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Book Murder Most Vile Volume 33

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2021-03-13
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 33 written by Robert Keller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Kiss Me, Kill Me: The killer had an unusual defense. He claimed that his victim had begged him to take her life. Is it still murder under those circumstances? Thy Brother's Wife: A close-knit family is torn apart by a scandalous affair. Old grievances resurface. A shotgun splits the difference. Canadian Horror Story: An alcoholic, drug addicted logger with mental issues. He has a rifle and an ax and his blood is up. Pity those he encounters tonight. Every Mother's Nightmare: What happens when your 15-year-old daughter attracts the attention of an online predator? What happens when that predator shows up at your door? After Dark: Chiquita Tate was an easy person to admire but a difficult person to like. Turns out, someone disliked her quite a lot. Double Indemnity: A dentist dies in a blazing car wreck, leaving his wife to cash in a generous life insurance policy. First, though, the police have questions. Crooked River Bridge: Lesbian lovers Jeannace and Gertrude decide that Gertrude's kids are a hindrance to their relationship. Their solution to the problem goes beyond evil. Vampires of Kentucky: They weren't real vampires, of course. But the crimes they committed were certainly worthy of those inhuman creatures. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories

Book Summary of Robert Keller s Murder Most Vile Volume 13

Download or read book Summary of Robert Keller s Murder Most Vile Volume 13 written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-21T22:59:00Z with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Roy Wahlberg was a polite and respectful boy, until he started experimenting with drugs and Satanism. He became argumentative, paranoid, and violent under the influence of LSD. His girlfriend, Roxanne Ahlstrand, endured his rages every week. #2 Roy was supposed to attend a party with his girlfriend, Roxanne, that evening, but he was already drunk and high when he got there. He began arguing with her, and then drove into Ely, where he met up with two friends. They went to the Wolf Lake Resort and drank in the car. They did some cocaine, but Goedderz declined to participate. #3 On March 14, 1975, police responded to a report of a 1970 Gold Plymouth Duster that had been left unattended in the Ely Co-Op parking lot for several days. When they opened the trunk, they found the corpse of a young man with severe wounds that had cracked open his skull and exposed his brain. Two of his front teeth had been knocked out. #4 The case against Wahlberg was strong, but the State failed to insist on Red Nelson’s testimony as part of his plea deal. The prosecutor was confident of a conviction. Wahlberg was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He entered the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Stillwater in June 1977.

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 27

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-09-28
  • ISBN : 9781695538962
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 27 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Ultimate Betrayal When Straight-A student Jennifer's grades start slipping, she resorts to deception to keep her demanding parents happy. How far will she go to keep her secret? Death on a Spring Day A savage murder, a bungled investigation, a killer who is never caught. Forty years later, DNA evidence clears the prime suspect. So who killed Jean Welch? For the Love of God The seven-year-old had been beaten to death by his own mother. His crime? Failing to memorize a religious text. Cabin 28 It was a massacre, committed in a small cabin in a backwoods town. The police should have brought the killer to justice. So why didn't they? Happy Never After Sex, Satanism and murder are the themes of this startling tale involving a group of teachers at an exclusive high school. Mixed Blessings When mutilated body parts turn up on a dockside in New Jersey, the hunt is on to find a killer. The case will take some unexpected twists. The Horrible Death of Red-Hot Carla Porn star Carla was dead, her once beautiful face obliterated by four bullets. She had left behind a note naming her killer. Murder in the Playroom Culture dictated that Rahan's wife should obey him in everything. Imagine his response when he heard rumors that she was having an affair. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 23

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-10-13
  • ISBN : 9781728751740
  • Pages : 141 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 23 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Preacher's Wife: The murder of a beloved pastor shocks a small Tennessee town. The secrets that are revealed in its aftermath are more shocking still. Love Kills: A homely accountant and a beautiful, aspiring actress tie the knot in an unlikely match-up. One of them won't make it past the honeymoon. Every Contact Leaves a Trace: The tiny beach community of Port Hueneme, California is rocked by a trio of brutal homicides. The police are convinced that a serial killer is responsible. They're wrong. Michigan Deliverance: Two buddies out on a drinking binge stumble into the wrong bar. Soon after, they disappear. Their fate is the stuff of horror movies. And Never Let Her Go: A woman disappears from a busy city street in broad daylight, leaving the police with a seemingly unsolvable riddle to crack. Dressed to Kill: Dr. Richard Sharpe had some odd kinks. Dressing up in his wife's clothes was one of them. Another was stalking her with a hunting rifle. Mr. Saturday Night: A serial killer is cruising the backroads of South Wales, trawling for victims. Saturday nights just got deadly. Choke Hold: When a woman is found strangled the police are certain that one of the many men in her life did it. The killer turns out to be a far less likely suspect. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 17

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-08-10
  • ISBN : 9781974352838
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 17 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Midnight Shift: The advertisement sounded too good to be true. And it was. Those who responded found themselves lured into the grasp of a serial killer. A Doctorate in Death: Professor Amy Bishop was known around campus for her notoriously short fuse. Still, no one would have suspected that she'd pull a gun during a faculty meeting. Secrets and Lies: A duplicitous redhead, a hapless, love-struck rancher and a handsome cowboy come together in this sordid tale of sex, deceit and murder. The Girl in the Yellow Pajamas: How do you catch a killer when you can't even put a name to the victim? A classic murder mystery from Australia. Life After Death: The horrific tale of a woman who was prepared to go to any lengths to have a baby - including bloody murder. Game, Set, and Murder: He was a Wimbledon finalist and the greatest Irish tennis player of his generation. So how did he end up embroiled in a bloody mutilation murder? Eat Me: The advertisement called for a man who was prepared to be killed and then eaten. Amazingly, there were four applicants. A Man Walks into a Bank...: The barely believable tale of a bank heist gone horribly wrong and the robber who, literally, lost his head. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 9

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-06-19
  • ISBN : 9781534768802
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 9 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Raising Hell : Two warped brothers on a mission to prepare the world for the second coming of Christ. Woe betide anyone who gets in their way. The Murder of Sweet Fanny Adams : An innocent little girl is lured to a field by a prowling paedophile. What happens next is shocking beyond belief. Mr. Meticulous : Meet Israel Keyes, the man the FBI considers to be the most meticulous serial killer in history. Till Death Do Us Part : A beautiful young woman is murdered on her honeymoon. But did her husband really order her death? And if so, why? The Fifth Commandment : Father Hans Schmidt was selective about which commandments he chose to obey. Thou shalt not kill did not make the cut. Unlucky in Love : Mary Wilson's husbands had an unfortunate habit of dropping dead soon after the nuptials. But was the elderly widow really a mass murderer? The Phantom of the Opera : A beautiful violinist goes missing during a performance and ends up dead in a lift shaft, leaving the NYPD with a conundrum to solve. 40 Days in Hell : A teenaged girl is kidnapped by a gang of miscreants in this barely believable tale of torture and horrific death from Japan. Burning for You : What happens when a former golden girl's life goes off the rails? Who pays the price for her frustration? Ghosts : A mysterious sequence of events culminates in the massacre of an entire family. But who killed the Grubers? Could it really have been a vengeful ghost? Plus 8 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 24

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-01-12
  • ISBN : 9781793966018
  • Pages : 142 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 24 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Final Deployment: A naval officer falls gravely ill while on maneuvers in the Mediterranean. The reason for his mysterious illness almost defies belief. For I Have Killed: Decades after a beauty queen is murdered, detectives finally piece together the identity of her killer, a man no one would have suspected. Madman at the Mall: It was a typically bustling Saturday afternoon at the Strathfield Mall. Then a man entered... carrying an assault rifle. Copycat Jack: The year was 1888 and London was being terrorized by a knife-wielding madman. Now a mutilated body has been found hundreds of miles away. Has the Ripper shifted his killing ground? A Monster in Our Midst: A shopping cart stands near the garbage chute, dripping blood onto the paving. What's inside those neatly packed bags? Bad Rabbi: Meet Fred Neulander, a rabbi with a rather liberal take on living one's life by the Ten Commandments. I Love You to Death: The victim stood over 6-foot tall; the suspect was a petite 4-foot-11. Was it really possible that she'd hacked and beaten him to death? Motive Unknown: A senseless double homicide leaves NYPD detectives baffled. They know who the killer is. They just don't understand why he did it. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 19

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-01-12
  • ISBN : 9781983668784
  • Pages : 150 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 19 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Time of Death: When a corpse gets caught up in fishing nets off the coast of southeast England, the only clue to the victim's identity is the Rolex watch he's wearing. Who is he and how did he die? Desperate Housewives of Silicon Prairie: Bored housewife Candace though that her affair with her best friend's husband was just harmless fun. She didn't expect to end up on trial for her life. East Side Story: Two of Manhattan's brightest young things hook up in Central Park for a late night tryst. One of them ends up dead. An infamous case from New York City. Murder at the Nunnery: When an elderly nun is raped and murdered in her bed, all clues point to an addle-brained teenager. But was Johnny Garrett put to death for a crime he didn't commit? Who Speaks for the Dead?: A fascinating glimpse into the world of forensic entomology, as science steps in to resolve an "uncrackable" double murder. Keeping Up with the Joneses: When a divorce turns nasty, the Jones clan comes up with a novel way of resolving the custody issue. He can't see his daughter if he's dead! War Machine: Everyone knew that Officer Woo was a fuse ready to blow. Few could have predicted the extent of the carnage he would cause. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: It was the perfect murder, cleverly conceived and expertly executed. But then the killer got greedy and decided to file a lawsuit against his victim's estate. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Book Murder Most Vile Volume 10

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  • Author : Robert Keller
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-06-18
  • ISBN : 9781534726086
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 10 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Murder, He Wrote: It was the perfect crime, until the killer decided to write a novel, using his real M.O. for his fictional murder. Run, Bambi, Run: A young mother is found shot to death and the clues point to the unlikeliest of suspects - a gorgeous ex-cop and playboy bunny. The Man Who Wrecked Trains: The killer had one of the strangest sexual fixations you'll ever encounter - he got his kicks derailing trains. To Love and to Perish: John Perry was tired of his young wife's philandering. His solution? Kill her, cook her, feed her to the cat! For the Love of Money: Greed can be murder and Frederick Seddon is quite possibly the greediest scoundrel you'll ever have the displeasure of meeting. Damned by Evil: A beautiful young girl gains an unwanted admirer, a snuff movie enthusiast with a taste for necrophilia. Gods and Monsters: A quartet of criminals takes control of a tiny Mexican village, sparking an orgy of sex, murder and human sacrifice. The Family: A family of hippies under the control of a murderous messiah, a series of crimes that shook America to its very roots. Dinner for One: The killer was a sous-chef at one of the best restaurants in town. His victim was dinner. A Better Life Through Murder: How far would you go to live the good life? As far as kidnapping? As far as murder? Plus 8 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Book Ethnologia Europaea Vol  33 2

Download or read book Ethnologia Europaea Vol 33 2 written by Bjarne Stoklund and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The symposium 'Sleepers, Moles, and Martyrs: Secret Identifications, Societal Integration, and the Differing Meanings of Freedom' held in Reinhausen, 2002, formed the basis of this issue of Ethnologia Europaea. Occasioned by the social, political and mass media discourses after the bombings of New York's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, an interdisciplinary group of scholars came together to explore the connotations and implications of the term 'sleeper'. The biographies of terrorist perpetrators are but one of many permutations of sleeper-like phenomena in late modern polities. Clandestine operatives of the state are sleepers, and both willing and unwilling victims of terrorism are discursively transformed from sleepers into martyrs. Starting with analyses of the discourses about sleepers in Part I-their historical antecedents, narrative emplotment, and semantic differentiation-Part II turns to the hidden or unspoken of aspects of the state, the challenge of fundamentalist terrorism to the modern political project and the tensions between neighbourly discourse, public display and the state. Part III juxtaposes changing depictions of Shiite martyrdom with the violence done to the term 'martyr' within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Part IV, cultural secrets encoded in memorials and public silences in academic discourse are addressed. The different cases assembled offer comparative materials and perspectives from the USA, France, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain, Iran, Israel, Istria and Sweden.

Book Clues  A Journal of Detection  Vol  33  No  2  Fall 2015

Download or read book Clues A Journal of Detection Vol 33 No 2 Fall 2015 written by Elizabeth Foxwell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.

Book The Man from the Train

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill James
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2017-09-19
  • ISBN : 1476796270
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book The Man from the Train written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Some of these cases—like the infamous Villisca, Iowa, murders—received national attention. But most incidents went almost unnoticed outside the communities in which they occurred. Few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal and uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. “A suspenseful historical account” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history. “A beautifully written and extraordinarily researched narrative…This is no pure whodunit, but rather a how-many-did-he-do” (Buffalo News).

Book The Last Book on the Left

Download or read book The Last Book on the Left written by Ben Kissel and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2020 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An equal parts haunting and hilarious deep-dive review of history's most notorious and cold-blooded serial killers, from the creators of the award-winning Last Podcast on the Left

Book The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers written by Michael Newton and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopaedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. Written in a non-sensational manner, this authoritative encyclopaedia debunks many of the myths surrounding this most notorious of criminal activities. New major serial killers have come to light since the first edition was published, and many older cases have been solved (such as the Green River Killer) or further investigated (like Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer). Completely updated entries and appendixes pair with more than 30 new photographs and many new entries to make this new edition more fascinating than ever. New and updated entries include: Axe Man of New Orleans; BTK Strangler; Jack the Ripper; Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the Sniper Killers; Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer; and Harold Frederick Shipman.

Book Murder in the Locked Library

Download or read book Murder in the Locked Library written by Ellery Adams and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling cozy mystery series continues at a Virginia book-themed getaway where there are multiple murders to solve. With her twins, Fitzgerald and Hemingway, back in school, Jane Steward can finally focus on her work again—managing Storyton Hall, and breaking ground on the resort’s latest attraction: a luxurious, relaxing spa named in honor of Walt Whitman. But when the earth is dug up to start laying the spa’s foundation, something else comes to the surface—a collection of unusual bones and the ragged remnants of a very old book. The attendees of the Rare Book Conference are eager to assist Jane with this unexpected historical mystery—until a visitor meets an untimely end in the Henry James Library. As the questions—and suspects—start stacking up, Jane will have to uncover a killer before more unhappy endings ensue . . . “This group of intriguing characters and suspects will keep readers riveted until the last page. Ellery Adams has proven, yet again, that this series will go on for a long time to come.”—Suspense Magazine “This enchanting blend of mystery and fantasy succeeds in feeling timely and grounded…Book and mystery lovers alike will rejoice in this extraordinarily unique, exuberantly fun series.”—Kings River Life

Book Evil Men

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  • Author : James Dawes
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2013-05-06
  • ISBN : 0674073991
  • Pages : 229 pages

Download or read book Evil Men written by James Dawes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on—how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. Drawing on firsthand interviews with convicted war criminals from the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), James Dawes leads us into the frightening territory where soldiers perpetrated some of the worst crimes imaginable: murder, torture, rape, medical experimentation on living subjects. Transcending conventional reporting and commentary, Dawes’s narrative weaves together unforgettable segments from the interviews with consideration of the troubling issues they raise. Telling the personal story of his journey to Japan, Dawes also lays bare the cultural misunderstandings and ethical compromises that at times called the legitimacy of his entire project into question. For this book is not just about the things war criminals do. It is about what it is like, and what it means, to befriend them. Do our stories of evil deeds make a difference? Can we depict atrocity without sensational curiosity? Anguished and unflinchingly honest, as eloquent as it is raw and painful, Evil Men asks hard questions about the most disturbing capabilities human beings possess, and acknowledges that these questions may have no comforting answers.

Book Violent Crime

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  • Author : Christopher J. Ferguson
  • Publisher : SAGE
  • Release : 2009-01-13
  • ISBN : 1412959934
  • Pages : 417 pages

Download or read book Violent Crime written by Christopher J. Ferguson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume provides cutting edge research in an easily accesible format.