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Mosaic Pieces: Surviving the Dark Side of American Justice - Paperback

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by Wes Skillings (Author)Mosaic Pieces: Surviving the Dark Side of American JusticeBy: Wes SkillingsMosaic Pieces is a nonfiction narrative about a murder, investigation, trial, and conviction in the 1970s you might call the centerpiece of three generations of family history. The murder case itself is fascinating-if only because of what had been learned in the aftermath of the trial at which twenty-year-old Kim Lee Hubbard was decreed guilty in Williamsport, Pennsylvania of the murder of twel...

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by Barbara Hutton (Author)January 15th 1947, local police had arrived to the nightmarish scene, hardly believing it was possible as they stared down at the porcelain lifeless body of Elizabeth Short. Her limp arms raised above her head; her torso precisely sliced through and her lower half of her body and legs erotically laid out some 30 cm away. This young woman had suffered at the hands of some evil that police and investigators had never come across; some deranged individual or group who h...

Ida: Searching for The Jazz Baby - Paperback

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by Frank Prem (Author)Who is Ida Pender? Is she the elderly woman - Ida-Spider - rumoured to be resident in a 1970's Mental Asylum? Is she Squizzy Taylor's teenaged gangster moll of the roaring 1920's in Melbourne? The woman the police declared had shapely legs? She is Ida. The Jazz Baby.Frank Prem explores the story of Ida Pender, largely forgotten now, but once the notorious associate of a 1920s Melbourne gnagster. From the young girl sneaking out of her bedroom window to go dancing at the ...

The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book: A Collection Of Fascinating Facts And Disturbing Details About Infamous Serial Killers And Their Horrific Crim - Paperback

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by Jack Rosewood (Author)Have you ever wanted to know everything there is to know about serial killers? Ever pondered the differences between psychopaths and sociopaths? Want to know exactly why cannibals eat human flesh? Want to read about the most downright bizarre serial killer motivations of all time? What jobs attract the most serial killers? How many uncaptured murderers are walking our streets right this second? How do female killers differ from males? What deluded maniac killed peop...

Their Bloody Lies & Persecution of David Camm - Paperback

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by Retired Fbi Agent Gary Dunn (Author)Although featured nationally on 48 Hours, Dateline, and Oxygen, the detailed, complete, and unbelievable story of the case of DAVID CAMM has never been fully revealed as police, prosecutors, forensic scientists, and judges either sought or facilitated the convictions of an innocent man while ignoring a mountain of exculpatory evidence. While David was being pursued, persecuted, and incarcerated, Kim, Brad, and Jill Camm's true killer, a devil-worshipping...

Their Bloody Lies & Persecution of David Camm, Part I - Hardcover

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At the End of the World: Notes on a 1941 Murder Rampage in the Arctic and the Threat of Religious Extremism, Loss of Indigenous Culture, and Danger of - Paperback

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by Lawrence Millman (Author), Ryan Murdock (Foreword by)An exploration of indigenous trauma, climate change, and digital culture in the shadow of a series of Inuit murders in Canada in 1941 Author BiographyJournalist and podcaster Ryan Murdock is the author of Vagabond Dreams: Road Wisdom from Central America and editor-at-large (Europe) for Outpost, Canada's national travel magazine. He shares his love of travel literature through book reviews focused on the classics and the Personal Landsca...

West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem and Vice in Old San Antonio - Paperback

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by David Bowser (Author), Claudia R. Guerra (Foreword by), Lewis F. Fisher (Afterword by)Thirty-five classic stories fill this book about San Antonio's seamier side, from the days of the Old West when Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson came by, Rowdy Joe Lowe ran a saloon on Main Plaza and Butch Cassidy got away from Madame Fanny Porter's in time to escape the fate of fellow train robber Deaf Charley, who found himself at the business end of a lawman's six-shooter. A map of the 22-block red-light d...

William Westwood: In His Own Words - Paperback

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by William Westwood (Author), Aidan Phelan (Editor)William Westwood was only sixteen when he was transported from Essex as a convict for stealing a coat. After landing in New South Wales and being assigned to a cruel master who would have him flogged at any opportunity, he decided that he would reclaim his freedom by any means necessary. Years later, as an inmate on Norfolk Island, a place known as the Isle of Despair, William Westwood immortalised his life in written word, and it is reproduc...

Give Life a Chance: Restorative Justice - Hardcover

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by Robert B. Stanley (Author)The book is in memory of our father, Robert Arthur Stanley, who was murdered June 1, 2001.The story covers the case from the beginning of his murder to the end, at the sentencing of the persons involved. The story also takes in the process involved with the case, and the family's agony during the years it took to resolve the murder.There is a meeting of the person involved in the murder through a circle meeting of both the murderer's family and the Stanley family....

The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster - Paperback

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by John Gleeson (Author)"Riveting...an electrifying true crime story of the Mafia-smitten eighties and nineties. Suspenseful and multifaceted, The Gotti Wars can't be missed." --Esquire, The Best Nonfiction Books of the Year A "meticulous chronicle of good triumphing over evil" (The Washington Post) from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of America's most celebrated trials, managed to convict famed mob boss John Gotti--and ultimately took down the Mafia altogether. John Gotti was wi...

Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century - Paperback

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by Roseanne Montillo (Author)This glittering, "wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told" (Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys) explores the darkly intertwined fates of infamous socialite Ann Woodward and literary icon Truman Capote, sweeping us to the upper echelons of Manhattan's high society--where falls from grace are all the more shocking. When Ann Woodward shot her husband, banking heir Billy Woodward, in the middle of the night in 1955, her life changed forever. Though...

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by Katharine Branham (Author)The dead come forward to tell a secret that Nobody Knew-IT WAS MURDER.It's not your typical protagonist sheriff or detective that unravels the mystery in these crimes-it's world-renowned psychic medium Katharine Branham arousing the spirits and digging up the truth buried deep in the grave.They knew about my work, but Dr. O'Brien seemed more interested in the ghost and spirit stories I had shared from time to time.The table filled up with other medical staff membe...

American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders - Hardcover

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by Jim Willis (Author)America has spawned hundreds of cults. Charismatic leaders periodically burst into the news for the most awful of reasons. We are awash with stories of brainwashed members' struggles to leave. Meet the messianic leaders, see the indoctrination and manipulation, look at their beliefs, and read the stories of some of America's most notorious, eccentric, and unusual cults!From false religions and offshoots of traditional religions to political, financial, sexual, and hate g...

Renegade: The Legend of Queho - Hardcover

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by Bill Franz (Author)Beginning around the year 1890, a mysterious renegade outlaw terrorized the wild, desert southwest. For nearly thirty years, he stalked the towns, gold mining camps, and ranches along the beautiful Colorado River. He viciously murdered as many as two dozen innocent men, women, and children. The renegade's name was Queho. Although relentlessly pursued by lawmen, posses, and bounty hunters alike, Queho was never apprehended. Like a wild animal with an uncanny ability to di...

The Nurse: The True Story Behind One of Scandinavia's Most Notorious Criminal Trials - Paperback

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by Kristian Corfixen (Author)The award-winning true-crime account of a Danish nurse accused of killing her patients-and an examination of the controversial evidence used against her. In the early hours of March 1, 2015, Danish police received an alarming call from a nurse at a provincial hospital. She suspected her colleague, fellow nurse Christina Aistrup Hansen, of deliberately killing patients-and she feared it had just happened again. Soon, other coworkers revealed their own concerns abou...

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by Taryn R. Hutchison (Author), Curtis Roberts (Author)Sentenced to Life is the riveting story of Curtis Roberts, who served twenty-nine years in prison for three unarmed robberies totaling $116. But God set Curtis free long before his eventual release from San Quentin. His journey is one of faith, redemption, and unexpected grace. In 1995, high on drugs and low on cash, Curtis Roberts walked into a liquor store, spied two twenties lying on top of an open register, and pocketed the bills. He'...

Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel's Murder - Paperback

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by Steven B. Epstein (Author)A devoted father. One of the most accomplished criminal law scholars in the country. Someone wanted him dead. But why?On the morning of July 18, 2014, 41-year-old Florida State law professor Dan Markel dropped his boys off at preschool, hit the gym, and headed home to his quiet, tree-canopied neighborhood. Within seconds of pulling into his garage, two .38-caliber bullets fired from point-blank range were lodged in his brain.His brutal slaying defied explanation. ...

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by Anthony Stebbins (Author)Joe Metheny was a serial killer active in Baltimore, Maryland in the 1990s. He claimed that he had killed up to ten victims. However, he was convicted of only two cases of murder and one case of kidnapping. He mostly preyed on young white prostitutes who like himself, struggled with drug addiction. The most bizarre thing about him was the fact that he made burgers out of the flesh of some of his victims. He then sold these burgers to unsuspecting customers at a bar...

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by Ruth Kanton (Author)Dana Rhoden's sister, Bobby Jo Manley, had been asked by Chris Sr. to feed his pets that morning because he and Gary wouldn't be around. With Hannah May having given birth to daughter Kylie just five days earlier, Chris Sr. knew that Dana would have her hands full taking of their daughter and granddaughter. Bobby Jo gladly agreed, and drove over to Chris Sr.'s house sometime past 7 a.m. on April 22, 2016. When she walked into the house, she was met by a gruesome sight. ...

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by Pete Dove (Author)They were some of the coldest, most savage crimes in the entire history of the United States; murder, rape, assault and burglary. Victims were tracked and stalked; the violations committed against them vicious and merciless. Men, women, children; none were safe from his deadly attacks.But the Golden State Killer, as he came to be known, had another wicked, callous side. Not only would he destroy his victims' lives, but he would then taunt them, make them relive what they ...

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by Stormy Barr (Author) Number of Pages: 190 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 14, 2021

The Battle for Sicily's Soul: The Rise of the Mafia and the Fight to Free Sicily from Its Evil Tyranny - Paperback

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by Claudine Cassar (Author)The Mafia survived in the shadows while holding Sicily in an iron-clad fist for over a century. Its colonisation of Sicilian folklore, such as the legend of the Beati Paoli, and misappropriation of traditional Sicilian values, including the importance of honour and love for the family, made Cosa Nostra appear to be a timeless and inevitable reality of Sicilian life. A very important part of this strategy was the takeover of Catholic symbols, rituals and performative...

Cowboy Cops: Based on a True Story - Paperback

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by A. C. C (Narrated by), John McAuley (Author)Cowboy Cops is a factual fast-paced story of a violent crew who kidnapped successful drug dealers from the Harlem area of New York City.The five-member crew posing as police would 'arrest' successful drug dealers with the purpose of holding them for ransom. Law enforcement themselves dubbed the crew the Cowboy Cops when informants confirmed the rumors of arrests circulating on the streets of Harlem were true.The theory would prove true that the p...

Missing in Matagami: Based on a True Cold Case - Paperback

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by John W. Whiteside III (Author)Laurie Baier was an intelligent, driven woman who finished Duke University in two and one-half years, graduating Magna Cum Laude. An accomplished musician and gifted song writer, her amazing soprano voice complimented her talent. Her quest was to make it big in the entertainment business. A blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty, she had everything going for her. Never shy about a new adventure, she enjoyed life in co-op housing with like souls who preferred a hippi...

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by Alex (Oso) Calderwood (Author)Was I having a nightmare? "Alex Calderwood, you've been sentenced to the Secretary of State's pleasure," the judge said. The mallet fell and made a sound that life was about to change. "Take him down," echoed around the courtroom. Another judge sat down. "Alex Calderwood, you've been sentenced to seven years," he said. The mallet went down again.For the next few minutes scenes flashed in front of my eyes of judges reading out my name and those words, take him ...

The O.J. Simpson Murder Case - Paperback

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by Alan R. Warren (Author)The House of Mystery Radio Show has been on the air for ten years now, broadcasting in over a dozen cities in the United States, including KKNW 1150 A.M. Seattle/Tacoma, KCAA 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles/102.3 F.M. Riverside/1050 A.M. Palm Springs. I started the show to find as much information on the world's mysteries in crime, science, religion, history, paranormal, and more. Like most people, I have heard stories and rumors and read books or watched documentaries on tel...

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession - Paperback

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by Michael Finkel (Author)One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world's most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. - "The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."--The New Yorker "Enthralling." --The Wall Street Journal In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into Breitwieser's strange world--unlike m...

A Consequence of Cake: A morsel of sweetness is all that stands between life and death - Paperback

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by Sarah Staveley (Author)It is 1743, and Great Britain's coffers are overflowing with the profits of Caribbean sugar. But when a spat between two London schoolboys turns deadly, the simmering contempt between London's powerful sugar merchants and the Establishment is laid bare. As the ring of Newgate Prison's execution bell draws menacingly closer, a desperate family seeks salvation from the King.Author Sarah Staveley evokes an era and its people as she interrogates in forensic detail a sens...

The Terrible Truth about the Truth: A story of a Tutsi Rwandan genocide survivor - When home doesn't feel like home, and when abroad feels far from ho - Hardcover

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by Emma Kay (Author)The Terrible Truth About the Truth is an all-in-one dramatic, romantic, horrific true story, not without some humour. As a Tutsi who experienced a number of close calls during the Tutsi genocide conducted by extremists Hutus, Emma identifies herself as a Tutsi and a genocide survivor, but many of her compatriots question that reality.Throughout this book, Emma shares her story about a challenged relationship with her Hutu partner, their search for inclusion in their own co...

The Terrible Truth about the Truth: A story of a Tutsi Rwandan genocide survivor - When home doesn't feel like home, and when abroad feels far from ho - Paperback

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Deadly Dozen: Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West, Vol. 3 - Paperback

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by Robert K. Dearment (Author)For every Wild Bill Hickok or Billy the Kid, there was another western gunfighter just as deadly but not as well known. Robert K. DeArment has earned a reputation as the premier researcher of unknown gunfighters, and here he offers twelve more portraits of men who weren't glorified in legend but were just as notorious in their day.Those who think they already know all about Old West gunfighters will be amazed at this new collection. Here are men like Porter Stock...