The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions by Stobbe, Mark

The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions

How the police create an imaginary criminal gang to trick homicide suspects into a confession and a...
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The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions by Stobbe, Mark

The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions

$52.70

The "Mr. Big" Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions

$52.70
Author: Mark Stobbe
Format: Paperback
Language: English

How the police create an imaginary criminal gang to trick homicide suspects into a confession and a prison cell

There are people in prison who got away with murder until they told the boss of a powerful criminal gang all about it. When the handcuffs were snapped on, the killers learned they'd been duped -- that "Mr. Big" was actually an undercover police officer. These killers ended up with lots of time to think about how tricky police can be.

In this captivating book, we learn why Mr. Big is so good at getting killers to confess -- and why he occasionally gets confessions from the innocent as well. We meet murderers such as Michael Bridges, who strangled his girlfriend and buried her in another person's grave. Bridges remained free until he told Mr. Big where the body was buried. We also meet people like Kyle Unger, who lied while confessing to Mr. Big and went to prison for a crime he did not commit.

The "Mr. Big" Sting is essential reading for anyone interested in unorthodox approaches to justice, including their successes and failures. It sheds light on how homicide investigators might catch and punish the guilty while avoiding convicting the innocent.



Author: Mark Stobbe
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 09/28/2021
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781770416123


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/12/2021
Library Journal 12/03/2021 pg. 1

About the Author
Mark Stobbe has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan and has taught at Keyano College and Okanagan College. He began studying the criminal justice system after being accused and acquitted of the murder of a loved one. Dr. Stobbe now lives and works in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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