True Crime

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by Cane Hills (Author)"Biddenden has been described as "One of the loveliest villages in the Weald of Kent", yet despite its tranquil beauty, it has, on occasion, attracted what can only be described as the wrong type of person into its community. These include men and women who, for whatever reason, have taken it upon themselves to deprive others of their existence in the most brutal of manners. These are the Biddenden Murderers." Number of Pages: 146 Dimensions: 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN Publication ...

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by Margo Macartney (Author)This is story is about justice gone wrong-a justice even the presiding judge found lacking, though he did nothing tochange it. The victim's survivors found no satisfaction, and even one of the prosecutors railed against the result, whichhas remained untouched for twenty-three years. The system ran off the rails, and the results were upside down. Number of Pages: 200 Dimensions: 0.42 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: April 27, 2022

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by Tom Ramstack (Author)April 15, 2013. Before the Boston Marathon was over, few people cared who won or lost. Patriots Day, a day of festivities to celebrate the American Revolution, was about to become the latest nightmare in America's ongoing war on terrorism. "The pungent smell of gunpowder hung in the air while shrapnel, ball bearings and nails littered the streets near the blast sites. Spectators left behind backpacks, cell phones and handmade signs with runners' names. Doctors at Brigh...

Digital Sexual Victims: Parents, Caregivers and Professionals Learn about Digital Supervision for Child Protection - Paperback

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by Charlene E. Doak-Gebauer (Author)Charlene has been affected by child pornography through two separate incidents, two separate cities, two different people, TOO MANY TIMES. She is the Founder and Chair of the Canadian charity "Child Pornography Hurts". She has also developed a theory of "Digital Supervision(c)" for child protection, which is included in this book. Her studies began at the University of New Brunswick where she obtained her Bachelor of Education (Business). She studied Comput...

Fire and Faith: The Fatal Fire, Rush to Judgment and Inspiring Resilience of the Steigler Family - Paperback

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by Rick Maier (Author)Heat and smoke from the fire killed six-year-old Chrissy and both visiting grandparents and left the house in ruins. Bottles and cans containing gasoline found placed in doorways clearly indicated arson. Weeks later, Herb Steigler was arrested for murder and the attempted murder of the wife he rescued. A year later, he was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence and sentenced to hang. Family and friends never stopped believing that Herb was innocent. Their theory of ...

The Oath We Take: Career Stories Of Those Who Served with the Los Angeles Police Department - Hardcover

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by Gary Farmer (Author)THE OATH WE TAKE is the last of a three-book series about police work featuring the first-person accounts of former officers with the Los Angeles Police Department, following THE STREETS ARE BLUE and MORE THAN HEROIC.To become a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, one swears or affirms an oath of office, promising to faithfully discharge the duties of a police officer. In this book are the stories of twenty-four former officers who each took an oath a...

The Crack Era: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Kevin Chiles - Hardcover

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by Kevin Chiles (Author), Esq Richard Ray (Author)The Crack Era: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Kevin Chiles chronicles one of the most treacherous periods in New York City's history. As told by a man The New York Times once described as, "The biggest drug lord in Harlem since Nicky Barnes," Chiles lays bare the harrowing exploits of the narcotics trade Uptown during the late '80s and early '90s -- a world where the lust for freebase cocaine set off a veritable gold rush that turned ghetto...

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by Al Hernandez (Author)On August 3, 2019 a gunman entered a popular El Paso Walmart and opened fire. In this very personal account, Al Hernandez writes a story of devastating loss and confusion post the worst domestic terrorist attack on the Latino community in the history of the United States. His recollection is a potent account of the turmoil he endures as he and his family search for his sister amidst the mayhem in the community. After this atrocity the community of El Paso is unable to ...

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by Andrew C. Revering (Author)Anoka Minnesota Police Dog King was the first police dog to be use effectively in the Minneapolis/St.Paul Metropolitan Area in the 1960's. His success led to the development of police dog units in a five state area surrounding Minnesota. He received numerous awards for his criminal apprehensions, and a local newspaper reporter referred to him as the Rin Tin Tin of the Anoka Police Department. Upon his death the City of Anoka named a park after him(King Memorial P...

Midnite's Journey: One Man's Improbable Journey Through America's Reality - Paperback

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by Dana L. Silkiss (Author)Midnite, a gifted guitarist, wants to be a star. Just as his musical career is about to go viral, he finds himself enduring the most terrifying tests of his young life. We follow him straight into hell and wonder whether we'll ever see the light again.Abducted by corrupt police and taken into a forced labor camp, the musical prodigy is plunged into a horrifying nightmare, witnessing prostitution, torture, corruption and murder. Alone, he must rely on his intellect, ...

Who Killed Donna Gentile: The Real Story - Hardcover

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by Larry S. Avrech (Author)Donna Marie Gentile was an informant for the San Diego Police Dept. Larry Avrech, who was a young officer at the time, stumbled across Donna and the information about her 'sugar daddy' within the department. Recognizing the telltale signs of possible corruption, he befriended the prostitute to dig deeper.It would turn out to be the biggest mistake of his career.Eight months later, Avrech was terminated. His police brothers had chosen to believe a prostitute over a t...

Whit: Piecing together the life and death of South Australian police inspector Geoff Whitford - Paperback

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by Amanda Schultz (Author), Greg Mayfield (Author)Pebbly Beach is a timeless place, but it holds a dark secret. The waves lap at the stony shore, seemingly wearing away at a 38-year-old mystery - the death of South Australian police Inspector Geoff Whitford.Who was this man who headed a highly-secretive organised crime task force? Why did he take his own life on this lonely piece of South Australian coast, leaving suicide notes to be found on October 22, 1981? Why did he leave behind a wife a...

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by William Williams (Author)How corrupt is the justice system in the state of West Virginia? Artist, activist, builder, Vietnam veteran, former Green Beret captain -- and leader of the pro-white National Alliance (NA) -- William White Williams found out the answer to this question when he became the victim of a corporate coup attempt aided and abetted by that system. He found himself locked out of his own business, falsely arrested and accused of violent crimes, abandoned without food or mone...

Charles Manson Behind Bars: the crazy antics and amazing revelations of America's icon of evil - Paperback

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by Mark Hewitt (Author), Guillermo Mendez (Author) For more than 40 years, Charles Manson languished in prison for his participation in the Manson family murders of 1969. He was America's icon of evil, the one who brought down the curtain on the 1960s. He was never a quiet inmate, either. From his unbridled outbursts of rage to his tender acts of generosity, he made his presence felt to everyone around him. Over time, he parlayed his notoriety, through clever manipulation and shrewd alliances...

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by Terry Smith (Author) You step into a doorway to see a man levelling a shotgun at your chest. You hold a dying child in your arms. You crawl into a mangled car to help someone trapped and bleeding. These are a small sampling of the kinds of things that police officers encounter. Not everyone is able to do the job that cops do, fewer still are willing. Those who do it with grace and dignity are special people.CODE 4 is an insider's view of the police profession, seen through the eyes of one ...

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by Courtney Pottebaum (Author)Have you experienced intense heartbreak, trauma and pain? Does it feel like you just can't make it out of grief? Do you feel that you have been punished except you don't know what you did? Does this life just seem too hard?I too, understand that pain. I too, understand that desperation for some type of hope. I too, felt that not many people understood my pain. My six month old son Peyton died from head injuries he sustained while attending an in- home daycare in ...

Our LITTLE Secret: A Smoky Mountains Family Saga and Coming of Age Story Inspired by True Crimes - Paperback

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by Stanford Johnson (Author), Susan Cooper (Photographer), Lorna Keathley (Cover Design by)"Captivating, suspenseful & raw. An accurate depiction of life during that time. Incredible!"When Danny Jackson says "the N-word" on his fifth birthday his grandmother tells him their family doesn't use that word, though he's learned it from his father. There's a mysterious grave in their woods, and all he's ever heard it called was "the N-word Grave." Thus begins a family saga and coming of age sto...

Stripes From Prison to Promise - Paperback

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by Colleen Manney (Author)A memoir of how my drug addiction led me to a life of crime as a drug smuggler of thousands of pounds of Marijuana across the Canadian border and distributed all over the United States. How going to prison was my rescue, this journey of finding God inside those walls radically changed my life and now I am fulfilling my purpose by helping others get free. Number of Pages: 78 Dimensions: 0.16 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: August 20, 2023

We Sweep the Streets: A police story based on fact - Paperback

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by I. J. Carroll (Author)From humble beginnings in a small country town, walking the beat, a speed cop to a Detective Sergeant in charge of 'The Special Branch' in the S.A. Police Force.Ivor John Carroll - later to become known as 'Chris' short for 'Xmas Carroll' but affectionately called 'Xmas' by those that knew him well - a self-confessed ratbag - takes us on a, sometimes, comical, and at times, emotional journey through what it was to be a 'copper' during the 1940-50's.The array of fascin...

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by Ryan Peters (Author)Left is the true story of a million dollar kidnapping gone wrong and the elusive hunt for the criminal mastermind behind it all. A man lies face up in the dark predawn of the Mojave Desert. Hands bound behind his back, legs bound together, he's covered in bleach and blood. His penis has been brutally sawed off. "Somebody, please help!" A woman screams into the cold blue sunrise. She's blindfolded, in pain, and walking aimlessly toward the highway. They have just been as...

Under Cover, Inside the Shady World of Organized Crime and the RCMP - Paperback

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by Garry Clement (Author), Christian Leuprecht (Introduction by), Vern White (Foreword by)Uncover the Dark Secrets of Crime and Justice in Canada with links to the Chinese Triads and US transborder criminals. If you're a true crime enthusiast with a thirst for thrilling tales of undercover operations, drug cartels, and the battle against organized crime, then "Under Cover" is your next must-read!In this gripping memoir, Garry, a seasoned RCMP officer, takes you on a roller-coaster ride throug...

Sea Glass House Murder: A Beach Girls Mystery - Paperback

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by Susan Bridges Winters (Author)Suddenly, Cici stops and appears to be looking under the old, gray, wooden dock. I slip my cell phone into the pocket of my tattered, blue jean shorts and run down the stairs heading to the dock. Cici was still staring under the dock when I ask, "Cici, what's wrong?"Cici keeps her focus under the dock and starts to drag something from under the dock. Seaweed is hanging on the thing as she drags it into the orange canoe. She places her fingers on what appears t...

Dual Mission: A True Crime Memoir - Paperback

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by Nino Perrotta (Author)Dual Mission is a memoir of Special Agent Nino Perrotta of the United States Secret Service. Perrotta's relentless law enforcement efforts helped take down John Gotti Junior, the leader of the Gambino crime family, and Cy Young Award winning MLB pitcher Denny McLain, who among a vast criminal network scammed hard-working immigrants and tele-communications companies out of nearly a hundred million dollars. Number of Pages: 194 Dimensions: 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Da...

Corporate Storm: A Whistleblower's Fight for Justice through Entrenched Corruption - Paperback

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by Jennifer McGuire (Author)A True Story of a Whistleblower's Fight for Justice.Jennifer McGuire stood up to the Executive's intimidation and corruption at the Corporation. The remarkable and inspiring account that those in the wrong never wanted told.Every employee deserves to be respected and feel safe in the workplace, yet so many are the targets of abuse which we witness at pandemic levels. Standing up to protect two young women, Jennifer never buckled or took the hush money offered, neve...

White Women, Rape, and the Power of Race in Virginia, 1900-1960 - Paperback

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by Lisa Lindquist Dorr (Author)For decades, historians have primarily analyzed charges of black-on-white rape in the South through accounts of lynching or manifestly unfair trial proceedings, suggesting that white southerners invariably responded with extralegal violence and sham trials when white women accused black men of assault. Lisa Lindquist Dorr challenges this view with a careful study of legal records, newspapers, and clemency files from early-twentieth-century Virginia. White Virgin...

Rape and Race in the Nineteenth-Century South - Paperback

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by Diane Miller Sommerville (Author)Challenging notions of race and sexuality presumed to have originated and flourished in the slave South, Diane Miller Sommerville traces the evolution of white southerners' fears of black rape by examining actual cases of black-on-white rape throughout the nineteenth century. Sommerville demonstrates that despite draconian statutes, accused black rapists frequently avoided execution or castration, largely due to intervention by members of the white communit...

Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary - Paperback

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by Jan Goldman (Author)Words of Intelligence: A Dictionary is intended for the intelligence and national security men and women who are fighting the Global War on Terrorism at all levels: local, state, and federal. The intelligence community has undergone massive changes since the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Department of Defense were created, and recently, with the establishment of Homeland Security and a Director of National Intelligence, it has taken on e...

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by Michael Middleton (Author)In this brutally honest portrait, Sergeant Michael Middleton--a now-retired veteran of the LAPD--tells the gripping tale of his two decades on some of the America's meanest streets. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.94 x 9.02 x 6.12 IN Publication Date: May 22, 2000

Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism - Hardcover

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by Stuart B. McIver (Author)"Guy Bradley's colorful life and violent death have always seemed the stuff of myth. . . . Death in the Everglades is both compelling history and a heart-tugging drama."--Audubon"An eye-opening, informative account of the rise and demise of the cruel plume hunting trade and of Guy Bradley's heroic dedication to protect a beautiful and valuable natural resource: the egrets and flamingoes, roseate spoonbills and herons that still grace the Glades and our shorelines."...

The Silencing of Ruby McCollum: Race, Class, and Gender in the South - Hardcover

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by Tammy D. Evans (Author)"This groundbreaking work reads like a murder mystery, only in this case what has been killed is our American integrity and the right of an individual to a fair trial. Evans has finally addressed the pervasive silence that distorts, fragments, and threatens to bury the history of so many southern places and people."--Rebecca Mark, Tulane University The Silencing of Ruby McCollum refutes the carefully constructed public memory of one of the most famous--and under-exam...

Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism - Paperback

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by William Lynwood Montell (Author)" The "State Line Country" of this book is a rugged area of small farms on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Historically the area has had a homicide rate more than ten times the national average. In this gripping and penetrating study of violence and death in the State Line Country, Lynwood Montell examines the local historical and social conditions, as well as the prevailing attitudes and values, that gave rise and support to rowdy behavior and homicidal acts...