True Crime

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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...

One of the Most Troublesome Robbery Gangs - Paperback

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by Jeffery S. King (Author)This book is about two Depression-era gangsters in the Mid-west, George McKeever and Francis McNeiley, who comiited three murders, several bank and store robberies, and stole many cars. They had many escapes from law enforcement and eluded police for many years. They were often mistaken for Pretty Boy Floyd and Adam Richetti, and stole about $40,000 from banks. Today that would be about $700,000.. . Number of Pages: 174 Dimensions: 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date:...

Mary Jane: A Game of Shadows - Paperback

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by Linden Peach (Author)This startlingly original novel tells the compelling life story of Mary Jane Kelly, the last victim of one of Britain's most infamous serial killers, Jack the Ripper, and the story of a Welsh veterinary surgeon, who, on discovering her mother's dementia, sets out to preserve her family history, only to find that Mary Jane is her unexpected three-times great grandmother. The anecdotes and fragments of Mary Jane's intriguing life are brought together to tell of her early...

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by Michael Mancuso (Author), Eric J. Kerchner (Author)Almost one hundred forty years after the vicious and unsolved murder of the beautiful 17-year-old daughter of a well-to-do local family, a seasoned prosecutor and detective of the Monroe County Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office team up to solve this coldest of cases. By using the techniques, methods, and insights acquired over the course of their careers they pursue the crime in all its details, recognizing the limitations and failin...

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Inadmissible: The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Murderous Women - Hardcover

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by Kimbra Eberly (Author)The story of Lizzie Borden revolves around one of the most sensational unsolved crimes in American history. Andrew and Abby Borden, Lizzie's father and stepmother, were killed in a horrifying double axe murder. Their violent deaths occurred in the nineteenth century, at a time when women were ruled by the heavy hand of patriarchy, and still had no legal rights. Also in this era, the Women's Suffrage movement emerged as a powerful force that began to shift society towa...

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by Wensley Clarkson (Author)Going beyond the popular TV show, this is the true story of forensic science from those who solve crimes without witnesses.How do you identify a serial killer? What are the tell-tale signs of guilt? Can we now solve the unsolvable? Since even before the first season of Silent Witness in 1996, forensic science has played an increasingly important role in the investigation of violent crimes. With a boom in cold-blooded cases throughout the 1980s, police began to rely...

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by Charles Hartley (Author)When Lou Browning reported the hidden still to the prohibition agents in 1928, she set in motion events that led to her sister's death, and the attempted murder of the rest of her family. This illiterate and landless Browning family had long been dependent on neighbors for odd jobs and handouts. They were often suspected of helping themselves to what didn't belong to them, but were generally tolerated by most folks until now. Depression had not yet struck the genera...

Japanese Foreign Intelligence and Grand Strategy: From the Cold War to the Abe Era - Hardcover

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by Brad Williams (Author)Incisive insights into the distinctive nature of Japanese foreign intelligence and grand strategy, its underlying norms, and how they have changed overtimeBack JacketINTELLIGENCE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS"Williams's description of Japan's latest intelligence and security reforms provides excellent background and analysis both of continuing challenges Japan faces and how it has addressed past gaps and failures."--Andrew L. Oros, author of Japan's Security Renaissance, prof...

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by Amanda Howard (Author)Go behind the killer profiles on the podcast MONSTERS WHO MURDER and read the case files, the heinous crimes committed by serial killers, mass murderers and child killers. In a special edition for MONSTERS WHO MURDER listeners, best-selling crime author Amanda Howard, known as the 'Serial Killer Whisperer" brings together a collection of the cases from the podcast's episodes. Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.42 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: September 25, 2018

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by Tarak Ghosh (Author)The worst and the deadliest rescue operation of the 20th century that took place in Malta after the hijacked EgyptAir Flight 648 landed at Luqa airport.Thirty-five years ago, in November, 1985, an Egyptian military commando unit stormed the hijacked Egyptair Flight 648 with more than 96 persons on board, triggering a grenade and gun battle that set the aircraft on fire and killed 57 passengers and hijackers. On 23 November Flight 648 took off on its Athens to Cairo rout...

Cybersecurity: Learn Information Technology Security: How to Protect Your Electronic Data from Hacker Attacks While You Are Browsing the Internet - Hardcover

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by Alan Grid (Author)Why Straitening Your Cybersecurity is Crucial in 2020 ? If You are Looking to Protect Your Data and Sleep More Peacefully at Night Read On...Cyber-crime nowadays is continuously rising, and many individuals or smaller businesses are facing problems due to ineffective Cybersecurity, people feel that their data is safe, but even companies are attacked daily. It might be offensive to hear, but most cyber-criminals will have much more expertise than you or your average employ...

Finding Judge Crater: A Life and Phenomenal Disappearance in Jazz Age New York - Paperback

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by Stephen J. Riegel (Author)On the night of August 6, 1930, Joseph Force Crater, a newly appointed judge and prominent figure in many circles of Manhattan, hailed a taxi in the heart of Broadway and vanished into thin air. Despite a decades-long international manhunt led by the New York Police Department's esteemed Missing Persons Bureau, the reason for Crater's disappearance remains a confounding mystery. In the early months of the investigation, evidence implicated and imperiled New York's...

Brain Games - Cold Case Puzzles - Spiral

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by Publications International Ltd (Author), Brain Games (Author)More than 100 crime-themed brain teasers that will test your verbal, visual, memory, and logic skills. Track criminals down through mazes and logic puzzles. Unscramble anagrams and decode cryptograms related to historic cold cases. Compare DNA sequences to see if they're a match. Test your memory with crime scene photos and true crime accounts. Solve verbal puzzles such as word ladders themed around crime. Spiral-bound, 192 p...

The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wilderness - Paperback

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by Jon Billman (Author)Perfect for readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston, this "authentic and encyclopedic" book examines real-life cases of those who vanish in the wilderness without a trace (Roman Dial)--and those eccentric, determined characters who try to find them. These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose s...

Blood on the Razor Wire: A Prison Memoir - Paperback

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by Chad Marks (Author)Twenty-four-year-old Chad Marks was sentenced to forty years in the Federal Prison System for a non-violent drug crime. He was sent to one of the worst, if not the worst, prison in the United States where violence, beatings, stabbings, and death were just everyday business. This book takes you on that journey with him. As you read you can feel and experience the disappointment, hope, fear, and desperation of never knowing if today will be your last day. Number of Pages: ...

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by John L. Barbella (Author)Who Killed Bummy Davis?By: John L. Barbella The story of the Legendary American boxer, Al "Bummy" Davis, was cut short all too soon on the night of November 21, 1945. While drinking in a bar, a group of men entered the establishment with something more than booze on their minds. The group had already robbed other establishments that night, but this would be their last stop. In the end, Bummy Davis would be lying outside, dead. But who killed him?Who Killed Bummy Da...

The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book: Scary Stories, Frightening Facts, and Deadly Details That are Guaranteed to Send a Chill Down Your Spine - Paperback

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by Spooky Facts (Author)The Perfect Holiday Gift or Stocking Stuffer Idea for any crime fanatic or murderino Get Ready to Discover Some Shocking and Mind-Blowing Facts About Serial Killers That May Keep You Up At Night...Would you like to: Test your crime knowledge and find out if you are a true murderino? Be amazed by utterly shocking facts about the world's most infamous killers? Feel the chills and horror as you explore the bloodiest murder stories? If so, then this book is perfect for yo...

The Gangs of Melbourne - Dawn of Crime Volume 4: Dawn of Crime Volume 4 - Paperback

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by Roy Maloy (Author)At the time of federation the major cities of Australia were gripped with a new pandemic, as bored, impoverished young men began terrorising the wider communities in a wave of crime that would become known as the era of the push gang. Their crimes were many and usually petty, though often violent, and the country stood still in the wake of their tyranny. The Gangs of Melbourne is the first methodical gathering of a wide range of push gangs ever published. Including biogra...

1111 Factor, the Hidden Matrix: Crown Code, Royalty, Religions, and Elite Secrets in Plain Sight. Volume 2 - Paperback

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by Baroness Jan de Avalon-Espinosa (Editor), Baron Gabriel Espinosa (Author)An extremely evocative book, revealing a fascinating template, that existed from the beginning time used by Religions, Royals, and Elite. The Hidden Matrix, arrived from another Star System, having mystical powers, creating a mesmerizing, altered state of consciousness, and a conduit to the unseen world. Redeveloped by the author, it reveals deceptions perpetrated on mankind for thousands of years. Thoroughly investig...

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by Michael Sheridan (Author), Shaun Attwood (Editor)Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for ...

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by Michael Sheridan (Author)Just before Christmas, 1996, a beautiful French woman - the wife of a movie mogul - was brutally murdered outside of her holiday home in a remote region of West Cork, Ireland. The crime was reported by a local journalist, Ian Bailey, who was at the forefront of the case until he became the prime murder suspect. Arrested twice, he was released without charge. This was the start of a saga lasting decades with twists and turns and a battle for justice in two countries...

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by Marcel Elfers (Author)The JonBenét case has puzzled the world since 1996. The intruder theory makes no sense and that is why the case lingers on. The ransom note remains the most crucial piece of evidence and tells investigators who wrote the note, why the note was written, and points to what happened that night in the author's own words. This fifteen-year investigation sheds light on the case. The author draws logical conclusions, exposes unexpected twists, and surprisingly reveals indivi...

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by Nik Marcel (Author)Osho, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, was an Indian mystic who developed an international following of seekers in the 1970s. He initially established his headquarters in Pune, India, before relocating to Central Oregon, America, in 1981. The American commune, known as Rajneeshpuram, became embroiled in scandal in 1985, as allegations surfaced of seriously criminal wrongdoing by a core group of managerial staff at the commune. Within this context, Osho was arrested ...

Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade - Paperback

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by Niko Vorobyov (Author)In this irreverent ode to gonzo journalism, one writer travels the globe to explore the use of recreational drugs in cultures around the world. After I got out of jail, I was determined to find out more about how the issue of drugs not only landed me there, but has shaped the entire world: wars, scandals, coups, revolutions. I read every book, watched every documentary. I saved up to buy plane tickets. I went to Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Japan and the Afghan bo...

Real Crime Forensic Files: Real Life Cases of Crime & Murder - Paperback

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by Rachel Hudson (Author)There's nothing quite like the thrill of attempting to crack the code of an unsolved crime.Sometimes it's forensic evidence and sometimes it's merely re-examining clues, but cold cases do occasionally get solved.Any journalist who has covered crime has stories they can't shake. These tales can be harrowing, bizarre, or even, in rare circumstances, oddly inspirational.Before the narrative is shaped for your streaming device, earbuds or bookshelf, the facts are gathered...

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by Fred Riley (Author)At the age of ten, Fred Riley joined a gang of kids from his neighborhood corner in a section of Revere, MA called Beachmont. Later this gang merged with another Beachmont gang and together they faced the hostilities of two notorious Boston gangs, involved in the underworld wars of the late 50's thru the 70' s that led to numerous deaths. These confrontations were personal for Fred. The South Boston gang led by Donald Killeen & Whitey Bulger was called the "Gustin St...

Your FBI: How the FBI Suppresses Whistleblowers to Hide FBI Scandals and Crimes - Paperback

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by Rosemary Dew (Author)If you think that no one is above the law, you don't know your FBI. Written by former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Rosemary Dew, Your FBI gives voice to 15 FBI whistleblowers who dared to speak the truth about FBI wrongful and unlawful activities.-US citizens were convicted and 16 executed on false testimony and bogus science from the FBI Lab. Thousands of cases were tainted, and the FBI has not notified defendants.-The FBI routinely falsified records checks for US go...

Iceman of Brooklyn: The Mafia Life of Frankie Yale - Paperback

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by Michael Newton (Author)Largely forgotten now, Frankie Yale was an influential New York mobster of the early 20th century whose proteges included future leaders of New York's five Mafia families and Chicago's outfit. His influence extended to Chicago, where he personally committed two of the city's most notorious underworld assassinations and waged a five-year war to wrest control of Brooklyn's docks from Irish rivals. His murder marked New York City's first use of a Tommy gun in gangland w...