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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The narrative unfolds like a high-stakes crime novel."-Kirkus Reviews
In 1898, a group of schoolboys in Bridgeport, Connecticut discovered gruesome packages under a bridge holding the dismembered remains of a young woman.
Finding that the dead woman had just undergone an abortion, prosecutors raced to establish her identity and fix blame for her death. Suspicion fell on Nancy Guilford, half of a married pair of "doctors" well known to police...
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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On Thursday, December 15, 1994, Joann Katrinak and her three-month-old son, Alex, went missing from their Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, home. Four months later, when their bodies were found in a lonely patch of woods, the police would launch a three-year investigation leading to the arrest of Patricia Lynne Rorrer—a young mother who had never met either victim—as the monster responsible. In Pennsylvania's first use of mitochondrial DNA in a criminal...
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New York (publisher unknown)
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives of some of the most remarkable criminals who have been condemned and executed for murder, the highway, housebreaking, street robberies, coining, or other offenses. These stories were collected from original papers and authentic memoirs and were first published in 1735. A 1927 edition was published by G. Routledge in London. This edition was published in New York by an unnamed publisher.
4) The Wager
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Random House Digital
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English
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#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...
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Español
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Tras más de treinta años como cronista judicial y policial, Carlos Quílez nos presenta, de primera mano y de mano de los presos y expresos, las 18 historias criminales que más le han marcado en su trayectoria profesional y que abarcan desde delincuentes comunes, violadores y asesinos, como Rosa Peral, hasta policías de otras épocas o altos cargos como Sandro Rosell.
Condenados relatos (Más mala vida) es un compendio de historias criminales...
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About the Book The Armenian Genocide traces developments which led to the arrest, detention, and finally, the release of Young Turks and their allies accused of committing war crimes during and after World War 1 against the Christian population of Ottoman Turkey – and most notably Armenians. The primary focus of Walter Bandazian's work concerns the role played by British authorities in the Near East in addressing the Armenian Genocide and initiating...
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Will, on an evening convertible ride en route to dinner with friends, unwittingly passes by the scene of a gruesome homicide. While he and his friends enjoy dinner and conversation, a breaking news story on television sends his ordinary life into a tailspin as he becomes a suspect in the homicide and must defend himself from the likely perpetrator of the crime.
Will's one desire is to maintain his farmer's life of hard work, routine, and simple pleasures,...
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English
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Get the Summary of Ann Rule's A Rose for Her Grave in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Rose for Her Grave" chronicles the chilling true story of Randy Roth, a man whose manipulative and controlling nature led to the suffering and death of women in his life, echoing the Bluebeard legend. Janis Miranda, a single mother, fell for Randy's charms and married him, despite friends' warnings. As their marriage progressed,...
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Deutsch
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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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English
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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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"Never Answer to a Whistle "It was meant to be a simple task of repossessing an executive jet from Nigeria...Mike became embroiled in a mess created by an English aristocrat involved in illegal currency dealing.At the same time, Mossad agents were plotting the kidnapping of a Nigerian diplomat in Kensington.To escape certain death from two groups of very angry Nigerians, Mike took off from Lagos International Airport, without permission, only to have...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. She described how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, "He's still alive." She then heard two shots. A second officer said, "He's good and dead now." She looked at Jeff and asked, "What can you do?"
Fifty years later, Haas finds that there is still an urgent need for the...
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English
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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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English
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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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Deutsch
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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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Get the Summary of Lara Love Hardin's The Many Lives of Mama Love in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Many Lives of Mama Love" by Lara Love Hardin is a memoir chronicling her tumultuous journey from a troubled childhood to a life marred by addiction, crime, and incarceration, and eventually to redemption and success as a writer. Hardin's early escape into the world of books evolves into a series of addictions,...
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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...
20) Exposed
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English
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Think your child is safe surfing the Web? Think again, says R. Stephanie Good in this chilling expose and personal memoir about her efforts with the FBI to bust child sex predators. Posing as a young girl, Stephanie has helped the federal government catch everyone from common perverts to Fortune 1000 executives, even an executive from a children's cable television channel. Stephanie reveals the near-tragic personal story that compelled her into this...
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