Crimes Criminals category: 7162 books
by Linda Fairstein
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Linda Fairstein unmasks the true face of psychopathy, and reveals the warning signs that every woman should know
The 2009 “Craigslist Killer” murder case shocked America, not just because of the heinous nature of the crimes but because their perpetrator—a handsome young law student with...
Every Dark Hour
A History of Kilmainham Jail
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2007
Kilmainham Jail is perhaps the most important building in modern Irish history. A place of incarceration since its construction in the late eighteenth century, it housed a succession of petty criminals, including sheep rustlers and, during the Famine, people who committed crimes with the sole aim...
by Linda Fairstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Crime expert Linda Fairstein reveals the surprising locations where women are most vulnerable to attacks, and what they can do to stay safe
Leaving work, riding in a taxi, even sitting in the comfort of one’s own home, these places are linked by one harrowing feature: They are where women...
by Kate Kray
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2003
When Kate married gangster Ronnie Kray he introduced her to some of the most feared criminals Britain has ever known. She persuaded them to open their hearts to her and talk about their crimes, fears and dreams.Featured in this book are such killers as John Straffen, Britain's longest-serving lifer....
Crime and the Rise of Modern America
A History from 1865–1941
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2011
In Crime and the Rise of Modern America, Kristofer Allerfeldt studies the crimes, criminals, and law enforcement that contributed to a uniquely American system of crime and punishment from the end of the Civil War to the eve of World War II to understand how the rapidly-changing technology of transportation,...
Portrait of a Monster
Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
From a pair of New York Times bestselling authors with unparalleled access comes an in-depth account of the manhunt for Joran van der Sloot, one of the most reviled accused criminals in the world
In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a high school trip to Aruba. Five years to the day...
by Christopher Baughman
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Sometimes justice takes a different path.For a hard-charging detective in the Pandering Investigative Team (PIT), deliverance comes in the manner of long prison sentences, humiliation, and bankruptcy for the animals who subjugate, beat, and torture women into selling their bodies, while reaping...
by Derek Yarwood
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
By dusty decree, the county judges sent em down . . . and the city sheriffs strung em up.From Norman times to the late 19th century, Cheshire had its own unique way of disposing of the criminals condemned at its assizes. For more than 500 years the countys rulers simply handed the miscreants over...
by Noel 'Razor' Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2010
As a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel 'Razor' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career. But he'd also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to...
Profiling Serial Killers
And other crimes in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The science of profiling is relatively new, having first been used in the United States in the 1940s. It took another twenty years of development and refinement before it was recognised as a valid investigative tool in the apprehension of criminals.
Financial Crime and Knowledge Workers
An Empirical Study of Defense Lawyers and White-Collar Criminals
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Financial Crime and Knowledge Workers examines the role of lawyers in court cases involving white-collar crimes, revealing fresh insights into the relationship between a lawyer's stature and a case's potential verdict.
Murder, America
Homicide in the United States from the Revolution to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 1980
Here is a comprehensive collection of the most fascinating homicide cases in our nation's history. Jay Robert Nash brings the dark side of America to life in these briefs. Included are the most ingenious and the most notorious murders, perpetrated by a group of criminals of frightening and fascinating...
Hearts of Darkness
Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental...
Heartland Horrors (True Crime Box Set)
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Notorious USA
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2018
WELCOME TO HEARTLAND HORRORS, THE NEWEST box set of the New York Times bestselling series of tales of America’s most notorious criminals and the crimes that shaped the places we call home. In this collection you’ll have no better guide through the darkest side of Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas than...