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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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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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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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"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...
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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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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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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...
14) Exposed
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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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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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The party was planned . . . college friends, booze, even a couple of strippers. But, the revelry the boys were anticipating never happened. Instead of the good time they had hoped for, several members of the Duke University lacrosse team were charged with assault and rape. Amazingly, when the district attorney stepped up to the bank of microphones on a world stage and made his pronouncement, it sounded like an easy verdict. Few suspected that this...
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El 8 de junio de 2019, los bomberos encontraron el cuerpo calcinado de un hombre en su casa, en Vilanova i la Geltrú. Unas horas más tarde, su hijo Ismael, de manera espontánea, confesó ante los Mossos d'Esquadra ser el autor material del asesinato: «No he visto otra solución y he tenido que matar a mi padre. Le he clavado un cuchillo por la espalda».
Un caso que parecía resuelto, el mismo día de los hechos, da un giro inesperado para el...
18) Doctor Dealer: The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire
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By the early 1980s, Larry Lavin seemed to have everything going for him. He was a bright, charismatic young man who rose from working-class upbringings in a Massachusetts mill town to become a dentist with an Ivy League education and a thriving practice-a beloved father with a well-respected family in one of Philadelphia's most exclusive suburbs.
But behind the façade of his success was a dark secret: Lavin was also the mastermind behind a cocaine...
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MORE LIKELY DEAD An American Story Crime, Drugs, Sex, Violence-Redemption is a true story about a young man in California lost and thrown into a world of drugs, sex, and violence. This is a look back at how he got there. It's a rough ride with rays of light and a chance for self-redemption. Everyone has a story. This is mine. It's an adventure I didn't sign up for, a mental struggle to avoid self-destruction. But it is the path I traveled on the ride...
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THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
When Lisa Montgomery presented her husband Kevin with their new-born baby girl, he was ecstatic. Naming the child Abigail, the couple brought her to their local pastor. Miles away, police were investigating the brutal murder of a pregnant woman...
THE HORROR OF MURDER
Twenty-three year old Bobbie Jo Stinnett was found by her mother, lying in a pool of blood, looking as if her stomach "had exploded." Investigators soon determined:...
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