True Crime

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by Eric Pleska (Author)Beneath the depths of Kensico Reservoir, which provides drinking water to Westchester County, NY, and New York City, are the remains of a forgotten village.Proceed with caution. This collection of true stories about a once small farming community in Westchester County, NY, contains possibly disturbing and shocking information. While this easy-to-read nonfiction book is crammed with local offbeat history, it also contains tragic tales of treason, cruel crimes, disturbing...

Property: The True Story of a Polygamous Church Wife - Paperback

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by Carol Christie (Author), John Christie (Author)In the early 1970s an innocent teenager who had led a sheltered life was forced to leave her family and enter into a polygamous and abusive relationship with a man called the Prophet. In 2008, nearly 40 years later, in the dead of night she fled and created a new life.Author BiographyJohn Christie was a widower for several years when he met Carol in the fall of 2008. A fourth-generation Owen Sounder and former city councillor, he has worked in...

The Valley of the Shadow of Death: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption - Paperback

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by Kermit Alexander (Author), Alex Gerould (Author), Jeff Snipes (Author)In this gripping memoir, perfect for true crime fans, former San Francisco 49er Kermit Alexander recounts his thirty-year-journey to redemption after the brutal and senseless murder of his family in South Central Los Angeles. "A deeply moving story of one man's pain and hard-won peace" (Booklist, starred review). With vivid detail, former NFL All Pro and president of the NFL Players Association Kermit Alexander tells, fo...

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by Cindy Shell (Author)A 3:30 a.m. phone call is enough to make anyone's heart stop and blood run cold. However, Cindy Shell was not overly concerned when her father called in the middle of the night, asking her to check on her mother, who left him a garbled message an hour before and then didn't answer the phone. She knew there must be a rational explanation, so she unhurriedly drove the seven minutes to her parents' home to make sure everything was okay. But everything was not okay. Cindy's...

Blood and Fire: The Duke of Windsor and the Strange Murder of Sir Harry Oakes. (H/C) - Hardcover

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by John Marquis (Author)When news of Sir Harry Oakes' murder in the Bahamas broke to the world on the morning of July 8,1943, one man was more concerned than most. He was the Duke of Windsor, then Governor of the British colony, whose job it was to ensure that the killer was caught and brought to justice. However, the Duke's actions in the aftermath of the 20th. century's greatest murder mystery raised more questions than answers, and cast doubt on his own intentions in calling in two Miami i...

The Godfathers of Sex Abuse, Book I: Jeffrey Epstein - Paperback

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by Deana Pollard Sacks (Author)On July 6, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein became a household name as an international sex trafficker of underage girls, serial sex abuser, and confidant of the most famous, rich, and powerful men in the world. Barely a month after his arrest, he was reportedly found dead in his prison cell, supposedly by suicide. Numerous investigations are ongoing, to find out how he really died--but the public has been kept in the dark.In this first of a series of books about the most ...

Bloody Alphabet 3: The Scariest Serial Killers Coloring Book. A True Crime Adult Gift - Full of Notorious Serial Killers. For Adults Only - Paperback

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by Brian Berry (Author)Satisfy your morbid curiosities with the third volume of this Amazon best-selling coloring book series.Containing 20+ unnerving and sinister serial killer portraits, this deeply ominous coloring book will take you on journey into the dark and twisted minds of some of the world's most infamous serial killers. Brimming with detail and specially crafted to spark your creativity and morbid imagination, the Bloody Alphabet Collection Volume III combines two dozen one-of-a-ki...

A Question Mark: An Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Elliott Smith - Paperback

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by Alyson Camus (Author)In the early 2000s, Elliott Smith was a rising Indie music star, a multi-instrumentalist with a drug habit and a dark outlook on life. His music conveyed the depths of his pain and the heights of his hope. When he died in 2003 of an apparent suicide, the media and his fans were ready to believe. As the facts came out, however, the events of that day weren't so clear. His girlfriend publicly claimed she and Elliott had had a heated argument, and while she had locked her...

Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz: The Jewish Mob: A Family Affair - Paperback

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by Alan Geik (Author)Labor racketeers, casino operators, jewelry thieves and one time Murder Inc. assassins provide an intimate look into the biggest cash flow business in American history-organized crime. They were there from the beginning. They were the author's Jewish family crime culture.Alan Geik, his sister, an attorney, and their late brother, a New York Police Department detective, were an appreciative, and often amused, audience for this history that has since become part of America...

Beautiful: A memoir of romance and self-destruction, how one bullet destroyed two lives - Paperback

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by Cameron Lundgren (Author)A chance meeting between Cameron, a successful, divorced businessman and Shaina, a young, upbeat waitress sparks love at first sight. As their lives become entwined, their relationship becomes a complex and passionate roller coaster of raw emotions and blissful pleasure. But, one night, after hosting a party with friends, Shaina changes everything in an instant, a final act of self-harm, leaving Cameron in a whirlwind of loss, isolation, and destruction.Cameron is ...

Serial Killing Mom: The True Story of Stacey Castor - Paperback

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by Paula Anthony (Author)STACEY CASTOR, MOTHER AND SERIAL KILLERStacey Ruth Castor may have been one of the most sociopathic female serial killers in modern times. She poisoned her first husband Michael Wallace with anti-freeze after he becomes an inconvenience to her and did the same to her second husband David Castor years later. When she caught wind that the police were onto her methods, she poisoned her own daughter and wrote 'confession' letter on her behalf.She tried to pin the crimes o...

Terrorism Extremism and the Law - Paperback

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by Simon Hale-Ross (Author)Terrorism and Extremism are well known 21st Century terms, despite being largely undefined in law. Weaponized by the powerful, terms are attributed based on malleable current affairs and policy, as apposed to strong legal foundations. What one group considers terrorism, another may view as legitimate resistance or self-defense.The gift of the 21st Century, the internet, has allowed the voiceless to be heard, for new societal ideas to flourish, and for different poli...

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by Edna Da Rocha (Author)This book is about a true life crime of a home invasion and a family coming together to survive their attackers. It covers the after effects experienced by this family as a whole and individually. It envelops the turmoil and trauma experienced and the relentless jouney with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Number of Pages: 100 Dimensions: 0.24 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 30, 2024

Vanished: Strange and Mysterious Disappearances: Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Ethan Hayes (Author)In Volume 1 of Vanished: Strange and Mysterious Disappearances, bestselling author Ethan Hayes embarks on a captivating journey into some of the most unique and perplexing disappearances ever recorded. This first installment presents a collection of enigmatic cases, each meticulously researched and vividly narrated. Hayes weaves together eyewitness accounts, expert analyses, and intriguing theories to shed light on these unsolved mysteries. From isolated incidents to p...

King of the Jews: The Greatest Mob Story Never Told - Paperback

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by Nick Tosches (Author)Flamboyant mobster Arnold Rothstein was gambling and money. He was the inspiration for Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. It was rumored he masterminded the 1919 World Series fix. He was Mr. Broadway, a king of corruption holding court from his private booth at Lindy's Restaurant.In this lively, sprawling biography, the inimitable Nick Tosches -- "one of the greatest living American writers" (Dallas Observer) -- examines the myth ...

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by Louis Romano (Author)Brutal murders of sexy young girls in the Dominican Republic by "The Butcher" have the authorities scrambling before tourism is destroyed. Their only hope? Det. Vic Gonnella & his luscious baby-mommy, Raquel. The duo decide to take the challenge, & make what they think is going to be a vacation for their family at the same time. Wrong. Dead wrong. Number of Pages: 284 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 13, 2020

The Murders of Moisés Ville: The Rise and Fall of the Jerusalem of South America - Hardcover

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by Javier Sinay (Author), Robert Croll (Translator)Award-winning journalist Javier Sinay investigates a series of murders from the nineteenth century, unearthing the complex history and legacy of Moisés Ville, the "Jerusalem of South America," and his personal connection to a defining period of Jewish history in Argentina.When Argentine journalist Javier Sinay discovers an article from 1947 by his great-grandfather detailing twenty-two murders that had occurred in Moisés Ville at the end of t...

The Winning Ticket: Uncovering America's Biggest Lottery Scam - Hardcover

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by Rob Sand (Author), Reid Forgrave (Author)Named a "Favorite Book of 2022" by the Washington Independent Review of Books The Winning Ticket is an inside look at one of the most complicated yet seat-of-your-pants financial investigations and prosecutions in recent history. Rob Sand, the youngest attorney in his office, was assigned a new case by his boss, who was days away from retirement. Inside the thin accordion binder Sand received was meager evidence that had been gathered over the cours...

The Last Jewish Gangster: The Early Years - Paperback

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by David Larson (Author)"When it comes to gangsters, Michael Hardy's the real thing. I knew this godson of Bugsy Seigel for thirty-five years. This is a captivating and different kind of true-crime story, and I'm astounded David Larson captured his voice."-Nick Pileggi, author/screenwriter of Wise Guy/Goodfellas and Casino.In 1944 Brooklyn, newborn Michael J. Hardy is rejected by his mother so she can run with gangster Bugsy Siegel, Hardy's godfather. Shirley Rook quickly rose to the top of t...

Line of Blood: Uncovering a Secret Legacy of Mobsters, Money, and Murder - Paperback

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by Jana Marcus (Author)When a newspaper article about a murdered mobster from the 1940s is discovered in her grandmother's secret drawer, award-winning photographer and author Jana Marcus is launched into a decades-long quest to uncover her family's hidden history and solve a 75-year-old cold-case. But the search is a mere prologue to a far greater puzzle that takes her deep into the origins of her Jewish immigrant roots, corruption at the highest levels of New York's justice system, and a da...

Roman Collar Crime: Violated: The Transgressions of a Small-town Priest - Paperback

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by Charles a. Utter (Author)Father Joseph Brennan was an icon in the small North Dakota town of New London between 1953 and 1973. As the head of the town's Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish and its associated boarding school, he amassed supporters with his show of dedication to the school. By recruiting elite coaches, Brennan built a high school sports empire that won state championships and strengthened a sense of pride among the town's one thousand residents. But alongside the success story...

Chili Pimping in Atlantic City: The Memoir of a Small-Time Pimp - Paperback

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by Michael Mick-Man Gourdine (Author), J. Ron Chepesiuk (Editor)Chili Pimping in Atlantic City: The Memoir of a Small-Time Pimp and Hustler, the controversial autobiography of Michael Mick-Man Gourdine, AKA the Candyman, as he was known on the street. The book pulls no punches and provides an honest and sometimes shocking look at what one man from the wrong side of tracks felt compelled to do to achieve the American Dream. Gourdine became a pimp who operated primarily on the streets of Atlant...

Prohibition in Kansas City, Missouri: Highballs, Spooners & Crooked Dice - Paperback

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by John Simonson (Author)Like most cities during Prohibition, Kansas City had illegal alcohol, bootleggers, speakeasies, cops on the take, corrupt politicians and moralizing reformers. But by the time the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed, Kansas City had been singled out by one observer as one of the wettest cities, as well as the wickedest. A grocer managed a still in the basement of his store. A raid on the Tingle Oil Company found two hundred drums of oil and the largest illegal brewery e...

Beyond the Headlines: Unraveling the Menendez Brothers - Paperback

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by Will Anderson (Author)"Beyond the Headlines: Unraveling the Menendez Brothers" delves into the captivating and controversial case of the Menendez brothers, who shocked the nation with their brutal murder of their parents. This gripping book explores the complexities of the case, the sensational media coverage, and the layers of hidden truths that emerged during the trials. Through meticulous research, legal analysis, and psychological insights, it unravels the motives, dynamics, and afterm...

The Pastor and the Painter: Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran - from Aussie schoolboys to Bali 9 drug traffickers to Kerobokan's redeemed men - Paperback

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by Cindy Wockner (Author)A very personal look at Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Cindy Wockner was a journalist reporting the story of two surly drug smugglers. She was there from the beginning and would become a good friend of the two changed men. At 12.35 a.m. on 29 April 2015, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were led out in front of a firing squad. Strapped to wooden crosses, they looked straight down the barrels of their killers' rifles. On that day, the Indonesian government did not e...

Men of No Reputation: Robert Boatright, the Buckfoot Gang, and the Fleecing of Middle America - Paperback

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by Kimberly Harper (Author)Swindler. Murderer. Scoundrel. Robert Boatright was one of Middle America's greatest confidence men. Although little remembered today, his story provides a rare glimpse into America's criminal past. Working in concert with a local bank and an influential Democratic boss, "this dean of modern confidence men" and his colorful confederacy of con men known as the Buckfoot Gang seemed untouchable. A series of missteps, however, led to a string of court cases across the...

Killing the Bordens: Lizzie Borden and the Unsolved 1892 Borden Murders - Paperback

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by C. Cree (Author) Number of Pages: 314 Dimensions: 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 24, 2024

Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker - Paperback

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by Doug J. Swanson (Author)A rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas They say in Vegas you can't understand the town unless you understand Benny Binion--mob boss, casino owner, and creator of the World Series of Poker. Beginning as a Texas horse trader, Binion built a gambling empire in Depression-era Dallas. When the law chased him out of town, he loaded up suitcases with cash and headed for Vegas. The place would never be the same. Dramatic as any gangster movie, Bloo...

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by S. C. Pemberton (Author)On a gray, November morning Detective Charley O'Brien discovers the mutilated body of Chicago's mob boss in the estate of affluent attorney, Jonathan Chamberlain, and his beautiful heiress wife, Meridith. The secrets of the rich and infamous who live along the shores of Lake Michigan's fabled Sheridan Road, begin to unravel.Police are pressured to find the baffling connection between the glittering lifestyles of the city's royalty. How and why did Tony Romano end up...

Romance Scam Survivor: The Whole Sordid Story - Paperback

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by Jan Marshall (Author)"How could you give money to someone you've never met?"That's the first question most people ask.For Jan Marshall, life was good. She had worked hard, set herself up well, and was looking for a companion to share her future with. Just as countless thousands around the world do, every day, she turned to online dating.In just a few months, Jan believed she was 'in love'. She accepted a proposal of marriage, and then sent money - ALL her money - to a professional scammer....

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by Brenda Grove (Author)BEAUTIFUL SCARS is the true story of a 30 year-old single mother. After a stormy, on and off relationship with Mark, she eventually put an end to it, only to be relentlessly stalked and eventually trapped by him. In the midst of a turbulent romance, a young woman comes to a vibrant faith in Christ as she tries to untangle herself from this sinful and deeply hurtful relationship. The book also describes how a simple young Christian man Jerry, falls in love, stays, and s...

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by Laura Churchill Duke (Author)In 1896, in Digby, Nova Scotia, someone brutally murdered Annie Kempton, a young woman. Suspicion quickly focussed on Peter Wheeler, who claimed to have been the first to find the body. Local opinion, amplified by newspaper headlines, moved more quickly than legal processes to pin the guilt on Peter. But a Halifax reporter covering the murder and the ensuing trial began to have doubts. Some of the forensic evidence did not seem to line up with witness statement...