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A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of Inconvenience Gone. On the morning of March 6,1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable ... but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome for words. Not only the baby's charred remains, but an unsettling fact: the child's parents were homeat the time the fire broke out. The arson squad declaredthe fire suspicious and investigators determined it was arson. But if it truly was arson, what was the motive? Along with the tenacious and determined Detective Leslie Van Buskirk, Marion County Prosecutor Diane Marger Moore persisted for more than two years to get justice for Baby Matthew Wise. In 16 Minutes, she recounts the incredible storyand the shocking revelations she made.</

Benedict Giamo has published widely on the condition of historical and contemporary homelessness in America. In Homeless Come Home: An Advocate, the Riverbank, and Murder in Topeka, Kansas, Giamo offers a deeply sympathetic yet critical look at the life of homeless advocate David Owen, who was tortured and killed in 2006 by some of those he intended to help. Part chronicle, part social analysis, part investigative journalism, and part true-crime book, Homeless Come Home examines why and how David Owen contributed to his own gruesome death. David Owen defined his single-minded mission of tough Christian love, which he called "e;Homeless Come Home,"e; in terms of his belief that all homeless persons could and should be reunited with their family. He demanded that the homeless reenter society via telephone cards, cell phones, and their families front doors. Owen, who himself was disabled and had a history of legal and mental problems, would not take no for an answer. Many with whom he came in contact-pastors, social workers, legislators, police-feared that his fanatical dedication and aggressive approach ultimately would be his downfall. After police discovered his corpse on the bank of the Kansas River, four homeless persons who had been living in a nearby tent camp were charged with his kidnapping and felony murder. Giamo explores Owen's actions and motives, the homeless community in Topeka, the social services available to them, and the separate trials of the co-defendants charged in his death. In doing so, he conveys the contention between social order and disorder and raises broader concerns regarding inequality, advocacy, and justice. The story is both fascinating and cautionary, a modern tragedy in which no one person can be identified as its cause.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangsterone of the most respected crime reporters in the country (60 Minutes)comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint of notorious mob hit-man John Alite, a close associate of Junior Gotti who later testified against him.In Gottis Rules, George Anastasia, a prize-winning reporter who spent over thirty years covering crime, offers a shocking and very rare glimpse into the Gotti family, witnessed up-close from former family insider John Alite, John Gotti Jr.s longtime friend and protector. Until now, no one has given up the kind of personal details about the Gottisincluding the legendary Gotti Rules of leadershipthat Anastasia exposes here. Drawing on extensive FBI files and other documentation, his own knowledge, and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, including mob-enforcer-turned-government-witness Alite, Anastasia pokes holes in the Gotti legend, demystifying this notorious family and its lucrative and often deadly machinations.Anastasia offers never-before-heard information about the murders, drug dealing, and extortion that propelled John J. Gotti to the top of the Gambino crime family and the treachery and deceit that allowed John A. Junior Gotti to follow in his fathers footsteps. Told from street level and through the eyes of a wiseguy who saw it all firsthand, the result is a riveting look at a family whose hubris, violence, passion, and greed fueled a bloody rise and devastating fall that is still reverberating through the American underworld today.Gottis Rules includes 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.

This book is about the survival of the Human speices and its readiness in preparation to face days to come, within a sataire humour. The view is from refections of the many million who are feeling anxious in these times of uncertainty. We are al living in an illusion that is being created by electromagnetic frequencies, the lower we vibrate the bad the World is, now if we resonate higher guess what the result will be.....

Sixty years ago a small time thief, James Hanratty, with no history of violent crime was hanged for a motiveless and horrific murder, but vital evidence, withheld from the original trial, indicated that he might have been wrongly executed.His defence counsel couldn't take it in that this evidence had been concealed.At the same time, new DNA discoveries by forensic scientists told a very different story.If the interpretation of the DNA was right then James Hanratty was guilty, but if other new evidence, kept secret from the trial was right, then he might be innocent.What is the truth in this case?Was he innocent or guilty?Is this DNA evidence a cover up for the British government?Is this the final curtain on the James Hanratty case?What is your opinion after reading this book?

Fingers and toes with no pruning.No rigor mortis. No livor mortis.Blood glucose levels that revealed a recent death.Neighbors who saw Samira Frasch alive two and a half hours after her husband left the house.Phone records and eyewitnesses to support his alibi.A prison snitch who told a story filled with contradictions.A golf club that mysteriously appeared in the master bedroom a year after the controversial death.A handyman who lied repeatedly.Mental health issues that were ignored.A prosecutor with a grudge.It all said the same thing, that Dr. Adam Frasch had not killed his wife. The true and frightening story of how the State of Florida created a case out of planted evidence and disjointed testimonies to put an innocent man in prison.

"The truth revealed: official documents, interviews & the Kennedys"--Cover.

Pablo Escobar was a mama's boy who cherished his family and sang in the shower, yet he bombed a passenger plane and formed a death squad that used genital electrocution.Most Escobar biographies only provide a few pieces of the puzzle, but this action-packed 1000-page book reveals everything about the king of cocaine.Mostly translated from Spanish, Part 2 contains stories untold in the English-speaking world, including:How Pablo's craving for a teen volleyball player caused his brother-in-law's death.How half of the Medellín Cartel's big bosses fell.The fate of the survivors of the Palace of Justice attack.The state's role in the death of the popular presidential candidate Galán.

"Game warden work is not glamorous. There will be days when you are shivering and cold and your legs are covered with mud up to your knees. There will be other days when you are hot and sweating and your arms are covered with fish scales up to your elbows. There are hurricanes, tornados. mass shootings, explosions, and every other kind of calamity. You will get a front row seat to all of it. CAMPFIRE CONFESSIONS is a companion to Benny's first book TALES OF A TEXAS GAME WARDEN, recalling the adventures of one of Texas' most well- known game wardens. These are his stories." --

The normal peacefulness of the 38-mile-long Salado Creek was disrupted with the finding of two sets of shallow grave sites where six coeds from different walks of life were brutally murdered and buried. Why were only Hispanic women attacked? Why did the perp stop after six murders? Is there some form of generational evil which has been passed through family members? See how a disparate team of investigators come together to solve the crime and bring the suspect to justice.31 October 2021

There was never any doubt that Emma Burgemeister shot and killed beer and real estate magnate Otto Koehler on November 12, 1914. The question remained: Why? The deceased was one of the wealthiest and most respected persons in the Southwest and a pillar of the community. As a result, his murder and trial drew national attention. Soon, the entire affair was one of the most famous murder cases ever tried in Bexar County-a part of Texas known to have some notorious characters.Now, for the first time ever, MONEY, MURDER, SEX, AND BEER presents testimony from the trial, legal analysis, and other information that allows the readers to draw their own conclusions regarding the guilt or innocence of the alleged murderer. What makes the story unique is the efforts of officials in San Antonio and friends of Otto Koehler-the victim-to subvert the judicial process to avoid having the case go to trial. For a dead man with a recently spurned mistress, who could predict what secrets might come to light on the witness stand?

The first book to fully explore the arsenal of methods NFL teams use to spy on their opponents and the countermeasures used to deter them, Spies on the Sidelines includes incredible stories of covert surveillance, encryption, radio frequency jamming, stolen documents, and more.

This fully revised new edition provides a definitive and holistic overview of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) in a world in which right wing populism has gained ground, trade wars are increasing, and China is an emerging force.