Download or read book Louisiana s Rogue Sheriffs written by Tom Aswell and published by Claitor's Pub Division. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dark Bayou written by Alan G. Gauthreaux and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection chronicles the most mysterious, bizarre and often overlooked homicides in Louisiana history. Drawing on contemporary records and, where available, the recollections of those who provide a coherent version of the facts, these mesmerizing tales detail some of the more gruesome episodes: the rise of the first Mafia godfather in the United States; the murder of two New Orleans police chiefs; the brutal murder of a famous New Orleans madam; the story of a respectable young woman who "accidentally" poisoned her younger sister and is a suspect in other family deaths; the ritual killing of blacks in southwestern Louisiana and eastern Texas; the mysterious death of a young housewife which still generates debate; and the demise of a local celebrity who believed in his own invincibility.
Download or read book Soldiers of the Law written by Roman Heleniak and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America s Rogue Sheriffs written by Tom Aswell and published by Claitor's Pub Division. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I support and applaud the many fine sheriffs, deputies and employees of sheriffs' departments throughout the U.S. who quietly go about doing their jobs every day of their working lives. They are to be commended and I would state unequivocally that these hard-working men and women are a solid majority of law enforcement personnel. It's the miscreants of the profession that I have attempted to call out for the defilements of their oaths of office, for their betrayal of our trust. Because there was no one state that stood apart from the others in terms of abuses on the part of its sheriffs, and for ease of reference for the reader, it was decided that the best way to present my findings was to simply go alphabetically, state-by-state.
Download or read book Our Enemies in Blue written by Kristian Williams and published by AK Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter. Violence, as well as the law, is what they represent. Using media reports alone, the Cato Institute's last annual study listed nearly seven thousand victims of police "misconduct" in the United States. But such stories of police brutality only scratch the surface of a national epidemic. Every year, tens of thousands are framed, blackmailed, beaten, sexually assaulted, or killed by cops. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on civil judgments and settlements annually. Individual lives, families, and communities are destroyed. In this extensively revised and updated edition of his seminal study of policing in the United States, Kristian Williams shows that police brutality isn't an anomaly, but is built into the very meaning of law enforcement in the United States. From antebellum slave patrols to today's unarmed youth being gunned down in the streets, "peace keepers" have always used force to shape behavior, repress dissent, and defend the powerful. Our Enemies in Blue is a well-researched page-turner that both makes historical sense of this legalized social pathology and maps out possible alternatives.
Download or read book Murder in the Bayou written by Ethan Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the town of Jennings, in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. They had all engaged in sex work as a means of survival, and they came to be called the Jeff Davis 8. The investigations into their deaths, originally searching for a serial killer, raised questions about police misconduct and corruption.
Download or read book A Sheriff Follows Culprits Into Louisiana and Captures Them written by Wallisville Heritage Park Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smuggler s End written by Del Hahn and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. . This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurtful Truths written by T. Joffrion and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran State Police investigator, Lieutenant Travis "Tag" Gaspard, after a week with his new love interest in Key West, has decided that retirement from fighting crime is imminent. However, a phone call from the head of Louisiana State Police postpones his immediate departure from the agency. The Special Investigations lieutenant is tasked with assisting a local sheriff's office in a murder probe, one that involves the death of a fellow trooper's wife. As "Tag" enters the ongoing investigation two things become readily apparent. First, he totally disagrees with the direction of the investigation, which causes an uncompromising relationship with the local cops. And secondly, he's caught up in a political power struggle that meanders from Baton Rouge all the way to Washington, D.C. His seemingly abrasive relationships with other sections of the law enforcement community, combined with political roadblocks that hinder the truth, present its own set of unique challenges as the investigation unfolds. Follow the story as the author chronicles a south Louisiana police investigation that begins with a small town homicide and ends with national security ramifications.
Download or read book A Thin Dark Line written by Tami Hoag and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2003-12-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terror stalks the streets of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana. A suspected murderer is free on a technicality, and the cop accused of planting evidence against him is ordered off the case. But Detective Nick Fourcade refuses to walk away. He’s stepped over the line before. This case threatens to push him over the edge. He’s not the only one. Deputy Annie Broussard found the woman’s mutilated body. She still hears the phantom echoes of dying screams. She wants justice. But pursuing the investigation will mean forming an alliance with a man she doesn’t trust and making enemies of the men she works with. It will mean being drawn into the confidence of a killer. For Annie Broussard, finding justice will mean risking everything—including her life. The search for the truth has begun—one that will lead down a twisted trail through the steamy bayous of Louisiana, and deep into the darkest reaches of the human heart.
Download or read book Why Gary Why written by Jody Plauché and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Deputy Mike Barnett asked Gary Plauchâe, "Why, Gary? Gary, why?" seconds after television cameras recorded Gary shooting and killing karate instructor Jeff Doucet, who had raped, molested, and kidnapped Gary's son Jody. Now, thirty-five years later, Jody Plauchâe answers the deputy's question on behalf of his late father and explores the story of his molestation, kidnapping, and survival. He unveils the sly tactics that child predators often use so that he can better inform parents of the potential signs that a person might harm their child. Through his own incredible story of using his past for good by helping others, he shares how any reader who has suffered great trauma can move on and not let the past define him or her. You have the potential to overcome negativity and redefine your own story"--
Download or read book With Edwards in the Governor s Mansion written by Forest C. Hammond and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1973, the high school football star Forest Hammond traded his gear for cuffs, entering the Baton Rouge Parish Prison after being caught up in a situation gone wrong. The course of this young man's promising life changed with one mistake: the football hero with the athletic scholarship overestimated himself. In an attempt to dissolve a violent situation, he failed and became entangled in a violent crime leading to a prison sentence for murder. Saint, as he was known, went on to serve time in Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country. His mistake would cost him nine years. His shot at a shorter sentence came after learning about a program allowing him to work as a servant in the governor's mansion in exchange for a possible chance at freedom. After serving as a butler for Gov. Edwin W. Edwards for years, he obtained the coveted gold letter of pardon. His experiences in Angola and the mansion greatly affected him and changed the direction of his life. His story is both cautionary and inspirational, while exposing an outdated custom that is even now in the headlines as controversial.
Download or read book Bobby Jindal written by Tom Aswell and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born Piyush Jindal in Baton Rouge and nicknamed “Bobby” at a young age, Bobby Jindal?s ambition has always been apparent. From his precocious entry into the world of government at the age of twenty-four to his election as the first Indian-American governor in the United States, Jindal is consistent in his upward push. But what sparked his passion for politics? What influences his doctrines? How does he compare to other Louisiana governors who entertained presidential aspirations?" --from the publisher.
Download or read book Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups written by Mark S. Hamm and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Examines terrorists¿ involvement in a variety of crimes ranging from motor vehicle violations, immigration fraud, and mfg. illegal firearms to counterfeiting, armed bank robbery, and smuggling weapons of mass destruction. There are 3 parts: (1) Compares the criminality of internat. jihad groups with domestic right-wing groups. (2) Six case studies of crimes includes trial transcripts, official reports, previous scholarship, and interviews with law enforce. officials and former terrorists are used to explore skills that made crimes possible; or events and lack of skill that the prevented crimes. Includes brief bio. of the terrorists along with descriptions of their org., strategies, and plots. (3) Analysis of the themes in closing arguments of the transcripts in Part 2. Illus.
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Download or read book So Damn Insane written by Robert Seamus Walsh and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From exploding camels to desperate suicides, this unexpected first collection of short stories from Operation Iraqi Freedom, provides imaginative answers to many unanswered questions, from bunker bunnies to fragging.
Download or read book The Deacons for Defense written by Lance Hill and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization--the Deacons for Defense and Justice--to protect movement workers fr
