True Crime

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Jimmy Hoffa Is Missing-The Gap: Long-Held Family Secret-Until Now! - Paperback

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by David W. Tubman (Author)"Jimmy Hoffa Is Missing"This was the main headline that appeared on the front page of The Detroit Free Press-Metro Edition on August 1, 1975. It was the first announcement of the disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa two days after he vanished from The Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan."Last Seen Outside Restaurant"The tag line above the August 1, 1975 headlines would become the end of the trail for the FBI. Not only were they missing critical...

Without A Trace: Unsolved Disappearances and Mysterious Vanishings - Paperback

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by Troy Taylor (Author)WITHOUT A TRACEUNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCES AND MYSTERIOUS VANISHINGS BY TROY TAYLORWe 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 t...

The Vampire of Sacramento: The True Story of Richard Chase The Blood-Thirsty Cannibal - Paperback

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by True Crime Seven (Author), Genoveva Ortiz (Author)Even the coldest-blooded killer was once a child.Richard Trenton Chase started life without a hitch. Popular and well-liked, his future looked bright as the Cali sun... but those around knew nothing of the dark truths that he fostered. His parents' marriage was rapidly falling apart, and soon he began to suffer from strange health problems. Rapidly declining, he decided there was only one solution...... and that was blood.Richard's childhoo...

We Took an Oath: A personal account of what it was like to protect and to serve - Paperback

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by Fredrick Wayne Klobe (Author)Almost everyone has seen the words "To Protect and to Serve" on the side of police cars and generally takes that logo for granted. We think, "Of course they are supposed to protect and serve their community, that's their job". However, much more goes along with those expectations the public has of police officers. Although police offices can find themselves consumed by their careers, they have a personal side that cannot be turned on or off simply by flipping ...

The Charlie I Knew: A Factual Account of Our Friendship - Paperback

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by Francis J. Schuck Jr. (Author)This non-fiction book provides the accurate details of the life and adventures of Charles Joseph Whitman for some of the five years prior to the University of Texas Tower Tragedy. It reveals parts of Texas and University of Texas history and Culture, mixed with Criminal Justice/Mental Health in a Military background It is dIrected at those who follow or do research in the mental illness field and its impact on violence, plus Marines and Sailors who knew CJW o...

Killer Moms: 16 Bizarre True Crime Stories of Murderous Moms - Paperback

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by Jack Rosewood (Author)We all love our mothers, right?Our moms fed us, tucked is into our beds at night, and nursed all of our bruises, both physical and emotional when we were kids. For most of us, we have our mothers to thank for the men and women we are today. But not all mothers are so great. In fact, some moms are just downright nasty and evil.In this book, you'll learn about sixteen of the most terrible cases of moms who killed their own children. None of these women will get a mother...

The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds - Paperback

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by Fergus Mason (Author)The Birds was different from most of Hitchcock's work. For admirers of Hitchcock, The Birds also raises disturbing questions about the director as a person. He was a complex and confusing character in many ways, and perhaps it's not surprising that someone who built a career out of creating suspense and fear on-screen might also have had some darker sides to his personal life.Beyond the details of the story and how it came to be filmed, though, one of the most interest...

A Prison Anthology: Brushy Mountain 2005-2007 - Paperback

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by Garry W. Johnson (Author)A chronicle of three years as experienced by the prisoners of the 113-year-old Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. A relic of the convict-lease system, Brushy's sordid history was brought to a close in 2009. But not before men on the inside produced a publication that outlasted the prison and has been preserved here for your review. You will learn how prisoners: Navigate security and gangs Manufacture leather goods Produce art and literary works Maintain their he...

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by Maurice (Author)Some crimes become defining moments in history; the perpetrators infamous. During the 1980s, Belgian citizens were equal parts terrified and horrified by a series of brutal supermarket massacres committed by a trio of cold, callous murderers. The media dubbed the trio the Insane Brabant Killers. No one could identify the men, who used various disguises, but they became known as the Old Man, the Psycho, and the Giant.The Brabant Killers targeted supermarkets, but they didn't...

True Crime Stories: Real Murder Cases - Paperback

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by Mary Patricia (Author)There's nothing quite like the thrill of attempting to crack the code of an unsolved crime. For the readers who enjoy the nitty, gritty details of true crime, it's time to dip your toe into the scary (but always interesting) pool of true crime stories.Murders are always disturbing, but some are even worse than that. These killings were brutal, almost unimaginable in their depravity. The crimes horrified communities and stumped police - leaving questions that lingered ...

The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting: The Deadliest Mass Shooting In America, Inside The Mind And Psychology Of Stephen Paddock - Paperback

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by Eric Diaz (Author)It was a seemingly pleasant evening on October 1, 2017, and more than 20,000 people gathered at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Everyone was in high spirits and the concert began to a thrilling fanfare. Unbeknownst to everyone, sounds began to erupt which were thought to be fireworks ... until people started falling as dead bodies. The Las Vegas shooting was the deadliest attack in modern American history that claimed 58 lives and injured over 850. This is the story of the...

The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet - Paperback

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by Jeremy R. Moss (Author)An heir to an established land-owning aristocratic family in Barbados, Major Stede Bonnet enjoyed luxuries equal to those of the finest houses in London. "A Gentleman of good Reputation" and a "Master of a plentiful Fortune," he was given "the Advantage of a liberal Education," but the call of the sea-and perhaps more significantly, the push of his obligations as a father and husband-cast Major Bonnet onto an unlikely and deliberate course toward piracy. Easily likab...

The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet - Hardcover

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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir - Paperback

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by Natasha Trethewey (Author)An Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and InStyleA chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of ...

Murder in Stark County, Ohio - Hardcover

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by Kimberly A. Kenney (Author)Rendered in painstaking detail, accounts of high-profile killings and courtroom drama filled the pages of Stark County's early newspapers. The triple hanging of three teenage boys in 1880 seized the attention of the entire community. When George Saxton, n Number of Pages: 146 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 09, 2020

The Breitbart Coroner: A True Crime Tale of a Los Angeles Coroner's Tech and his connection to Andrew Breitbart - Paperback

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by Press Graye (Author)Michael Cormier, an employee of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, died from military-grade arsenic after performing a private autopsy on conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart. What happened next? The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on Michael Cormier and then destroyed key evidence in the case before it could be tested. Press Graye opened an independent investigation into the corruption at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office and in...

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by Meni Caroutas (Author)'While you and your families go about your business in a safe and civil manner, it's the cops who stand between you and some very nasty and scary people. Occasionally rules were broken to keep the order and to keep you safe.' When Meni Caroutas joined the police in 1984, he was an innocent in the world. Two years at Darlinghurst Police Station (which included Kings Cross in its command), the busiest and toughest police precinct in Australia, changed all that. This is ...

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by Teresa Nordheim (Author)Early Seattle enticed settlers with an abundance of natural resources, potential wealth, stunning beauty and versatile climate. It offered gainful employment for fishermen, loggers and miners, but those who rushed west quickly discovered that all that gli Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 30, 2020

Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case - Hardcover

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by Steven B. Epstein (Author)Was Jason the monster who bludgeoned his beautiful wife to death, leaving his toddler alone for hours to walk through her blood? If so--would he get away with it? To the outside world, Jason and Michelle Young lived a storybook life--an attracti Number of Pages: 360 Dimensions: 0.94 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: June 01, 2019

The Galapagos Murder: The Murder Mystery That Rocked the Equator - Paperback

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by Fergus Mason (Author)A tropic paradise...ideal for murder.The Galapagos Islands are a scientist's haven. Home to rare creatures, it was made famous by Charles Darwin and is the ideal spot for study, relaxation...and murder?In September 1929 two settlers arrived on the desolate island of Floreana. They dreamed of escaping it all and were living the dream, until an arrogant Baroness and her lovers arrived.Turning an island paradise into a living hell, the Baroness suddenly disappeared withou...

Getting Away With Murder: 15 Chilling Cold Cases That Will Make You Think Twice About Going Outside - Paperback

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by William Webb (Author)Despite a decline in the number of murders in the United States since the 1960s, thousands go unsolved each year.As of 2013, the solve rate was at an all-time low at only 65 percent of the total committed.The 15 murders profiled in this book were committed between 1958 and 2014. The oldest of the set involves the bizarre murder of Pearl Eaton, one of the famous Ziegfeld Follies Girls of the 1920s. From the beginning, the crime had no leads or suspects and remains among...

The Axeman: The Brutal History of the Axeman of New Orleans - Paperback

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by Wallace Edwards (Author)Discover a serial killer you'll never forget Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even men. There was only one kind of person who could be sparred from the blade of his axe: the home of a person playing jazz music. At least eight people were brutally murdered. Who could have been responsible for this crime, and how was the Mafia connected?Did a corrupt police dep...

Annihilation In Austin: The Servant Girl Annihilator Murders of 1885 - Paperback

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by Tim Huddleston (Author)Murder. Chaos. Outrage.This was the mode in Texas' capital city, Austin from 1884 to 1885. The city had been haunted by a string of bloody murders. Women were not just killed--they were dragged alive from their beds, taken outside where they were often tortured and then murdered.Six of the victims, all women, were found dead with sharp objects inserted in their ears.As horrifying as the murders were, what's more, horrifying is that the person who committed these hein...

True Crime Stories: Twisted Tales of True Crime: Murders, Disappearances, and Serial Killers - Paperback

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by Hannah Tidy (Author)No one ever truly disappears. In every unsolved case, at least one person knows the truth.True crime is one of the most popular genres on the bookshelves--new docuseries and podcasts entice an audience millions strong. But why are we so drawn to real-life horror? What does it say about us?True crime is about humanity. We are hardwired to pay attention to things that could harm us, and that's why so many of us are captivated by the genre. It's not a reflection of somethi...

Letters From The Night Stalker: A Decade of Correspondence with Richard Ramirez - Paperback

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by Marquis H. K (Author)In the summer of 1985, the city of Los Angeles was held in a grip of terror by an elusive killer. He came at night entering through unlocked doors and windows, targeting houses at random, blending in with the shadows, as silent and deadly as cyanide gas. Brutalizing and robbing his victims, forcing them to swear to Satan, driven by heavy metal music and narcotics and what he believed was the power of Satan himself. It seemed no one was safe from who the press dubbed 'T...

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by Jason Randazzo (Author)Just Another Day is the true life story of an FBI agent after a short career as a New York City police officer. The sequence of events not only captures investigations and arrests but also involves interactions with a number of individuals on both sides of the law, to include a childhood friendship with a man who rose to be the right hand of the boss of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti Jr. This book is geared toward individuals who have a taste for true crime sto...

America's Jack The Ripper: The Definitive Account of the Zodiac Killer - Paperback

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by Søren Roest Korsgaard (Author)With nearly 700 references and over 200 pictures, S ren Roest Korsgaard has produced the first authoritative book on the Zodiac, a still unidentified serial killer who terrorized California in the 1960s and proudly commemorated his murderous accomplishments in letters to news media. S ren documents the case with scholarly objectivity, and he dismantles the Zodiac's psyche and answers major questions by means of statement analysis, linguistics, handwriting anal...

Reign of Injustice: The Cal Harris Story - Paperback

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by Katherine McCarthy (Editor), David M. Beers (Author)On September 12, 2001, Michele Harris went missing from a small town in upstate New York. She has never been found, and the mystery surrounding her disappearance remains. Four years after she went missing, her wealthy husband, Cal Harris, was arrested and charged with her murder.With neither a body nor a murder weapon, Cal was shockingly tried and convicted of her murder. Then new evidence surfaced. His conviction was overturned, and a ne...

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by Dan Gretton (Author)A Washington Post notable nonfiction book of 2020I You We Them is a uniquely gripping journey around the landscapes of mass murder. --Philippe Sands, author of East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against HumanityA Spectator (UK) Best Book of 2019A landmark historical investigation into crimes against humanity and the nature of evil Vast and revelatory, Dan Gretton's I You We Them is an unprecedented study of the perpetrators of crimes against humanit...

The Bohannon Gang: Desperadoes and Rail Bandits - Paperback

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by D. S. Howell (Author)The Bohannon gang is arguably the most successful train robbing criminal organization that you've never heard of. The gang robbed at least three different train lines of over $100,000 ($3,105,988 in 2020 dollars) in freight from 1885 until their capture in 1897. Once in custody, the Southern Railroad and the state of Georgia came after the gang with such enthusiasm that the criminal inquiries soon overflowed to create a long list of indictments that included some of No...

Mickey Cohen: The Gangster Squad and the Mob: The True Story of Vice in Los Angeles 1937-1950 - Paperback

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by Brad Lewis (Author)Mickey Cohen, who died in 1976, was a colorful, feared West Coast gangster-gambler who knew the biggest names in Hollywood including the Rat Pack, was a confidant of Bugsy Siegel, a friend of Las Vegas' late Liz Renay and on first names with the biggest guys in the Mafia, plus Frank Sinatra, Richard Nixon and Billy Graham. Brad Lewis' book about Cohen draws from thousands of resources -- a virtual treasure trove of Mafia-related books, articles and interviews. Written by...

The Murder of Kelsey Berreth: A Shocking True Crime Story - Paperback

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by Rod Kackley (Author)Love & MurderA successful young woman, Kelsey Berreth, vanishes on Thanksgiving Day 2018. The FBI is afraid they'll have to do a deal with the devil to find her. Kelsey, a pilot so good she taught the military how to fly, goes shopping at a Safeway store, and simply disappears.Her fiance, Patrick Frazee, says he doesn't have a clue. In fact, he says they broke up just a few days before. He's as mystified as everyone else. But Kelsey's mother, Cheryl, is afraid she k...