The "Mr. Big" Sting cover art

The "Mr. Big" Sting

The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions

 Preview

Audible Standard 1-month free trial

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo + applicable tax after 30-day trial. Cancel Anytime
Try for $0.00
More purchase options

The "Mr. Big" Sting

Written by: Mark Stobbe
Narrated by: David Marantz
Try for $0.00

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $22.11

Buy Now for $22.11

How the police create an imaginary criminal gang to trick homicide suspects into a confession and a prison cell



There are people in prison who got away with murder until they told the boss of a powerful criminal gang all about it. When the handcuffs were snapped on, the killers learned they'd been duped—that "Mr. Big" was actually an undercover police officer. These killers ended up with lots of time to think about how tricky police can be. In this captivating book, we learn why Mr. Big is so good at getting killers to confess—and why he occasionally gets confessions from the innocent as well. We meet murderers such as Michael Bridges, who strangled his girlfriend and buried her in another person's grave. Bridges remained free until he told Mr. Big where the body was buried. We also meet people like Kyle Unger, who lied while confessing to Mr. Big and went to prison for a crime he did not commit. The "Mr. Big" Sting is essential for anyone interested in unorthodox approaches to justice, including their successes and failures. It sheds light on how homicide investigators might catch and punish the guilty while avoiding convicting the innocent.©2021 Mark Stobbe Crime Criminology Law Social Sciences True Crime Murder
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most Relevant
I find The Mr. Big Sting fascinating but the narration is robotic - which makes it less interesting.

Mr Big - fascinating

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.