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South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew - Hardcover

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by Anthony Arillotta (Author), Joe Bradley (With)"The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing. South End Syndicate is a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf."-T. J. English, New York Times be...

Notorious Southtown: The sordid history of south Coffeyville Oklahoma and the surrounding area - Paperback

$15.82

by Preston Haddan (Author) Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions: 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 10, 2024

The Union Missouri Bank Robbery - Paperback

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by Ken Jr. Zimmerman (Author)The Daring Robbers Who Took on the Most Powerful Detective Agency in the WorldTwo daring young burglars. The most powerful detective agency in the world. A nationwide manhunt. Read the story of two youthful bandits who almost got away with blowing up the bank vault on the night after Christmas.Had they not run into a Pinkerton agent during the investigation the outcome may have been much different. Number of Pages: 154 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date:...

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by Mel Ladner (Author)Human Error proves beyond any reasonable doubt that our United States elections are rigged. Follow our investigation into the New York City-wide fraudulent election, beginning with the step by step appeal process all the way to the US Supreme Court. After a six-year federal court proceeding, the shocking inner workings and dark secrets of the New York City Board of Elections was revealed. The decisions of the District Federal Court, United States Court of Appeals for the...

Faraday - A community rediscovered - Paperback

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by Robyn Howarth (Author)Faraday, such a beautiful part of the world. A small hamlet in rural Victoria, nestled under the serene gaze of Mount Alexander. Once, families of many generations proudly farmed their land, knew and helped their neighbours, and, in the 19th century this community built a beautiful granite school building that would be known as the Faraday State School 797. It was a source of pride to the community and educated their children well. This school building provided the so...

The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries: Ancient Ruins, Vanished Worlds, and Lost Cultures - True Stories of Humanity's Mysterious Past - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author)What fascinating stories lurk in the dark corners of history? The Book of History's Greatest Mysteries delves into the curious mysteries and forgotten events that most history books leave unexplored. Packed with more than 300 articles about vanished explorers, enigmatic cultures, impossible artifacts, unexplained events, and lost works of art. Thirteen chapters, organized by theme. Chapter titles include: Criminals Who Got Away, Mysterious Cataclys...

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by Jarrod Barbetta (Author)POSTMARKED: A PROLOGUE is a captivating exploration of mid-20th-century crime, diving deep into the world of postal fraud, daring heists, and the intricate investigations that followed. This true crime work takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most audacious mail robberies and fraudulent schemes, revealing how the U.S. Postal Inspection Service tackled these unprecedented challenges.Blending meticulous research with compelling storytelling, this book uncov...

The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas - Hardcover

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by Arthur Kane (Author)THE LAST STORY: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas is an exclusive deep dive into a chilling true tale of sex, ambition, retribution, and homicide. Jeff German, a veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter, was no stranger to controversy or the danger of his work. For more than four decades, he wrote stories relentlessly confronting the mob, corrupt politicians, and greedy bureaucrats. As a result, he was often threatened-enough that he ...

Killer Cocktails: Dangerous Drinks Inspired by History's Most Nefarious Criminals - Hardcover

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by Holly Frey (Author), Maria Trimarchi (Author)From the hosts of the criminally popular podcast Criminalia, Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi, a dangerously delicious cocktail and mocktail book inspired by history's most notorious (and notoriously overlooked) criminals Every month, over 200,000 listeners download Criminalia to hear stories of history's wildest and most devious criminals they never knew existed. But this isn't just any true-crime podcast--more than an engaging history lesson, ...

Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the Truth - Hardcover

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by Richard Esposito (Author)In a newspaper career spanning decades, Jimmy Breslin covered the stories that he knew mattered most: the human stories beyond the front page. From the JFK assassination, to the Son of Sam killings, mafia heists, the Crown Heights riots, and the Occupy movement, Breslin's influential columns captured the lifebeat of the second half of the 20th century. A quintessential New Yorker, Breslin rubbed shoulders with world leaders and neighborhood arsonists, profiled JFK'...

Naming Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Reveal - Paperback

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by Russell Edwards (Author)The definitive identity of the world's most notorious serial killer is finally revealed.In this latest edition of Naming Jack the Ripper, three brand-new chapters detail Ripperologist Russell Edwards' ongoing work since 2014 and how he has solved - for the first time ever - many of the long-unanswered mysteries regarding the how and why of the killings, the Goulston Street Graffito . . . and why the real killer was not charged in 1888.All the experts agreed: we woul...

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by Robert Conlin (Author)October 25, 2023 was just an ordinary night in Lewiston, a small, working class city of 37,000 in central Maine. Friends and families had gathered to do what they loved to do with the people they wanted to be with at a bowling alley called Just-in-Time Recreation Center and Schemengees, a popular sports bar and restaurant. They felt immune from the violent crime that seemed to wrack the rest of the country in a state that the FBI had just named the safest in America. ...

The Human Predator: A Historical Chronicle of Serial Murder and Forensic Investigation - Paperback

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by Katherine Ramsland (Author)From ancient Rome through the Dark Ages to the burgeoning West to the open highways of urban America, from the unconscionable exploits of French religious zealot Gilles de Rais to such all-American monsters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Aileen Wournos, Katherine Ramsland makes an eye-opening case for the existence of serial killers throughout time, and offers a complete chronological record of the serial-killer phenomenon-as well as the parallel development of psychology...

Numbers 35 & 53 The Case of the Brown Paper Bag - Paperback

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by Rhonda Baker-Stansberry (Author)In this epoch story, Rhonda Baker-Stansberry portrays the unvarnished truth of the life and times of her father Frank Price "Chico" Baker. She gives the reader an up close and personal look as she travels back over fifty years, and tells of when his dream of becoming a catcher in major league baseball closed, another door opened. This door however opened into a world of unimaginable wealth, women, fast cars, and a mound of legal trials and tribulations. She ...

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by Sarah Thomerson (Author)Many people have different experiences with the Catholic church, that much is for sure. Despite the scandals, there can be no way to definitively say whether it's the church itself, or the bad apples that are drawn to it for the positions of power they can take up. For those who met with Hans B. Schmidt, a German Roman Catholic priest, their experience with the Catholic church would be their last. Number of Pages: 94 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date:...

Secrets, Lies, and Consequences: A Great Scholar's Hidden Past and His Protégé's Unsolved Murder - Hardcover

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by Bruce Lincoln (Author)The tale of a legendary scholar, an unsolved murder, and the mysterious documents that may connect them In early 1991, Ioan Culianu was on the precipice of a brilliant academic career. Culianu had fled his native Romania and established himself as a widely admired scholar at just forty-one years of age. He was teaching at the University of Chicago Divinity School where he was seen as the heir apparent to his mentor, Mircea Eliade, a fellow Romanian expatriate and the ...

The Curse Of The Turtle: The True Story Of Thailand's

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by Suzanne Buchanan (Author)Koh Tao--a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, surrounded by pristine beaches, swathed in sunshine, and a mecca for tourists, divers and backpackers. But "Turtle Island" has its dark side. In 2014, Koh Tao was the site of the brutal double murders of two British backpackers, but theirs weren't the only suspicious backpacker deaths.My name is Suzanne Buchanan. I am the former owner and editor of the Samui Times, a news publication on Koh Samui, and covered the sto...

Gangbusters: How a Street Tough, Elite Homicide Unit Took Down New York's Most Dangerous Gang - Paperback

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by Michael Stone (Author)An elite homicide investigation unit takes on one of the most savage and destructive gangs in New York City history in this gritty true-crime narrative. The investigation into the late-night murder of a college student on the West Side Highway leads to the Wild Cowboys, a group of young men who for years terrorized Upper Manhattan and the Bronx while running a $30,000-a-day drug business. What follows is a tale of dogged pursuit that offers a fascinating inside look a...

Disaster at 39,000 Feet: How Small-Town America Came Together at a Time of Crisis - Paperback

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by Enfys McMurry (Author)In May 1962, a plane fell from the sky over the heartland of America, disrupting the peace of the little towns of Centerville, Iowa, and Unionville, Missouri, and shaking the confidence of airline passengers nationwide. The story was shocking, puzzling, frightening . . . and in following years, was almost completely forgotten by the world at large. Enfys McMurry has spent countless hours poring through accident investigation reports of the Federal Aviation Agency and ...

Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the Dea Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire - Paperback

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by Elaine Shannon (Author)With a foreword by four-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Michael Mann.The story of Paul LeRoux, the twisted-genius entrepreneur and cold-blooded killer who brought revolutionary innovation to international crime, and the exclusive inside story of how the DEA's elite, secretive 960 Group brought him down.Paul LeRoux was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. After a first career as a pioneering cybersecurity entrepreneur, he plunged hellbent into the dark side, us...

The Magaddino-Todaro Mafia Crime Family: The Complete History of the Buffalo Criminal Organization - Hardcover

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by Mafia Library (Author)Introducing the lesser-known but equally intriguing Magaddino-Todaro Mafia Crime Family! While the Five Families of the New York Mafia often steal the spotlight, delve into the captivating world of Buffalo's criminal underworld with Mafia Library's newest non-fiction crime book.For over a century, the family held dominion over Western New York, not just through a web of illegal enterprises that encompassed gambling, loansharking, extortion, and bootlegging during the ...

Cause of Death: Ballistic Trauma: Reassessment of the Forensic Evidence from the 1966 University of Texas at Austin Mass Murder Helps - Paperback

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by Scott D. Young (Author)On August 1, 1966, the United States and the rest of the world witnessed a mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin that is still considered one of the most shocking and impactful mass murders in that country's recent history. Charles Joseph Whitman was a twenty-five-year-old married student and ex-Marine who truly went "ballistic" on that day. Sniping from the domineering UT Tower he killed or wounded more than forty victims before being shot and killed by...

Judicial Misconceptions Shattered - Paperback

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by Matthew Harrison (Author)Unveil the truth behind the myths of the legal world with Matthew Harrison's "Judicial Misconceptions Shattered." In this eye-opening exploration, Harrison dismantles long-held beliefs that undermine justice, revealing the systemic flaws that perpetuate wrongful convictions and judicial errors. Packed with incisive analysis and real-life examples, this book challenges conventional wisdom and provides a compelling roadmap for reform. Harrison expertly navigates thro...

Mitch The Charles Mitchell Dulworth Story: The Mayhem. The Music. The Man. - Paperback

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by Myla Dulworth Beach (Author)Born in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee in 1932, Mitch Dulworth was abandoned by his parents and raised in the home of loving relatives. At the age of twelve, his father took him to Indiana, where he began to fend for himself. Lawlessness became a way of life and Mitch found himself in the Indiana penal system. That's where he made his first escape from prison.Mitch developed a love of music and found the love of his life. But when he stag...

The Notorious Texas Swindler: Second Edition: Approved for Penal Institutions - Paperback

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by Pepper Anne (Author)This is a second edition. Issues of sensitive nature have been removed for approval to be submitted into the penal insitution. The real story about the "Modern Day Cattle Rustler" has yet to be told as new evidence has been uncovered that would warrant reopening the old cases. Bob Leach was a throwback to an era of legendary Texas desperados. He was a conman, a kidnapper, a cattle rustler, a stickup man, and more. But far from practicing his depredations in the Wild Wes...

Blood in the Heartland: Notorious Wisconsin Murderers - Paperback

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by Scott E. Bowser (Author)Delve into the chilling depths of Wisconsin's dark past with "Blood in the Heartland: Notorious Wisconsin Murderers." This gripping volume unveils the true stories behind some of the most infamous murders that have haunted the state. From the twisted mind of Jeffrey Dahmer to the horrifying deeds of Ed Gein, this book provides a comprehensive look at the most notorious killers to ever walk the streets of Wisconsin.Each chapter meticulously details the background, mo...

The Strawberry Plains Strangler - Paperback

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by Tibrea Robinson (Author)On Halloween night in the small town of Strawberry Plains, a series of strangling incidents occur, just as children are trick-or-treating. More strangling incidents occur over the next several days, leading Sherlock Holmes-obsessed investigative journalist Wilhelmina Davies to visit multiple neighborhoods--despite bad storms and the huge risk to her personal safety--to try to get to the bottom of the incidents and find the strangler. She is assisted by a black cat, ...

Sound the Alarm: The Maui Disaster That Sparked An Awakening - Paperback

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by Shane Buell (Author), Tracy Derwin (Author), Sephanie Pierucci (Author)"I couldn't put the book down; it's written like a suspenseful detective novel that relies on public information, not unfounded rumors. For that, I am astounded. The information is presented clearly and logically without rehashing the news we've already heard about the Lahaina Fires. I didn't just learn something, my entire world changed by reading this book. This book is for Maui, but it is an urgent warning for the en...

Who Is Able?: The Dana Louise Cryer Story - Paperback

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by Kimberly Ann Hobbs (Author), Julie T. Jenkins (Author), Michael Jenkins (Author)Kidnapped at the age of five and taken deep into the woods alone, Dana Louise Cryer was forcefully thrown into a dilapidated, filthy shack where she experienced unimaginable horror. Terror-filled days, destitute nights, excruciating pain, and loneliness were all this little girl knew for over a decade.With little access to food, Dana spent her days on an old, dirty mattress, staring at the bare walls of that sh...

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by Christopher Cadbury (Author)Of course, Harvard is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. Its imposing faculty has won far more Nobel Prizes than any other university, now approaching 170. However, a small minority of the people associated with Harvard have taken a wrong turn in life. A few of them have become felons, major pranksters, research fabricators, or powerful advocates of obnoxious ideas. This groundbreaking book takes a look at them.Many of the people ...

In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child - Paperback

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by Kim Cross (Author)Paced like a thriller and full of insider information, this book embeds readers in one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation--the kidnapping of Polly Klaas. On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings--a stranger abduction from the home--triggered one of the largest manh...

Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories - Hardcover

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by Mrballen (Author), Andrea Mutti (Illustrator), Robert Venditti (Contribution by)A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as "MrBallen," has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto the scene, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained ...