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Evil doers and thieves beware! The Pinkerton Detective Agency is on your tail. From the archives of the world's most successful agency come tales of daring heists and stories of the brave men who tracked down the bad guys. Train robbers, safe crackers, grifters, and murderers—all brought to justice by Pinkerton Detectives.

Nathan Leopold seemed to live a charmed life: a published, polyglot college graduate by the time he was nineteen and from a prominent, wealthy Chicago family. So, it was a shock to everyone when he and his lover, Richard Loeb, confessed to killing their fourteen-year-old neighbor Bobby Franks "for a thrill."

The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - everything from theft and fraud to romance scams and murder. In Private Inquiries, Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators.

Like sharks to blood in the water, the mob arrived in Hollywood greedy and ready to tear away huge chunks of cash. Opportunistic mobsters saw labor unions as the means for muscling into the movie industry and extorting millions of dollars from studio bosses. Control the unions to which projectionists, art directors, cinematographers, electricians, scene designers, stagehands, extras belong, and you control the whole industry.

The Witch of New York is the first narrative history about the dueling trial lawyers, ruthless newsmen, and shameless hucksters who turned the Polly Bodine case into America’s formative tabloid trial. An origin story of how America became addicted to sensationalized reporting of criminal trials, The Witch of New York vividly reconstructs an epic mystery from Old New York—and uses the Bodine case to challenge our system of tabloid justice of today.

Для раскрытия преступлений Кошко использовал маскировку: грим и переодевание, активно вербовал тайных агентов, применял дактилоскопию, создал картотеку преступников, основанную на их антропометрических данных. Благодаря этим методам в его сети попадали самые разные преступники, начиная с грабителей и убийц и заканчивая шулерами и мошенниками. В эту книгу вошли самые яркие и громкие дела сыщика.

Probing into a trial that deliberated on Betty's promiscuity, her alcoholism, and her adulterous affair with a black man rather than any physical evidence against her, critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze reveals how sex, politics, and corruption could possibly have led to a scandalous miscarriage of justice that kept the real killer from facing full penalty for his cold-blooded deed. A fascinating true crime account, By Two and Two is a must-listen investigation into the harrowing details of a sensational murder case.

A Jacket Off the Gorge peels back the layers of the criminal mind, revealing a fascinating look at one man's struggles within himself and with others. Jon's story raises questions about incarceration versus rehabilitation, lack of mental health treatment for offenders, and abuses by those we entrust to uphold the law.

From his abusive childhood, his inevitable journey into crime and his role in the dangerous underworld of south London’s gangland through to his eventful spells in many of Britain’s most secure jails, Ronnie Field is ready to recount his incredible story for the very first time. It’s a new take on the criminal fraternity of the 1970s and 80s from one of the last men standing. A raw, honest and sometimes humorous portrayal of a life in the fast lane of organised crime, Nefarious is a reflection on a bygone era from which there are few regrets. Though some things are best laid to rest.

Piacenza, 2019. Il maggiore dei carabinieri, Rocco Papaleo, riceve e trasmette al comando dei vigili urbani e non ai suoi superiori un'informazione di cui è venuto a conoscenza e che ha dell'incredibile: un carabiniere in servizio presso la caserma Levante, la seconda per importanza della città, è accusato di "condotte gravi e illecite". Le indagini della Procura di Piacenza scoprono cose incredibili, commesse non da uno ma da 7 carabinieri che popolano quella caserma: soprusi, pestaggi, sopraffazioni, festini privati, arresti illegali e persino spaccio di stupefacenti.

In a Mexico City mansion on October 23, 1789, Don Joaquin Dongo and ten of his employees were brutally murdered by three killers armed with machetes. Investigators worked tirelessly to find the perpetrators, who were publicly executed two weeks later. Labelled the "crime of the century," these events and their aftermath have intrigued writers of fiction and nonfiction for over two centuries. Using a range of sources, Nicole von Germeten recreates a paper trail of Enlightenment-era greed and savagery, and highlights how the violence of the Mexican judiciary echoed the acts of the murderers.

Die Rechtsanwältin Astrid Wagner, bekannt durch zahlreiche Sensationsprozesse, gewährt Einblick in ihre spektakulärsten Fälle: Tödliche Beziehungsdramen, aufwühlende Schicksale, aber auch stille Tragödien, manchmal mit skurrilen Wendungen.

V13: So lautet der Codename für den Prozess um die Terroranschläge in Paris, bei denen am Freitag, den 13. November 2015 in der Konzerthalle Bataclan, auf Caféterrassen im Osten der Stadt und vor dem Stade de France, wo das Länderspiel Frankreich – Deutschland ausgetragen wurde, 130 Menschen in den Tod gerissen wurden. Emmanuel Carrère besuchte die Verhandlungen vom ersten bis zum letzten Tag und berichtet über die daran Beteiligten, das Grauen, unverhoffte Menschlichkeit und die Maschine der Rechtsprechung.

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Delaware history.

Литературное творчество писателя Ильи Васильевича Селиванова в настоящее время известно разве что профессиональным исследователям. Однако в середине XIX в. его произведения пользовались огромным успехом у читающей публики. Илья Васильевич Селиванов окончил юридический факультет Московского университета, после которого состоял на гражданской службе в Москве и Петербурге. Позже был избран на должность уездного судьи. Работа новоизбранному судье предстояла колоссальная. В компетенцию уездного суда входило разрешение мелких гражданских и уголовных дел.

Абрам Липскеров был владельцем газеты «Новости дня», были у него и скаковые конюшни, также имел громадный особняк сначала на Неглинке, а потом на Мясницкой. Он держал на Покровке открытый дом – и там был стол для "недостаточной интеллигенции", то есть для бедных. Можно было прийти пообедать и получить рюмку водки. У него бывали Шаляпин, Горький и Чехов. "Новости дня" – газета более-менее бульварная, но Гиляровский, Чехов и Дорошевич там тоже печатались.

What if a respected surgeon could destroy your life with just one diagnosis? In early twentieth century Green Bay, Wisconsin, this terrifying reality was all too true for two women. Mary, an illiterate maid, and Mollie, a college-educated socialite, fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them, he claimed they had the shameful and dreaded disease of syphilis.

Joy Fererh was three and a half when her father walked out. When she and Sol met, he was fifty-five and nearing the pinnacle of his legal career. She was a thirty-something stay-at-home mother who, with Sol’s help, made a career for herself as a Republican Party fundraiser. They kept their affair a secret—until an explosive mix of sex, power, betrayal, and prescription-drug abuse set the stage for the tabloid headlines of the decade.

The long forgotten true story of two convict "assigned" servant girls, Sarah 18 y/o & Mary 20 y/o, tried in colonial Australia for the murder of their “master”. The witnesses except for the widow and her 12-year-old son saw no punches, allegedly the cause of death. The attending doctor did not arrive in time to give evidence. Hearsay evidence was admitted. There were no witnesses for the defense.

Le premier volume de Crimes en Provence est une série audio de 13 histoires qui explore des affaires criminelles intrigantes qui se sont déroulées en Provence. Chaque histoire vous offre une plongée captivante dans le monde sombre et complexe du crime. Parmi les affaires emblématiques figurent l'affaire Christian Ranucci, le mystère entourant la mort du juge Michel, le célèbre « Omar m'a tué » impliquant Omar Raddad, ainsi que l'intrigue du crime sans armes d'Albert Spaggiari. Chaque affaire apporte son lot de suspense, de mystère et d'interrogations sur la culpabilité des accusés.