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Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"There are two parts to every crime story: how they did it and why they got caught. This book is about the second part, and how it changes the way we catch serial killers. No two stories about the capture of a serial killer are the same. Sometimes, the killers make crucial mistakes; other times, investigators get lucky. And the process of profiling, hunting, and apprehending these predators has changed radically over time, particularly in the field...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The true story of a 1984 murder and the lengths one man went to in order to achieve justice for his brother's killing. The moment he found out his brother was missing and presumed dead, Ted Kergan launched a relentless effort to bring two suspected killers -- a teenage prostitute and her much older grifter boyfriend -- to justice and find Gary Kergan's body. Little did he know his quest would consume a fortune and take thirty years to reach its conclusion....
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of Inconvenience Gone. On the morning of March 6, 1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable... but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome...
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English
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A captivating blend of history, women in science, and true crime, 18 Tiny Deaths tells the story of how one woman changed the face of forensics forever. Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes, and made it her life's work. Best known for creating...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The veteran true crime author chronicles the terrifying murders, surprising arrest and dramatic trial of Illinois serial killer Milton Johnson. In the summer of 1983, an elusive serial killer stalked the blue-collar industrial city of Joliet, Illinois. One overnight killing spree took five victims, including members of the Will County Sheriff's Office. The following month brought a quadruple murder inside a shop known for its pottery classes. The...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
By the creators of Criminology: a complete chronicle of the Golden State serial killer investigation, including photographs and documents.
In 1976, a serial rapist terrorized California's Sacramento County, breaking into homes and leaving a trail of destruction behind him. As the masked predator expanded his turf, his evil urges drove him to murder. In Northern California, he was known as the East Area Rapist. In Southern California, he was called...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A chilling piece of journalism" from the bestselling author of Wrecking Crew: Demolishing the Case Against Steven Avery (Ron Franscell , author of Alice & Gerald ). In this thrilling true crime book, bestselling and award-winning author John Ferak explores the murder, investigation, trial, conviction and eventual exoneration -- the largest such ever in the United States -- of the Beatrice 6. On February 5, 1985, one of the coldest nights on record,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Catherine Crier, a former judge and one of television's most popular legal analysts, offers a riveting and authoritative account of one of the most memorable crime dramas of our time: the murder of Laci Peterson at the hands of her husband, Scott, on Christmas Eve 2002. Drawing on extensive interviews with key witnesses and lead investigators, as well as secret evidence files that never made it to trial, Crier...
Author
Publisher
Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling "master of narrative journalism" and author of Black Hawk Down presents a compelling collection of true crime stories ( New York Times ). Acclaimed investigative reporter Mark Bowden has ferreted out unbelievable-yet-true stories of wrongdoing, murder and mayhem for decades. His illustrious body of work has won him a lifetime achievement award from the International Thriller Writers organization, and a reputation...
Author
Publisher
WildBlue Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
By the creators of Criminology: a complete chronicle of the Zodiac serial killer investigation, including photographs and documents. In the late 60's and early 70's, an enigmatic serial killer terrorized the San Francisco Bay area -- and teased the police tasked with stopping him. Through bold letters and cryptic ciphers mailed to local newspapers as well as taunting calls to police, the Zodiac left his mark on the state of California. Without warning...
Author
Publisher
Brown Books Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An NYPD sergeant shares his experiences in the tragic aftermath of 9/11 and the tireless search for remains among the debris of the Twin Towers. The morning of September 11, 2001, began like any other Tuesday for police Sergeant Frank Marra. He woke up early, brewed his coffee, and got his son Anthony ready for kindergarten. Then a shocking image interrupted televised broadcasts nationwide: the South Tower of the World Trade Center was engulfed in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The shocking murder of railroad laborers in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania -- and the centuries-long coverup that followed -- is revealed in this true crime history. In June 1832, railroad contractor Philip Duffy hired fifty-seven Irish immigrant laborers to work on Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. They were sent to a stretch of track in rural Chester County known as Duffy's Cut. Six weeks later, all of them were dead. For more...
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