Titres dans Historique

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.

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.

Frieda "Fritizie" Mann had several identities during her brief life, and the mysterious circumstances of her death raise as many questions as they do answers. She was born in 1903 near the present border between Poland and Ukraine. And in the last year of her life, Mann became locally famous. She had reinvented herself as a flapper and "Oriental" dancer. She claimed to have friends in Hollywood and a movie contract. On the night of her murder, she said she was going to a party to meet her Hollywood friends; instead she traveled to an isolated roadside hotel where she met her death.

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.

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.

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.

This new edition provides extensive commentary on the literary figures, such as Baudelaire, Swinburne, J.K. Huysmans, Mallarmé, Arthur Symons and Théophile Gautier, who formed Wilde's literary circle and, in some senses, underpinned his overconfidence in the shield of Art to protect him from the sword of social morality. Returning to this contemporary account of such an infamous trial allows the modern listener a broader historical perspective. Grolleau’s words are, in fact, part of the history surrounding the immediate literary and social aftermath of Wilde’s death.

『내가 만난 소년에 대하여』는 '소년범의 대부' 천종호 판사가 그동안 펴낸 책에서 독자의 공감을 크게 받은 글을 추려 펴낸 특별판이다. 청소년부터 어른까지 쉽게 읽을 수 있도록 문장을 전부 다듬고 내용을 풍성하게 보완하였다.

Every 14 minutes in Australia, someone vanishes. Of the 38,000 missing persons reported each year, most return. But for the families of those who don't, it's a nightmare they never wake up from. There are currently 2600 long-term missing Australians. On top of that, 700 unidentified bodies lie in morgues and unmarked graves across the country, silent mysteries waiting to be solved.

La strage di piazza Fontana a Milano inaugura nel nostro Paese un quindicennio di sanguinosi attentati che non hanno eguali in Europa, in cui una minoranza di persone di opposte parti politiche scelse la strada della violenza per imporsi sul resto della cittadinanza e influenzare la vita civile del Paese. In quell'epoca buia molte volte la grande Storia, intessuta con le trame segrete di uno Stato tragicamente complice, è precipitata addosso alle persone comuni, travolgendole senza scampo o lasciandole illese per pura fortuna.

What dark secrets lie hidden within the heart of America's Dairyland? From the shadows of Milwaukee's urban landscape to the quiet forests of the Northwoods, this captivating true-story anthology explores the more sinister sides of Wisconsin's history. Uncover the twisted tales of notorious killers, delve into the unsolved mysteries of vanished souls, and journey through the haunted halls of some historical landmarks, where restless spirits linger and ghostly apparitions roam.

What possessed a woman from the elite of eighteenth-century New England society to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her husband at the midpoint of the American Revolution? The story of Bathsheba Spooner has alternately fascinated and baffled residents of Worcester County for centuries. Beyond central Massachusetts, the tale is largely unknown.

Uncover the truth behind the myths of rebellion, justice, and the pursuit of freedom that defined the lives of the notorious James brothers in Missouri Marauders: The Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James by J.A. Dacus. Experience the colorful characters and daring lawlessness that defined the James brothers' legacy in this riveting biography written while the James brothers were still alive!

In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history. Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government, a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause celebre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer, but questions about Drummond's life and death remain unanswered.