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Cover of Serial Killers: The Worlds Most Notorious And Ferocious Serial Killers: An In Depth Analysis Of Serial Killers Minds
by Brody Clayton
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018

Serial killers are people who defy the very concept of humanity. These people are able to remorselessly slay somebody without even the slightest regard for life. While most people associate death with grief, these inhumane monsters associate it with happiness and joy and even sexual gratification....
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Trout

A True Story of Murder, Teens, and the Death Penalty

by Jeff Kunerth
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2012

On a cool Pensacola night in January 1991, just a few minutes before midnight, three teenagers pulled up to the Trout Auto Parts store. Patrick Bonifay, his body coursing with adrenaline, entered the store clad in a ski mask carrying a loaded gun, intent on carrying out a poorly laid plan. Little...
Cover of Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders
by K. Scot Macdonald, Patrick MontesDeOca
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014

Sex, Money and MurderIn 1987 a heroin addict murdered an Emmy Award-winning choreographer in Manhattan. Then a wealthy LA surgeon and his teenaged son were targeted. In 1991, an out-of-work redneck flew to London with cyanide to poison three members of a male exotic dance review. If the poison...
Cover of John Fury Rochester, New York Public Enemy #1
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017

John "Johnny the Boxer" Fury was a 1930s era gangster in Rochester and Monroe County, New York. His specialty was stealing safes. A career criminal, Fury had twenty-eight offenses on his record before being assigned to Attica Prison in 1936. John was part of a team of three men who carried out safe...
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Norfolk Villains

Rogues, Rascals & Reprobates

by Neil R. Storey
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012

Discover the darker side of Norfolk with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of some of the most notorious, nefarious, and murderous characters from the county’s past, including pirates, smugglers, highwaymen, poachers, thieves, murderers, and...
Cover of A Death In Hemlock, New York The Unsolved Murder Of Joanne Ena Lynn
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2014

Joanne Ena Lynn's murder brings to mind how far investigations into rape and murder cases has come since she was slain on September 19, 1949. Lynn, an 11-year-old was on her way to school around 8:00 a.m. when she was abducted by an unknown person(s). Authorities placed a 14 county alert in hopes...
Cover of Murder & Mystery Trails of Northumberland & The Borders
by Clive Kristen
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014

Popular TV ghosthunter, Clive Kristen, takes the reader in search of the most notorious murderers in Northumberland's history and tries to unravel the circumstances and mysteries that still surround their crimes. The stories are woven into their historical context within the area. Although the trails...
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In the Shadow of Death

Restorative Justice and Death Row Families

by Elizabeth Beck, Sarah Britto, Arlene Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2007

The press called Martin's actions a "crime spree." Already convicted of armed robbery, Martin was facing the death penalty. In less than two weeks the jury would decide his fate. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Phillip did the only thing he felt he could do: in an act of faith and...
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Beyond Empiricism

Institutions and Intentions in the Study of Crime

by Joan McCord
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017

Beyond Empiricism expands the discourse on theories of criminal behavior. It considers institutional, social, and individual issues related to criminal behavior, while individually each raises questions about the adequacy of current theoretical claims. The topics have significant implications both...
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Profilers

Leading Investigators Take You Inside The Criminal Mind

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Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2010

In this compilation of expert articles internationally recognized homicide investigators, most of them pioneers in developing the science and the art of profiling, share their insights gained from years of experience tracking the perpetrators of some of the most notorious crimes.Among the subjects...
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Prison Violence

Conflict, power and vicitmization

by Kimmett Edgar, Ian O'Donnell, Carol Martin
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014

Prisons are dangerous places, and assaults, threats, theft and verbal abuse are pervasive - attributable both to the characteristics of the captive population and to an institutional sub culture which promotes violence as a means of resolving conflicts. Yet the crimes perpetrated by prisoners on other...
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Code Name: Papa Book 2

My Extraordinary Life While Hiding in Plain Sight

by John Murray
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018

In Book 2, John has teamed up with a new writer to bring to life the stories of his missions to save mankind from its baser elements. Starting with a more in-depth description of the places and systems of the organization he came to run, John shares with us some of his most poignant mission stories,...
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Murder Most Foul

Strangled, poisoned and dismembered in Singapore

by Yeo Suan Futt
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013

Seemingly safe on the surface, sunny Singapore has seen its fair share of murders that run the gamut from pre-mediated cases to crimes of passion. Here are some cases from the archives. Read about the curry murders where the victim’s body was dismembered and cooked in curry and then disposed of. Then...
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Foreigners Behaving Badly

Commiting murder, hooliganism and other crimes in Singapore

by Balvinder Sandhu
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2013

Moving to a new country to live is difficult, having to adapt to the culture and new environment. Most people settle down nicely but a handful don’t get used to their newly adopted home. Here then are stories of foreigners in Singapore who behave badly; committing murder, financial scams, vandalism...
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