True Crime Kidnapping

In September 2002, Mexican writer Ernestina Sodi and her sister, actress Laura Zapata, were kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico City. Deliver Us from Evil is a first-person account of the living nightmare endured by the two women. Blindfolded for much of her ordeal, Ernestina Sodi learns to identify the members of this well-organized, brutal, and professional kidnapping gang by voice and smell. Plunging listeners into the dark world of crime, rage, and violence without mercy, this real-life drama culminates in a thrilling and truly unforgettable climax.

In this meticulous and authoritative account of the trial and the times of the Lindbergh kidnapping, Robert Zorn clears away decades of ungrounded speculation surrounding the case. Inspired by his father's relationship with the actual accomplices—including the mastermind—he presents the clearest ever picture of a criminal partnership that would shake every class and culture of American society.

The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America - parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one surefire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping. The Kidnap Years is a thoughtfully reported pause-resister that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable.

Raised an aristocrat in Colombia and educated in European schools, Pilar transfixes everyone with her charm and her guile. She also falls for dangerous men and finds herself drawn into the highest levels of the cocaine trade. After two failed marriages and a harrowing escape from the drug life, she settles down to a quiet existence in Florida with her children - until her second husband tries to cut short his prison term by giving her name over to members of a new task force being formed by the DEA.

Australia's most prolific serial sexual killers met in prison. They were a complete contrast: Christopher Worrell, the charismatic psychopathic youngster; and James Miller, the older and socially awkward loner. For Miller, it was love at first sight. They developed an ominous sexual bond–proving that opposites can attract–and then kill. Once free, the inseparable tag team slayed as many people as notorious Australian serial killer Ivan Milat. Whereas Milat took a year to murder seven victims, the duo achieved the same in seven short weeks … the last four killed in only six days.

This audiobook is all about mass disappearances which have occurred in history. These events run the gamut from entire villages whose inhabitants disappeared to a flight of military planes gone missing in the Bermuda Triangle.

Left is the true story of a million-dollar kidnapping gone wrong and the elusive hunt for the criminal mastermind behind it all. From murdering his best friend to high-speed chases, breaking out of prison, and cold-blooded guile, this is the story of international fugitive Hossein Nayeri, as told by Lieutenant Ryan Peters of Orange County.

Es beginnt als harmlose Wanderung im idyllischen Boquete: Lisanne Froon und Kris Kremers, zwei junge Niederländerinnen, brechen zu einer Tour auf dem malerischen Pianista Trail auf. Als die beiden nicht zurückkehren, setzt eine beispiellose Suchaktion ein: Einheimische, Polizei, Rettungskräfte - ganz Panama scheint in Bewegung. Nach qualvollen zehn Wochen wird ein Rucksack im Flussbett des Río Culebra gefunden - kilometerweit vom ursprünglichen Wanderweg entfernt. Die Erleichterung über den Fund währt kurz.

Jede Episode beleuchtet neue Facetten des Falls und trennt Fakten von wilden Gerüchten. Der Fall Kris und Lisanne beflügelt die Fantasie von Internet-Detektiven weltweit, die ihre eigenen, oft bizarren Theorien entwickeln. Die Untersuchung folgt den Spuren der Unfalltheorien und zeigt auf, warum selbst erfahrene Wanderer an den offiziellen Erklärungen zweifeln.

In July 2002, the Eastlake police discovered a decomposed body in a modest studio apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. It appeared to be a suicide by firearm. The man was Joseph Newton Chandler III, a retiree whom neighbors and former colleagues described as quiet, secretive, and strange. But as the investigation progressed, less and less about Joseph's life and identity made sense. In 2018, thanks to scientific advances in DNA, the man's true identity was finally discovered: Robert Ivan Nichols.

Four Years in a Cave documents a painful, real life-experience of an elementary school teacher who survives a brutal, barbaric, and tribally-charged military purge of the 1980s in Zimbabwe. A secretly selected and specially trained brigade abducts the teacher from a minority tribe, falsely accusing him of collaborating with dissidents seeking to destabilize the regime dominated by the majority tribe. The teacher is savagely tortured but he manages to escape and hide in a remote cave for four years.

Een boek vol inspirerende levenslessen en strategieën om uitdagingen te overwinnen, veerkracht te ontwikkelen en positiever in het leven te staan, gebaseerd op Natascha Kampusch' ervaring als overlever van een langdurige gevangenschap Natascha Kampusch is tien jaar oud als ze op weg naar school wordt ontvoerd door Wolfgang Priklopil. Hij houdt haar gevangen in een keldertje van amper vijf vierkante meter. Pas achtenhalf jaar later, tijdens een onbewaakt moment, ziet Natascha kans te vluchten. Maar de nachtmerrie is nog niet voorbij.

Janine ist zarte 6 Jahre alt, als sie das erste Mal von ihrer Stiefmutter als Sexsklavin an einen Pädophilenring, einem organisierten Verbrechen der Reichen und Mächtigen eines gewaltigen, sogenannten "Unterweltimperiums", verkauft wird. Bis zu ihrem vierzehnten Lebensjahr wird sie an Männer mit unterschiedlich ausgeprägten, sexuellen Neigungen vermittelt und auf Orgien herumgereicht wie ein Stück Vieh, das ihre Peiniger ebenso niederträchtig behandeln. Schließlich soll sie ihre letzte Reise antreten.

Der Fund des Rucksacks und der menschlichen Überreste von Kris und Lisanne schockiert die Welt und wirft mehr Fragen auf, als er beantwortet. In dieser Episode tauchen die Autoren tief in die offiziellen Ermittlungen ein, die von Anfang an von unerklärlichen Fehlern geprägt sind. Der forensische Bericht aus den Niederlanden enthüllt erschreckende Details: Die Mädchen könnten elf Tage nach ihrem Verschwinden noch gelebt haben, ihre Handys wurden auf mysteriöse Weise bedient, die auf eine Benutzung durch Dritte hinweist.

Die letzten Antworten liegen im Verborgenen - bis jetzt. Dies ist die vierte und letzte Episode von Verschollen in Panama . In dieser Hörbuch-Serie rollen die Autoren Christian Hardinghaus und Annette Nenner einen der mysteriösesten Cold Cases neu auf und beleuchten die unzähligen Ungereimtheiten im Fall Kris Kremers und Lisanne Froon. In dieser abschließenden Folge stehen Antworten und Fragen im Raum, die nach all den Jahren immer noch zweifelhaft sind.

Detrás de la desaparición de Marcela Basteri, la madre del cantante Luis Miguel, existe una historia que, tras muchos años, finalmente es contada desde su Lado B: una historia de violencia de género que, como muchos otros casos, quedó impune. Escrito y narrado por Shanik Berman, escucharemos el tránsito gradual que llevó a Marcela Basteri a desaparecer silenciosamente en medio de un mundo rodeado por reflectores.

Dividing Ridge is based on a true story of an unsolved crime that took place along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany, NC, in 1937. After a young woman goes missing on her way to school, a community is left on edge. With news spreading quickly of her disappearance and gossip swirling, it is up to local law enforcement to restore a sense of safety and one determined sheriff to bring justice to her family.

Serial killers are the most notorious yet least understood of all criminals. They are also among the rarest, with only about 100 active at any given time in America. Nevertheless, they have had an outsized impact on our culture and psyche--and even on our vocabulary (think "serial killer"). This audiobook will explore how the mind of serial killers work, different types of kidnapping, and what to do when your loved one is missing. The author will also discuss what you should know about a kidnapper's motives and methods.

One hot summer, two young children disappeared from their first-floor apartment in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. Their mother, Alice Crimmins, reported them missing to the police. Later that day, the body of four-year-old Missy was found in a vacant lot, showing signs of having been strangled. The body of five-year-old Eddie, Jr., was found several days later.

Under litet drygt 16 timmar - med början på kvällen den 8 juni 1995 - förövade tre unga män en serie grova brott som i flera avseenden saknar motstycke. Trion genomförde en vettlös "bärsärkargång" som startade i Göteborg och drabbade sammanlagt 28 personer. Händelserna döptes till "gisslandramat i Hallsberg", eftersom de tre gärningsmännen greps där sedan polisen tvingats oskadliggöra en av dem med verkningseld - inför TV-kameror i direktsändning.