True Crime

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Aileen Wuornos, la doncella de la muerte - Paperback

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by Mente Criminal (Author)Aileen Carol Wuornos, nacida bajo el nombre de Aileen Carol Pittman, fue una asesina en serie estadounidense que admitió haber matado a siete hombres en incidentes separados; todos ellos, afirmó, la violaron (o intentaron hacerlo) mientras ejercía la prostitución. Se diagnosticó en ella un trastorno de personalidad antisocial por la violencia de sus actos, así como por el desprecio de los derechos de otros, su incapacidad para adecuarse a las normas legales, su belig...

Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop - Paperback

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by Gus Garcia-Roberts (Author)From a tawdry '70s crime scene to the infamous Gilgo Beach murders, Jimmy Burke spent four decades chasing power and breaking rules at one of the country's largest police departments. In 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution, a wayward local teenager emerged with a convenient story to tell. For his cooperation, James Burke was rewarded...

Killer Family Man: The True Story of Chris Watts - Paperback

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by Peter Dovet (Author)Shannan and Chris Watts looked like the perfect couple. She had already proudly posted an ultrasound image of their new child, with whom she was just over three months pregnant, on Facebook. At a party, she would announce the gender of the latest member of the Watts family. It was a boy, and they would call him Nico. The thirty-four-year-old wife, with the good job, the nice home, the terrific kids and the perfect, loving husband really did seem to have it all.But, she ...

Tricked: My Life as a Child Sex Trafficking Survivor - Paperback

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by Mary Mau (Author), Mary Stjohn-Putnam (Author)Mary's childhood was shattered by her mother's suicide when she was only 13 years old. As a teen, she was the victim of a horrific sexual assault which left her a perfect target for a tall, dark, strong, and charming man who promised to protect and love her... in the nearby big bright city full of promise, the Big Apple. Just a few days after realizing her new boyfriend's form of "love" involved sharing her with other men, she was arrested for ...

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by Tony Dark (Author)From movie stars to the president of the United States, Sam Giancana, enjoyed life as being feared as one of Chicago's most infamous mob bosses.Giancana's control over organized crime brought power, riches, and insanity. The FBI spent almost 20 years and millions of dollars to bring this powerful man to justice. After constant pursuit and clever tactics, Giancana's life at the top turned into one of seclusion and paranoia. Giancana went from a life with the stars from his...

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by James Adams (Author)A Full Service Bank recounts the biggest bank fraud in history, detailing BCCI's rise and fall, as well as the personalities involved. Two veteran journalists go behind the scenes to reveal the intrigues and machinations that led to the biggest bank fraud in history, detailing BCCI's enterprise that stole billions around the world.Author BiographyJames Adams is the former Managing Editor of the London Sunday Times, the author of thirteen books on intelligence, terrorism...

The Hollywood Ripper: The True Story of Michael Gargiulo - Paperback

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by Edward Hutton (Author)Michael Gargiulo, a reasonably good looking man in his mid-40s, sits calmly staring forward listening intently to the back and forth debate that is taking place in front of him. His newly shaven head glistening slightly as cameras click incessantly in the courtroom, trying to capture the face of evil masquerading underneath his handsome mask. With three known murders under his belt; one attempted murder and, it would seem, even from his own very words, potentially mor...

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by Alexander Dragone (Author)True Crime from the 70s. Delve into the dark world of True Crime with 13 real, shocking criminal cases and true events from the 1970s. This book is a captivating collection of the most horrifying and thrilling criminal cases, perfect for anyone who loves true crime books.In a time when bell-bottom pants and disco music ruled the streets, dark figures lurked in the shadows. Cold-blooded killers and shady crooks who struck fear into the hearts of many. "True Crime-T...

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

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by C. Cree (Author)"Lizzie Borden took an axe, Gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty one."Did Lizzie Borden really murder her parents?On the morning of August 4, 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were brutally murdered in their home just a few steps from passersby on busy Second Street. No trace of the killer or killers was found.There were suspects, though.The daughters, Emma and Lizzie Borden, were suddenly wealthy women. Lizzie and the Borden fa...

Pain in Paynesville: My Firsthand Encounters with Terror and the Search for Jacob Wetterling - Paperback

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by Kris Bertelsen (Author)A true crime account that rocked bucolic central Minnesota, Pain in Paynesville, walks readers through the author's experiences in the 1980s as a serial predator stalked boys in his hometown, two abductions, and a murder that would remain unsolved for almost 30 years. What People are Saying: The waves of pain and trauma caused by personal crimes cascade through families, friends, and communities. The toll and costs are too often hidden, unrecognized and repeated. Kri...

A Ghost Comes Calling: An Adoptee's Journey to Understand the Sister She Never Knew - Paperback

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by Rebecca Titchner (Author)Two sisters who never met. Two decades of intimate journals. One tragic ending. A Ghost Comes Calling tells of one woman's journey to understand herself, her birth family, and especially her lost sister. Author and adoptee Rebecca Titchner turns to her sister, Dana's, writings to explore why she disavowed her family and left her husband and children. Instead of finding happiness, Dana was murdered by a man she believed was promised to her by the gods. Through Dana'...

Redhanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick - Paperback

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by Suruthi Bala (Author), Hannah Maguire (Author)Based off their award-winning podcast RedHanded, co-hosts Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala explore dozens of true crime cases and talk with criminologists, forensic experts, psychologists, and more to find out what makes a serial killer, what sets a criminal apart from the rest of us, and the age-old question: is a killer born or made? After meeting at a house party in London, where they discovered a mutual obsession for all things true crime, ...

Diamond Dust: How A Nice Mormon Boy Became A Brilliant Counterfeiter - Paperback

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by Russ Swain (Author), Michael McKinley (Author)A quick, engaging page turner from beginning to end-straight-forward and told with courage-Diamond Dust is a memoir of how one young person's talent ran away with itself, careening into one unexpected event after another. Told with humor and introspection, it is a story of hubris and redemption, of talent and conscience, of art and absolution--and how life can lead us to second chances--at finding our better selves. Number of Pages: 186 Dimensi...

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by John Madinger (Author)On a cold afternoon in February 1991, a frightening new drug hit the streets of New York City, a synthetic narcotic marketed in packets labeled "Tango & Cash." As police scrambled to warn heroin users of the danger, the overdose victims began piling up in hospital emergency rooms and county morgues across three states. As a Drug Enforcement Administration agent said at the time, "We don't know yet who's putting this stuff out there, but whoever he is, he's an ice...

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by Justin St Germain (Author)NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In the tradition of Tobias Wolff, James Ellroy, and Mary Karr, a stunning memoir of a mother-son relationship that is also the searing, unflinching account of a murder and its aftermath Includes an exclusive conversation between Alexandra Fuller and Justin St. Germain Tombstone, Arizona, September 2001. Debbie St. Germain's death, apparently at the hands of her fifth husband, is a passing curiosity. "A r...

Incredible Mysteries Unsolved Disappearances Vol. 2: True Crime Stories of Missing Persons Who Vanished Without a Trace - Paperback

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by Julian Hawthorne (Author)Beneath the luminous embrace of the moon, in the serene and shadow-laden hours where the world seems to hold its breath, an age-old mystery stirs to life. This mystery, unbound by time or geography, weaves an intricate web through continents and cultures, inscribing itself indelibly into the annals of human history. It's a mystery wrapped in shadows, the haunting and spine-tingling saga of individuals who have vanished into thin air, leaving behind not a single clu...

The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld - Hardcover

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by Dan Slater (Author)This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime. In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse poisoners and casino owners, pimps and prostitutes, thieves and thugs, jockey...

A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton - Hardcover

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by Deb Miller Landau (Author)A riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sullivan--and the journey to bring her true killer to justice. The 1987 murder of Lita McClinton Sullivan sent shockwaves through the affluent Atlanta suburb of Buckhead, Georgia like few other crimes before it. The neighborhood, with its stately mansions and top-tier schools, was simply not the kind of place where women were gunned down in cold blood in broad daylight...

What Cops Talk About Over Coffee - Paperback

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by Robert Rogalski (Author)This collection of memories from police officers across Canada and some outside jurisdictions, include firsthand accounts of situations they have encountered in their careers from the 1950's through to 2012. Contributions from RCMP, City Police, Federal and Provincial law enforcement agencies were collected over a 30 year period and pose as a snapshot of the type of conversations or "shop talk" two police officers might have during their coffee break. These accounts...

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by Maggie Oliver (Author) Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 0.85 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: July 11, 2019

Shattered Innocence: A Memoir Carved In Childhood Shadows - Paperback

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by Allisson Waker (Author)This memoir is number one in a three-part series navigating through abuse in many forms and realizing that my own family were imposters. What I knew for the first seven years of my life was nothing but twisted lies until I went into foster care at eleven when I learned the truth. I share my memories of childhood in all aspects. I share the great ones and I share the really traumatizing ones. I have also included some of my embarrassing childhood memories that will ma...

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by Linda Lou Long (Author)Every serial killer is a "nice guy"-until he's found out. The shocking, true account of a Southern charmer who left a trail of victims in his wake.Jerry Marcus fooled them all. He was "a nice guy," always helped at home, did well in school, an athlete, and always employed. When things went wrong, he was the first to help clean up the mess. He was the last person anyone suspected of being a serial killer.After Marcus was caught and sentenced to life in prison in the l...

Don't Fall for It: A Short History of Financial Scams - Hardcover

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by Ben Carlson (Author)Learn financial and business lessons from some of the biggest frauds in history Why does financial fraud persist? History is full of sensational financial frauds and scams. Enron was forced to declare bankruptcy after allegations of massive accounting fraud, wiping out $78 billion in stock market value. Bernie Madoff, the largest individual fraudster in history, built a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that ultimately resulted in his being sentenced to 150 years in prison. Peop...

The Last Ride Of Bonnie and Clyde - Paperback

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by David Pietras (Author)Bonnie and Clyde were meant for each other. And they clung to each other while they fought back against the elements. These elements were destitution and a government they took for its face value. They were children of a nationwide economic depression that not unlike France in the late 1700s had its upheavals and those who tried to keep small the size and impact of the upheavals.Anger dwelt within Clyde, having been born ragged and made more ragged by the Depression. ...

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by Brook Simons (Author)It is 1977 when Connecticut girl Brook Simons arrives in Los Angeles to become a screenwriter. Homesick and na ve, but ambitious, she falls into the narcotic clutches of the Sunset Strip standup comedy world. Soon obsessed and in love with a talented, self-destructive comedian, she can't get off the train wreck that ensues. Laced with sex, drugs and violence, this fast-paced, good-girl-goes-bad, true-story romp poses serious questions about addiction, abuse, and the po...

The Last Struggle With The Mafia - Hardcover

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by Cesare Mori (Author), Kerry Bolton (Introduction by)Here is the story, in his own words, of how Cesare Mori, with the support of Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, took on the might of the Sicilian Mafia. It was a struggle that earned Mori much criticism of his methods from the liberal media, but much praise not only from Mussolini himself but from the people of Sicily who had for decades lived in fear of this criminal secret society which had become the scourge of ordinary Sicilians...

Unbelievable Crimes Volume Four: Macabre Yet Unknown True Crime Stories - Paperback

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by Daniela Airlie (Author)Explore the chilling stories of humanity's most sinister individuals in Unbelievable Crimes Volume Four.I'll uncover hidden horrors of recent history, walking you through a haunting lineup of lesser-known crimes. I've scoured the dark and disturbing archives of true crime to present an anthology of cases that even the most informed crime followers may not have encountered before. I'll cover the hard-to-hear but little-covered tales that have somehow evaded the headli...

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by Bernard Hasquenoph (Author)April 2014: A ship sinks in South Korea, killing nearly 300 people.2013: A Korean amateur photographer exhibits in Versailles.August 1987: 32 members of the Korean Odaeyang sect are found dead. The link between these facts? It was Bernard Hasquenoph who discovered it. Intrigued by the success of Ahae, the pseudonym of the amateur photographer, he leads the investigation and is the first to reveal the true identity of the Korean artist, billionaire and patron of t...

Nefarious Crimes Unsolved Murders Vol. 2 - Paperback

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by Harper Chase (Author)Delve into the darkest corridors of criminal investigation, where mysteries linger and justice seems perpetually out of reach. This gripping book explores some of the most perplexing unsolved murders that continue to haunt investigators, families, and communities worldwide. Each chapter is a journey through a labyrinth of clues, dead ends, and haunting questions, painting a vivid picture of cases that have defied explanation.From quiet suburban neighborhoods to bustlin...

Kristen Gilbert & Other Killer Nurses - Paperback

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by Lynn Dilman (Author)In the early 1990s, former Veterans Affairs (VA) nurse Kristen Gilbert was found guilty of murdering four of her patients - and convicted of attempting to murder two more. Gilbert is suspected to be responsible for the deaths of dozens more veterans who were under her care during her career as a nurse. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 01, 2021

Juan Corona, Machete Murderer An Anthology of True Crime - Paperback

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by Pete Dove (Author)Juan Corona terrorized ranchers in the Sacramento Valley for years, evading capture because of the selection of his victims...people who would not be missed. Number of Pages: 120 Dimensions: 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 01, 2021

The Disappearance of Danielle Imbo - Paperback

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by Pete Dove (Author)On February 19th of 2005, Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone disappeared after leaving a restaurant in Philadelphia. Danielle has been separated from her husband while Richard was her "on-again, off-again" boyfriend. Danielle had a young son while Richard had a teenage daughter. Richard had exchanged threats with Danielle's ex-husband before while Danielle herself wanted "space" from both of them. The FBI entered the investigation in 2008 and the case remains unsolved. But...