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by Del Quentin Wilber (Author)Twelve homicides, three police-involved shootings, and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good month for murder in suburban Washington, D.C. After gaining unparalleled access to the homicide unit in Prince George's County, which borders the nation's capital, Del Quentin Wilber begins shadowing the talented, often quirky detectives who get the call when a body falls. After a quiet couple of months, all hell breaks loose: suddenly...
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by Eve Carson (Author)It was a brisk April morning in 1990 when a woman walking her dog stopped cold in her tracks. She reeled back from something strange and disturbing blocking the drainage tile: a human skull. Forensic examination showed that it was the remains of Joan Webster, the 25-year-old Harvard graduate student whose disappearance had rattled the community and stumped investigators for the past eight and a half years. The prosecutors had a suspect, Leonard Paradiso, who was tried an...
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by K. L. Karavatos (Author)Cretan Courage: The Milatos Cave and Beyond is a dramatic family history, beginning in Crete, Greece, which comes alive through the fascinating, multi-generational journey of Greek Cretans.The lively narrative includes eyewitness descriptions of Crete's history, including massacres and attempted genocide by Turkish soldiers, death marches to slave markets, child kidnappings, mass murders, and systemic abuse of innocent women. Despite enduring unimaginable brutality,...
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by Lyndsey P. Beutin (Author)In Trafficking in Antiblackness Lyndsey P. Beutin analyzes how campaigns to end human trafficking-often described as "modern-day slavery"-invoke the memory of transatlantic slavery to support positions ultimately grounded in antiblackness. Drawing on contemporary antitrafficking visual culture and media discourse, she shows how a constellation of media, philanthropic, NGO, and government actors invested in ending human trafficking repurpose the history of transatl...
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by David Pietras (Author)Whether you think they are evil, disturbed, or just crazy you are part of a society that exhibits both a repulsion and fascination with the lives and minds of serial killers. When we look back at these crimes we see pure evil. It is amazing what one human being could do to another. For some of the people in this book the victims were their very own loved ones, and others they were total strangers.. We may never know what makes people like Ted Bundy or The Son of Sam d...
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by Michael Dobbs (Author)In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure. It was a plot that proved historically remarkable for two reasons: the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure. Soon after two U-Boats packed with explosives arrived on America's shores-one on Long Island, one in Florida-it became clear that the incompetence of the eight saboteurs was matched only...
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by Arthur L. Miller (Author)A story about America in its pre-civil rights struggle, and how the brutal murder of an innocent Chicago boy forced the country to face its own ugliness. The impact of Emmett Till's brutal murder is told from the perspective of his neighborhood friends and who he was before he became an unwilling symbol of the horror of racial hatred. His courageous mother, Mrs. Mamie (Till) Bradley, exhibited her strength and sense of justice when she refused to allow her son's ca...
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by Russell S. Smith (Author)No Reason to Kill, Russell S. Smith's second nonfiction book, revolves around a murder that some say robbed San Angelo, Texas of its innocence. Twenty-year-old Sheila Elrod was shot to death during a jewelry store robbery on February 12, 1980. Police officers collected evidence and detectives pursued anything that even looked like a lead, but it was 21 years before a persistent Texas Ranger and DNA technology would place a suspect behind bars. Noted author and news...
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by Sylvia Perrini (Author)Life in the 18th Century was a time of great change. It is often referred to as the Age of Enlightenment. Throughout Europe, more people were learning to read, and becoming interested in reason and science. By the end of the 18th century Science and Artistic academies had become well established all over Europe. But life for many was extremely hard. Women had little rights. Indeed, a judge in England stated that it was "perfectly legal for a man to beat his wife, as ...
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by Valerie Lee (Author)In 1985 Leonard Lake and Charles Chi-tat Ng were suspected of killing over a dozen people. All this only came to light after both of them were caught for shoplifting in South San Francisco and Lake, rather than face being imprisoned, committed suicide. Charles Ng fled to Canada to avoid getting arrested and became a fugitive. After this happened, Ng was instantly labeled as the son from Hell, a sadistic monster, a killing machine and a cold-blooded killer who microwaved...
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by David Pietras (Author)Most people based their opinions of this case on the information that they learned from watching the "pro- WM3" documentaries. The sad part is that these documentaries went above and beyond to paint these killers as innocent school boys wrongly accused of murdering three innocent eight year old boys. The documentaries conveniently left out a lot of key evidence and statements that point fingers in the direction of these three monsters. And the supporters of the WM3 ma...
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by John W. III Whiteside (Author)The Mississippi Delta, in the wake of the horrific hate crimes of the 1960s, was not a desirable post for a newly-married, naive, white FBI Agent from the north. Nevertheless, John W. Whiteside III was posted to the FBI's remote office in Greenville, Mississippi in 1972, and told to make the best of it.In his second book, Cypress Shade, a true crime FBI memoir, Whiteside reflects on this tense period in US history that further shaped the Civil Rights Movement ...
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by Kimberly Christian (Author)Serial killer, Dean Corll, along with his accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. and David Brooks killed more than two dozen teenage boys in Houston from 1970-1973. Collectively known as The Houston Mass Murders, the killings top the list of mass murders in the United States at the time of their discovery. Corll brutally raped, tortured, and killed his victims in a murderous rampage stopping only when he was killed himself.Author BiographyKimberly Christian is an e...
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by Ron Howson (Author)There is a War declared on The West, and you are part of it. You are part of it because it was declared on you. Therefore, you are part of it whether you want to be or not. Psychological Warfare, Trauma-Based Mind Control, subliminal flashes, and Hypnotism is being used on you daily. Have you wondered why things are so crazy? Have you wondered how views are so disparate? Have you wondered why things are becoming violent, and mostly, why your government isn't dealing with...
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by Jeff Kramer (Author)Serial Killer Book That You Have Never Seen Before Analysis Of Criminal Minds, Patterns, Thinking, Reasons Why They Did What They Did It is not in the natural wiring of a man (or woman) to take another man's life. It is even more unnatural when the person has a compulsion to keep taking lives, so that he satisfies some twisted craving. The psychology of serial killers is a bit difficult to explore. The reason is that it is not something that is set in rigid boundaries...
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by Gilles Tetreault (Author)The One Who Got Away is a remarkable personal account from the original intended target of convicted murderer, Mark Twitchell. On October 3 2008, computer company contractor Gilles Tetreault logged onto a dating website, looking for companionship. There he met what he thought was a pretty, young blonde named Sheena. Aspiring film maker Mark Twitchell, lured Tetreault to a rented garage in south Edmonton by posing as a woman on the dating site. Arriving for his 'dat...
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by Beverly Ford (Author), Stephanie Schorow (Author)The capture of notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger closed an infamous chapter in Boston history. Yet the city's criminal underworld has a long and bloody rap sheet that stretches back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Boston journalists Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow reveal the underbelly of Boston through profiles of ruthless gangsters like Charles "King" Solomon, the Angiulo brothers, Joseph "The Animal" Barboza, Stephen "...
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by Troy Taylor (Author)From the secrets of Joliet Penitentiary to the ferocious gunfights between the Ku Klux Klan and the Shelton Gang, Troy Taylor takes the measure of the dishonest sweat and innocent blood poured into the prairies of Northern Illinois. Meet the "fallen angels" of Decatur's red-light district, the Springfield counterfeiters who bungled stealing Lincoln's bones and the Aurora man who propped up his porch with the heads of his wife and brother-in-law. And if you dare, eavesdr...
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by Edith Reynolds (Author), John Murray (Author)In its early days, Waterbury was a muddy swamp, a breeding ground for pestilence and mosquitoes. Yet the town's early settlers rarely strayed from the path of Puritan righteousness. By the turn of the twentieth century, however, this rigorously policed, morally upright community had become what one politician called a "crossroads of slime and evil." Headlines boasted tales of corrupt politicians and love scandals, union strife and industrial sab...
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by Stewart Fillmore (Author)Tenaha Corruption and Cover-up in Small Town Texas. The FBI steps in when CNN reports that motorists are being targeted on a lonely stretch of highway in rural East Texas. But as Special Agent Stewart Fillmore investigates, the case takes a strange and deadly turn. He uncovers levels of lies and corruption, centering on drug dealing and a mysterious death.Author BiographyStewart Fillmore retired from the FBI in 2016 after a 29 year career. He lives with his wife an...
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by Frann Harris (Author)When a child abuse scandal is uncovered at an unlicensed daycare in small-town Saskatchewan, the community is polarized.Author BiographyFrann Harris grew up in Toronto, Ontario, and taught high school for five years before working at TVOntario and two educational publishing houses. For the past 15 years she has lived in the West, and edited two national magazines and written articles for more than two dozen magazines and newspapers. This is her first book.
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by Darren Burch (Author)Retired Sergeant Darren Burch takes you on a 30-year journey of dark, humorous and depraved cases from his experiences as a patrol officer, sex crimes detectives, and night detective in homicide, starting with his harrowing teenage encounter with a fatal car fire in Twisted Metal, followed by morbidly funny and outrageous stories, each more twisted than the last.Review - "Darren Burch spent 30 years in law enforcement and has seen some incredibly rough, tough and laugh...
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by Jim Jones (Author)2016 was a heartbreaking year for law enforcement agencies across the U.S., with 140 officers being killed in the line of duty. Their deaths, and the deaths of those who died so long ago, should never be forgotten. Officer Down, Vol. I, is a compilation of eighteen riveting stories of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty between 1850 and 1900. These stories are pulled directly from various newspapers across the United States, captivating the reader just as ...
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by Laurie W. Rush (Author), Luisa Benedettini Millington (Author)First comprehensive study of Italy's "art police", an organisation devoted to protecting cultural artefacts. Renowned for their rigorous investigative approach, the dedicated officers of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Property (Carabinieri TPC) have recovered thousands of objects and built legal cases resulting inhigh profile repatriations of cultural property. Their actions have effectively changed an ar...
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by Freebird Publishers (Contribution by), Larry White (Author)It's been over 20 years and I've had to live in a cell with gray walls; with one barred window; with two bunk beds; with a thin mattress without bedsprings, lying atop a plate of steel; and with no pillows, only a blanket rolled into a ball to lay my head - a head filled with worry and despair. I live with a toilet and sink in the corner next to a steel door which keeps me safely inside my cell; safe from the public and safe from l...
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by Charles River (Author)*Includes picturesIncludes a bibliography for further reading "I hope, when my time comes, that I die decently in bed. I don't want to be murdered beside the garbage cans in some Chicago alley." - Bugs MoranSprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous...
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by Del Garrett (Editor), Jeffrey L. Meek (Author)November 22, 1963. As thousands watched on hand in Dallas, Texas, or at home on their television sets, the 35th president of the United States waved enthusiastically at the crowd which had gathered to greet him and his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. It was supposed to be a warm welcome in preparation for his second run for the White House. Not everyone gathered in Dallas that fatal day wanted to see JFK in office for another term. The big...
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by Desmond Fahy (Author)The story of how two Derry GAA supporters returning from Croke Park were killed by loyalist paramilitaries operating an illegal checkpoint on a country road in South Armagh. On the way home that night through south Armagh Sean Farmer and Colm McCartney were stopped at what later transpired to be a bogus security forces checkpoint. Less than an hour later, their bodies were found at the side of the road in the townland of Altnamackin, a few miles outside Newtownhamilton...
