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DecoyThe shocking true story of one of Britain's most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations Bristol, 1979. An attacker roams the streets... Young women are warned not to go out alone... Enter the Decoys. For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon...
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Cosa Nostra News: The Cicale Files, Vol. 1: Inside the Last Great Mafia EmpireLife (and death) inside the Mafia... Dominick Cicale was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. From a young age he was closely associated with the Genovese crime family, considered the most powerful Mafia group in America. Fate intervened. In 1999 Cicale forged...
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Confronting Evil: Engaging Our Responsibility to Prevent GenocideWhile it is true that genocide prevention is not what tends to land on the front pages of national newspapers today, it is what prevents the worst headlines from ever being made. Despite the post-Holocaust consensus that "Never Again" would the world allow civilians...
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Competing for Control: Gangs and the Social Order of PrisonsPyrooz and Decker pull apart the bars on prison gangs to uncover how they compete for control. While there is much speculation about these gangs, there is little solid research. This book draws on interviews with 802 inmates - half of whom were gang...
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Cold Cases of Indiana: The Most Disturbing Unsolved Mysteries in Indiana***Cold cases from Indiana discussed, mapped, and brought back into public eye. In this book, every chapter is a new case with new victims. From Burger Chef to Lauren Spierer, i cover all types of unsolved cases. Theories and serial killer studies included***Why weren't...
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The Infamous Burke and Hare: Serial Killers and Resurrectionists of Nineteenth Century EdinburghBody snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. William Burke and William Hare aided Scottish surgeons competing for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. As...
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The Easter Sunday MassacreOn Easter Sunday 1975, James Urban Ruppert shot and killed his 11 closest relatives in what was then the largest family mass murder in the United States. The killings, which took the lives of eight children ages 4 to 17, sent shock waves through...
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Shadow Men: The Tangled Story of Murder, Media, and Privilege That Scandalized Jazz Age AmericaFrom Edgar Award finalist James Polchin comes a thrilling examination of the murder that captivated Jazz Age America, with echoes of the decadence and violence of The Great Gatsby On the morning of May 16, 1922, a young man's body was found on a...
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PETRO - Cleveland's Handsomest Public Enemy: The Story of Julius Petro and His Collinwood Burglary CrewA biography of Julius Petro, including biographies of his burglary crew, associates and the members of law enforcement who brought him to justice.Author: Allan R. MayPublisher: Conallan Press LLCPublished: 05/25/2022Pages: 560Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.14dISBN: 9780983703761This title is not returnable
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One Midnight in TexasONE MIDNIGHT IN TEXASTHE TRUE STORY OF THE SERVANT GIRL ANNIHILATORTerror came to the Texas town of Austin on December 31, 1884. That night was the first attack by a killer that became known as the "Servant Girl Annihilator." More would follow and the...
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O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It: The Shocking Truth about the Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron GoldmanNicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at her home on Bundy Drive in Brentwood, California, on the night of June 12, 1994. The days and weeks that followed were full of spectacle, including a much-watched car chase and the eventual arrest...
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Murder & Mayhem in TombstoneDesire, Deceit and DebaucheryTombstone was a wild place during Arizona's territorial era, with violence and criminal activity running rampant. It wasn't just the Earp brothers' iconic gunfight at the O.K. Corral that left behind a trail of death and destruction--lawlessness and vigilante justice reigned...
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Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the TruthIn a newspaper career spanning decades, Jimmy Breslin covered the stories that he knew mattered most: the human stories beyond the front page. From the JFK assassination, to the Son of Sam killings, mafia heists, the Crown Heights riots, and the Occupy movement, Breslin's...
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful ConvictionsIn his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the injustice faced by...
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Four Years in a Cave: Surviving GenocideFour Years in a Cave documents a painful, real life-experience of an elementary school teacher who survives a brutal, barbaric, and tribally-charged military purge of the 1980s in Zimbabwe. A secretly selected and specially trained brigade abducts the teacher from a minority tribe, falsely...
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Dark Tide: Growing Up with Ted BundyIncluding never-before-seen photos and handwritten letters from Bundy, Dark Tide's message is as gut-wrenching as it is clear, asking the question: how well do we know those we trust most? Edna's world turned upside down when her close cousin, Ted Bundy, was linked to...
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Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial MurderCanada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada...
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By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native LandAuthor: Rebecca NaglePublisher: HarperPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 352Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780063112049Review Citation(s): Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 14
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Broadway Butterfly: Vivian Gordon: The Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New YorkThe definitive, jaw-dropping account of the Jazz Age con woman, escort, speakeasy owner, and racketeer Vivian Gordon, whose sensational murder - and the damning list of powerful politicos, gangsters, and businessmen left behind in her diary - captivated Prohibition-era New York, obsessed its then-governor...
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Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East TennesseeTold from the unique perspective of the lead investigator on the case, this stunning true crime thriller is the story of Facebook, catfishing, and jealousy, where a double-murder begins with the click of a button.Author: Dennis BrooksPublisher: Diversion BooksPublished: 02/09/2016Pages: 262Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize:...
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