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Poliser ser mycket blod i sina dagar, men den lilla lägenhet i Helsingfors de kom in i denna oktobertorsdag var ändå bland det värsta de sett. Bland allt blod fann de en ung kvinna som blivit brutalt mördad. Polisen börjar genast utreda brottet. Offret hade bott ensam i lägenheten, men det ska visa sig att hennes före detta make bor på andra sidan gatan med sin nya fästmö. Genom förhör och intervjuer målas ett triangeldrama av sällan skådat slag upp, och det är svårt för polisen att avgöra vad sanningen är, när beskyllningar studsar åt alla håll.

Under 1980-talet var nynazismen på stark framväxt i Skandinavien. Flera uppmärksammade våldsdåd sker, och många av förövarna är unga män. År 1981 avrättades två unga män i norska Hadeland. Förövarna var tre unga nynazister. De tre unga männen, Espen och John som båda var 20 år gamla, samt Johnny som var 18 år, kom alla tre från konservativa hem, två av familjerna hade gamla kopplingar till nazismen. De hade också något annat gemensamt, alla tre var väldigt vapenintresserade.

Clarence Darrow is the most celebrated criminal trial lawyer in American history. In the spring of 1911, organized labor implored Darrow to represent the McNamara brothers, two union iron workers charged with the murder of 20 employees arising out of the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. Darrow and his wife Ruby's trip west quickly became a fight for survival.

Late-1970s Los Angeles was rampant with killers and shady characters, but all the go-getters at Space Matters saw was possibility. Richard Kasparov was handsome and charismatic; his younger associate, Jerry Schneiderman, brilliant and nerdy. When the pair hired a veteran contractor to oversee construction, the space planning firm they operated out of a hip mansion in LA's Miracle Mile district appeared poised to transform the boundless skyline into their jackpot. After the promising team imploded, however, the orderly lines on their blueprints succumbed to treachery and secrets.

In the village of Great Wyrley near Birmingham, someone is mutilating horses. Someone is also sending threatening letters to the vicarage, where the vicar, Shahpur Edalji, is a Parsi convert to Christianity and the first Indian to have a parish in England. His son George - quiet, socially awkward and the only boy at school with distinctly Indian features - grows up into a successful barrister, till he is improbably linked to and then prosecuted for the above crimes in a case that left many convinced that justice hadn’t been served.

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the New York Times best-selling author. Swanson transports listeners back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his best-selling Chasing Lincoln's Killer, he deploys his signature "you are there" style to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

In 1865 France, a mere youth devises a way to fame and fortune through murder and mayhem.

Brother vs. brother in old Bombay. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer), Byron Kane, Lillian Buyeff, Alistair Duncan, Bob Lemond (announcer), Julie Bennett, Jack Kruschen.

This audiobook follows a group of individuals making split-second decisions after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital, the chief of the Dallas Secret Service, the cameraman who captured what has become the most examined film in history, the FBI agents who had gunman Lee Harvey Oswald within their grasp, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson who had to take control of the country at a moment's notice.

A beautiful widow casts her own spell on the gypsies of New England. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), William Conrad, Sammie Hill, Hy Averback, Shepard Menken.

The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. Lou Merrill (host), Mary Jane Croft, William Johnstone, Georgia Ellis, Herb Butterfield, Ben Wright, Sam Edwards, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Tudor Owen, Bob Lemond (announcer). 25 minutes. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.

Dalle sue mitiche origini nell'Antico Testamento passando attraverso il Giappone feudale, la Sicilia mafiosa e i giorni nostri: un affascinante viaggio nel mondo segreto dei Killer Professionisti, ripercorso nei suoi momenti chiave, che accompagna l'ascoltatore fino al contraddittorio presente. "Che siate eccitati dalla prospettiva o atterriti al pensiero, sappiate che il killer professionista cammina tra noi, in tutti i modi, alcuni apparenti, altri velati. Ed è proprio in questa opacità inquietante ma avvincente che Forbus punta il faro dell'analisi."

Eric Frattini, escritor y periodista especialista en servicios secretos y el Vaticano y Andrés Madrigal cocinero con dos estrellas Michelín nos ofrecen las recetas de las últimas cenas y comidas tomadas por 50 grandes personajes de la historia. Además el libro recrea las últimas horas de estos 50 personajes y que circunstancias les rodearon para que aquellos sabrosos platos fueran su última cena.

What do Wyatt Earp, Belle Gunness, Big Foot the Renegade, Billy the Kid, Dr. H.H. Holmes, and The Black Hand have in common? They were all subjects of true crime newspaper reporting in the 1800s. Now their stories and that of many others are brought together in their original form in this compilation by New York Times best-selling author Mike Rothmiller. These classic works of journalism resurrect astonishing stories that will take the listener back to when these horrific tales mesmerized a nation.

A homicide crisis began sweeping America after massive quantities of cocaine first began their journey into America in 1986. Drugs were trucked along the highways of the Cocaine Trail to every city in America. This influx of a deadly new drug led directly to a series of record deaths from overdoses, suicides and crime-related murders, family breakdowns and destroyed lives. Drugs are credited with driving the highest homicide rates in American history and a raging turf war between street gangs.

Ronnie and Reggie Kray remain two of the most infamous criminals in British history. Brought up in the East End of London, they became involved in petty crime at a young age and their dark and violent temperaments became apparent when they were called up for National Service. Following a stint in prison they were kicked out of the army and became embroiled in all aspects of crime. This is the inside story of the Kray twins as told by the people who stood by their sides.

Siamo a Firenze nel 1921, le squadracce fasciste imperversano in città e si organizzano i gruppi di autodifesa socialisti e comunisti. Gli scontri sono all’ordine del giorno e il giovane fascista Giovanni Berta viene prima malmenato e poi gettato da un ponte nell’Arno. Immediatamente i fascisti trasformarono questo fatto in un martirio, enfatizzando la brutalità e la ferocia delle masse operaie. A queste dovevano porre un argine l’indomita fede e il senso di sacrificio dei sostenitori del fascismo.

In 1969, the body of a young woman was discovered in the woods of Renton, rocking the communities along Puget Sound. Three more brutal murders followed, drawing the attention of multiple police agencies as they tried to piece together the meager clues left behind. The seemingly unrelated cases challenged detectives, who struggled to realize they were all connected to one man: Gary Gene Grant. Before the term "serial killer" was even coined, Grant stalked his prey, destroying lives and families while walking unseen among the masses. Decades later, his crimes have all but been forgotten.

Los náufragos del Wager es un true crime y una absorbente historia de supervivencia, fruto de una exhaustiva investigación periodística pero que se percibe como una novela de Conrad. Grann nos sobrecoge con su capacidad para contar una historia que tuvo lugar hace más de doscientos años: recupera el eterno debate entre la maldad y la bondad en la naturaleza humana y los pone sobre la mesa de nuestro convulso presente.

Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta tells the infamous story of Joaquin’s life, his bloody career and his gruesome fate. With careful research and never-before-told stories of the violent trail Murrieta and his gang left in their wake, award-winning author and definitive Wild West historian John Boessenecker separates fact from fiction in this gripping portrait of the California Gold Rush era, for readers of Tom Clavin and H. W. Brands.