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Murder in California: Abductions, Assassinations and Police Related Murders profiles some of California's most infamous murder cases. The edition photographically transports you to actual murder sites along with images related to the case and perpetrator(s).The images and accompanying profiles offer a descriptive account and follow-up aftermath providing an important understanding into the far-reaching effects of each crime. Convicted killers and...
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This true crime story about an art heist on the French Riviera and the sting operation mounted by the legendary head of the FBI's Art Crime Unit, Robert Wittman, gives the reader a rare glimpse inside the world of art theft as the story jumps from France to Florida to Barcelona.You couldn't make it up.
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This book has been updated on May 27, 2013, with the most current information.Included is a May 10, 2013, press release from the Orange County, California, District Attorney about the arrest of Edward Sellers Fitzgerald. Details are in the book.On May 26, the author received a phone call from Delray Beach, Florida, from a neighbor of Fitzgerald who described the life he was living in Florida. She was totally shocked by the news of his arrest. She...
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In March 1960, two students at Divine Word Seminary in East Troy discovered their 15-year-old classmate, Kenneth "Red" Rudnitski, hanging from the clothes hook in a bathroom stall. He was barefoot and dressed in his pajamas.
Walworth County botched its one-hour investigation into Red's death. Although the manner, mode, and circumstances were highly suspicious, Walworth County ruled suicide. The County Sheriff did not request an autopsy. He did...
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Eine Berufsverbrecherin nimmt eine Stelle als Haushälterin an. Als eines Tages ihr Arbeitgeber spurlos verschwindet, fällt das lange nicht auf. Die Ermittlungen offenbaren finstere menschliche Abgründe. Ein Polizist wird ermordet, die Täter sind nach kurzer Flucht gefasst. Die Polizeiakte schließt mit dem Vermerk, dass die „Verdächtigen an das MfS übergeben" wurden. In der dazugehörigen Stasi-Akte tauchen der Name von Geheimdienstchef Mielke...
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"Unmasking America's Domestic Terrorist Groups" serves as an authoritative resource, diving deep into the various domestic extremist factions that have taken root within the United States. Aimed primarily at law enforcement professionals, this comprehensive guide offers insights into the origins, motivations, methodologies, and potential threats posed by these groups.Key elements of the book include:Historical Underpinnings: A timeline tracing the...
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Unser „Oberkommissar ehrenhalber" Bernd Kaufholz ermittelt wieder! Die zehn Fälle trugen sich zwischen 1978 und 1988 zu. Der Band beginnt mit der Ermordung einer Frau in Dessau, deren Leiche erst nach Tagen in der Elbe im damaligen Kreis Burg angeschwemmt wurde. Der Mord an einer jungen Frau in Wittenberg im Jahr 1986 endet zwanzig Jahre später mit dem Suizid des Täters in der Haftanstalt von Cottbus-Dissenchen. Warum ein Mörder zweimal zu einer...
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She left her loving family behind, her friends and her whole life, to be with the man she adored.
She was also desperate to escape her horrific childhood memories and abuse, in search of a secure and happy life.
But nothing could have prepared her for what was to come…
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Carmen wanted a chance at love. When she met June she finally found the man of her dreams. June is all Carmen needed in her life in the romance department. The innocence of June loving with his heart. As time moved forward in their relationship. Carmen found herself in a dilemma of love. A love which cost a deadly game for Carmen. A game she will have to survive from the evil hands of June.
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The Cape Cod beach town of Falmouth seemed like a lovely place to visit. But those who lived there year-round knew its other, darker side… Local businessman and infamous bully Melvin Reine had started setting the homes of his so-called enemies on fire. Few of his victims-or even the police-ever dared to implicate him. Because those who did would pay the price…
Mysterious events kept creeping up in Falmouth. The disappearance of Melvin's wife,...
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This edition profiles 75 illustrated murder cases committed within California, Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho and Montana. Accompanying photography returns the reader to the scene of the crime with precise listed locations.The most daunting dilemma of a murder investigation is typically uncovering proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a perpetrator committed a killing. The evolution of forensic technology has enabled investigators to match DNA...
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New York Times Review"…. the matter of O. J. Simpson remains a defining moment in late 20th-century American history, a kind of morality play like the Dreyfus affair in France roughly 100 years ago, incarnating the most intense passions of the time. That is one reason that ''American Tragedy,'' by Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth, is not only justified in its sheer copiousness, but also a valuable, gripping and illuminating work.In the already...
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From the professor who invented literary forensics--and fingered Joe Klein as the author of Primary Colors--comes the inside story of how he solves his most challenging cases
Don Foster is the world's first literary detective. Realizing that everyone's use of language is as distinctive as his or her DNA, Foster developed a revolutionary methodology for identifying the writer behind almost any anonymous document. Now, in this enthralling book, he...
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Love shouldn't hurt! A young woman sets off on a yearlong, around the world, backpacking trip. Six weeks into the adventure of a lifetime, she meets the wrong guy, at the wrong time. Their night of sex games ends in death. What follows is a tragic story that captivates the attention of people battling violence against women in two nations as the killer's attorneys make a controversial case for their client; The 50 Shades of Grey Defense. The Murder...
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The Millionaire's Wife
Cathy Scott
The beloved son of Holocaust survivors, forty-nine-year-old George Kogan grew up in Puerto Rico before making his way to New York City, where he enjoyed great success as an antiques and art dealer. Until one morning in 1990, when George was approached on the street by an unidentified gunman-and was killed in cold blood.
Before the shooting, George had been on the way to his girlfriends's apartment. Mary-Louise...
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A MAN IN UNIFORM
He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. She was a psychologist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On the surface, Marty and Michelle Theer appeared to be the perfect married couple. But no one knew of the double life Michelle was leading. Tired of spending one too many nights apart from Marty who was often away on his flight missions, Michelle...
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Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson grew up in a wealthy New Jersey suburb, meeting and falling in love while still in high school, then set out for college with their classmates. But in November of their Freshman Year, the two young lovers spent a night in a Delaware motel room where, after hiding her pregnancy from her family and her friends for nine months, Amy gave birth to a baby boy. Only she and Brian knew the child even existed . . . until the...
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"You haven't heard the last of us yet..."
These were chilling words on a note left behind by seven armed and dangerous inmates who escaped from the John Connally prison in South Texas on December 13, 2000. Their promise has apparently been fulfilled. The inmates, now known as the Connally Seven, are suspected of having first robbed a Radio Shack in Houston, and then, days later, on Christmas Eve, of having fatally shot and runover a young police...
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This is the untold true story of one citizen's pointless torture and month-long captivity. The story, formerly mistold if not utterly overlooked, has been made into a feature film. Even as a dark comedy, there is little amusement to be found in human suffering. The sick and twisted minds of Mr. Schiller's captors would be fodder for the Darwin Awards if the results were not so alarmingly inhumane. Physical, mental and emotional torture, as well as...
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Nancy Richards was a young, beautiful speechwriter when she met Jeremy Akers, a decorated war hero and environmental lawyer. Nancy was immediately taken with the daredevil adventurer, and it wasn't long before their intense courtship led to a whirlwind marriage and children. Discovering she had a talent for penning historical romance novels, Nancy found...
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