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The Menendez Murders, Updated Edition: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings That Stunned the Nation

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Rand (Author)Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case--and the disquieting true story behind Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. A successful entertainment executive making $2 million a year. His former beauty queen wife. Their two sons on the fast track to success. But it was all a fa?ade. The Menendez saga has captivated the American public since 1989. The killing of Jos? and Kitty Menendez on a quiet Sunday evening in Beverl...

Sharon Tate: Every Picture Tells Her Story

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Fontaine (Author)An inspiring testament to a star whose light endures...Sharon Tate: Every Picture Tells Her Story is a visually rich, deeply personal tribute to the late Sharon Tate, crafted by devoted collector Tom Fontaine. Far more than a collection of artifacts, this book offers a heartfelt celebration of Tate's life, legacy, and timeless appeal-shining a long-overdue spotlight on the woman behind Hollywood's tragic narrative.This meticulously document...

All That Remains: A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes - Paperback

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by Sue Black (Author)Book of the Year, Saltire Literary Awards A CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the Month For fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality. Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of identifying human remains, part ...

The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell - Hardcover

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by Barry Levine (Author)Who was Jeffrey Epstein? A Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist unearths never-before-reported details in the most comprehensive account yet of the disgraced financier's life, death, and criminal web, including the role of Ghislaine Maxwell. An ID Book Club Selection - Featured in the Peacock original documentary series Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell By now, the basic contours of Jeffrey Epstein's horrendous crimes--his decades-long serial abuse of young women and ...

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by Ann Rule (Author), Georgia Hardstark (Foreword by)In 1971, while working the late-shift at a Seattle crisis clinic, true-crime writer Ann Rule struck up a friendship with a sensitive, charismatic young coworker: Ted Bundy. Three years later, eight young women disappeared in seven months, and Rule began tracking a brutal mass murderer. But she had no idea that the "Ted" the police were seeking was the same Ted who had become her close friend and confidant. As she put the evidence together, ...

The Book of Criminal Minds: Forgeries, Robberies, Heists, Crimes of Passion, Murders, Money Laundering, Con Artistry, and More - Hardcover

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by Publications International Ltd (Author)A perfect gift for the true crime buff in your life, this book contains more than 300 absorbing stories about true crime. Includes stories both familiar and obscure, some macabre, some amusing, some stranger than fiction. Read about art thefts, jewel heists, bank robberies, con artists, stupid criminals, counterfeits, murders, the mob, and more. Crimes in Hollywood, professional sports, and politics are covered, as are absurd local crimes. Read about...

The Matewan Effect: Bloody Mingo - Paperback

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by Doris Barber Baldwin (Author), Oakley Dean Baldwin (Author)With the development of the coal rich territories and the large need for coal, progress was coming to Mingo County.Men of all nationalities and ethnic origins headed to the hills seeking the work opportunities the coal mines had to offer. It was a mixed bag of both employers and employees. You might say it was a collage of the good, the bad, and the ugly of humanity. The events leading up to the Matewan massacre caused the largest ...

Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country - Paperback

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by Sierra Crane Murdoch (Author)PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it--an urgent work of literary journalism. "I don't know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than Sierra Crane Murdoch."--William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian Days In development as a Paramo...

Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations--And Take Over Our Lives - Hardcover

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by J. W. Ocker (Author)"A must-read for those with a taste for cult narratives."--Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids, an eye-popping compendium of the 30 most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history Have you ever wondered how ordinary people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Everything you've ever wanted to know about history's most notorious cults--and the psychology of the people who join them--is packed into this accessible, eng...

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by Doris Gail Baldwin (Author), Oakley Dean Baldwin (Author)This story covers the tragedy of the loss of life, home, and imprisonment of Margaret Hale's family. A story about some of the events and predicaments that she found herself in surrounding the Civil War (1861-65) and growing up in the 19th Century in the Appalachian Mountains. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.19 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2016

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story - Paperback

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by James Patterson (Author), John Connolly (Author), Tim Malloy (With)Now a #1 Netflix documentary series. Get the full shocking story about billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in this #1 New York Times bestselling and definitive book, updated with the latest headline-making news and new photos. Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New York City and Palm Beach elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers -- and for people -- Epstein amassed his wealth through a combina...

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - Paperback

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by David Grann (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. "Riveting...Reads like a thriller, tackling a multilayered history--and imperialism--with gusto...

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal MasterMind Behind the Silk Road - Paperback

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by Nick Bilton (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The unbelievable true story of the man who built a billion-dollar online drug empire from his bedroom--and almost got away with it In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web site hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything--drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons--free of the government's watchful eye. ...

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by Oakley Dean Baldwin (Author)This story explores my mother's first cousin three times removed, Ira "Bad Ira" Mullins and the Pound Gap Massacre. This story was handed down to my mother who enlightened me, as I have done with my children. This story is one of the wildest stories ever told to me as well as one of my absolute favorites. The Mullins families were early settlers to Letcher County, Kentucky, Wise County, Virginia, and parts of southern West Virginia.Author BiographyABOUT ME Oakle...

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by Joseph Wambaugh (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological."--Truman Capote This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field. "A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling "--The New York Times "Once the action begins it is d...

Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words, 1991-2002 - Paperback

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by Aileen Wuornos (Author), Lisa Kester (Editor), Daphne Gottlieb (Editor)The chilling autobiography of Aileen Wuornos, the notorious female serial killer who was the subject of an Investigation Discovery special and the Oscar-winning film starring Charlize Theron, Monster Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute, shot, killed, and robbed seven men in remote Florida locations. Arrested in 1991, she was condemned to death on six separate counts and executed by lethal inj...

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town - Paperback

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by John Grisham (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - John Grisham's first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence. - LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES "Both an American tragedy and [Grisham's] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true."--Entertainment Weekly In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big L...

Atomic Spy: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs - Paperback

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by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan (Author)"Nancy Greenspan dives into the mysteries of the Klaus Fuchs espionage case and emerges with a classic Cold War biography of intrigue and torn loyalties. Atomic Spy is a mesmerizing morality tale, told with fresh sources and empathy." --Kai Bird, author of The Good Spy and coauthor of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer The gripping biography of a notorious Cold War villain--the German-born British scientist who handed the...

Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer's Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor - Hardcover

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by Meg Groff (Author)Meg Groff dedicated forty years of her life to fighting for justice for victims of domestic violence in rural and suburban Pennsylvania. Not If I Can Help It recounts some of the most harrowing, infuriating, yet inspiring stories from Groff's work as a Legal Aid attorney representing women and children whose only resource is the sheer courage they exhibit every day. Among others, you'll meet: Lacey, a penniless single mom whose multimillionaire in-laws sued for custody o...

Not If I Can Help It: A Family Lawyer's Battles for Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence and the Poor - Paperback

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by Erik Larson (Author)A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's "great hush."In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dy...

Brain Games - Codeword Puzzle: Unscramble the Alphabet, Fill in the Grid, and Solve the Puzzle! - Spiral

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by Publications International Ltd (Author), Brain Games (Author)Codeword puzzles are simple to play and utterly addictive. If you enjoy cracking codes, this puzzle book is for you! The letters of the alphabet are hidden in a unique code. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a random number, from 1 through 26. Some letters are provided. With logic and deductive reasoning, figure out the rest of the letters and fill in the puzzle grid. Contains 162 puzzles. Answers found in the back of...

Mrballen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories - Paperback

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by Mrballen (Author), Andrea Mutti (Illustrator), Robert Venditti (Contribution by)A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast John Allen, known popularly as "MrBallen," has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto the scene, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained ...

The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft - Paperback

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by Ulrich Boser (Author)"Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery."-- Vanity FairOne museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld: the riveting story of the 1990 Gardner Museum robbery, the largest unsolved art theft in history. Perfect for fans of the Netflix series This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist!Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in h...

The Serial Killer's Apprentice - Paperback

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by Katherine Ramsland (Author), Tracy Ullman (Author)Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. was only fourteen when he first became entangled with serial rapist and murderer Dean Corll in 1971. Fellow Houston, Texas, teenager David Brooks had already been ensnared by the charming older man, bribed with cash to help lure boys to Corll's home. When Henley unwittingly entered the trap, Corll evidently sensed he'd be of more use as a second accomplice than another victim. He baited Henley with the same deal he'd...

McMillions: The Absolutely True Story of How an Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Down the Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food Hi - Hardcover

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by James Lee Hernandez (Author), Brian Lazarte (Author)In this stranger than fiction story of the massive crime network that rigged the McDonald's monopoly game for decades, unlock new, exclusive interviews and stories that couldn't make it into the HBO docuseries, McMillion$. Perfect for readers of Argo, The Wizard of Lies, and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. In March of 2001, Federal prosecutor Mark Devereaux cold-called Rob Holm, the head of security for McDonald's Corporation. With...

The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World - Paperback

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by David Icke (Author)How the same inter-breeding bloodline has controlled the world for thousands of years. Number of Pages: 517 Dimensions: 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: October 01, 1998

The Cold Case Anthology: Five Shocking Murders That Have Never Been Solved - Paperback

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by Wallace Edwards (Author), Fergus Mason (Author), Reagan Martin (Author)This is a collection of five short books about crimes that have never been solved. If you enjoy mystery, suspense and intrigue, then sit back and enjoy the ride The following crimes/people are included: The Doodler, The Axeman, the Jeff Davis 8, the Galapagos Murder, and the murder of priest, Oscar Romero. Each book can also be purchased separately. Number of Pages: 322 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: Feb...

Atlas of True Crime: A Worldwide Guide to Murderers and Thieves, Kidnappers and Con Men - Hardcover

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by Nancy J. Hajeski (Author) "Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone." --Georges Bataille, French philosopher Interest in criminal behavior continues to flourish. The worse the crime and the greater the notoriety of the perpetrator, the more the public yearns to digest every detail. Atlas of True Crime offers a wide-ranging survey of the criminal underworld from the 1850s to the present, providing illustrated histories of dozens of infamous individuals who have ...

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith - Paperback

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by Jon Krakauer (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America's isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. - Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. "Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner's Song." --San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Tal...

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town - Paperback

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by Jon Krakauer (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A devastating exposé of colleges and local law enforcement.... A substantive deep dive into the morass of campus sex crimes, where the victim is too often treated like the accused." --Entertainment Weekly Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, home to a highly regarded state university whose beloved football team inspires a passionately loyal fan base. Between January 2008 and May 2012, hundreds of students reported sexual assaults to the ...

Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer - Paperback

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by Robert Graysmith (Author)Robert Graysmith's New York Times bestselling account of the desperate hunt for a serial killer and his own investigation of California's unsolved Zodiac murders. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac killer took pleasure in torture and murder. His first victims were a teenage couple, stalked and shot dead in a lovers' lane. After another slaying, he sent his first mocking note to authorities, promising he would kill more. The official tally of his victims was six. He claim...