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Agate Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"A deep dive that "has brought together all the evidence" in the fascinating cold case of a millionaire widow, the Chicago horse mafia, and murder ( Daily Mail ). Thirty-five years ago, Helen Brach walked out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and vanished without a trace. By all accounts, the sixty-five-year-old heiress to the E.J. Brach & Sons candy fortune was in good health. But shortly after her leaving the clinic the details of Helen...
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WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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The true story of a bizarre case in Myrtle Beach, and the trials that followed a young woman's disappearance, by the bestselling author of The Black Widower. On a cold Southern night in 2013, under a full moon, twenty-year-old Heather Elvis parked her car at a boat ramp along the Intracoastal Waterway and was never seen again. The disappearance of the beautiful, vivacious hostess at a popular Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, restaurant made international...
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Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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"Real-life accounts of harrowing abductions and resilient survivors from the author of Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace. True stories of twisted criminals who hold their victims in endless captivity to satisfy their perverse desires, Against Their Will is a comprehensive compendium of the most disturbing kidnappings of all time. Jaycee Lee Dugard -- lived to tell the tale of her eighteen years of captivity in paroled rapist Phillip Garrido's...
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A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie's medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. "There's times for whatever reason that things don't go quite as planned," a Halifax police officer told Sandeson shortly after he was...
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The media is fond of the phrase, "A usually quiet neighbourhood" when describing tragic events that often occur in what are truly peaceful communities. Indeed, most Canadian neighbourhoods offer a serenity that makes them enjoyable places to safely raise a family or live out the golden years without fear or anxiety.However, some communities mask a more sinister underbelly, one that remains mostly unseen but exists nevertheless. And it is wicked and...
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Embark on an enigmatic voyage within these pages, a journey that traverses not just the physical realms, but the obscure corners of the mind and the hidden crevices of the unknown. Herein lie tales of the most baffling and spine-chilling vanishings known to humanity. This is not merely a collection of unsolved cases, but a cryptic maze of narratives, stitched together with threads of curiosity, dread, and an unquenchable thirst for the unfathomable.
Beneath...
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The girls' names were Padma and Lalli, but they were so inseparable that people in the village called them Padma Lalli. Sixteen-year-old Padma sparked and burned. Fourteen-year-old Lalli was an incorrigible romantic.
They grew up in Katra Sadatganj, an eye-blink of a village in western Uttar Pradesh crammed into less than one square mile of land. It was out in the fields, in the middle of mango season, that the rumors started.
Then one night in...
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The world is full of shadows, and lurking within them are the enigmatic stories of those who vanished without a trace. These unsolved mysteries, like echoes in the night, refuse to be silenced, captivating imaginations and fueling our deepest desires for answers. In "Vanished Without a Trace," we delve into the captivating narratives of these missing individuals, exploring the circumstances of their disappearance, the investigations that followed,...
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Español
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Durante años viajé por España siguiendo un rastro de sangre. Era mi trabajo. Como periodista he buscado la dimensión global de cada crimen. Son muchos los parricidios, los asesinatos económicos, políticos y familiares que he descrito en crónicas y reportajes. Sé que resulta difícil sentarse al lado de los muertos cuando los vivos, los agresores, acaparan nuestro interés y nuestro miedo.
Existen crímenes que me han perseguido durante toda...
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Dig deep into the unsolved murder of Jackie English and join the hunt for a serial killer Fifty years ago, a serial killer prowled the quiet city of London, Ontario, marking it as his hunting grounds. As young women and boys were abducted, raped, and murdered, residents of the area held their loved ones closer and closer, terrified of the monster - or monsters - stalking the streets. Homicide detective Dennis Alsop began hunting the killer in the...
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A woman and her four have been sold like a product, drugged, brutally raped by many men, beat, and abused. The girls find it hard to believe as the mother tried to tell them after she found out. Law enforcement is not listening so it's up to the mother to find help and get justice along with rescue. A true story needing real help now.
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In the thrilling pages of "A Killer Vacation" by acclaimed author Vandi Enzor, prepare to embark on a chilling journey that will leave you questioning the tranquility of your next getaway. This gripping suspense novel takes you on a twisted exploration of vacations that turn deadly, filled with murder, disappearances, and harrowing attacks.Join a cast of diverse characters as they set off on seemingly idyllic vacations, only to find themselves caught...
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On February 9, 2008, the body of a twelve-year-old girl was discovered under the snow on a bank of the LaHave River near the rural Nova Scotia town of Bridgewater. She had been brutally murdered. The body was identified as Karissa Boudreau, who had been missing for two weeks and was the subject of an intense missing person investigation by the Bridgewater Police Service. Her murder rocked the community, the province and the nation.
The RCMP began...
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In the quiet hours beneath a starlit sky, where the world pauses and whispers of the unknown seem louder, a timeless tale unfolds. This story, not bound by the constraints of era or region, meanders through history and across the globe, leaving an indelible imprint on the tapestry of human experience. It speaks of the enigmatic, those who have stepped into the void, vanishing without a trace, their stories hanging in the balance of reality and myth.
This...
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Dive into a world where shadows whisper and secrets linger just out of reach, in a book that meticulously stitches together the most perplexing and haunting missing persons cases. Each story unfolds like a meticulously researched tapestry, presenting a different, complex narrative brimming with emotionally charged interviews, detailed police reports, and a palpable sense of communal shock.
These chapters are gateways, leading you deep into the...
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"Behind the Mask: Amanda Knox" delves into the gripping and controversial case of Amanda Knox, a young woman who found herself at the center of an international murder trial. This captivating book explores the evidence, investigations, and legal twists and turns that surrounded Knox's case. Through extensive research and analysis, it unveils the complexities of the criminal justice system and raises questions about truth, justice, and the impact of...
17) Someone Knows
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Someone knows... Is it you? Are you the key to solving one of these heartbreaking cases? We don't know what we know. The mention of a name, a distinct scent unearthing a memory long buried, a shared reminiscence with someone who reveals that tiny detail. you'd forgotten-these are the things that spark our recollections. The sharing of a seemingly insignificant detail locked in our episodic memory could trigger a landslide of leads for investigators....
18) Dark Hearts
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Dark Hearts is a collection of gripping short stories based on actual court cases that will get you thinking, gaping, puzzled and wondering about the realities of the dark side of life. This compilation provides rare insights into the criminal mind. With close to four decades of legal practice and consequently observing cases spanning murder, rape, armed robbery and other dastardly acts, Layi Babatunde weaves his understanding of the depth of human...
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Kidnapping (illegitimate deprivation of liberty) is one of the most heinous crimes against people.
The reasons are very varied:
• receive a ransom
• Reckoning, revenge.
• Ritual acts, including totalitarian sects.
• Solve personal or political problems.
• Kidnapping children for sale to childless families.
• Using humans as blood or internal organ donors
• Porn business, prostitution.
• Slavery.
• Criminal acts of maniacs.
Very...
20) Cold Blooded
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The disturbing Central Florida cult murder case is revealed in full shocking detail in this true crime by the reporter, who covered the case for decades.
Central Florida residents were horrified when sixteen-year-old vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell was arrested for bludgeoning a cult member's parents to death. When investigators realized the couple's fifteen-year-old daughter was missing, they feared she was another victim.
Detectives and journalists...
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