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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: The Uncensored Story of the JonBenet Murder and the Grand Jury's Search for the Final Truth [Secure]
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In Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Lawrence Schiller thoroughly recreates every aspect of the complex case of the death of JonBenet Ramsey. A brilliant portrait of an inscrutable family thrust under the spotlight of public suspicion and an affluent, tranquil city torn apart by a crime it couldn't handle, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town uncovers the mysteries that have bewildered the nation. Why were the Ramseys, the targets of the investigation, able to control the direction of the police inquiry?; C... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Deadly Innocence [Secure]
by Scott Burnside
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Karla and Paul seemed like the picture-perfect newlyweds, but were really a pair of vicious killers who abducted, sexually tortured and murdered innocent schoolgirls, videotaping their evil acts in suburban Niagara Falls. Billed as the crime of the century in Canada, this case has received a great deal of media coverage on both sides of the border. Includes eight pages of photos.
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Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer [Secure]
by Ann Rule
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In the most extraordinary book Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than forty-nine young women. The quest to discover the most prolific serial killer in American history has been an intimate part of Ann Rule's life, with some of the corpses found only a mile or so from where she lived and raised her own daughters. She did not know the killer, but he apparently knew her and ... more info>>
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By Their Father's Hand: The True Story of the Wesson Family Massacre [Secure]
by Monte Francis
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Neighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California--the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren. But on March 12, 2004, gunshots were heard inside the Wesson home, and police officers responding to what they believed was a routine domestic disturbance were horrified by the senseless carnage they discovered when they entered. By Their Father's Hand is a chilling true story of incest, abuse, ma... more info>>
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Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder [Secure]
by Ann Rule
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America's #1 true-crime writer fulfills a murder victim's desperate plea--with this shattering New York Times Bestseller. "If anything ever happens to me ... find Ann Rule and ask her to write my story." In perhaps the first true-crime book written at the victim's request, Ann Rule untangles a web of lies and brutality that culminated in the murder of Sheila Blackthorne Bellush--a woman Rule never met, but whose shocking story she now chronicles with compassion, exacting detail, and unvarnished ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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In Cold Blood [Secure]
by Truman Capote
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On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. Five years, four months and twenty-nine days later, on April 14, 1965, Richard Eugene Hickock, aged thirty-three, and Perry Edward Smith, aged thirty-six, were hanged from the crime on a gallows in a warehouse in the Kansas State Penitentiary in... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Secrets Can Be Murder: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us about Ourselves [Secure]
by Jane Velez-Mitchell
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Respected television news journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell asks a probing, disturbing question: Are killers like Scott Peterson and Andrea Yates all that different from the rest of us? What kind of monster would do this? When journalists break the story of a child who's been kidnapped, a young woman who's been brutally raped, or a family who's been slaughtered, that's the question most of us ask. Secrets Can Be Murder exposes the hidden motivations behind the most sinister acts of recent times, wi... more info>>
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Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes [Secure]
by Crown Publishing Group
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Teasing Secrets from the Dead is a front-lines story of crime scene investigation at some of the most infamous sites in recent history. In this absorbing, surprising, and undeniably compelling book, forensics expert Emily Craig tells her own story of a life spent teasing secrets from the dead. Emily Craig has been a witness to history, helping to seek justice for thousands of murder victims, both famous and unknown. It's a personal story that you won't soon forget. Emily first became intrigued b... more info>>
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Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal [Secure]
by Ann Rule
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Jenn Corbin, a lovely, slim, brown-eyed blonde, appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in one of the upscale suburbs of Atlanta, expensive cars, a plush houseboat, and a husband--Dr. Bart Corbin, a successful dentist--who was tall, handsome, and brilliant. But gradually their seemingly idyllic life together began to crumble. There was talk of seeing a marriage counselor. Bart was distraught; Jenn seemed disenchanted. She needed to reach out to someone she could confide in--be... more info>>
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Anyone You Want Me to Be: A True Story of Sex and Death on the Internet [Secure]
by John Douglas, Stephen Singular
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John Douglas--the Bestselling Author of Mindhunter and the Undisputed Master Profiler of Serial Criminals--Tells the Chilling True Story of John Robinson, the Internet's First Serial Murderer. In Olathe, Kansas, a balding, pudgy father of four sits in prison convicted on three counts of homicide--two of capital murder--and suspected in at least five other disappearances. During the last half of the 1990s, John Robinson exploited the Internet's active world of sadomasochism with horrific results.... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science [Secure]
by Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson
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There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition--three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. But during a forensics career that spans half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond t... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door [Secure]
by Roy Wenzl, Tim Potter
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For thirty-one years, an unremarkable family man stalked, killed, and terrorized the people of Wichita, Kansas. He was a devoted husband. A helpful Boy Scout dad. A reliable, conscientious employee. A dependable church president. And behind it all, the notorious serial killer BTK--a self-anointed acronym for "bind, torture, kill." Now that he's in prison serving ten consecutive life sentences, the whole world knows that Dennis Rader is BTK. But the intricate twists and shocking turns of this sto... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob [Secure]
by Kevin Weeks
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I grew up in the Old Colony housing project in South Boston and became partners with James "Whitey" Bulger, who I always called Jimmy. Jimmy and I, we were unstoppable. We took what we wanted. And we made people disappear--permanently. We made millions. And if someone ratted us out, we killed him. We were not nice guys. I found out that Jimmy had been an FBI informant in 1999, and my life was never the same. When the feds finally got me, I was faced with something Jimmy would have killed me for-... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night [Secure]
by Lawrence Schiller
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No one in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, was surprised when Eric Thomas, a popular young doctor, sued the Ford Motor Company for the wrongful death of his pregnant wife, Tracy, after a minor accident involving their powerful Explorer. Backed by the medical examiner's findings, the lawsuit claimed that the Explorer's air bag inflated improperly, causing injuries that resulted in Tracy's suffocation. But this seemingly simple product-liability case soon evolved into something far darker and mor... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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City of Secrets: The Startling Truth Behind the Vatican Murders [Secure]
by John Follain
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Timely and explosive, City Of Secrets is the story of a still-unsolved crime on holy territory--the infamous Swiss Guard murders on 5/4/98--and of a systematic attempt to hide the fatal failings of a security force charged with protecting the Pope. City Of Secrets contains some of the most dramatic and sensational revelations ever published about the internal affairs of the Vatican. Powerful and suspenseful, it is the product of a three-year investigation, and a chilling portrait of actions unwo... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Dead by Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer? [Secure]
by Ann Rule
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When attorney Cheryl Keeton's body was found in her van on an Oregon
freeway, her husband, Brad Cunningham, was a suspect. But there was no
solid evidence to link him to the crime. Here is the gripping account of
the murder and trial--uncovering multiple marriages, infidelities,
financial manipulations, and monstrous acts of harassment and revenge. (Published: 2002)
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Empty Promises [Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 7] [Secure]
by Ann Rule
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A beautiful wife, a rising star in a computer corporation, and a
prosperous husband, the scion of a family building business, enter into
a murky world of drugs, sordid sex, and con operations. Their fairy-tale
romance ends in violent death... as with other cases presented here. All
are tragic tales of love that goes wrong--sometimes fatally wrong. (Published: 2002)
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Into the Mirror: The Life of Master Spy Robert P. Hanssen [Secure]
by Lawrence Schiller
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From the bestselling author of American Tragedy and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town comes an even more stunning portrayal of America's dark side. Into the Mirror is the shocking story of FBI Special Agent Robert P. Hanssen, the master spy who singlehandedly created the greatest breach of security in the history of our country. Written in compelling, novelistic prose, Schiller re-creates a gripping portrait of Hanssen, who for twenty-two years was a loving husband, a devoted father of six, a deeply... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America [Secure]
by Kent Walker
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In 1988 a troubled young man and his flamboyant mother were arrested for murdering a wealthy widow in her New York City mansion. Suddenly, America was transfixed by a pair of real-life film noir characters. The media couldn't get enough of the twisted relationship between Sante Kimes and her twenty-three-year-old son Kenny. But the most chilling story of all was never told--until now. Kent Walker, Sante's elder son, reveals how he survived forty years of "the Dragon Lady's" very special brand of... more info>>
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The American Cop Volume 1
by Raymond Null
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Raymond Null tells about times he has spent in the line of duty. Enjoy this book of short stories told by a real American cop. (Published: 2009)
Words: 39401 - Reading Time: 112-157 min.
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The American Cop Volume 2
by Raymond Null
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The second book of a series. This is a collection of short stories told by a retired police officer. (Published: 2009)
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The Devil's Gentleman [Secure]
by Harold Schechter
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From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter, whom The Boston Book Review hails as "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers," comes the riveting exploration of a notorious, sensational New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an earlier age, and the explosively dramatic trial that became a tabloid sensation at the turn of the century. Death was by poison and came in the mail: A package of Bromo Seltzer had been anonymously sent to ... more info>>
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The Fatty Arbuckle Rape Case
by Charles Nuetzel
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The Fatty Arbuckle Rape Case was responsible for bringing to the attention of the public a more startling, shocking side of the glamour capital of the world: Hollywood in the 1920's! Suddenly the town became known as SinCity, one of the labels which still, even today, sometimes is leveled at the Industry that made it famous. If you have ever wondered what made Hollywood the sin city of the world during the twenties, how it finally cleaned itself up, this series will reveal some of the startling ... more info>> (Published: 1969)
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The William Desmond Taylor Murder Scandal
by Charles Nuetzel
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During the early years of film making Hollywood managed to remain a wide open town, where anything might happen, and did. Films reflected this more liberal living standard. And many people in middle America felt its New Babylon image to be a bad influence on their families. It would take several scandals to force change. Censorship was just one step from becoming a harsh reality. The William Desmond Taylor murder mystery was a shocking and convoluted tale of intrigue that involved a couple of ve... more info>> (Published: 1969)
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Under and Alone [Secure]
by William Queen
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In 1998, William Queen was a veteran law enforcement agent with a lifelong love of motorcycles and a lack of patience with paperwork. When a "confidential informant" made contact with his boss at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, offering to take an agent inside the San Fernando chapter of the Mongols (the scourge of Southern California, and one of the most dangerous gangs in America), Queen jumped at the chance, not realizing that he was kicking-starting the most extensive undercover... more info>>
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