True Crime

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by Christopher Mason (Author)Author BiographyChristopher Mason is a contributor to the New York Times and New York magazine. He writes frequently on the worlds of art, society, fashion, and design. Number of Pages: 416 Dimensions: 0.91 x 9.02 x 6.06 IN Publication Date: May 03, 2005

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by Bernie Ziegner (Author)Pursuit is a story of adventure, intrigue and, yes, love.Bob Stehling is at loose ends. With his long marriage finished and his career ended by corporate downsizing, he pulls up roots and sets out, driving west in his truck camper to visit his cousin in Montana, with no plans beyond that. But, when he drops into a diner for supper, everything changes. Violence, romance and mob interests merge on the Midwest highways when Bob's life is suddenly and irrevocably changed...

In the Wind: The Disappearance of Janice Starr - Paperback

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by Ron Peterson (Author)The true story of a trailblazing detective's search for a beautiful college coed who vanished without a trace. In 1981, detective Kay Schucker was the lead investigator in the high-profile missing persons case of Old Dominion University student Janice Starr. The beautiful coed disappeared without a trace from ODU's Norfolk, Virginia campus. Among the only leads was Janice's diary, which included detailed journal entries about her daily activities. As Kay studied the di...

Samurai: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Great Warrior (The History and Legacy of Japan's Military Elite) - Paperback

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by Justin Shirley (Author)The samurai are among the most iconic warriors in history. The fighting elite of feudal japan, they have played a dominant role in the country's life for over a thousand years. Even today, a century and a half after the rule of the samurai has formally ended, they remain a powerful symbol of martial might, and the embodiment of the stoic warrior.Like the knights who fought in europe during the same era, the samurai were a feudal aristocracy. Militarily, politically, ...

Sidekick: The Incredible True Story of How a British Police Officer Became a Real-Life American Superhero - Paperback

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by Michael Matthews (Author)'A CAPTIVATING DEEP DIVE INTO THE STRANGE WORLD OF LATEX-SPORTING SUPERHEROES WHO FIGHT CRIME. WEIRDLY FASCINATING AND FASCINATINGLY WEIRD' John Sweeney When police officer Michael Matthews first hears about America's Real-Life Superheroes, he is skeptical - but also intrigued. Deciding to investigate this mysterious community of cape-wearing, weapon-carrying men and women, he discovers that they really do prowl the streets and alleys of American cities fighting cr...

'Til Death Do Us...': A True Crime Story of Bigamy and Murder - Paperback

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by Patrick Gallagher (Author)INCLUDES LOVE LETTERS FROM THE VICTIM TO THE DEFENDANT HIDDEN OVER 70 YEARS!In August 1945, Gladys Lincoln of Sacramento contacted prosperous Dr. W. D. Broadhurst of Caldwell, Idaho, and rekindled a romance from twenty years earlier. After many passionate letter exchanges and several sexually-charged meetings, they were married in Reno, Nevada on May 20, 1946. After a passion-filled three-day weekend together, the doctor returned to his home in Idaho, and Gladys r...

To Kill Or Be Killed: A True Crime Memoir From Prison - Paperback

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by Joni Ankerson (Author)Obviously, I knew better than to take a life - but that was before. Before him.The day we met in October of 1997, I was working at the District Court in Traverse City, Michigan as a Deputy Clerk. It was like most other days with arraignments, sentencings, civil case hearings and the like. People shuffling in and out, everyone taking care of their important business with court appearances, document filings, paying tickets, fines and bonding loved ones out of jail.I lov...

Rethinking Corruption: Reasons Behind the Failure of Anti-Corruption Efforts - Hardcover

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by Lucio Picci (Author)Why have anti-corruption efforts often failed? Current thinking on corruption has largely overlooked the profound implications of its contested nature, which paradoxically makes it an effective yet highly dysfunctional 'tool of government.' As a tool of government, it helps execute policies and guarantees a degree of political order. Moreover, anti-corruption measures are wielded as political instruments, strategically embraced by governments and oppositions to further ...

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by Chris Brook (Author)On Father's Day of 2005, Robert Farquharson was driving his three sons Jai, Tyler and Bailey aged 10, 7 and 2 years, to their mother s house. His car ran off the road and into a dam. Whilst Farquharson survived, the three boys went down with the car and drowned. Murder , they said. How could anyone be that evil?, they asked. Farquharson was tried and convicted of murdering his three sons, but won an appeal. He was again tried and again convicted. He has spent more than ...

Blunt Force Yoga: True Crime Memoir - Paperback

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by Lisa Jones (Author)A botched homicide investigation unfolds in Long Beach, California in a climate of lies and cover-ups. Police reports, emergency-call transcripts and surveillance videos show evidence of murder. But homicide detectives claim the victim died in a freak yoga accident. They allow the harvesting of her vital organs at the expense of justice. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 11, 2019

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by Ron Stephenson (Author)The bitterness between the Bandidos and the Comanchero grew to such an extent that on 10 August 1984 a bikie war was declared. The presidents of both gangs spoke abrasively to each other over the telephone. The war declaration was officially ratified...If ever the two gangs met, a full-scale confrontation could be expected. The bikies armed themselves for the inevitable bloodshed that accompanies any war. On 2 September 1984, Father's Day, the Comanchero and the Band...

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by Robert S. McGraw (Author), Wilmer Antonio Velásquez (Author)La lluvia de sus ojos: Es una novela policíaca ambientada en La Habana de 1957. Una hermosa mujer contrata los servicios de un detective para averiguar el paradero de su hermana desaparecida.A raíz de la investigación, se va destapando una madeja de sucesos donde se mezclan asesinatos, corrupción, celos e historias de un pasado familiar tormentoso.Al mismo tiempo, surge una relación amorosa entre el detective y su empleadora, sie...

Richard Ramirez, The Night Stalker - Paperback

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by Pete Dove (Author)His reign of terror lasted from the summer of 1984 to August of 1985 when he was finally captured. During this time, Richard Ramirez terrorized the people of Los Angeles before making his way to the San Francisco Bay Area, getting the nickname of the "Night Stalker" because of his propensity to invade homes well past midnight. Claiming to be a Satanist, Ramirez brutalized his victims beyond human comprehension. Now featured in such programs as True Crime and Mindhunter, R...

Secrets of a Marine's Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Obsession, and Murder - Paperback

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by Shanna Hogan (Author) Number of Pages: 352 Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN Publication Date: November 26, 2019

DUI Jury Trial: A True Story - Hardcover

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by William Pelarenos (Author), Mark Sciblo Esq (Author), David Caruso Esq (Foreword by)"DUI Jury Trial" is the true story of an unfortunate turn of events, where a minor traffic violation on an Illinois highway leads to a three year journey through the legal system of the second largest County in the State of Illinois. The stakes are high for the defendant, who is a truck driver. If convicted of DUI, he would be disqualified from ever driving a truck in his lifetime. This is also the story of...

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KILLER STORIES - Conversations with South African serial murderers - Paperback

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by Brin Hodgskiss (Author), Nicole Engelbrecht (Author)'If you made me angry, to me, for that anger to go away, I have to get hold of you ... I have to do something to you.' 'I didn't feel myself. I felt numb, like a zombie, like a switch had been flicked and a light had gone off.'These are the words of some of South Africa's most terrifying serial killers, who spoke to psychologist Brin Hodgskiss in the bowels of the country's most secure prisons.Hodgskiss interviewed several of the most not...

Charlie Brandt, Serial Killer: An Anthology of True Crime - Paperback

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by Pete Dove (Author)HE STARTED WITH HIS WIFE...'Michelle was extremely loyal, ' said her close friend, Debbie Knight, 'she was giving, she was caring, she was dedicated. An amazing woman.'Lisa Emmons concurred. 'Michelle was fun so smart and organized, 'It had been a long time since her many friends had seen the successful executive, or even heard from her. In Michelle's case, a long time being more than a couple of days. That was unusual, in fact so strange that these friends began to worry...

Staying Safe for Today's Woman: Recognize and Avoid Predators - Paperback

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by Scott Lewis (Author)This book shows you how to recognize the Red Flags of violent and sexual predator behavior and know how to deal with anxiety and fear. Learn to stay more aware of your environment and avoid predators--both strangers and those you know--by using our Five Step Plan. Find out about the most dangerous places and people (they're not what you think). We show you how to set boundaries (your "bubble"). Sharpened awareness, avoidance, and de-escalation skills can help you not ne...

Through the Keyhole: Solving the Cold Case of Loretta Jones - Paperback

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by Shawnee Barnes (Author), Heidi Jones-Asay (Contribution by), David Brewer (Contribution by) Number of Pages: 286 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 20, 2024

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

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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...

Centuries of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts, Fifth Edition - Paperback

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by Samuel Totten (Editor)The fifth edition of Centuries of Genocide combines highly informative essays on major genocides with powerful first-person survivor testimonies. Number of Pages: 736 Dimensions: 1.73 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 19, 2022

A Wonderful Career in Crime: Charles Cowlam's Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age - Hardcover

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by Frank W. Garmon Jr (Author), T. Michael Parrish (Editor)Charles Cowlam's career as a convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age. His life touched many of the most prominent figures of the era, including Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. One contemporary newspaper reported that Cowlam "has as many aliases as there are letters in the alphabet." He was a chameleon in a world of strang...

A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever - Hardcover

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by Kim Mager (Author), Lisa Pulitzer (Author)In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on--and broke--one of Ohio's most infamous serial killers. On September 13, 2016, in the small town of Ashland, Ohio, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a terrified woman who claimed to be kidnapped. The man holding her hostage was Shawn Grate, a serial killer whom the press later dubbed "The Lad...

Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking - Hardcover

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by Laila Mickelwait (Author)The gripping, true story of one woman's battle to expose and shut down a criminal online porn empire. Pornhub was the 10th most visited site on the Internet, often praised as a progressive champion of women. Then one day, an activist discovered a secret they had been keeping from the world for over a decade: it was infested with child sexual abuse and rape videos. Now for the first time, anti-trafficking expert and mother of two Laila Mickelwait tells the story of ...

King of Kings Series Presents Homicide Hartford - Paperback

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by King Thomas (Author)Homicide Hartford is an urban book about a young hustler named King. He was getting money on the grimey streets of Edgewood which is on the north end of Hartford, Connecticut. The street is a known Crack Cocaine strip. King was born on Edgewood street "Literally" in the late 1970s but his family moved to Highland Park, Michigan where he was raised. He had a dream of becoming a professional basketball player. In Highland Park, he was a legend on the basketball court and ...

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by Officer C. Rogers (Author)Dealing with jail culture affects both corrections officers and inmates, but very differently. Much has been written about the relationship of officers to inmates, but very little from the perspective of the corrections officer. This dark and gutsy memoir details in short stories the day and life of someone in the profession with great intentions, but with less control over the outcome of the inevitable conflicts than one might think. A fascinating, uncensored gli...

Kiểu cách Ottawa: Ổ Siêu vi ở Thủ đô Canada - Paperback

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by Demetrios (Jim) Angelis (Author), Ngườ Đỗ Quân (Author)Tôi sinh ra ở Montreal vào năm 1969 khi cuộc "Cách mạng Thầm lặng" của Québec khởi đầu; một cuộc cách mạng chống lại Giáo hội Kitô giáo (và các phong tục chính trị -xã hội và gia truyền thống của nó), và chính phủ Canada ở Ottawa; một cuộc cách mạng dẫn đến sự lan truyền nhanh chóng của chủ nghĩa thế tục, chủ nghĩa xã hội, chủ nghĩa tự do và chủ nghĩa nữ quyền không chỉ trên khắp Québec, mà xâm nhập vào cả chính cá...

The 'Peyton Place' Murder: The True Crime Story Behind The Novel That Shocked The Nation - Paperback

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by Renee Mallett (Author)Grace Metalious, born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, came from humble beginnings. A former mill worker, mother of three, and school principal's wife, she would shock the nation in 1956 with the publication of Peyton Place, her first novel about a murder in a small town.Quickly becoming the best-selling book of its time, the sexually-charged book spawned sequels, two Hollywood movies, and a long-running television series on ABC starring Mia Farrow and Ryan O'...

The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses - Paperback

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by Federal Bureau of Investigation (Author)CONTENTS Introduction The Identification Division of the FBI Types of Patterns and Their Interpretation Questionable Patterns The Classification Formula and Extensions Classification of Scarred Patterns-Amputation-Missing at Birth Filing Sequence Searching and Referencing How To Take Inked Fingerprints Problems in the Taking of Inked Fingerprints Problems and Practices in Fingerprinting the Dead Establishment of a Local Fingerprint Identification Bur...

True Crime Stories You Won't Believe: Book Two - Paperback

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by Romeo Vitelli (Author)In this book, I present tales of true crime and bizarre applications of justice (or injustice, as the case may be). They include: The real story behind "Arsenic and Old Lace" and why the reality isn't as lighthearted as Hollywood made it out to be. A case in which a dream helped solve a gruesome murder. Or did it? When a staunch Irish sea captain murdered almost his entire crew on the high seas and what happened afterward. Did an Ouija board drive an Alabama mother a...

Terrorists' Target Selection - Hardcover

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by C. Drake (Author)The author examines the factors which influence terrorists' target selection. In particular he looks at the influence of the ideologies, strategies and tactics of terrorist groups, and describes how these are restricted by the terrorists' resources, by protective and anti-terrorist measures, by the society within which the terrorists operate, and by the nature of the terrorists and their supporters. He concludes that terrorists' target selection is often both explicable an...