Crimes Criminals category: 7162 books
The Professor & the Coed
Scandal & Murder at the Ohio State University
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2010
The true story of James Howard Snook, Theora Hix, and one of the most shocking crimes of the 1920s.
In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by the story of Dr. James Howard Snook—an Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal-winning...
Legal Executions in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri
A Comprehensive Registry, 1866-1965
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
In the five state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri, 1027 men and women are known to have been legally hanged, gassed or electrocuted for capital crimes during the century after the Civil War. Drawing on thousands of hours of research, this comprehensive record covers each execution...
by Kathi Kresol
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
The shocking true crimes of Rockford, Illinois, come to light in this fascinating account of a midwestern city’s sordid history of murder and corruption**.**
Rockford, Illinois, rightly prizes its prosperous heritage, built on manufacturing concerns like the Rockford Watch Factory and the...
Women and the Gallows 1797–1837
Unfortunate Wretches
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
In the last four decades of the Georgian era 131 women went to the gallows. What were their crimes? And why, unlike most convicted felons, were they not reprieved?
Women and the Gallows 1797 – 1837 brings new insights into their lives and the events that led them to their deaths, and includes...
M.A.D.D.
Russian Watch Chapter six
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have fifty three years of experience...
by Mary N Stamper
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have forty years of experience in these...
by Mary N Stamper
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have forty years of experience in these...
by Mary N Stamper
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have forty years of experience in these...
Muddy Waters
Russian Watch Chapter four
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have fifty three years of experience...
A Family Business
A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes Against the Dead
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
They were the owners of funeral home—and organ harvesters. An unsettling look at the Sconce family from the acclaimed true crime author of Deadly Lessons.
For sixty years, families in Southern California trusted the Sconce-owned Lamb Funeral Home with their loved ones’ remains. That trust...
by Debi Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
4 murders. 5 bombings. And no one charged. This is the definitive story of the Family Court Murders.
An initiative of the Whitlam Government, the so-called 'helping court' opened its doors in January 1976. But despite the high idealism of the court's creators, they failed to factor in one universal...
by Scott C Lornax
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Whilst the passage of time can and has uncovered many secrets, killers could get away with their crimes in 1596 when Shakespeare penned these words and this is certainly the case in more recent times as Unsolved Murders in South Yorkshire clearly demonstrate.
The early chapters include cases...
The Executioner's Toll, 2010
The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
The Executioner’s Toll, 2010 is a meticulous examination of every execution (and the details surrounding the execution) carried out in a single year—and a thought-provoking exploration into the minds of 46 killers as each plays the role of predator, quarry and condemned. The unsettling narratives...
Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice
Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
For more than a decade the Johnston gang terrorized communities throughout the East Coast of the US by stealing millions of dollars worth of property. When gang members couldn't intimidate witnesses to their many crimes, they murdered them. Jailing the Johnston Gang: Bringing Serial Murderers to Justice...