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45 Murderers : A Collection of True Crime Stories
by Craig Rice
Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hard-boiled style and a wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders.
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American Murder Houses : a Coast-to-Coast Tour of the Most Notorious Houses of Homicide
by Steve Lehto
There are places in the United States of America where violent acts of bloodshed have occurred. Years may pass-even centuries-but the mark of death remains. They are known as Murder Houses. From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to national-and even global-infamy. Exploring the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes, American Murder Houses is a tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history. "
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The Annals of Unsolved Crime
by Edward Jay Epstein
An insider's guide to the art of reporting draws on more than four decades of investigative work to provide revisionary insights into some of the most controversial and mysterious crimes from the past two centuries. By the author of the best-selling Inquest: The Warren Commission and the Establishment of Truth.
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Chicago Crime Stories : Rich Gone Wrong
by Bryan Alaspa
Discover the most notorious criminals and crimes in Chicago's history. Meet psychopath and criminal mastermind Silas Jayne, a stone-cold killer even the mob seemed to fear. Read about the "Trial of the Century," the case that made the names Leopold and Loeb famous, and legendary lawyer Clarence Darrow a household name. Explore the mind of the Tylenol Terrorist who paralyzed the country with fear. You've heard about Capone, Gacy, and Speck; now learn about the rest of Chicago's worst.
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Erased : Missing Women, Murdered Wives
by Marilee Strong
Journeys into the dark depths of human psychology to look at the growing phenomenon of missing and murdered women, presenting an original theory about "eraser killings" in which men are driven to remove women--and sometimes children--from their lives, reassessing the Laci Peterson case and more than fifty other notorious killings fitting the profile.
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I Will Find You : Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime
by Joe Kenda
The star of Homicide Hunter, who investigated 387 murder cases during 23 years with the Colorado Springs PD, details the homicides too gruesome for TV, cases that still haunt him and the few cases where the killer got away, and divulges insights into the motivations and proclivities of nature’s most dangerous species—man. 75,000 first printing. TV tie-in.
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Murder & Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois
by Kathi Kresol
"Rockford rightly prizes its prosperous heritage, earned by manufacturing concerns like the Rockford Watch Factory and the Manny Reaper Company. But the town once named Midway also harbors a history of crimes and calamity. Gunfire broke out in the streets when networks of Prohibition informants slid sideways. In 1893, John Hart forced his own sisters to drink poison. Three years later, James French shot down his wife in the street. Over the years, a courthouse collapsed, a factory exploded and trains collided. Join local historian Kathi Kresol as she explores the mayhem milling about in Rockford's past."
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Nameless Indignities : Unraveling the Mystery of One of Illinois's Most Infamous Crimes
by Susan Elmore
New evidence discovered in a 130-year-old mystery
Upon discovering that her great-great aunt was the victim and central figure in one of Illinois's most notorious crimes, author Susan Elmore set out to learn more. She uncovered a perplexing case that resulted in multiple suspects, a lynch mob, charges of perjury and bribery, a failed kidnapping attempt, broken family loyalties, lies, cover-ups, financial devastation, and at least two suicides.
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Savage Appetites : Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
by Rachel Monroe
Four true crime stories explore women, violence and obsession including a 1940s heiress whose dollhouse crime scenes established forensic science as well as a woman who moved into Sharon Tate’s guesthouse and entwined herself with the family. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Second City Sinners : True Crime from Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets
by Jon Seidel
Countless criminals have made their mark on Chicago and the surrounding communities. Chicago Sun-Times journalist Jon Seidel takes readers back in time to the days when H. H. Holmes lurked in his "Murder Castle" and guys named Al Capone and John Dillinger ruled the underworld. Drawing upon years of reporting, and with special access to the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times archives, Jon Seidel explains how men like Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, and Richard Speck tried to get away with history's most disturbing crimes.
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True Crime : An American Anthology
by Harold Schechter
A comprehensive analysis that explores how American authors have written on crime in its various incarnations is a compendium of excerpts from the past three hundred years, in an anthology that includes literary evaluations of pieces on some of history's most notorious cases. 30,000 first printing.
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True Crime : The Infamous Villains of Modern History and Their Hideous Crimes
by Martin Fido
The lure of true crime stories is irresistible--and this popular book, now updated to include today's headline-making felonies, delivers hundreds of them in hard-hitting tabloid style. Dating from the 19th century to the present, the list of perps includes the most notorious villains of modern history, right up to Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned and raped his daughter for 24 years, and Armin Meiwes, the cannibal who found a willing victim. Includes nearly 500 black-and-white photos!
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True Crime, Illinois : The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
by Troy Taylor
Illinois was in many ways born in blood. From the early days of piracy to twentieth-century mob massacres, the state has been plagued with some of the worst crimes in history. This book begins with a general overview of crime in the state and then focuses on its headline stories. Included are the cases of the "Murder Castle" of H. H. Holmes, the intellectual thrill killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the bloody St. Valentine's Day Massacre involving Al Capone's South Side mob and Bugs Morans North Side gang, the eight nurses brutally butchered by Richard Speck, and the horrifying rape and slaughter of 33 young men by "Killer Clown" John Wayne Gacy.
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Unsolved Murders : True Crime Cases Uncovered
by Amber Hunt
Readers are on the case in the most infamous unsolved crimes of the 20th and 21st centuries, from the Black Dahlia murder to the Zodiac Killer through this compendium of crime scenes, evidence, witnesses and other essential details and clues.
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