True Crime

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by Kristen Halder (Author), Mark Thomas (Illustrator), Lia Ottaviano (Editor)Dive into the afterlife of a dark spirit through the true story, A Call From Purgatory. After watching a movie about a serial killer, odd occurrences began taking place in my home. Flickering lights, moving objects, and haunting dreams were only a few hints that contributed to my suspicion that the paranormal activity could be from him, the late serial killer that I had been reading about. This story will take you th...

Street Guy: A US Secret Service Undercover Operator - Paperback

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by Thomas J. Farrell (Author)The real-life adventures of a United States Secret Service undercover agent. In Street Guy, a retired special agent in charge details his experiences working undercover against some of New York's most notorious members of the Mafia and traveling overseas on undercover assignments against transnational criminal groups. Street Guy details his experiences investigating crimes, including armored car robbery, the counterfeiting of US currency, financial fraud, and the ...

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 1 - Hardcover

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by D. R. Werner (Author)Discover the chilling true stories of killers who stalked their victims undetected and remain free to this day...When you hear the word "monsters", you probably conjure visions of gruesome and otherworldly creatures -- vampires, spirits, demons, and more.Yet the most terrifying monsters in history aren't the ones you see on the big screen. No horror movie music cues when you cross paths with them or when they spot their first victim.No, these vicious killers are much s...

Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action - Paperback

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by Sarah Miller Beebe (Author), Randolph H. Pherson (Author)In their Second Edition of Cases in Intelligence Analysis: Structured Analytic Techniques in Action, accomplished instructors and intelligence practitioners Sarah Miller Beebe and Randolph H. Pherson offer robust, class-tested cases studies of events in foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, terrorism, homeland security, law enforcement, and decision-making support. Designed to give analysts-in-training an opportunity to apply s...

Methamphetamine Inc: Rise of the Prison Gangs in Oklahoma - Paperback

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by James Allen Firth (Author)Outside of a water amusement park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, three officers find themselves with AR-15's, pointing in the direction of a stolen vehicle heading south. Just moments before, gunshots were reported at a Walmart nearby. The police didn't know it at the time, but they were dealing with a Universal Aryan Brotherhood member. That is a member of a prison gang who had gotten loose from his cage. Turns out the 'cage' isn't as cagey as it once was. With the introduc...

Deacon Brodie: A Double Life - Paperback

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by David Hutchison (Author) When respected Gentleman and City Councillor, Deacon William Brodie, chases his love of gambling, he is drawn deep into a double life. Before long the open respectability of day gives way to a hidden life of crime at night, and soon, Brodie is on a trajectory to disaster - one which leads him to the gibbet.Set in the Edinburgh of 1788, Deacon Brodie: A Double Life is a fact-based novel which shows Brodie's love for gambling and risk sweeping him into a life of crim...

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Alfred Adams (Author)In this world that we live in, it's tough to stand for what is right. If you stand on what you believe because it's the right thing to do, there might be people who would not be happy for that and would conspire for your loss. Let us witness the story of Mr. Alfred Adams in his book, CONSPIRACY.Would he be able to surpass the challenges and struggles that are coming for him? Would he still choose to do the right thing despite the consequences, or would he be afraid to ...

The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today - Paperback

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by Kim Davies (Author)The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today provides comprehensive coverage about the theories explaining homicide. Discussions of high-profile cases, as well as details of the day to day work of investigators and the courts, provide a complete treatment of homicide.Author BiographyDr. Kim Davies Professor of Sociology Department Chair, Social Sciences Augusta University. Number of Pages: 336 Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.4 x 7.5 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2021

Finding My Pole Star: Memoir of an American hero's life of faithful military service and as an active business and community leader - Paperback

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by Major General James Dozier (Author), Commander Douglas Quelch (Editor)December 17, 2021, marks the 40th anniversary of the kidnapping of then Brigadier General James Lee Dozier in Verona, Italy by Red Brigade terrorists. Dozier was held captive for 42 days before being rescued by a special operations team -- a news story that made front-page headlines around the world. At the moment news of his rescue broke, everyone was asking: How did he manage to survive this?The source of that resilien...

Merchants of Menace: The True Story of the Nugan Hand Bank Scandal - Paperback

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by Peter Butt (Author)In January 1980, Australian police found merchant banker Frank Nugan shot dead in his car. His American business partner, Michael Hand, a former CIA operative, immediately ordered the destruction of the Nugan Hand bank's records, then disappeared without a trace. A dozen investigations ensued, probing the notorious bank's alleged involvement in gun-running and money laundering for drug traffickers and the CIA. But none got to the bottom of Nugan Hand's activities. Brimmi...

The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood - Paperback

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by Julian Rubinstein (Author)A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWinner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award for General NonfictionWinner of the 2022 High Plains Book Award for Creative Nonfiction Now the basis for an investigative documentary of the same name, award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein's The Holly presents a dramatic account of a shooting that shook a community to its core, with important implications for the future.On the last evening of summer in 2013, five shots rang o...

The A.L.F. Strikes Again: Collected Writings Of The Animal Liberation Front In North America - Paperback

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by Animal Liberation Front (Author), Peter Young (Editor)The definitive look inside the Animal Liberation Front.At 700+ pages, The A.L.F. Strikes Again is the largest-ever collection of writing from members of the Animal Liberation Front (the "radical fringe of the animal rights movement"), tying together over 40 years of documents with one goal: A complete collection of everything written by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) in North America.From anonymous interviews with animal rights acti...

The Mammoth Book of the Mafia - Paperback

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by Nigel Cawthorne (Author) Number of Pages: 482 Dimensions: 0.97 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: June 25, 2009

Warden Force: The Worst of the Worst and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 101-114 - Paperback

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by Terry Hodges (Author)This is not a novel. This book, like the other eight books of the WARDEN FORCE series, is a collection of short stories, all true, the fascinating and often harrowing experiences of real game wardens pursuing armed violators in wild and remote places. TV shows such as WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet) and LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) introduced the public to the real-life adventures of game wardens and conservation officers, a public ...

The Hoffa Wars: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa - Paperback

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by Dan E. Moldea (Author), Mark Crispin Miller (Editor)The definitive portrait of the powerful, corruption-ridden Teamsters union and its legendary president, Jimmy Hoffa--organizer, gangster, convict, and conspirator--with a new afterword by the author James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa was one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in twentieth-century America. His remarkable journey from young union organizer to all-powerful head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is an epic...

The Assimilation: Rock Machine Become Bandidos - Bikers United Against The Hells Angels - Paperback

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by Edward Winterhalder (Author), Wil de Clercq (Author)In the early 1990s, Maurice "Mom" Boucher and his fellow Montreal Hells Angels, reputedly the most ruthless and vicious bikers in the world, subdued all comers except the tough-as-nails members of the Rock Machine. Founded by Salvatore Cazzetta, an ex-friend of Boucher, the Rock Machine had every intention of standing up against the Hells Angels. Seven years of bloody conflict, which left over 160 people dead and countless injured, was th...

Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod - Hardcover

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by Casey Sherman (Author)**Soon to be an Amazon limited series directed by Academy Award winner Ed Berger from Robert Downey Jr.'s Team Downey**Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa--the serial killer of Cape Cod1969: The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, strumming guitars and preaching about peace and love... and Tony Costa is at the center of it all. To a certain group of smitten young women, he is known as Sire--the leader...

Cold Mountain Path: The Ghost Town Decades of McCarthy-Kennecott, Alaska - Paperback

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by Tom Kizzia (Author)In this history of life in an isolated ghost town, bestselling Alaska author Tom Kizzia unfolds a deeply American saga of renunciation and renewal. The spirit of Alaska in the old days-impetuous, free-wheeling, and bounty-blessed-lived on in the never-quite-abandoned mining town of McCarthy. While the new state boomed in the pipeline era, cagey old-timers and young back-to-the-landers forged a rough wilderness community that lived by its own rules.As the T'ang Dynasty mo...

The Trials of Oz: The Longest Obscenity Trial in History - Paperback

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by Tony Palmer (Author)The Oz trial was the longest obscenity trial in history.It was also one of the worst reported. With minor exceptions, the Press chose to rewrite what had occurred, presumably to fit in with what seemed to them the acceptable prejudices of the times. Perhaps this was inevitable.The proceedings dragged on for nearly six weeks in the hot summer of 1971, when there were, no doubt, a great many other events more worthy of attention. Against the background of murder in Ulster...

The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones - Paperback

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by Larry Loftis (Author)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER "As exciting as any spy novel" (Daily News, New York), The Princess Spy follows the hidden history of an ordinary American girl who became one of the OSS's most daring World War II spies before marrying into European nobility. Perfect for fans of A Woman of No Importance and Code Girls.When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live "...

Finding Suzy: The Hunt for Missing Estate Agent Suzy Lamplugh and 'Mr Kipper' - Hardcover

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by David Videcette (Author)Step inside a real-life, missing person investigation in this compelling, true crime must-read.Uncover what happened to missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, as David Videcette takes you on a quest to unpick her mysterious disappearance and scrutinise the shadowy 'Mr Kipper'.One overcast Monday in July 1986, 25-year-old estate agent Suzy Lamplugh vanished whilst showing a smart London property to a mysterious 'Mr Kipper'. Despite the baffling case dominating the news ...

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by Ida B. 1862-1931 Wells-Barnett (Created by), Louis P. Le Vin (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that thi...

John Alite MAFIA INTERNATIONAL: Gotti Enforcer for the Gambino Crime Family - Paperback

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by John Alite (Author), Lou Romano (Joint Author)John Alite became an enforcer for the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti, Sr. Not wanting to limit himself, he expanded his network into an international mafia ring, a life he doesn't recommend. Number of Pages: 286 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 15, 2021

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 More Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 2 - Paperback

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by D. R. Werner (Author)Was the Chicago Strangler not enough for you? Did the Monster of Florence not send shivers up your spine? Or did you pay no heed to the warnings of the 300 Highway Killers out there on the wide-open roads?No? Good. Because there are so many more serial killers out there who have yet to pay for their crimes.Welcome back to Unsolved Serial Killers, the second volume with 10 more frightening cases of serial killers you've never heard of and the victims whose names have lo...

The Last Master Outlaw: The Award-Winning Conclusion of the D.B. Cooper Mystery - Paperback

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by Thomas J. Colbert (Author), Tom Szollosi (Author)In 1971, a skyjacker with a briefcase bomb demanded a $200,000 ransom and a parachute. Then he vanished out the jet's back door and became an instant legend. Now a determined citizen sleuth has assembled a forty-member cold case team, spearheaded by former FBI agents, to solve the mystery of D. B. Cooper. And after a five-year quest, they believe they have succeeded-with a fugitive at trail's end.The team's relentless investigation and final...

The Shadow Man: I Saw What Law Enforcement Didn't See - Paperback

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by Alan Vinnicombe (Author)Netflix released a documentary in its true-crime series in 2020. The series received worldwide attention. YouTuber Alan Vinnicombe with the channel 'Armchair Detective, No Hiding Place' is an independent investigator that has studied the Chris Watts case since day one. This book is the first in a 3 set series examining the case using materials released by Weld County's District Attorney's office. The file contained surveillance photos, search warrants, FBI interview...

Devils Walking: Klan Murders Along the Mississippi in the 1960s - Paperback

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by Stanley Nelson (Author), Hank Klibanoff (Afterword by), Greg Iles (Foreword by)Devils Walking stands as an important milestone in the ongoing struggle to create justice from truth, and perhaps even reconciliation in a nation that must collectively move in this direction or face an uncertain future."--David Ridgen, Canadian filmmaker and director of award-winning documentary Mississippi Cold Case After midnight on December 10, 1964, in Ferriday, Louisiana, African American Frank Morris awok...

House of DeWolff: A True Story of Corruption, Kidnapping, and Conspiracy in the Justice System - Paperback

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by Joseph Waiksnis (Author)Joseph hopes to start a new life for himself after he finally, tearfully reunites with his immigrant grandfather after twenty years and inherits a house from him. As he works hard to fix the property, however, he draws the ire of local authorities who covet his home. Escalating harassment climaxes with a shocking act of police brutality under cover of darkness and trumped-up charges for Joseph, kicking off a saga of repeated injustices, attorney betrayals, and even ...

Justice in the Midlands: How a Local Sheriff Solved a 30-Year Cold Case - Hardcover

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by Lou Sahadi (Author)The murder of Ron Little Red Beasley is one of the most bizarre homicide cases in Midlands history. This mystery, with a background of macabre events and colorful characters, remained unsolved since 1967. Beasley's murder was originally ruled a suicide, but his family and his friend Herman Young refused to believe that. When Beasley's wife was convicted of murdering her second husband, they grew even more suspicious. Young went on to become sheriff of Fairfield County an...

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by Jeremy W. Gray (Author)While men commit most of Alabama's crimes, women have written some of the darkest chapters in state history. Poisoners who murdered dozens. A mob icon who captivated millions. An anti-government cop killer. A madam whose courage lifted her from shame to legend. A mummified woman shrouded in mystery. Whether they enjoyed the spotlight or weaponized their status as unlikely suspects, these women left scandal and misery in their wake. Journalist Jeremy W. Gray digs into...

Colorado Curiosities: Rattlesnake Kate, the Crying Bridge, Kit Carson's Last Trip and More - Hardcover

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by Cindy Brick (Author)Colorado's Front Range, Western Slope, eastern plains and southern approaches were home to some of the state's stranger people, places and events. Meet Mike the Headless Chicken from Fruita and a Fort Collins architect who designed a university building to house his wife--after he killed her. Learn about Florence's The Alcatraz of the Rockies or Doc Holliday's final breaths in Glenwood Springs. Dig into the odd conspiracy theories and underground city connected to the D...