True Crime

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Coup to Kill: {Evidences for a Coup Detat Conspiracy to Assassinate President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, & Cover it Up!} - Paperback

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by Darell D. Thorpe (Illustrator), Darell D. Thorpe (Author)Dallas Texas, Elm Street, 11-22-1963, Pres. John F. Kennedy = JFK, was assassinated. Some still believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone & that there was "no conspiracy." If so, were these just coincidences? "Luck" that favored Oswald, who just happened to pick the only motorcade in history, where the Secret Service & others "innocently" by "chance," just happened to have inadvertently cooperated in ways that favored Oswald? Sho...

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by Al W. Moe (Author)Reno was the first US city to fully embrace its destiny as a gaming capital, and even before gaming was legalized in 1931 the city was the place gangsters from Chicago and the Midwest headed for safety, sanctuary, and of course the booze, the broads, and the banking services to launder their kidnapping and hold-up loot. This book tells it all, from the first casinos in 1931, to the changes that came in the 1960's.Bank robbers like Alvin Karpis, kidnappers like Ma Barker a...

Kidnapping Avoidance & Prevention - Paperback

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by Integrated Protective Concepts (Author)A confused tourist gets into the wrong taxi and is expressed kidnapped. A businessman is lured to a bogus meeting and held for ransom. An expatriate consultant is kidnapped after being stopped at an impromptu roadblock. A journalist goes for an interview that turns horribly wrong. A bank manager's family is held hostage to force him to access bank funds.Kidnapping is a pervasive crime that takes many forms around the world. Kidnapping Avoidance & ...

No Justice for Caylee Anthony - Paperback

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by David Pietras (Author)Living in Central Florida at the time of the Casey Anthony trial, I was able to really get a feel for the energy that surrounded it. I remember the searches and the day that they found her body in the woods in Orlando. Every day the only conversations you heard where about Casey Anthony and the speculation that she killed her daughter Caylee. Like all cases that are tried in the media there is a lot of information that is misrepresented or just down right lied about. ...

A Look Inside The Five Mafia Families of New York City - Paperback

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by David Pietras (Author)From Gotti to Gigante, the names atop today's Mafia organizational charts are old ones. But the times have certainly changed for New York's biggest families-and not for the better. In this book we will look at New York City's Five Families. All have bookmaking, loan-sharking, and extortion rackets. The Genovese family and, to a lesser degree, the Lucchese family (like the Gambinos) also have viable labor-racketeering endeavors that let them invest and launder their il...

No Fingerprints: The Secret Destruction of Iran's Nuclear Capability - Paperback

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by Mark S. Garbin (Author)Computer master Mohammed Merishazadeh conquered Stuxnet. Then, a ruthless Revolutionary Guards general promotes him to supervise the supercomputer belonging to their most powerful and secret unit, the Ettelaat intelligence division. Mohammed's real name is Josef Khawaja Khinno. He is a Mossad mole. He sends a message to his controller: "Despite Iran's new president and his "charm offensive", the Revolutionary Guards continue nuclear processing in secret and will comp...

Kill Zone: A Sniper Looks at Dealey Plaza - Paperback

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by Craig Roberts (Author)In 1987, former U.S. Marine Corps sniper Craig Roberts, a seasoned veteran of the Vietnam war, stood for the first time at the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository. As he looked down into that the U.S. Government maintains was the kill zone used by Lee Harvey Oswald, he knew immediately the the Warren Commission's verdict that Oswald, acting alone from that position, fired three shots is 5.6 seconds with an ancient bolt-action rifle was a lie. If Oswald, by h...

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by David Pietras (Author)Darlie Routier is on death row in Texas, convicted of the murder of one of her two sons, who were killed in the early morning of June 6, 1996. The media coverage of the investigation into the murders of Devon and Damon Routier depicted the crime as another heartless mother whose children were getting in the way of her lifestyle, so she killed them. After a jury trial in Kerrville Texas, Darlie was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Most found it believable...

Who's Who - Serial Killers: The Top 100 - Paperback

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by David Elio Malocco (Author)At last the definitive, most complete and up to date Who's Who of one hundred of the world's most notorious Serial Killers from serial killer expert David Elio Malocco. Everything you need to know is here: where they were born, their parents, education, early life, crimes, victims, modus operandi, trial and sentencing.Who's Who - Serial Killers features one hundred psychopathic serial killers from all over the world including, America, Argentina, Australia, Austr...

Pee Wee: Serial Killer or Homicidal Maniac a Novelized True Crime Story Volume II - Hardcover

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by Grady Query (Author)Volume II of PEE WEE, Serial Killer or Homicidal Maniac, focuses on the courtroom drama of his several trials and appeals. Readers that enjoy trial strategy, courtroom personalities and the cloakroom maneuvering of the criminal courts will find a plethora of intriguing twists and turns. Seemingly foregone outcomes are reversed by national events or by the local politics of the farmlands of South Carolina that stubbornly resist change. It is replete with excerpts from ac...

And he called me Angel: The story of a Human Trafficking Survivor - Paperback

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by Angel Meyers (Author)After leaving home in the summer of 84', I found myself knee deep in the drug scene. While there I found what would be my Savior. I did not "see" him at first; I heard him, or is boots that is. Snake skin cowboy boots with shiny silver taps, tips, and all. Just thinking about those boots now gives me a feeling I can't describe. They made a very distinct sound; like a small horse parading, not the normal kind, the ones that dance. He was very particular about his boots,...

The History of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) - Paperback

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by Antonella Colonna Vilasi (Author)The book is about the history of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) from the foundation in 1947 to the ultimate events. U.S. President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 establishing the CIA. The National Security Act charged the CIA with coordinating the nation's intelligence activities and correlating, evaluating and disseminating intelligence affecting national security. Number of Pages: 108 Dimensions: 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date...

The History of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) - Hardcover

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by Philip Ross (Author)The mob offers the young mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, a $500,000 bribe to rezone land adjacent to the George Washington Bridge. Risking his life, the mayor pretends to go along with the plan but wears a wire. His efforts lead to the convictions of seven people. Author BiographyPhilip Ross is a writer and psychotherapist. He is the brother of Burt Ross, the subject of The Bribe. He lives with his wife and six chickens in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York. ...

The Guns of Tampa: A Look At Tampa's History Of Notorious Underworld Slayings - Paperback

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by Michael Foerster (Editor), Tom Inglis (Author)"The Guns Of Tampa" series was first published in 1971 in The Tampa Times, the long-time afternoon paper in Tampa, Florida. It was written by Tom Inglis, a no-nonsense, stick-to-the-facts reporter who thoroughly and accurately covered the colorful political goings-on at Tampa's City Hall and Hillsborough County's Courthouse for many years. As a colleague at the Times, I admired his professionalism and his old-style, hard-nosed news reporting --...

Terror in Terlingua: Based on a True Story - Paperback

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by Dahlia Arend (Author)This book is based on a true story. Being 16 and not knowing what life is about, you make bad choices, and step on land mines as you go through the choices you make. In 1965 there were still cowboys in Texas. this book takes you from a city in California, down old route 66, to a ghost town in Terlingua Texas, with a crazy con man, Jim Terrell, who cons everyone he meets. The young girl Dahlia, is held against her will, and meets with the face of death several times by ...

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by Joe Bruno (Author)Rat No. 1 - Arlyne Weiss BrinkmanRat No. 2 - Jacob "Bald Jack" Roze (Rosensweig) Rat N0. 3 - Joe "Joe Cago" ValachiWhat People are saying about Joe Bruno's books: ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON - I love Joe Bruno's books. I always say that he's the NYC true crime historian. NYC has had its share of murder and corruption over the past couple of centuries and the author is a wealth of knowledge about it. A must read for any true crime book collector.RJ Parker - Best Selling Author...

Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails - Paperback

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by U. S. Department of Justice (Author)This study reports that 4.4% of prison inmates and 3.1% of jail inmatesexperienced sexual victimization within a period of twelve months or since admission to a correctional facility, if the admission took place within less than twelve months. "Nationwide, these percentages suggest that approximately 88,500 adults held in prisons and jails at the time of the survey had been sexually victimized."Approximately 2.1% of prison inmates and 1.5% of jail inmate...

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by Ed Sams (Author)Did she or didn't she? What was Lizzie's secret? This best-selling chapbook tells the whole story of the shocking 1892 crime that has caused more confusion, speculation and debate than any other in American history. Find out how Lizzie and her hatchet became the stuff of legends. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions: 0.14 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: July 09, 2014

The Gay Slayer: The Life of Serial Killer Colin Ireland - Paperback

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by Fergus Mason (Author)When it comes to serial killers in England, there are few as brutal as Colin Ireland. Known as "The Gay Slayer," Ireland preyed on homosexual men who were into sadomasochism--so when he began to restrain them, they thought it was just a game. With page-turning suspense, this book examines the motives and tactics of the man some said was one of the most organized serial killers who ever lived. Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.24 x 7.99 x 5 IN Publication Date: July 09...

True Crime Story: I Survived A Monster - Paperback

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by Cathy McElhaney (Editor), Opal Roux (Author)The true life story of 15-year-old Betty Lee Hanson who escaped serial killer, Ralph Andrews on Christmas night, 1973. Ralph Raymond Andrews killed continuously throughout the 70's, 80's and early 90's in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, able to elude the police many, many times. Dozens of girls lost their lives at his hands. Andrews died in prison in January of 2006, too afraid to undergo life saving heart surgery. It is believed he killed more...

Ugly Duckling: A True Life Story of Beauty, Manipulation and Murder - Paperback

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by Royal Phillips (Author)SUMMARY Ugly Duckling This is a true-life story of beauty, manipulation and murder. Gary Triano, of Tucson, was violently killed on his birthday, Nov 1, 1996, when a pipe bomb exploded inside his rented Lincoln town car. His body was blown to pieces by this remotely detonated bomb. Former Aspenite, Pamela Phillips Triano, is accused of paying Ronald Young, one of her lovers, to execute her ex-husband. Ronald Young was captured, tried and found guilty of first-degree ...

Casey's Ghost: The story of the man who decided not to be Casey Anthony's Ghost Writer - Paperback

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by Rick Namey (Author)This is the amazing true story of the writer chosen by Attorney Cheney Mason to tell his and client Casey Anthony's stories. Originally believing in Casey's innocence, the writer eventually came to his own conclusions. This is the story of the behind the scenes maneuvering to capture and sell Casey's story rights. The book covers the period from just after the verdict, when they first knew they had a story, through the three years that it took to write it. With brand new...

Guardian Angels Inc: The Vile Business of Corrupt Guardianship - Paperback

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by Joe Roubicek (Author)A forty page expose' of present-day corruption within the guardianship industry, that focuses on isolation, medication and disposing of the elderly for their estates. This is a concise, thought-provoking piece authored by a seasoned investigator of financial exploitation of the elderly crimes. Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 17, 2014

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by C. R. Woollands (Author)A true story set on the moors of Exmoor in 1858. On July 25th 1858, Widower and father of five children, William Burgess, took his youngest child, six-year-old, Anna Marie Burgess, to Porlock in Somerset, to stay with her Auntie and Uncle, as the rent her father was paying at there recent lodgings, was costing too much. All of Burgess's other children had been put in service and was no longer staying with him, and after losing there cottage because he could not keep...

The War on Crime: J. Edgar Hoover Versus the John Dillinger Gang - Paperback

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by Jeffrey K. Smith (Author)This is a story about cops and robbers, set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, a desperate time for many, when the boundaries between right and wrong were often blurred. It is the story of J. Edgar Hoover versus the John Dillinger Gang--the center pieces of the so-called War on Crime. It was an era of bank heists. Between 1931 and 1934, bank robberies in the United States averaged two per day. Three-quarters of those robberies occurred in the Midwest; in...

Lion in the Basement Growing up in the Gallo Crime Family - Paperback

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by Frank Dimatteo Sr. (Author)The Publisher of 'MOB CANDY' Magazine Brings You The Untold Stories of What life is Really Like Growing Up Inside the World of the American Mafia. Frank DiMatteo grew up in the Mafia. His new book reveals the true stories behind some of the most infamous mobsters, mob wars and mob hits of the last half century.Frank takes on the legendary tales that have for years been falsified and grown into urban myth. As an insider who lived the life, up close and personal, ...

The Invisible Camorra: Neapolitan Crime Families Across Europe - Hardcover

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by Felia Allum (Author)The organized crime group that dominates much of the socioeconomic life of contemporary Naples, the Camorra, is organized by kin and geography, and it is notoriously the most violent, fractious, and disorganized mafia in Italy. The Camorra controls local extortion rackets, the drug and counterfeit trades, and other legal and illicit activities as well as wielding substantial political influence throughout Naples and its environs. Felia Allum has been researching the Cam...

The Sex Slave Murders True Crime Bundle - Paperback

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by R. Barri Flowers (Author)The Sex Slave Murders True Crime Bundle: Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego\Fred & Rosemary West\Leonard Lake & Charles Ng\Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka contains one full length bestselling true crime book and three true crime shorts. The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego chronicles the kidnapping, rape, sex slave fantasies, brutality, and serial murder of husband and wife Gerald and Charlene Gal...

Stolen Away: The True Story of Californias Most Shocking Kidnapmurder - Paperback

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by Michael Newton (Author)Stolen Away is the shocking true story of kidnapping and murder. Stolen Away describes the December 14, 1927 abduction of twelve-year-old Marian Parker, the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles banker, the bizarre ransom notes that followed, her brutal murder, and the arrest of William Edward Hickman, a sadistic monster who hid his evil behind the facade of a likable, all-American young man.Author BiographyMichael Newton is the author of numerous fiction and nonfictio...

No Heroes: Inside the Fbi's Secret Counter-Terror Force - Paperback

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by Danny O. Coulson (Author), Elaine Shannon (Author)Includes all-new material for this edition: the latest intelligence from the man who came forward with the truth about Waco.After a career that spanned three decades, Danny O. Coulson now uncovers the secretive world of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, or HRT -- the civilian equivalent of the U.S. military's elite Delta Force -- a group that executes perilous missions in crises too volatile for SWAT teams.In a catalog of some of the most noto...

Bring back the DEATH PENALTY: A shocking true thriller about child sexual abuse - Paperback

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by Dermot Fox (Author)Life was happy, playing in the garden & out with my friends. The weather always seemed to be nice and sunny. We would go swimming and scrumping, even school was fun. Then my mum went to work for Mr David George Holding, a Welshman who worked in Bowes Park and Southgate Bakeries in North London. He is a paedophile. He changed my life. Instead of being happy I was now sad miserable and violent. Life has never been the same since. Number of Pages: 68 Dimensions: 0.14 x ...