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What do you get when you take the tranquil Hudson Valley of New York and add four serial killers, a mass murderer, and a handful of other men and women with guns, knives, and axes, who have homicidal tendencies? You get a fascinating history of unthinkable criminal acts perpetrated against spouses, family members, and complete strangers in a region where still to this day, some people don't even lock their doors. The cases in this book span over a century, and occur in quiet, rural areas, and in bustling town centers. These homicides were committed by both genders, and by people ranging in age from a teen to a senior citizen. The murderers were both highly educated and intelligent, as well as those who were most decidedly not either. In other words, there is no discernible pattern, no cookie cutter description of who is capable of committing these brutal crimes. The next murderer or serial killer could be anyone; your boss, your neighbor, your brother, your best friend, or your wife. Perhaps after reading this book, you'll make sure all of your doors are locked.

Special Agent Floy Turner returns for her final crime-fighting battles. With the first page bringing us back to historical 9/11, Floy finds herself in a precarious situation as she and her team face the potential threats of entering and searching the apartments of the 9/11 terrorists mere hours after the attacks.The action has only begun as evil continues to intensify. From escorting renown serial killer Aileen Wournos to her execution to interrupting the insidious ploys of kidnappers, cybercrime predators, and human traffickers, Turner uses her seasoned investigator's skills to ensure justice is served.Buckle in with Turner and get ready to go on another sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat ride, delving deep into complex and headline-making investigations, all from behind her badge.

After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood’s door, he found himself inside of Arizona’s deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival.Shaun’s hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos, when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer.In jail, Shaun was forced to endure cockroaches crawling in his ears at night, dead rats in the food and the sound of skulls getting cracked against toilets. He meticulously documented the conditions and smuggled out his message.Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence. Hard Time provides a revealing glimpse into the tragedy, brutality, dark comedy and eccentricity of prison life.Featured worldwide on Nat Geo Channel’s Locked-Up/Banged-Up Abroad Raving Arizona.

Brian Stidham fell in love with Tucson, Ariz., the minute he came to town. A young and talented eye surgeon, he accepted a job with an established eye surgeon to take over his pediatric patients. "It's a beautiful place," Stidham told a friend. "I can live right there by the mountains and go hiking. It's a great deal for me there. The partner I'll be working with is ultracool. He's giving me the keys to the kingdom."Brad Schwartz, the doctor who hired Brian, was ambitious and possessed surgical skills few others had. But he was a troubled man.Within a year of Stidham's arrival in Tucson, the medical relationship would be severed by Schwartz's personal troubles. Stidham broke away to start his own practice. Rumors abounded within the medical community that Schwartz was incensed and considered the departure a betrayal. His rage grew, even driving a wedge between him and his fiancée, Lourdes Lopez, a former prosecutor.Three years after Stidham moved to Tucson, his life ended in an empty, darkened parking lot. But who would murder such a nice man in such a violent manner? Lourdes, who had witnessed Schwartz's toxic rage toward his former partner, feared she knew. But would her suspicions be enough to catch the killer? Find out in TOXIC RAGE.

Readers are taken into the heart of organized crime in this anthology of writings from some of the masters of the genre, ranging from Peter Massand and E. L. Doctorow to Mario Puzo and Nicholas Pileggi, and from law enforcement insiders and mobsters such as Sam Giancana. Photos.

He was a man of mystery: Edmond D. Pope -- former Naval Intelligence officer, then private businessman, in Russia looking for some answers. It was a top secret operation: The CIA and the Canadian secret service -- out to steal one of Russia's crown jewels: the plans to a submarine torpedo that travels an astonishing 300 miles per hour. He was the new man in charge: Vladimir Putin -- former head of the KGB, now boss of all Russia and a man who wanted to set an example at almost any cost. Now, for the first time ever, Ed Pope tells the real story of what led to his becoming the first American since Gary Powers to be convicted of espionage in Russia. Combining a gripping account of his arrest, trial and 253-day imprisonment with a deeply disturbing look at today's Russia, Pope's harrowing story reads like a Le Carre novel come to life. And with a large dollop of espionage-insider information and secret submarine warfare technology, Ed Pope's harrowing memoir will remind readers of the best of Tom Clancy.

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A monster was on a killing spree. In just nine months, seven people went missing; all of their bodies eventually discovered in a wooded lot behind a suburban strip mall. But the investigation that led law enforcement to their suspect, William Devin Howell, is only part of the story behind HIS GARDEN: Conversations With A Serial Killer.A practicing attorney, author Anne K. Howard first contacted Howell while he was serving a fifteen-year sentence for the murder of one of his seven victims. He was about to be charged for the remaining six murders. A unique and disturbing friendship between the two began, comprised of written correspondence, face-to-face prison visits and recorded phone calls. Howell, who had been unwilling to speak to any members of the media, came to trust Howard.In the years that follow, the suspect shared his troubled history with Howard but refused to discuss the charges against him, promising only to tell her everything when the case was over.That time has come. HIS GARDEN probes the complicated and conflicted mind of William Devin Howell--Connecticut's most prolific serial killer. Both sacred and profane in its narrative style, the story on these pages explores the eternal question of human evil and its impact on others, including the woman he chose to hear his horrific confession.

This work examines mass shootings in the United States, focusing on events from 1966 to 2016. In addition to providing essential information about each shooting, it surveys underlying causes of such events and potential reforms to prevent future ones.This book is an informed and informative resource for understanding the reasons for and consequences of mass shootings in America. It includes essays from experts in the fields of criminal justice, sociology, and psychology about key issues surrounding the phenomenon of mass shootings and a collection of opinion pieces that provide insights into debates surrounding gun laws and other issues related to mass shootings. The title also features an encyclopedia section containing entries on every mass shooting in the United States from 1966 to 2016 for easy reference and a collection of illuminating and historically important primary documents pertaining to mass shooting events and the broader problem of violence in American society. Accessible, authoritative, and comprehensive, Mass Shootings in America will assist a wide range of readers, including budding scholars, seasoned researchers, and members of the general public, to a better understanding of mass shootings and their causes as well as steps that might be taken to reduce their severity and frequency.

During the depths of the Great Depression in Ypsilanti, Michigan, a seven-year-old boy is found frozen to death under the Frog Island footbridge in Depot Town after being reported missing the night before by his parents. Upon examination, the Washtenaw County coroner discovers the child is the victim of foul play.After three years of investigation, the Ypsilanti and Michigan state police are no closer to making an arrest than they were when Richard Streicher Jr.'s body was discovered. Local gossips and many police are convinced they know who the guilty party is, but proving it in a court of law is a different matter. Who stabbed Richard Streicher Jr. to death?

On the muggy Massachusetts morning of August 31, 2013, a driver discovered a motionless dog lying in the middle of a road in Quincy, Massachusetts. When he stepped out of his vehicle and walked closer, he realized a small female Pit Bull Terrier mix. Barely alive, she wore fresh spots of blood on her head and was unable to stand or walk. The driver and his friend sought immediate help for the dog whose fate was uncertain.The discovery sparked a series of investigations and court proceedings which would cover a near five-year span and shatter the hearts of millions. While state laws relating to animal cruelty would improve, For many individuals, the emotional scars caused by the events would last a lifetime.

Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons discovers and preserves the story of the most forgotten weapons from history for the first time in history. These unique fighting tools were feared for centuries and embraced equally by the law and the lawless like nothing else had been or would be until firearms became commonly available. They are best remembered, when at all, for being favored by real life muggers and fictional private detectives. They were however also used by police, soldiers, sailors, spies, cowboys and duelists in various times and countries. Following their trail takes the reader from New York City's infamous Bowery to the San Francisco Gold Rush, Paris's Moulin Rouge to Georgian era London and beyond. Encountered along the way is a cast of characters from the noble (Abraham Lincoln) to the ignoble (Al Capone), the literary (Shakespeare) to the musical (Frank Sinatra). For centuries they were an essential part of any tough guy's arsenal, the last vestige of this portrayed in classic noir films and books.Despite all this, their tale remained untold until now. Robert Escobar had never found a subject with less available information. Looking to correct this, he searched everywhere imaginable for their fading footprints, including…pulp comics - medieval illustrations - court records - Victorian self-defense manuals - police and criminal histories - etymology guides - historical naval accounts - newspaper stories - ancient ballads - medical journals - government reports - archeological excavations - hobo memoirs - folkloric studies - interviews conducted by the author.Fortunately the sum of it all doesn't just fill a gap in the understanding of countless historical incidents and personages, it entertains. Saps, blackjacks and slungshots were rough tools used by tough people in tough times. Those times and their dangers have passed but should be accurately remembered. To do that, these strange weapons have to be as well.

This is the true story of two young men of the Georgia frontier who met by chance for the first time on the night of April 26th, 1909. One was black, one was white. Fate brought their paths together at a railroad depot in the new town of Lenox, Georgia and neither man would walk away from that encounter. This story is suspenseful with many twists and turns and covers more than 100 years of Georgia history during the 20th century, including many ironic discoveries. While it begins with the heinous act of murder and its legal consequences, it also includes an interesting story of frontier Georgia history and more than a few humorous stories that make it a book that most readers feel compelled to finish without putting it down.

Perpetual Cover-Up is the product of a lifelong endeavor of Attorney Frank A. Cellura to solve the mystery of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It is a riveting, compelling, hard-hitting volume that is based upon logical analysis and fact-based research. In convincing fashion, Mr. Cellura describes the criminal conspiracy orchestrated by New Orleans Mafia capo, Carlos Marcello, that was followed by a concerted effort of the U.S. government and the media to cover-up the truth and to promote the "lone gunman" solution involving Lee Harvey Oswald. Mr. Cellura explores how the underlying forensic and testimonial evidence has been deliberately altered and manipulated in such a way to steer the public from discovery of the truth and suggests the motivations that have precipitated this cover-up that has spanned more than fifty years.

Murray Cohen planned to live out his "Golden Years," in his home on Siesta Key Sarasota, Florida.His dream was cut short when his wife of three weeks deliberately denied him medical assistance when he requested an ambulance thinking he was having a natural heart attack. Murray's bride waited until she believed he was dead before making her 'Academy Award' call to 911. Unfortunately for his killer, Murray was not finished fighting for his life. Murray Cohen's death was classified as natural by authorities in the State of Florida. His son became suspicious after many red flags and began his own investigation. He uncovered the ultimate evidence of murder left behind by his father. This story shines a light on how unequal, corrupt, and broken the Civil and Criminal Justice systems in America have become. 162

Written in the vein of 'Gone Girl' and 'Girl on a Train', this contemporary, psychological thriller, is sadly, an engrossing TRUE story. Stranger than fiction, therefore all the more fascinating and cruel. It immediately immerses you in the life of Katherine De Bois, now being hunted by a hired hitman, and still in hiding.As you live the confused flashbacks and experience the love, the loss, the shock and pain with her, she pieces memories together, hoping to understand what just happened and eventually how to come out alive. You can’t help but constantly guess, incorrectly assume, and try to figure out how it ends, and why.At first glance it appears a decadent love story, but when you add the word hitman, it is no longer just a romance, and every loving memory dredged up, eventually lead to the answers.Beginning in 2014, as a wonderful and large love story, it quickly turns dark, after her much loved fiancé disappears before her eyes. Katherine is forced into a complex and confusing world of deception, betrayal, hitmen and thugs. Written whilst ill, and reeling in shock at the recent events, she goes back in time, with fresh eyes, revisiting  conversations, and events, reminiscent of a Tarantino film, determined to find the truth and ensure her safety. She shares her tumultuous journey of how a love story became tangled, ending in a totally unexpected way, leading to unexpected aftershocks, eventually taking her from Australia, across international waters, in an attempt to stay alive, and find the answers that would hold those guilty to account. Just when everything is perfect, it disappears, leaving you to piece the truth together, and wonder, exactly what did happen to Paul Carter?Trigger warnings, adult content and language.

And how do you think you'd turn out if your father was a convicted heroin trafficker? 'For a reasonably smart guy I've done some dumb shit, but I've got nothing on my father. His choice in Bangkok, to not flush the heroin, was how my life started. But I'll be damned if it's going to define me. Don't get me wrong - I'm no angel, ask anyone who knows me, but I had to get completely lost so I could find myself.' Adrian Simon, Milk-Blood This is not your standard memoir. I am the son of Warren Fellows, the infamous heroin trafficker who was imprisoned in the Big Tiger in Bangkok, and who later published his internationally bestselling memoir The Damage Done. There is a good chance you, or someone you know has read it, but like all good stories there are two sides. Milk-Blood tells the other side. While my father languished behind foreign bars for 12 years, I was forced to grow up fast, and my mother had to take on some pretty soul-destroying stuff in order to keep us above ground. Thing is, when the flash cars, the big bucks, and the international lifestyle are stripped away, people who claim to have had your back turn on you. Society, the media, they didn't care that I was just a kid. But unlike my father's choices, the risks my mother took were out of love, not greed. As soon as I was able, I took off overseas to "discover" myself, along the way pushing all limits, both mind and body. Turns out I inherited the same wild streak both my parents have, and I learnt first hand how to turn an average set of cards into a winning hand. Albeit at a high cost. There are natural storytellers and then there are people who have lived a story. The real question that faced me every single day: Would I grow up to repeat the mistakes of my father? Everyone expected me to crash and burn. Who wouldn't, through all this dysfunction? If you enjoyed watching Breaking Bad and the story of Pablo Escobar in Narcos, then I think you'll enjoy this family epic - a powerful read, if I may say so myself. No bars are held here - I tell you, intimately, how it really was. And I don't come out the hero, trust me! But I don't turn out too damn bad, either. Why did I write this? Honestly? To shine a light on the invisible people, like my mother who endured the unimaginable. I've been humbled by life but now I'm staking my claim. A person's reach should always exceed their grasp.

Of all creatures, man is the most difficult to keep caged. There is no textbook on escape, yet every prison, no matter how "escape proof" it is claimed to be, has lost some of its unwilling guests. Here are twelve true tales of men whose ingenuity and determination would not permit them to languish in confinement. Some were famous, some not; some imprisoned justly, some unjustly, but all had that extra measure of human dignity that would not accept chains.

During a routine trip in Ecuador, Steven White, a 33-year old wildlife fanatic and adventure tour leader was involved in afatal and tragic accident while driving a tourist vehicle. Critically injured, clouded with grief and mixed emotions, battling a corrupt legal system and his shady lawyers, he was convicted by a grubby judge and detained in a political prison with crazy cops and military madmen. Join Steve on his surreal journey of friendship and hope, painand despair as he struggles to recover his health, his life and his freedom. Don't miss this heartbreaking and engaging tale from a very different jail.

Tales from the Blue Line by Rob Riley is a compilation of twenty-nine separate police investigations conducted by Rob Riley and his partners, while they were Milwaukee Police officers. Riley was sworn in as a police officer in 1971 and retired as a detective in 2001. His career was unique even from the beginning, when with only a few months on the job he was recruited to be an undercover narcotics officer. After seven extremely intense years undercover and one year in uniform, Riley was promoted to the rank of detective where he spent the rest of his career. From purchasing illegal drugs from people on the streets to executing nearly a hundred search warrants, his time in the Narcotics Squad seemed like more than a lifetime of police experiences. Twenty-two years as a major crimes detective, Riley connected with high ranking officials in the District Attorney's office, as well as some of the most highly regarded defense attorney's in the country. He was a private investigator for two years after his retirement.

Have you ever said yes when you should have said no, especially in your workplace and to someone you thought was trustworthy?Holly Pasut, widow and single mother of three children, was a nationally recognized real estate agent in a booming market. Then she said yes to something that landed her in federal prison. A Strange Path to Freedom shares slices of Holly's prison life through her quirky and often spiritual lens, as well as the wisdom she gained from the experience.Holly spent time in a literal, physical prison. But people erect figurative, mental prisons around themselves all the time. Her stories offer a guide for others to free themselves from negative thoughts and emotions that lock them in. And they offer a cautionary tale for navigating ethical choices in the workplace.

Who was the enigmatic Dora Doxey? And what was her strange and lifelong connection with the doctor? Was she, as the authorities sought to prove, simply calculating and cold-blooded, or was she herself more of a victim than a criminal? She was born Dora Elizabeth Fuller on March 17, 1880, in Mercer County, Illinois, took on several names and husbands, and was suspected of killing one of them. You will watch this story unfold in much the same way as did newspaper readers in the early years of the last century, when telegraphs were common but telephones were rare, and motorcars were just making their way onto the nation's dusty roads and rutted highways. As this story grew, other papers throughout the country happily amplified the Dora Doxey tale, which ranged from sordid to titillating to sad to romantic - and was always mysterious. In the Read All About It! series of fully illustrated true-crime books, you get the actual text - edited for the sake of brevity and for your understanding of these convoluted weeks and months when Dora Doxey was the talk of the nation. The newspapers which covered this story built the ongoing saga as a confrontation between two women, Dora Doxey, the suspected murderer, and Kate Erder, whose struggle for justice for her dead brother would change her life. In the background was always the doctor, with his hypodermic needle.

The Kennedy assassination is a vital part of our national history, but for those who study it, it becomes something more, something…personal. That personalization of history creates a healthy passion that drives research forward. But it also carries the risk of becoming dangerous if researchers lose sight of the original goal for studying this pivitol event-the truth.¿ere are certain cancers insidiously infecting legitmate research, according to bestselling author Jacob Carter. And they are discrediting decades of meticulous work that past generations of researchers have accomplished. This must be fixed if the JFK research community is to move forward.With The Table of Truth, Carter attempts to identify these cancers, and encourages reform among his colleagues in theJFK research community, through logic and character.

A collection of award-winning short true adventure stories currently spanning seven volumes. Each story reveals the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue.

Big Bend attracts some of the most dedicated visitors of any national park in the country. They drive for hours from all across Texas and beyond, sometimes for just a short weekend of wilderness. They bring everything needed for camping, boating, hiking, birding, and backpacking stuffed into or strapped to their vehicles. Most importantly, this loyal group of visitors brings a strong sense of caring and respect for the park.Most visitors to Big Bend National Park enjoy a wonderful, incident-free vacation and return home with great photos, thrilling memories, and stories of excitement and adventure. But accidents, even catastrophes, can happen. For a rare few Park visitors, a simple mistake, a lack of adequate preparation, or just plain hard luck has lead to deadly or near deadly outcomes. Heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, drowning, falls, lightning, and even murder have claimed victims at Big Bend. This book chronicles selected serious injuries, dramatic rescues, and tragic fatalities that have occurred in the Park since the early 1980s.Death In Big Bend contains useful information that could one day save your life.