. The crime is solved. The suspects - charged and booked - are left to contemplate their fate. However, one question remains: What is justice?In the second stage of the trial, the jury is charged with the task of deciding a just and adequate penalty. Instruct...

The Lonely Hearts Killers: The Bloody Passions of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez - Paperback

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by Tobin T. Buhk (Author)The shocking series of crimes committed by lovers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez dominated the front pages in 1949. Caught for the double homicide of a widow and her young daughter in Michigan, the first couple of crime became the focus of an intense debate over the death penalty and extradition. Their story climaxed in a sensational trial in New York City and concluded two years later inside Sing Sing's notorious Death House. Pulp fiction era reporters, who follow...

Masked: The unbelievable Harry Bensley - Paperback

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by Duncan Say (Author)Who was the mystery man in the Iron Mask? How was he chosen for this incredible feat? Who had wagered such enormous sums?To this day nobody knows for certain the identity of the person who set off from Trafalgar Square in London on New Year's Day in 1908 to walk round the world wearing an Iron Mask.Over twenty years later Harry Bensley could be found at the seaside with his perambulator and knight's helmet, parading along the promenade, selling postcards and telling his ...