True Crime

February 28, 1997. Early morning. Larry Phillips, Jr. and Emil Matasareanu were on their way to the North Hollywood Bank of America branch. In the trunk of their 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity, more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition, and five rifles, including 2 converted automated...

Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713)--generally known in the Americas as Queen Anne's War--a dramatic, decade-long wave of sea-robbery plagued the Atlantic rim. Often glamorized as the "Golden Age of Piracy," that period saw such colorful pirate leaders as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach,...

The true story of the world's first robbery of a moving train, and the real origins of the Wild West They were the first outlaws to rob a moving train. But from 1864 to 1868, the Reno brothers and their gang of counterfeiters, robbers,...

Author: Pepper AnnePublisher: Pepper Anne LLCPublished: 08/13/2022Pages: 304Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69dISBN: 9798218057084This title is not returnable

Bob Leach was a throwback to an era of legendary Texas desperados. He was a conman, a kidnapper, a cattle rustler, a stickup man, and more. But far from practicing his depredations in the Wild West heyday of the 1880's, Leach was a modern-day...

While primarily focussed upon the Skripal poisoning story of 2018, this book reaches back to its precursor the Litvinenko affair of 2006 and forward to the Navalny episode of 2020. It finds that these three episodes: were false-flag, fictional fabricated narratives, carefully designed to...

The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series Numb3rs as a springboard, Keith Devlin (known to millions of NPR listeners as the Math Guy...

The award-winning true-crime account of a Danish nurse accused of killing her patients-and an examination of the controversial evidence used against her. In the early hours of March 1, 2015, Danish police received an alarming call from a nurse at a provincial hospital. She...

The House of Mystery Radio Show has been on the air for ten years now, broadcasting in over a dozen cities in the United States, including KKNW 1150 A.M. Seattle/Tacoma, KCAA 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles/102.3 F.M. Riverside/1050 A.M. Palm Springs. I started the show...

At age 26 in the 1980s, Flo Trapani was an officer with the Simi Valley Police Department when few women in America were joining the ranks of law enforcement. Flo's job as a cop made headlines, as she was one of only a handful...

At age 26 in the 1980s, Flo Trapani was an officer with the Simi Valley Police Department when few women in America were joining the ranks of law enforcement. Flo's job as a cop made headlines, as she was one of only a handful...

The primary conspiracy of the late 20th century.Author: Kenn Thomas, Jim KeithPublisher: Feral HousePublished: 11/01/2003Pages: 237Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.06w x 0.55dISBN: 9780922915910

This book, as the first one did, will bring readers behind the scenes of the show, talk about cases never before shown, talk about the major forensic breakthroughs of Forensic Science, have a glossary of important terms, talk about the cutting edge research that...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological."--Truman Capote This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution...

Ted Bundy was America's first celebrity serial killer, and one of the most chilling enigmas in criminal history. Handsome, boyish and well-spoken, a law student with bright political prospects, Bundy was also a predator and sexual deviant who murdered and mutilated at least thirty...

How could the peace and quiet of Ashe County, North Carolina (in the mountains, at the Virginia-Tennessee corner), turn into a nightmare of crime and drugs, and the old copper mine itself become a dumping ground for the dead? In 1982, two bodies had...

In his own words and 27 years into his 30 year prison term; James Sawyer shares never discussed before details about his involvement as a Lieutenant in Issac Hicks Miami Based Drug Organization. In the early 80, James joined forces with Ike Hick's $5...

On a September night in 1978, Muhammad Ali would attempt to reclaim his title from Leon Spinks in one of the greatest heavyweight matches of all-time. That same night, a crew of over twenty-five country boys from in and around central Kentucky, which would...

A powerful true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal--an expansion on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time "A remarkable medical detective...

A "mesmerizing" (The New York Times Book Review) true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal--an expansion on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of...