True Crime

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Homicides In Harlem: The Turbulent Stories and Life of a New York City Detective - Paperback

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by Paul Merlino (Author)Walt is a new detective assigned to one of the most dangerous precincts in 1950's New York. Spanish Harlem was a cauldron of poverty, crime and racial tension. These true stories trace the beginning of Walt's career, before the Second World War and span the turbulent years of New York City's slow decline. Walt encountered everything from horrific murders and domestic violence to systemic corruption and even an unexpected brush with the paranormal.As his career in the N...

Hidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals - Hardcover

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by Robert Schrage (Author), John Schaaf (Author)At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened. In 1826, Governor Desha pardoned his own son for murder. In a horrific crime, Governor Goebel was assassin Number of Pages: 130 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 17, 2020

Chasing Alice: How the Life, Murder, and Legacy of an English Teacher Changed a Delmarva Community - Paperback

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by Stephanie L. Fowler (Author)On Sunday, September 4th, 2011, Alice Davis, a respected and beloved English teacher at Parkside High School in Salisbury, Maryland, vanished. Her disappearance shocked the community and left her family, friends, fellow teachers, and students fearing the worst. Within days, her husband, Jess Davis, committed suicide just as the police were closing in on him as their prime suspect. Alice's body was soon discovered in the woods near their home and the terrible cri...

The Berlin Turnpike: A True Story of Human Trafficking in America - Paperback

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by Peggy Hand (Editor), Maggie Barnard (Contribution by), Joseph D. Rivera (Photographer)Written by "one of America's most provocative and controversial authors," (just read the reviews for proof of that), The Berlin Turnpike is a true story of human trafficking in America as told through the testimony of a landmark federal trial which took place at the heart of one of the country's wealthiest states, Connecticut, over the course of eight days in 2007. The trial of United States vs. Dennis Pa...

In Too Deep: How an American Teen Became a Pioneer Boss of the International Drug Trade - Paperback

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by Leigh Ritch (Author)The true story how a young teen becomes the Boss of the Largest Marijuana Smuggling operation in US History.Being described by the Detroit Free Press as the Billionaire Boys. Living among the Rockstars and flying their Private Jets around the Globe. With money laundering and drug payouts under the protection of Panama's General Noreiga. Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 18, 2020

Requiem for a Female Serial Killer - Hardcover

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by Phyllis Chesler (Author)This psychological crime thriller takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men-a case with which the author was intimately involved. The issues raised by this high-profile criminal case remain unresolved to this day. Women, even prostitutes, have the right to self-defense in theory, but in practice, the story is more complicated. This book will challenge everything you ever thought about prostitutes, serial kil...

Requiem for a Female Serial Killer - Paperback

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Long Island's Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping - Hardcover

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by Steven C. Drielak (Author)Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite when she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook in 1937. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personall Number of Pages: 210 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 03, 2020

In the Shadows of Fátima: Murder Most Holy - Paperback

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by Lucien Gregoire (Author)In 1917, a 'Lady' was said to have appeared to children at F tima, Lucia Santos age 10, and her cousins Francisco Marto age 8 (retarded) and Jacinta Marto age 7 who are known as 'the F tima seers'. As Lucia told reporters: "Only I am brave enough to hear the 'Lady'" The events were witnessed by crowds. All anyone saw was a little girl talking to the air. After each vision, Lucia would relate the 'Lady's' message to reporters. F tima faded into obscurity until a pope...

So. for the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture - Paperback

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by Anton Harber (Author)'Only Anton Harber, a pioneer of independent journalism in south Africa and one of the keenest observers of the media around, could have written the thriller that is this book.' - Jacob DlaminiVeteran journalist Anton Harber brings all his investigative skills to bear on his very own profession, the media. For two years he conducted dozens of interviews with politicians, journalists, policemen, state security agents and 'deep throats', before piecing together two remar...

Perseguidos Por Pablo Escobar - Paperback

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by Juan Carlos Mojica Jiménez (Author)En 1991 la guerra declarada por Pablo Escobar arreciaba contra la ciudad de Medell n, la polic a recibi su sentencia de muerte, cientos de personas murieron, muchas de ellas vistiendo el uniforme verde oliva, yo lo vest siendo apenas un joven llegado de otra ciudad, fui parte de una guerra que no quise vivir y que espero no se repita nunca, jam s vi al jefe del cartel, solo supe de su poder con cada bomba y hombre que asesino.Mi historia es la de la may...

One August Morning: The True Story of Lizzie Borden - Paperback

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by Troy Taylor (Author)ONE AUGUST MORNINGTHE TRUE STORY OF LIZZIE BORDENBY TROY TAYLORLIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AXE... OR DID SHE?Lizzie Borden is a name that has lived in infamy. As everyone knows, she's the young woman who "took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks" and then "gave her father 41." Everyone seems to know the rhyme, but most people don't know the truth behind the grim story of one of America's most famous unsolved murders. In this new entry in the "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" series, ...

Cold Water Crossing: An account of the murders at the Isles of Shoals - Paperback

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by David Faxon (Author)Portsmouth, NH, March 5th, 1873... A confluence of events resulted in the murders of two women and brought national attention to the Maine/NH seacoast area. By mid day of Thursday, the 6th, word reached Portsmouth police that an atrocity had taken place on one of the islands, called Smuttynose. A group of fishermen from the Isles of Shoals were stunned with disbelief and rambling in heavily accented English when they broke the news to authorities. Two of their own were ...

9 Lives of Badge 656: A Policeman's Memoir - Paperback

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by Robert M. Brunelle (Author)Ambushed, shot at, stabbed in the back. Could all the times he cheated death have a meaning, a message, and a purpose? 9 Lives of Badge 656 is a truthful account of one Los Angeles Policeman's time in uniform during the turbulent 1970s. Follow Officer Brunelle on this often harrowing, often humorous journey that begins with the simple question, "Why did I become a cop?" From day one at the academy, to his first assignment with racist cops, to surviving a shootout...

El Patron: La Mente Maestra Del Narcotráfico - Paperback

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by Raul Tacchuella (Author)El Patr n: La mente maestra del narcotr ficoLa historia de un criminal que pas a la historia y no ser olvidadoEl Patr n es, por mucho, uno de los criminales que m s ha marcado la historia contempor nea, no es motivo de orgullo, pero s de investigaci n.Dicen que quienes no conocen la historia est n condenados a repetirlas.Compra el libro hoy y conoce la historia.Colombia es un pa s hermoso, con historias que no lo son tanto. Y, sin duda alguna, la historia de El P...

Castes and tribes of southern India. Assisted by K. Rangachari (Volume V) M to P - Hardcover

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by Edgar Thurston (Author), K. Rangachari (Author)This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature. Number of Pages: 542 Dimensions: 1.38 x 9.02 x 5.9...

The Case of the Vanishing Blonde: And Other True Crime Stories - Paperback

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by Mark Bowden (Author)From Mark Bowden, a "master of narrative journalism" (New York Times), comes a true-crime collection both deeply chilling and impossible to put down. Six captivating true-crime stories, spanning Mark Bowden's long and illustrious career, cover a variety of crimes complicated by extraordinary circumstances. Winner of a lifetime achievement award from International Thriller Writers, Bowden revisits in The Case of the Vanishing Blonde some of his most riveting stories and ...

Bloody Alphabet 2: 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)* The spine-chilling second edition of the Amazon bestselling serial killer coloring book *The Bloody Alphabet collection is back with 20+ brand-new illustrations of infamous serial killers.Inside this brilliant collection, you'll uncover 24 fascinating illustrations that bring some of the world's most horrifying killers to life. From thugs and hardened criminals to cold-blooded, meticulous murderers, these serial killers come from all walks of life and from across the...

86 Days: The Tragic True Story of Puppy Doe - Hardcover

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by Sandra Lee (Author)On the muggy Massachusetts morning of August 31, 2013, a driver discovered a motionless dog lying in the middle of a road in Quincy, Massachusetts. When he stepped out of his vehicle and walked closer, he realized a small female Pit Bull Terrier mix. Barely alive, she wore fresh spots of blood on her head and was unable to stand or walk. The driver and his friend sought immediate help for the dog whose fate was uncertain.The discovery sparked a series of investigations a...

Unprosecuted: My Mother's Murder and the Search for Accountability - Paperback

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by Eric Garrett (Author)"Everybody knows who did it " In the aftermath of a horrific murder of a mother in front of her four-year-old son, the entire close-knit community knew the murderer could only be one man. Several witnesses-including Eric, the boy left for dead-placed the murderer at the crime scene. But in Muncie, Indiana-in the late 1970s, Muncie waw known as Little Chicago for its corruption, gambling, and attraction for criminal enterprise-nothing in the criminal justice system was ...

Real Unsolved Case Files: List Of True Crime Mysterious Stories - Paperback

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by Rachel Hudson (Author)THE MURDER MYSTERY THAT LETS YOU THINK LIKE A COLD CASE DETECTIVE.Fans of all things true crime are going to read Real Unsolved Case Files, a new murder mystery book that lets you take on the role of cold case detective.Nothing haunts the mind and stirs the imagination like a real-life whodunit.Not much is scarier than crimes that go unsolved: murderers and kidnappers on the loose with police efforts leading nowhere.These are cases of vanished children, bodies found i...

Cult Girls: Manson Family Women & Girls' Bios, Psychology & Crimes - Paperback

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by Paul Dawson (Author)CULT GIRLS: MANSON FAMILY WOMEN & GIRLS' BIOS, PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMES by Dr. Paul Dawson presents the shocking story of young women and girls who joined the pseudo-hippie Charles Manson Family cult in the late-1960s. CULT GIRLS presents the biographies of the Manson cult women and girls. The psychology behind the Manson Family from the viewpoint of women and girls is detailed. The Manson Family crimes are revealed. Dr. Dawson & Charles Manson's prison interview...

Ladies of Death: The Most Famous Women Serial Killers Coloring Book. A True Crime Adult Gift. For Adults Only - Paperback

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by Blind Destiny (Author)When we think about the most infamous of these killers, we generally think of men like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, or John Wayne Gacy... Those names make headlines while there's the often-repeated myth that suggests there are no female serial killers. After all, most of us couldn't name a woman on the same scale of infamy at BTK or the elusive Zodiac Killer, can we? As it so often is, the truth is far more complicated. Women kill. While they are less sensationalized th...

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by Hannah Paige (Author)Jade Handan has murdered her father. For the past twelve years, she's been forced to forego discovering who she is and become the mother who abandoned her. Snapping from the abuse, she leaves his dead body in her California home and is wandering the highway without a plan when Beatrice Hazeldine rescues her. Bea appears to be everything that Jade is not: eccentric, passionate, confident. With nothing more than a picture of her mother and a note from an old love in New ...

The Name Book: Say Their Names - Paperback

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by Sheena R. Edwards (Author) Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 10 x 7 IN Publication Date: December 30, 2020

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by H. J. Tidy (Author)No one ever truly disappears. In every unsolved case, at least one person knows the truth. True crime is one of the most popular genres on the bookshelves--new docuseries and podcasts entice an audience millions strong. But why are we so drawn to real-life horror? What does it say about us? True crime is about humanity. We are hardwired to pay attention to things that could harm us, and that's why so many of us are captivated by the genre. It's not a reflection of someth...

Murder Times Six: The True Story of the Wells Gray Park Murders - Hardcover

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by Alan R. Warren (Author)It was a crime unlike anything seen in British Columbia. The horror of the "Wells Gray Murders" almost forty years ago transcends decades. On August 2, 1982, three generations of a family set out on a camping trip - Bob and Jackie Johnson, their two daughters, Janet, 13 and Karen, 11, and Jackie's parents, George and Edith Bentley. A month later, the Johnson family car was found off a mountainside logging road near Wells Gray Park completely burned out. In the back s...

Dead Move: Kate Morgan and the Haunting Mystery of Coronado - Paperback

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by John T. Cullen (Author)The tragic and fascinating story of the Beautiful Stranger is uncovered for the first time since her mysterious and violent death. It's a noir 1892 San Diego gaslamp true crime involving blackmail, the Gilded Age, and 'men in powerful places' as the Yellow Press hinted. Her demise led to the famous ghost legend - a Coronado Mystery finally explained by John T. Cullen, a San Diego author. The story was a national sensation across the United States that year, powered w...

Dead by Friday: How lust and greed led to murder in the suburbs - Paperback

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by Derek Pedley (Author)He was once a bronzed lifesaver but is now a balding, overweight Beaurepaires manager nearing 40, an ambitious man with desires his marriage cannot satisfy. She is 29, the wife of one of his employees; a serial cheater and manipulator, she can curl her lips into a knowing smile and bat bedroom eyes at any man who cares to take a second look. Kevin Matthews and Michelle Burgess are made for each other.The affair begins with furtive sex in parks and offices, moving on to...

The Filth: The explosive inside story of Scotland Yard's top undercover cop - Paperback

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by Duncan Maclaughlin (Author), William Hall (Author)Duncan MacLaughlin was an elite officer at London's New Scotland Yard. The best of the best.In this explosive book, he breaks the code of silence among senior detectives and undercover agents to reveal the brutal, stark truth of life on the front-line of the war on crime. Even with training in covert techniques from the SAS he walked a dangerous line, with his life in constant danger.The legendary cases he was involved with include the inve...

Strange True Crime Files: Real-life Cases of Mysterious Murder - Paperback

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by Kimberly Webb (Author)These true crime stories way more interesting than another Ted Bundy movie. This book includes some of the most fascinating, quirky and important stories on crime, policing and the courts.These bizarre real-life crimes are truly stranger than fiction. As humans we always want to understand the darker side of our nature and that's what this book has got you covered.Written with a great dedication and strong effort, this book will give you a chance to explore how humans...

The Truth about the O.J. Simpson Trial: By the Architect of the Defense - Hardcover

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by F. Lee Bailey (Author)The Definitive Account of the O.J. Simpson Trial, by Legendary Defense Attorney F. Lee BaileyIt was called "The Trial of the Century." Beloved football sensation, O.J. Simpson was famous for his prowess on the field, his good looks, and his charm. But all that changed the night his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally slaughtered in her front yard late at night on June 12, 1994. The media circus that consumed the news cycle for the nex...