Butcher`s Work: True Crime Tales of American Murder and Madness, Harold Schechter

Автор: Sullivan Kevin M.
Название: The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History, 2D Ed.
ISBN: 1476681007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476681009
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Описание: In this revised, updated and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous - and flamboyant - American serial killers on record. This in-depth examination of Bundy`s life and his killing spree is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors.

Автор: Burns Michael P.
Название: Flat Tire Murders: Unsolved Crimes of a South Florida Serial Killer
ISBN: 1476687307 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476687308
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Описание: The first book to explore the Flat Tire Murders and the Canal Murders in depth, as well as a bizarre series of murders occurring in the years earlier, known as the Gold Sock Stranglings. Interviews with the detectives that worked to solve these cases provide an intimate view of the attempt to capture the killer that terrorised South Florida.

Автор: Pinsky Mark I.
Название: Drifting Into Darkness: Murders, Madness, Suicide, and a Death Under Suspicious Circumstances
ISBN: 1588384578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781588384577
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Описание: A tangled web of family dysfunction, fatal attraction, and greed wends its way from the elegant Southern mansions of old Montgomery, Alabama, to the New Age salons of Boulder and rural, windswept Wyoming in Drifting Into Darkness, a true saga of bloodshed and betrayal.

Автор: Jeffrey M. Sauve
Название: Murder at Minnesota Point: Unraveling the captivating mystery of a long-forgotten true crime
ISBN: 0578341395 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578341392
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Описание: Billed as the crime of the century in 1894, Murder at Minnesota Point tells the twisted, sensational true story of a young, unidentified woman found slain on the isolated sandy shores of Minnesota Point, Duluth, Minn. For two weeks, her corpse was displayed for public viewing in hopes of discovering her identity. After she was buried in an unnamed paupers grave, her assailant breathed a temporary sigh of relief. Over the next two years, city detectives pursued numerous suspects from every corner of the country. The manhunt captivated a nation enthralled with the sensational details and deepening intrigue. Only by chance, an overlooked satchel containing incriminating evidence was brought forth, breaking open the case. Speculation suggested that the wanted man was a bigamist and a serial killer, having dashed his first wife in 1890 and two other people in 1893. His evil past included chumming with the infamous Minneapolis killer Harry Hayward. The two men may have acted together in dispatching the woman in Duluth. Murder at Minnesota Point is the result of the authors exhaustive 10-year study that traces the villains descent into ruin. The engrossing story of a long-forgotten murder is one that the reader will not soon forget.

Автор: Geoff Mynett
Название: Pinkertons and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot: Double Murder, Secret Agents and an Elusive Outlaw
ISBN: 177386050X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781773860503
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Описание: Pinkerton's and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot throws new light on the extensive manhunt for an accused murderer in northern British Columbia in the early 1900s. After a double murder in 1906, Gitxsan trapper and storekeeper Simon Gunanoot fled into the wilderness with his family. Despite lack of proof, the police pursued Gunanoot for nearly three years, sending search parties and police operatives into the wilds of northern BC. The hunt was covered by numerous newspapers at the time, describing a melodramatic cat-and-mouse chase--a not-entirely-accurate account. Frustrated by Gunanoot's ability to evade capture, the Attorney General of BC asked Pinkerton's National Detective Agency in Seattle to assist in the pursuit. In May 1909, two Pinkerton's operatives disguised as prospectors were sent to Hazelton, BC, to find and apprehend Gunanoot. From 1909-1910, they delivered regular reports to Pinkerton's office in Seattle detailing their progress. Many of these confidential reports, written around campfires on the treks in the wilderness, provided a vivid picture of life in the frontier town, relations of the settlers and prospectors, and of the conflicting loyalties and tensions in both the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. One of the most famous fugitives in BC history, Gunanoot's story has taken on the status of legend. Pinkerton's and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot is a fascinating tale of turn-of-the-century crime-solving techniques, rural politics and backwoods survival, based on never-before published, firsthand accounts of the two undercover operatives.

Автор: Robert L. Gulley
Название: Money, Murder, Sex, and Beer:: The Texas Trial of Emma Burgemeister
ISBN: 1649670087 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781649670083
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Описание: There was never any doubt that Emma Burgemeister shot and killed beer and real estate magnate Otto Koehler on November 12, 1914. The question remained: Why? The deceased was one of the wealthiest and most respected persons in the Southwest and a pillar of the community. As a result, his murder and trial drew national attention. Soon, the entire affair was one of the most famous murder cases ever tried in Bexar County—a part of Texas known to have some notorious characters.Now, for the first time ever, Money, Murder, Sex, and Beer presents testimony from the trial, legal analysis and other information that allows the readers to draw their own conclusions regarding the guilt or innocence of the alleged murderess. What makes the story unique is the efforts of officials in San Antonio and friends of Koehler to subvert the judicial process to avoid having the case go to trial. For a dead man with a recently spurned mistress, who could predict what secrets might come to light on the witness stand?

Автор: Robert Hadler
Название: Dark Secrets: The True Story of Murder on HMAS Australia
ISBN: 1925927431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781925927436
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Описание: A dark secret lurked aboard HMASAustralia, the flagship ofthe Royal Australian Navy. In 1942, with a Japanese invasion looming, those aboard the ship were shocked and completely unprepared to deal withthe brutal murder of a young sailorby twoshipmates who were allegedlypartof a homosexual grouponthe flagship.A swift military investigation and court martial were conducted.The officers faced a difficult, almost impossibletask.Howwere theyto provetheguiltofsailors accused of murdering a shipmatewithout exposing the motive for the crime, which wouldunleash embarrassing propagandaonto the worldfor the enemytoexploit? This would prove to be one of the most controversial events in the history of the Royal Australian Navy and trigger unprecedented legal and political events.But the real victim in this tragic story was the young sailor who was stabbed to death on the deck of Australia. He was a faceless victim, lost to the pages of history after he was buried at sea. However, family photographs now put a face to his name, and telegrams and letters reveal the full extent of this tragedy for his family. The full details of the murder, the names of the sailors involved in an alleged homosexual group on the flagship and the dark motive for his murder have been buried for more than two generations in the National Archives. The ultimate fate of the sailors convicted of his murder has also been hidden for far too long. It is well past time that the full story of the three sailors and what happened on board Australia that dark night on the Coral Sea in 1942 and afterwards is finally told.

Автор: William Rawlings
Название: The Columbus Stocking Strangler
ISBN: 0881468428 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780881468427
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Описание: Engaging Stories and Activities to Develop Comprehension Skills. The Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension 3rd edition is a six book series for Years 1 to 6 containing engaging, enjoyable texts to help primary school children to develop their reading comprehension skills. The passages in Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension series have been trialled in schools to ensure that they will grab pupils attention and so help them to develop a love of reading. The types of comprehension passages range from newspaper articles and descriptive reports, to plays, stories and poems. The 3rd edition contains over a

Автор: Sherwood Owl Williford
Название: Two to the Grave, Three to the Gallows: The Worley Murder Story
ISBN: 1667843982 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781667843988
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Описание: On a cold February night in 1878, in Wayne County, North Carolina James Worley and his wife, the former Appie Jane Snipes, met their fate at the hands of three former slaves. A local Goldsboro newspaper reported details: "Again, it is our painful duty to chronicle another most horrible outrage, perpetrated in Fork Township in this county, and this time a double murder ? James Worley and his wife, leaving behind three young daughters under five years of age. "There were pools of blood around the lifeless bodies, presenting one of the most heart-rending spectacles ever witnessed in North Carolina." The tragedy garnered national attention. From a leading New York publication: "There have been more murders committed in Wayne County since the war (Civil War) than in any dozen other counties in the state, but this murder is the most appalling ever committed in North Carolina." The victims were well acquainted with the accused killers and frequently invited them inside their home to "sit and warm a spell." Why, then, would those "guests" turn against them? Was this a random act of violence or was there a more sinister motive? Was it a robbery? Revenge for having been enslaved? Rape? Jealousy? Or evil promptings by the Devil? Lynchings were a simple and speedy way to insure "justice" in those days. Many local citizens clamored for it. Did the sheriff turn a blind eye to their wishes or were they granted a fair trial? What became of the orphaned sisters? Did they continue as a family unit or were they "scattered to the wind?" Today Appie Jane and James Worleys posterity numbers into the hundreds if not thousands. Stories from past generations continue to circulate among those living but after 144 years how many retellings are true and how many are laced with errors? Two to the grave, Three to the Gallows has been written by one who grew up among them. This is his attempt to set the record straight!

Автор: Wosh Peter J., Schall Patricia L.
Название: Murder on the Mountain: Crime, Passion, and Punishment in Gilded Age New Jersey
ISBN: 1978829140 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781978829145
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Описание: Margaret Klem and John Meierhofer were Bavarian immigrants who arrived in New Jersey in the 1850s, got married, and started a small farm in West Orange. When John returned from the Civil War, he was a changed man, neglecting his work and beating his wife. Margaret was left to manage the farm and endure the suspicion of neighbors, who gossiped about her alleged affairs. Then one day in 1879, John turned up dead with a bullet in the back of his head. Margaret and her farmhand, Dutch immigrant Frank Lammens, were accused of the crime, and both went to the gallows, making Margaret the last woman to be executed by the state of New Jersey.    Was Margaret the calculating murderess and adulteress portrayed by the press? Or was she a battered wife pushed to the edge? Or was she, as she claimed to the end, innocent? Murder on the Mountain considers all sides of this fascinating and mysterious true crime story. In turn, it examines why this murder trial became front-page news, as it resonated with public discussions about capital punishment, mental health, anti-immigrant sentiment, domestic violence, and women's independence. This is a gripping and thought-provoking study of a murder that shocked the nation.

Автор: Mark I. Pinsky
Название: Met Her on the Mountain: The Murder of Nancy Morgan
ISBN: 0813187133 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813187136
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Описание: An exhaustive piece of investigative journalism in search of the truth.

Автор: Ellie Hayes
Название: Kids Who Murder: Ten American Cases
ISBN: 1476681198 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476681191
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Описание: Assesses ten murder cases in modern American criminal history, examining the minds of the children who perpetrated them. Chapters compile decades of research on the psychology of child murderers in hopes of creating a more coherent understanding of why kids kill.