Download or read book Popular Crime written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: 2011. With new addendum.
Download or read book Famous Crimes of Recent Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Famous Crimes of Recent Times written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Famous Crimes the World Forgot Volume II written by Jason Lucky Morrow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famous Crimes the World Forgot Volume II uncovers more amazing true crimes that exploded into the national news, shocking Americans from coast to coast-crimes that were eventually forgotten-until now. Each one of these stories transports you back to the time they happened, propels you through all the suspense-filled developments, and explores each one with an in-depth look into the actions of humans so evil, it's hard to believe they were real. They include: a serial poisoner who laughed when thought he got away with murdering a brother and sister, but cried when he was arrested; a woman with a history of being robbed by two men until the third time it happened when they killed her husband, or so she said; a mail-order bride lured to her death 3,000 miles away by a man with a wife and five children; a serial-rapist and possible serial-killer who murdered two sisters on their way to church; a five-time loser turned drifter who gunned down four men for $40 inside a hermit's shack; an escaped convict turned serial-killer with a taste for red-heads; the mysterious car bomb murder of a wealthy Texas socialite which churned up a cast of sordid characters who captivated an audience for what was America's first live-televised murder trial; and Milwaukee's first serial-killer who stabbed young girls with a seven-inch stiletto.
Download or read book Famous Crimes of Minnesota written by Michael Burgan and published by Adventure Publications. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robberies, murders, kidnappings - Minnesota has been home to several notorious crimes. Some were committed by infamous lawbreakers: the James-Younger gang, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde and others. But not all misdeeds have been done by career criminals. Take a closer look at more than two dozen unlawful acts that rocked Minnesota and often grabbed headlines across the country.
Download or read book Notorious San Francisco written by Rj Parker and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco, a city founded in part by criminals, was once one of the most dangerous cities in America. Its Barbary coast was called "a unique criminal district that was the scene of more viciousness and depravity, but it possessed more glamour, than any other area on the American continent." "San Francisco Notorious" brings back the glamorous depravity and noir atmosphere that made it the premier location for murder thrillers like "The Maltese Falcon," "Vertigo," and "Zodiac." This book contains more than 20 compelling tales of serial killers, deadly women, con-men, masters of escape, and unsolved mysteries. San Franciscan criminals were as colorful as the city they inhabited. Take William Thoreson, a murderous millionaire who hid the nation's largest private armory in his Pacific Heights mansion. Then there's Isabella Martin, the murderous "Queen of Grudges" who tried to poison an entire town, or Ethan McNabb and Lloyd Sampsell, the "Yacht Bandits," who used a luxurious sloop as a getaway vehicle for their dozens of bank robberies. Most of these unusual cases are largely unknown and have never appeared in book form. Included are cases that are still mysteries today, including the mysterious tale of the Zodiac Killer, complete with a new analysis and a startling new theory on the murder.
Download or read book Celebrated Criminal Cases of America written by Thomas Samuel Duke and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cold Cases written by Hélèna Katz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explicitly chronicles 40 cases of unsolved murders and disappearances over a period of more than 160 years, tracing the evolution of criminal investigation and forensic techniques. Murders and other violent crimes often leave an indelible mark on society. The 18th-century murder of "Beautiful Cigar Girl" Mary Rogers helped the then newly emerging tabloid papers become a fixture in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration was spurred into requiring electronic screening of passengers and carry-on luggage by a series of highly-publicized hijackings. Abductions of youth gave birth to Amber Alerts and advertising missing children on milk cartons. And popular TV shows like Law and Order, CSI, and Cold Case document our fascination with police investigations, heinous criminals, and the complicated aftermath of their actions. This book examines 40 well-known cases of unsolved murders and suspected abductions over a period of over 160 years. Cases are organized chronologically to give readers insight into the evolution of criminal investigation techniques and forensics in the last century and a half. Later chapters detail how modern forensics were used in attempts to solve old cold cases or helped generate new leads.
Download or read book The Chronicle of Crime written by Martin Fido and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notorious Crimes written by Shizuko Walmer and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-06-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love the crime thriller genre? Join us to discover the famous crimes of the past. This book is one of a compilation of six fascinating historical true crime stories, all geographically attached or close to the author's childhood home.
Download or read book The Chronicle of Crime written by Martin Fido and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Furious Hours written by Casey Cep and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “superbly written true-crime story” (Michael Lewis, The New York Times Book Review) masterfully brings together the tales of a serial killer in 1970s Alabama and of Harper Lee, the beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who tried to write his story. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members, but with the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative assassinated him at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted—thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the reverend himself. Sitting in the audience during the vigilante’s trial was Harper Lee, who spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case and many more trying to finish the book she called The Reverend. Cep brings this remarkable story to life, from the horrifying murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South, while offering a deeply moving portrait of one of our most revered writers.
Download or read book Life The Most Notorious Crimes in American History written by Editors of Life and published by Life. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Famous American Crimes and Trials 5 Volumes written by Frankie Y. Bailey and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2004-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid and fascinating accounts of the many famous crimes and trials that have shaken the U.S. and its communities from colonial times to the present.
Download or read book Famous Crimes Past and Present written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Murder in Battle Creek written by Blaine L. Pardoe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1963, Daisy Zick was stabbed twenty-seven times at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan—and locals are still talking about the unsolved case today. On a bitterly cold morning in January 1963, Daisy Zick was brutally murdered in her Battle Creek, Michigan, home. No fewer than three witnesses caught a glimpse of the killer, yet today, it remains one of the state’s most sensational unsolved crimes. The act of pure savagery rocked the community, as well as the Kellogg Company where Zick worked. Here, Blaine Pardoe offers a detailed chronicle of this shocking and mysterious crime. With long-sealed police files and interviews with the surviving investigators, the true story of the investigation can finally be told. Who were the key suspects? What evidence do the police still have on this cold case more than fifty years later? Just how close did this murder come to being solved? Is the killer still alive? These questions and more are masterfully brought to the forefront for true crime fans and armchair detectives.
Download or read book Speaking of Murder written by Bonnie Bucqueroux and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Speaking of Murder"invents true-crime "media autopsy"Bonnie Bucqueroux' new book dissects the media coverage of three famous crime cases: the Fatty Arbuckle "murder" trials, the Kitty Genovese case where neighbors heard her being killed but did nothing and Truman Capote's creation of the non-fiction novel "In Cold Blood" about the Clutter murders in Kansas.Author Bonnie Bucqueroux' new book Speaking of Murder: Media Autopsies of Famous Crime Cases dissects three famous crime cases through the lens of their media coverage. "A media autopsy looks at the role of the media in helping or hindering efforts to bring justice to the accused, as well as to the victims and their families and to the community," says Bucqueroux, a faculty member at Michigan State University's School of Journalism where she previously served as coordinator of the Victims and the Media Program. In Volume One, Bucqueroux conducts media autopsies on three famous cases from the past: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle stood trial three times for a crime that likely never occurred. Aspiring starlet Virginia Rappe died of an infection after a private party that the press transformed into alcohol-fueled orgy, with the lovable comedian cast in the role of the villain. (Arbuckle's 125th birthday would be this March 24, 2012.) Kitty Genovese was returning home late at night after work when she was attacked on the street and killed by a stranger. What made her case unique was that Abe Rosenthal of The New York Times discovered that 38 witnesses heard her scream during the half-hour she was raped and stabbed but did nothing to help her. Acclaimed novelist Truman Capote invented the "non-fiction novel" to tell the story of the murder of four members of the Clutter family of Kansas and the subsequent arrest, trial and execution of the two men who killed them. Bucqueroux explores how Capote crafted his masterpiece and at the toll covering such cases inflicts on the journalists who report on them. Bucqueroux' website (www.speakingofmurder.com) offers a free downloadable Study Guide that high school and college instructors can use for their English, journalism, criminal justice or sociology classes. "I teach an introduction to mass media course, and I find that students need to practice their critical thinking skills, to tease out the impact that media coverage of crime has on our society. We are both repelled and fascinated by murder cases, so they serve as excellent case studies for students to consider, " said Bucqueroux. "We also need to discuss the role of journalists in helping us understand why such crimes persist and how we can do a better job of preventing them."
