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

$45.00

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...

Just Like Magic: Make A Million Dollars In A Day - Paperback

$20.18

by Robert Cole (Author), Nathaniel R. Rush (Author)If you ever wondered whether it's possible to make a million dollars in a day, look no further. Not only is it possible, it's incredibly too easy, and furthermore it requires no money down. Now, you might think to yourself "what's the catch?" if one exist, and there does: the "catch" is that its %100 illegal and the various methods used to achieved that goal are all highlighted here, detailing the methodology of white collar crime and profess...

The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses - Paperback

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by Federal Bureau of Investigation (Author)"Criminal identification by means of fingerprints is one of the most potent factors in obtaining the apprehension of fugitives who might otherwise escape arrest and continue their criminal activities indefinitely." -J. Edgar Hoover, Introduction, The Science of FingerprintsThe Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses is a 1957 FBI guide for taking and analyzing fingerprints, with an introduction by J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover personified the FBI ...

The Market Mafia: Chronicle of India's High-Tech Stock Market Scandal & The Cabal That Went Scot-Free. - Paperback

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by Palak Shah (Author)In 2008, the then SEBI Chairman C B Bhave's detachment from his Dharma as 'the market watchdog' opened the door for data theft at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), India's largest asset pool. It also led to the installation of defective Co-location (COLO) trading infrastructure at NSE, by an unofficial decree, which gave a select few brokers preferential access to equity derivatives. Fast-moving trading bots, deep-rooted nexus between enterprising PhD scholars Ajay Shah...

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by David Bullock (Author)In 1893, two years after the last Ripper murder, Detective Inspector William Race met with two journalists working for The Sun and told them that he knew the identity of Jack the Ripper. Two years earlier, Race had arrested 25-year-old Thomas Hayne Cutbush for attacking two young girls with a knife. Having worked on the Ripper case, Race noted a number of startling facts: Cutbush matched eyewitness descriptions of the Ripper; took long night-time walks, returning a...

Beyond the Gates of Hell: The Untold Stories - Paperback

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by Neil D. MacLean (Author)Beyond the Gates of Hell: The Untold Stories will provide an in-depth investigative look into a sinister group of Canada's criminal elite, most of whom Correctional Manager Neil MacLean crossed paths with in his twenty-five years within the Correctional Service of Canada.Beyond the Gates of Hell: The Untold Stories steers the reader down one of the most twisted and troubling roads imaginable. Author Neil MacLean probes deeper than any front page newspaper reporting,...

The Belly of the Beast: Life Inside a Gated Community - Paperback

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by Timothy Davidson (Author)Timothy Davidson unlocks all the inner doings of assaults, schemes, gangs, extorsion plots, escapes, smuggling, sexual behavior, dirty staff and tactics of prison life acquired from his 25-year career as a guard at a California state prison. His imposing stature and presence, coupled with his wit and streetwise awareness (acquired from a bad-boy upbringing) provide us with a fascinating, informative, entertaining and frequently amusing peek into all the things he s...

The Greatest Policeman?: A Biography of Capt Athelstan Popkess - Paperback

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by Tom Andrews (Author)Could it be possible that just one man is responsible for modernising the British Police service and transforming it from its Victorian era, firmly rooted in 'Beat' policing, to today's highly-mobile responsive model? If there is a candidate for such an accolade then it is to be Capt Athelstan Popkess, Chief Constable of Nottingham City Police from 1930 to 1959. Tom Andrews makes a strong case that the man who sounds like a character from a Rudyard Kipling novel and who...

Out of Bounds: What Happened to the Yuba County Five? - Paperback

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by Drew Hurst Beeson (Author)This book will take you on a harrowing roller coaster ride, full of twists and turns and bizarre outcomes! This case is bizarre as hell. - Yuba County Undersheriff Jack Beecham, February 1978 The Yuba County Undersheriff simply could not think of a better choice of words to describe how five grown men, who had attended a basketball game an hour's drive from their homes on a Friday night, simply never made it back home. For months after their disappearance, not eve...

Engaño: Una guía esencial para entender cómo las personas maquiavélicas pueden ocultar la verdad y usar su conocimiento del co - Hardcover

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by Neil Morton (Author)Si desea descubrir c mo algunas personas siempre parecen salirse con la suya con mentiras y manipulaci n, entonces contin e leyendo... Alguna vez se ha encontrado en una situaci n en la que siempre siente que est fuera de control? Se siente como una marioneta, como si alguien m s estuviera siempre tirando de sus hilos? Se pregunta por qu sigue cayendo en las mentiras y por qu es tan f cil de manipular? Se ha preguntado alguna vez c mo puede hacer que la gente que le ...

Narrative and Confessions of Lucretia P. Cannon - Paperback

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by Clinton Jackson (Contribution by), Erastus Barclay (Contribution by)This brief biography of Delmarva's infamous kidnapper and serial killer Patty Cannon, published in 1841, might contain more fiction than fact-even the name Lucretia is questionable-but it is one of the earliest sources of information about her life, crimes, and death. Perhaps the sensational scenes depicted in the text, such as Cannon's killing of a screaming child in an open fire, were based on genuine rumors in circulati...

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by Robert Sobba (Author)Journey of a LawmanBy: Robert SobbaReading this book makes it easy to understand why Robert Sobba had such a successful law enforcement career. His passion for justice and true concern for the rights of victims shows through in every chapter. This book is his way of reminding us of the voices of those victimized.Chris Allgood (retired Caldwell Police Chief)Based on Robert Sobba's excellent record as an officer and police chief, when I was elected governor of Idaho, I a...

Rey Rivera, Suicide or Homicide?: There is only one truth and science holds the key - Paperback

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by Miryam Moya (Author)Rey Rivera, a young newlywed with a promising future, ran out of his home on the afternoon of 16th May, 2006 and he never returned. Days later, his lifeless body was found at the Belvedere Hotel and there was quickly talk of suicide. Mysteries are mysteries until someone unravels them, until someone dives into them and searches for the logic behind the evidence. Because it is there. Every death, every crime, leaves a mark, no matter how small.The investigation of the Re...

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by Noel Hynd (Author)One sweltering afternoon late in June 1919, a thirty-seven-year-old clerk named Charles Ponzi, who was employed by a Boston, Massachusetts brokerage house, opened an envelope from Spain and made a startling discovery. The envelope contained a postal reply coupon, something Ponzi had never heard of. The coupon, which the writer in Spain had enclosed to cover the postal reply from the brokerage house, had been purchased in Madrid for the equivalent of one cent in U.S. curre...

Convicting the All-Time Affable CARMINE DE SAPIO: The Last Chief of Tammany Hall - Paperback

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by Paul K. Rooney (Author)New York City Lawyer & Author Publishes Book on Controversial NYC PoliticianThis True Crime Book Follows the Rise and Fall of Controversial New York City Politician Carmine De SapioConvicting the All-Time Affable Carmine De Sapio- The Last Chief of Tammany Hall by Paul K. RooneyConvicting the All-Time Affable Carmine De Sapio describes the prosecution of Carmine De Sapio, who was a political boss in New York during the late 1960s. De Sapio and his conspirators de...

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by Steve Neal (Author), Jon Burkett (Author)Serial Killers, Murderers, Abductors, Rapist, Bank Robbers, Sniper Terrorists, Home Invasion Burglars, Death Row Escapees, Bearing Witness to Evil has them all. The real-life crime stories include first-hand accounts and insider tidbits that can only come from those who were at the scene of the crime. The Story Behind the Story segments that follow each crime case highlight and honor real world heroes. Steve Neal (Lawman) and Jon Burkett (Crime Repo...

Caza Al Hombre: Cómo Atrapamos a Pablo Escobar - Paperback

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by Javier F. Peña (Author), Steve Murphy (Author)En las d cadas que pasaron en la DEA, Javier Pe a y Steve Murphy se dedicaron a la caza y captura de narcotraficantes, pero sin duda su mayor desaf o fue Pablo Escobar, el cerebro del cartel de Medell n y responsable del tr fico de toneladas de coca na a Estados Unidos y a Europa en las d cadas de 1980 y 1990, as como de miles de asesinatos de competidores, polic as y civiles para asegurarse el trono en el mundo de la droga. Entre julio de 199...

Un Guerrero entre Halcones Diario de un Detective Privado - Paperback

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by Rafael Guerrero (Author)Qui n no ha so ado en alg n momento de su vida en ser Detective Privado para poder descubrir los secretos que se ocultan a su alrededor?Leyendo este libro es posible.Rafael Guerrero, un Detective de Madrid de carne y hueso, cede un pedazo de su alma para dar vida a su alter ego de ficci n y descubrirnos a trav s de sus aventuras el trabajo de su equipo y lo que se esconde tras un sencillo caso de infidelidad conyugal. Un doble juego de mentiras y medias verdades que...

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by David G. Thomas (Author)This book is about Billy the Kid's trial for murder, and the events leading to that trial. The result of Billy's trial sealed his fate. And yet Billy's trial is the least written about, and until this book, the least known event of Billy's adult life.Prior biographies have provided extensive - and fascinating - details on Billy's life, but they supply only a few paragraphs on Billy's trial. Just the bare facts: time, place, names, result.Billy's trial the most impor...

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Cybersecurity: Learn Information Technology Security: How to Protect Your Data From Hacker Attacks While You are Browsing the Interne - Hardcover

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by Alan Grid (Author)Get the Trust of your Customers with this Professional Book Why Straitening Your Cybersecurity is Crucial in 2021? 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 w...

Crime Time Is Me Time: A True Crime Activity Book for Adults - Paperback

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by Rodin Grajo (Author)Do you critique serial killer performance while watching true crime documentaries? Did you solve the Zodiac murders at least 4 times this past year? Are you basically a detective just without the power, authority, or shiny badge? We got you. Stay safe inside with these true crime word searches, crosswords, trivia games and quizzes! Great for relaxing at home with a glass of wine or as a gift for the crime junkie in your life. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 1...

Behind Blue Curtains: A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman's Survival, Escape, and Pursuit of Justice - Paperback

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by Molly Maeve Eagan (Contribution by), Lizzy Hershberger (Author)When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family. To avoid being shunned by her ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish family and community, Lizzy is forced to abandon her dreams because they are "too worldly." After being raped by an Amish deacon over two dozen times, Lizzy makes her first attempt at "jumping the fen...

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by David F. Green (Author)On 24 August 1867, the remains of eight-year-old Fanny Adams were discovered in a hop field close to her home in Alton, Hampshire. She had been decapitated and horribly mutilated; her limbs and internal organs were scattered over a wide area. It was butchery on a truly colossal scale. Local solicitor's clerk Frederick Baker was quickly apprehended and committed for trial at the winter assizes in Winchester. Few people doubted that he was solely responsible for the mu...

Ted Bundy: A Serial Killer Among Us - Paperback

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by Savannah Crawford (Author)Not all monsters lurk in shadow, and sometimes the truest evils hide in plain sight. The story of the most popular serial killer to ever ravage the United States tells of such a case: when the world was forced to see the creature behind the charm. For history remembers Ted Bundy for two things: his grisly murders, and the circus surrounding his trial. During the seventies Ted Bundy terrorized, raped, assaulted, and murdered dozens of young women across seven state...

Four Shots in Oskie: Murder and Innocence in Middle America - Paperback

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by Justin Wingerter (Author)On November 5, 1999, 14-year-old Camille Arfmann stepped off a school bus in the small Kansas town of Oskaloosa and was never again seen alive. A few days later, Tom Bledsoe led the police to her body, handed over his murder weapon, and confessed to killing Camille, a quiet high school freshman. The case that outraged Oskaloosa was seemingly solved. Yet the prosecutor and police soon released Bledsoe and pinned the murder on his brother, Floyd, an innocent farmhand...

Solving Cold Cases - Volume 8: True Crime Stories That Took Years to Crack - Paperback

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by Andrew J. Clark (Author)Chilling is one of the best words to describe the cases presented in this book, the 8th from the series Solving Cold Cases. These gruesome crimes seemed to hit a dead-end... That is until the cases were reopened for investigation and then solved thanks to modern technologies and new investigation techniques.Cold cases often come to haunt the investigators who look into them. The names of murder victims reverberate in their minds until they can't sleep at night. Try ...

Mob Adjacent: Mob Adjacent: A Family Memoir -- Expanded Edition - Paperback

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by Michael Gentile (Author), Jeffrey Gentile (Author)The Gentile brothers are at it again in this new, expanded edition of their 2017 book. In the original version, Jeffrey and Michael introduced readers to their mob adjacent world. In this updated version, the brothers still stand at the intersection of Hoodlum and Gangster, with more true mob tales and more never-before published mob photos. Mob Adjacent: A Family Memoir takes an acid trip down memory lane as the brothers discover a paralle...

The Wicked King Wicker: The Son of Sam Siege Upon New York City - Paperback

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by Michael Benson (Author)There was a time when New York City was dying a fast death. The slums were warzones, the government bankrupt and sputtering. Mobsters disassembled one another nightly and dropped hefty bags off the Canarsie pier. Drug use was rampant, supplied by the most efficient black market since prohibition. Gangs rumbled in the city's playgrounds, each battle busted up by the sound of gunfire or a police siren. Co-eds from out of town were raped and sent home shattered. Large s...

The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer - Paperback

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by Bill Peschel (Author)The Case of the Deadly DoctorIT IS THE YEAR 1856. Queen Victoria has ruled for 19 years. The Crimean War recently ended after three years of bloody fighting. The elimination of taxes on newspapers unleashed a demand for stories and the bloodier the better.The arrest of Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley for murder gave the public what it wanted: a terrifying death by strychnine; a glimpse into the shady world of horse-racing; and the possibility of insurance fraud. And the ...

The Harlem Plug: The Richard 'Fritz' Simmons Story - Hardcover

$53.98

by Harlem Holiday (Author)"To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace." MALCOLM X In Harlem's tumultuous history, there are many tragedies. For those growing up in this part of New York City, a young man known simply as Fritz from West 112th Street became an urban legend in Harlem.In the 1970s, Richard "Fritz" Simmons is introduced to the drug trade, by an associate of the Lucchese crime family, one of the five families of La Cosa Nostra (the Mafia). Aft...

82189: Confessions of a Prison Bitch - Paperback

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by Mikita Brottman (Introduction by), Henry Bellows (Author)We are left with what might be described as an outsider memoir, or simply a document. Unrefined and unfinished, 82189 was written by a man - posthumously assigned the pen-name "Henry Bellows" - who died while serving a life sentence for rape, and who spent most his life in penal confinement. Whatever literary aspiration may have motivated Bellows' late-life confessional writing, his text now invites interest for such insight that it ...