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My name is Dale Tunnell and I spent over 41 years as a criminal investigator and law enforcement professional. I had years and years of specialized training and I earned a Ph.D. in psychology. I became an international expert in voice analysis research in criminal investigations and correctional environments, and I developed a sophisticated analytical system that incorporated handwriting comparison, psycholinguistics, psychiatry and acoustical voice analysis called S.H.I.E.L.D. Analysis.After spending nearly 16 years studying this American legend by reading what everyone else thought they knew, I decided I was tired of going down rabbit trails and re-examining anecdotal stories I knew in my gut were exaggerated and untrue. I concluded, never search for the truth; search for the lies instead.When I finally changed my approach and returned to scientific methods, good old-fashioned gumshoe work, and the CSI-type procedures I developed, the truth of William H. Bonney, alias Billy the kid, finally emerged.If you want a thrill of discovery, never see the world the same way once you’ve read this book. Or even if you just want to be consumed with curiosity, then this is the most important book you’ll read all year!This is no ordinary historic crime mystery, because I unravel the past with new analytical methods you have never seen or heard of before!No historians have been spared in creating this book. In fact, I have taken a zero-tolerance policy on nostalgic reflections from the past while writing this book. We have even exhumed graves to uncover new facts to get the truth for you. What would it be like to discover that everything you learned about the past was a lie?You will discover exactly how to get the TRUTH! And why it’s even more mysterious than fiction.You will discover exactly why the BEST murder mysteries are not fiction.If you are into psychology, you will discover the mental traits of the real William H. Bonney and how they made him into a resilient killer.If technology is your thing, you will discover how I utilized CSI-type methods to reveal information historians tried to keep hidden.If you are a western legends fan, you will discover a full new comprehension of the landscape and environment in which these characters thrived.You will discover anatomical, psychiatric, and psychological traits to positively distinguish Billy the Kid from others who claimed his identity.Discover why Dr. Dale Tunnell has become a modern “language inquisitor” with a computer and a magnifying glass.In this book, I resurrect in thought not a folk hero, but the authentic William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, and unmask an impostor who claimed to be him.If you are truly interested in knowing the truth about Billy the Kid, then scroll up and click the , “Add to Cart” button to purchase this book.

This collection of six articles previously published between 1965 and 1967 describes foreign operations of the Russian Imperial Police, commonly referred to as the Okhrana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

This captivating resource covers the bloody history of Mexican drug cartels from their rise in the 1980s to the latest round of brutal violence, which has seen more than 125,000 Mexican citizens killed over the past decade.This comprehensive reference work offers a detailed exploration of the vicious drug organizations that have enveloped Mexico in extreme violence since the 1980s. Organized alphabetically, the book features more than 200 entries on the major individuals and organizations that have dominated Mexico's booming illegal drug trade, as well as the Mexican armed forces and police units that have faced off against them in the escalating War on Drugs.The book opens with illuminating essays that provide context for Mexico's cartels and the long-running War on Drugs and explore the impact of the cartels on the United States. The A-Z entries that follow include such topics as Vincente Fox, "El Chapo" Guzman, the Golden Triangle, Operation Border Star, and the Sinaloa and Zetas cartels. Other entries focus on various anti-drug campaigns, crucial events, and weaponry favored by the cartels. The entries are augmented by an expansive chronology, a colorful glossary, and an extensive bibliography.

Heat and smoke from the fire killed six-year-old Chrissy and both visiting grandparents and left the house in ruins. Bottles and cans containing gasoline found placed in doorways clearly indicated arson. Weeks later, Herb Steigler was arrested for murder and the attempted murder of the wife he rescued. A year later, he was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence and sentenced to hang. Family and friends never stopped believing that Herb was innocent. Their theory of who set the fire wasn’t investigated by the police, pressed in court, or probed by the press. Eventually released from prison, Herb and his family went on to live productive, joy-filled lives.Fifty-some years later, there is still no hard evidence of who committed the arson, and no one has confessed.Decades after his release from prison, and toward the end of his suffering with dementia, Herb would utter random, unfiltered things. One day he appeared distressed and exclaimed to Arlene, “They think I killed my family!”Arlene held her breath, wondering what he might reveal. “Well, did you?”

Marilyn Carlson lived in the house on Canyon Road from her birth until she married twenty-two years later. She would always have treasured family memories of birthday parties, Christmas celebrations; countless events within the walls of the large two-story yellow home.Only two families occupied the residence between 1974 and June of 1978 when Geraldine Hesse came calling in her quest for a home for herself, her daughter Renee, and granddaughter Nicolle. Through the years, following Geraldine Hesse and Renee Curtiss, numerous other families, some with children, lived there over the next three decades.By 2008 much of the area surrounding the house had become commercially valuable. Marilyn Miller (nee Carlson) and her brother, Owen Carlson. In 2008 Marilyn and her brother decided decided to raze the Canyon Road home and, with the cleared property and adjacent land they owned, construct a small office building on the site.Sunrise excavating, owned by Travis Haney, was given a contract to excavate the cleared land. A day or so into the excavation process, as the dirt was being turned over, human remains were discovered.

La corrupción es uno de los principales problemas que aqueja a todas las democracias en el mundo. La corrupción también genera violaciones a derechos humanos. En Corrupción y derechos humanos. ¿Por dónde comenzar la estrategia anticorrupción? se explica cómo las distintas expresiones de corrupción suponen transgresiones a los derechos humanos. Para mirar empíricamente cómo la corrupción impacta sobre los derechos civiles, políticos, económicos y sociales se construyen dos bases de datos, una a nivel mundial y otra sobre México. Este es el primer ejercicio de este tipo. Ahora sabemos, por ejemplo, que aquellos países que tengan el menor nivel de corrupción tendrán un 97% de probabilidad de no sufrir de desapariciones forzadas. Además de la corrupción y los derechos humanos, se analizan otros aspectos como son la impunidad, el control sobre los gobiernos, el PIB y la población. En suma, se tiene una mirada teóricamente sólida y empíricamente sostenida sobre las relaciones entre corrupción y derechos humanos.

An account of an idealistic lawyer's coming of age in relation to mass incarceration and racial injustice across the United States. Soon to be a film starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

Using new information that comes from the formerly classified files of the FBI, this book tells the full story of the remarkable criminal career of Baby Face Nelson. Illustrations.

For fans of real life murder investigations everywhere. Retired Chief Superintendent Kevin Moore uses cases he was involved in to trace how investigations have changed over the decades. Just what is murder? What about forensics? What happens when criminals fall out with criminals? It's not all like Midsomer Murders or Vera!

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Burn Boston Burn-The Largest Arson Case in the History of the Country is an astounding true crime narration. A conspiracy of 9 men, including 3 Boston cops and a Boston firefighter, burned Boston and surrounding communities in the early 1980s due to tax-cutting measures that caused layoffs of hundreds of police and firefighters. Over 2 years, these fire buffs turned arsonists, torched 264 buildings, causing millions of dollars in damages and hundreds of injuries. The city was ablaze with nightly fires, sirens wailing through the streets and people too afraid to sleep. This book interweaves the activities of the arsonists with those of the investigators, the firefighters and the citizens of the area. Readers will shake their heads in disbelief at the brazen and wanton actions of these political terrorists.The author, now retired ATF Special Agent Wayne Miller, lived this case for three years. A TV cameraman helped break the case when one of the cops waved his gun in the air at a massive fire as if he were at a rodeo. The case included a stolen police car dumped in Boston Harbor, a threat letter consisting of cut-out letters and plans to murder witnesses.After the Boston Police Officer/arsonist became a witness, ATF utilized 17 undercover contacts to perfect a Federal case. Agent Miller spent innumerable hours with those perpetrators who became Government witnesses. An arsonist's journal provided the basis for chilling insights into their words, actions, and thoughts. Mr. Miller now has regular contact with that arsonist who has provided additional information in support of the book.Every firefighter who has heard of the story wants to read about it. Also, anyone interested in true crime, investigative procedures, the inner workings of a criminal conspiracy and fires would have strong interests in this book. The case was covered by national media in the early to mid-1980s.

New from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison!Mothers & Murderers: A True Story of Love, Lies, Obsession … and Second Chances takes readers on a wild tragicomic ride from the criminal courtrooms of California's Silicon Valley to the Himalayan mountains of Pakistan to the deserts of Ethiopia.In delightful, insightful prose, Ellison reflects on her mistakes and her triumphs as she weaves together the stories of how her Pulitzer Prize-winning career almost ended before it began, how she nearly missed marrying the love of her life, and how she unwittingly got drawn into a stranger-than-fiction murder case.Rich in drama and self-reflection, replete with unique characters --including two bumbling hitmen, a rodeo-riding prosecutor, a flamboyant Beverly Hills defense attorney, and a charismatic stay-at-home mother-of-three who is keeping outrageous secrets-- Mothers & Murderers is a mashup of "Fargo," "Body Heat," and "Eat, Pray, Love."* It's guaranteed to make you laugh, cry - and think.

"Disturbing Real-life Horror Collection"Do you love a good horror story?Well, welcome to the dark world where death and fear are lurking around every corner, waiting to strike when you least expect it. Oh, and please keep the lights on because these stories are all true!Here's a harrowing array of spine-chilling stories that will make your heart race nonstop. This book is full of twists and turns, dark corners, edge of your seat suspense and devilish plots that get your blood pumping."Horror Anthology" contains nineteen short stories of terrifying real tales of horror. Author Ann Gaiman wrote with exceptional articulation and clarity in the book, spinning out dark but real tales that will make you sit on the edge of their seat. Excerpt from the book:Not only was it all done by a single person, this person also happened to be a highly educated historian. Many other academics knew of him, who mostly studied the folklore and history of the Celts along with linguistics and languages. His personal library contained numerous academic documents and a large and intriguing doll collection.The investigators of the case found 26 corpses of young females between the ages of 10 and 25. The man was also accused of desecrating over 150 graves.The corpses looked like real dolls and were mummified. Not only did he dress and put wigs on them, he also applied wax and makeup to their dead faces. He would then throw parties for the corpses that he referred to as his "girls." An even more macabre touch was that he would put music boxes inside the rib cages of some of the more beloved dolls.Don't Delay -- Get your copy this Horror Anthology right away. Scroll to the top and select the "BUY" button for Instant Download.You'll be so happy you did! Don't Forget! you can get this Kindle version for free when purchasing the paperback version! Warning some content may be graphic and disturbing!

Two shots split the darkness. A firefight turns deadly. After retirement as a psychology professor in 2002, Richard Alumbaugh came upon a file box left over from a murder case heard in court by his deceased wife. This discovery sparked years of investigating the background of the accused and the state's evidence. Tensions between tribal police and Elmer McGinnis escalated to a point that a beam of light appeared to trigger a tragic firefight. Elmer's Tribal War is a factual account of events that took place in the early morning hours of August 27, 1986. Questions remain as to who was responsible for the death of a tribal officer and the wounding of his partner.

A vivid and heart-breaking portrayal of a city in crisis.

How did a serial killer from the 19th century almost get away with murder?At the end of the 19th century, Martha Needle became known as 'The Black Widow' of the Richmond poisoning case after secretly poisoning her husband and children.The Black Widow was a media sensation in her day, as infamous as Ned Kelly (even sharing the same lawyer). After poisoning her husband and two of her children, Needle became obsessed with the kind-hearted son of a Danish immigrant and began picking off his brothers one by one. Reported as far afield as the New York Times, Martha's story was front page news in Australia, edging out many stories of the day that remain in the public consciousness today. And yet very few remember Martha Needle's name.Stranger still a generation later Martha Needle's nephew Alexander Lee seemed to follow in his aunt's footsteps when he poisoned his wife and three of his children.What strange quirk of fate led these two relatives connected through family to commit virtually the same crime? And was their fate at the end of a rope the true end of the story?This story explores the crimes of Martha Needle and the social and historical context surrounding them.

In 1866, a brutal gang of ex-convicts from Australia left a trail of death, thievery and larceny across the goldfields of New Zealand. In the goldmining town of Greymouth, Inspector William Henry James, in charge of the police camp, attempted to prevent the gang from taking root in his town. Too late he discovered that a missing surveyor may have been the first victim of the gang. After James forced them to leave town, the Burgess/Kelly gang went on to rob and murder five men transporting gold to Nelson in the colony's most horrendous mass murder. The press was merciless. Why didn't he stop the gang when he had the chance?Years later, forced into retirement after government cuts combined two districts, Inspector James reflects on his biggest case, and how he fought to bring those responsible to justice. His own life has been a mixture of success and tragedy, from his days in the goldfields of Victoria, his time leading the gold escort from Christchurch to the West Coast and his gradual advancement on the force, to the personal tragedies that amplify the awful discovery of the young surveyor's body. But as he faces retirement without his promised pension, he delays thinking about his difficult future and reconsiders the worst crime he encountered in his career, and the failures he has lived with for 22 years.

Un homme en combinaison isolante avec un masque et des gants qui photographie une scène de crime Une femme en blouse blanche qui examine des traces de peinture sous le microscopeVous avez reconnu un expert de la police technique et scientifiqueMais savez-vous que cette police technique et scientifique est née à la fin du XIXe siècle des travaux de trois pionniers, Alphonse Bertillon, Alexandre Lacassagne et Edmond Locard.C'est grâce à eux que les indices laissés sur la scène de crime, jusqu'alors muets, vont se mettre à parler et permettre d'en identifier l'auteur.Cet ouvrage raconte l'histoire de ces trois personnages et certaines des plus célèbres affaires criminelles de la Belle Époque, résolues par cette nouvelle science, la criminalistique.

There is no more challenging a crime scene than that found in the custodial setting. Unlike on the streets where a first responder, or pair of responders, can take command of an incident quickly to preserve the integrity of the scene and the evidence it contains, the crime scene investigator in a jail or prison is not so fortunate. The jail or prison crime scene investigator will naturally be faced with a crime scene that is already contaminated, either by the routine and constant trudging of a confined inmate population or by the efforts of staff to restore order. Thus, the discovery of DNA from any one incarcerated individual is not as compelling to the event as it would be in the general public. Furthermore, custodial officials rely on the philosophy of "overwhelm and suppress" to control inmate disturbances. Therefore, the investigator will have to deal with an abundance of staff stuffed into a compact area of forensic importance. In the custodial setting, the focus of correctional staff is the prompt restoration of order with little concern for the evidence that the crime scene may contain. Crime Scene Processing in the Correctional Setting is a practical guide for sheriffs, wardens, superintendants, correctional investigative personnel, correctional officers and deputies written in a manner that is easy to understand, by someone who faced the challenges of processing crime scenes in the correctional setting.

America's most notorious Jewish hit man was Charlie "The Bug" Workman. His media legacy was that he killed the infamous Jewish Mob Boss, Dutch Schultz in 1935. However, his true legacy was much different than the "killer/thug/hoodlum" reputation that the general-public was fed.First and foremost, behind prison walls for 24 years, his top priority was keeping his beloved son Chuck out of the mob. As he told his mob contingent, "Anyone who tries to bring my son into this life, will answer to me when I get out."Due to his street reputation as a man of respect and honor in and outside the mob world, he accomplished just that. He kept his promise to the only child he had. How he managed to do that is something legends are made of.Now at 83 years old, Chuck Workman is ready to tell the undisputed, unvarnished truth, putting an end to many questions about his father's life and all about his own. In his riveting memoir, "From Murder Incorporated to the PGA Tour" he pulls back the veil on the man beyond the myth, exposes some hidden inner-workings of the Combination Mob and Sicilian Mafia and dives in to grave detail on how the most feared gangsters this country has ever known, led him to a straight, legitimate life as a PGA Golfer and Entrepreneur. It becomes obvious how the murder of Dutch Schultz may very well have been the best thing that ever happened to him.From behind prison walls, Charlie paved a path for his son, steering him away from a mobster's life toward success and honor. He and his wife, Katie, relied heavily on people that loved and respected them to assist in this daunting task, including orchestrating a clever 7-year ruse to convince Chuck that his father was serving in the Navy during World War II rather than serving time at a New Jersey state prison. Although, it was Jewish gangsters who lent a hand during those seven years, the real men pulling the strings and making sure Charlie's wishes were adhered to were the most powerful Sicilians/Italian mobsters this country has ever known: Joe Bonanno, Albert Anastasia, Frank Costello, Gyp DeCarlo, Willie Catone, Willie Rubini and at the top of the list, Chuck's actual godfather, Charlie "Lucky" Luciano.If it weren't for these men taking such good care of him while his dad was in prison for nearly 24 years, Chuck would never have become a renowned golf pro, who revived the now-revered Bethpage course and played on the PGA Senior Tour from 1985-1995. It was their guidance that led him there. Chuck does not deny nor dramatize who and what these men were as mobsters, especially his father. However, he reveals a side to them that most people have not heard about or cared to discuss. Chuck is one of the first to ever pay homage to the good side of these legendary mobsters.Despite their best efforts, Chuck grew up wondering whether he was a bad guy or a good guy. After his father's release from prison in 1964, Chuck slowly realized that his dad wasn't what the media made him out to be. The respect he earned was because of who he was as person, not what he did for a living.Even though Chuck's father took some of his secrets to his grave, Chuck uncovers the truth in his own ways. He learned the real reason why Benny Siegel - a childhood friend of his father's- was whacked, the hidden agenda of Thomas Dewey, the truth about the deaths of such gangsters as Long Zwillman, Lepke Buchalter, Albert Anastasia and the like.To say this memoir is unique, would be an understatement. It is "unfathomable" in every sense of the word. In the end, this is a feel-good, human-interest story from the unlikeliest of sources: the mob.

A History of the Board of Directors of La Cosa NostraAndy Petepiece The Mafia Commission is a well researched book on the nearly 100 year history of the Mafia's Board of Directors. It begins with the era before the formation of the Commission in 1931 and continues to the famous 1986 trial that brought the Commission to its knees.The reason for the Mafia's adoption of this method of governing is explained as well as its rules and regulations. Many examples are used to illustrate the operation of this entity including a variety of Mafia wars. All the familiar Mafia characters are within the covers of this history. Personalities like Capone, Lucky Luciano, Joe Bonanno, and Fat Tony Salerno come to life as many of their notorious exploits are described.The now famous RICO laws are explained and the reader will see how they are applied in the 1986 Commission case. An "Afterwards" chapter outlines what became of the defendants, prosecutors, and other major "good guys" as the years passed. Not surprisingly, for some of these characters, the future was pretty dim. The Mafia Commission is an interesting read, packed with Mafia history, explanations of why certain events happened, and the results of these actions. Add in the many character descriptions and most fans of this topic will be pleased to have purchased the book.

Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American doctor in London, 1910. Devoted to his wife, music-hall performer Belle Elmore. He said she left him to go to her lover in America.If she did, why did she not send a single word to her host of friends? And why could they find no record of her taking a ship?Then Dr. Crippen announces her death in California. But when police from New Scotland Yard came calling, he changed his story: "So far as I know, she did not die, but is still alive." And then he fled, with his younger mistress dressed as a boy.What did Sherlock Holmes and the police find in the tiny coal cellar at Crippen's North London home? How was Crippen tracked down, in a 3,000-mile sea-chase across the Atlantic to Canada? And why did Chief Inspector Walter Dew call it all "the crime of the century"?

No one is who they seem in this intricate and fast-paced plot of global intrigue, revenge, and murder. High tech and low tech collide on the Appalachian Trail when a retired intelligence operative must identify his nephew’s assassin among a ragtag group of colorful hikers. Cryptic trail name aliases provide the perfect cover, and scenic Harpers Ferry, West Virginia provides the dramatic backdrop for the unpredictable ending. 

A real-life story about a little boy who had his innocence stolen from him, who was abused, neglected and brutalized by his own family and local employer and with a life-changing disability was crucified by a corrupted and collusive Queensland Government system who punished him for pure honesty.

Notable Reprobates examines the pathological phenomena of serial killing and mass murder. It provides detailed case studies of notorious multi-murderers Elizabeth Bathory, H. H. Holmes, Belle Gunness, Ted Bundy, and Joseph J. DeAngelo Jr. Chapter 6 explains DNA and other modern methods of crime detection. The final section deals with heinous political regimes that have resorted to serial mass murder as a matter of policy, including Stalinist Russia, Nazi Germany, Mao Zedong''s Red China, and Pol Pot''s Khmer Rouge Movement in Cambodia. In the final analysis, criminal despots such as Stalin, Hitler, and Mao were exponentially worse for humanity than the likes of John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, and Jeffrey Dahmer.

Dark days and darker nights of molestation, violence, beatings, squalor, and family physical abuse are depicted in this true story of a family of 10 children growing up in lower Alabama, during the 1940s-1960s.

In your hands you hold the latest victim of two of the most wicked and sinister creative minds. As individuals, they've plagued readers and art fans with their unique take on the craft, often splaying out their victims for everyone to see. Despite their many peculiar creations, they've both garnered a morbidly curious following. While they both admired each other's work from afar, it is is only know that they've decided to create their next victim.