True crime

An estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States.

From the bestselling writers of Black Mass, now a major film, comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger the most brutal modern day mafia boss since Gotti.

'the best Kelly biography by a country mile' - The AustralianThe definitive biography of Ned Kelly - and a superb description of his times.

A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.

Der 'Sonnenwirt' Christian Friedrich Schwan, die Bremerin Gesche Gottfried oder der 'Totmacher' Fritz Haarmann haben aufsehenerregende Morde verübt, die in Literatur und Film fortleben.

The untold story of the massacre of a Southern town's freedmen and a white lawyer's battle to bring the killers to justice: "e;Riveting.

Mount Desert Island has attracted scoundrels and scandals for more than 100 years.

Assassination?

In einem reichen, weißen Vorort von Madison/Wisconsin wird eine junge blonde Frau tot aufgefunden.

The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

This is the true story of Tot Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily.

In Partners in Crime, two-time No.

For many years, the FBI, led by J.

Im sogenannten "Schulenstreit" zwischen der "modernen" Strafrechtsschule um Franz v.

Ripper Murders From Old Photographs is not a standard retelling of the story of the Whitechapel Murders but the tale of historically important photographs connected to the case, discovered by the author in 2007.

The starting point for any investigation is a curiosity, and that curiosity will lead to questions.

For forty years David Meagher harboured a secret.

Some of the law officers who served the West during the last half of the nineteenth century drifted from one side of the law to the other and sold their talents to whichever side offered the most advantage.

The first of its kind in English, Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature is a selection of readings from Italian fiction and non-fiction writers on the subject of the Mafia.

Many decades before Ted Bundy roamed the country there was serial killer Earle Nelson.

WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME 2023WINNER OF THE UK TRUE CRIME AWARD FOR BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 2024A relentlessly fascinating and often jaw-dropping true story of two American women who unwittingly became Australia's 'Drug Grannies'In 1977, Vera 'Toddie' Hays and Florice 'Beezie' Bessire thought they were about to embark on the trip of a lifetime when Vera's nephew, Vern Todd, offered them a campervan to drive from Germany to India.

Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and can have terrible consequences.

Baptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community .

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, punishment was intended to be a short, sharp shock, often administered in public to discourage others from committing similar crimes.

Between 1933 and 1939, the FBI pursued an aggressive, highly publicized nationwide campaign against a succession of Depression era "e;public enemies,"e; including John Dillinger, George "e;Baby Face"e; Nelson, Charles Arthur "e;Pretty Boy"e; Floyd, George "e;Machine Gun Kelly"e; Barnes, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and the Ma Barker Gang.

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Alaska.

An in-depth look at the lives of the women murdered by the infamous, 19th-century London serial killer.

How would you treat a murderer?

Through every era of American history, New York City has been a battleground for international espionage, where secrets are created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications.

This wide-ranging resource uses evidence-based documentation to examine claims and beliefs - and provide the facts - about sexual assault and harassment and other forms of sexual violence in the United States.

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In 1980 in Toledo, Ohio—on one of the holiest days of the church calendar—the body of a nun was discovered in the sacristy of a hospital chapel.

Seit Jahrtausenden verehren Menschen Bäume als heilige Wesen, als Brücken zwischen Himmel und Erde und als Träger uralter Weisheiten.

Two elderly shopkeepers bludgeoned to death, the only evidence - a smudged thumbprint inside a cashbox.

An historical true crime accounting of London's notorious serial murderers and their victims, spanning the Victorian era to the mid-twentieth century.

Can Modern DNA Science Crack this Cold Case?

The relationship between drugs and today's wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization.

You have landed here because a new time has come in your life.

True stories of the Grand Canyon state's mostinfamous robbers, rustlers, and bandits.

It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the Thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions.

What is the value of telling the truth?

Gripping accounts of some of Australia s worst murder cases and insights into the men and women who committed the crimes.

This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's work "e;Martin Guerre"e;.

On July 16, 1989, Kaitlyn Arquette was shot to death in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

À 11 ans, Mary Bell imagine des jeux divertissants.

This work provides readers with an authoritative resource for understanding the true extent and nature of gun violence in America, examining the veracity of claims and counterclaims about mass shootings, gun laws, and public attitudes about gun control.

Thirty real-life accounts of passion gone lethally wrong Celebrated mystery writer Howard Engel traces the history of the crime of passion through France, England, Canada, and the United States in his first nonfiction book.

This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of rape and other forms of sexual violence, containing the latest information about victims and perpetrators; events, laws, and trends related to sexual violence; and attitudes toward it.