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Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
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Assault With A Deadly Weapon: The Autobiography of a Street Criminal
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New York: Patheon Books, 1977. Assault With A Deadly Weapon - edited by Dianne Hall Kelly and Philip Heymann. Foreword by Hylan Lewis. Preface by Philip Heymann. The book opens with John Allen's extensive police record. The content is a revealing portrayal of the violent world of the street hustler growing to maturity today in an urban ghetto. Here are the values, codes, and relationships he uses to achieve his place in that world. His own words capture the fear, courage, loyalty, brutality and scheming through which a reputation is won and held. For those who recoil from the cruelty of street violence, this book clarifies how and why it takes place. A clean, bright copy. Price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Blind Faith. True Crime Murder Toms River New Jersey
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. 'Blind Faith' is a galvanizing work of investigative journalism, a story that exposes the heart and soul of a man, a family and a way of life that were not what they pretended to be. The story of the murder of Maria Marshall of Toms River, New Jersey and the trial and conviction of her husband Rob. B/w photos. Once again, Joe McGinniss has produced a classic of true crime and domestic horror.. First Edition,Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Blood Money: The Story Of The Baroness de Stempel Scandal
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London: Ebury Press, 1991. On April 21, 1990 the Baroness de Stempel stood convicted with her second husband, the Baron, and two children (both adults), of defrauding her aunt...Lady Illingworth. One heartless crime was punished. But in this tangled family web another mystery remains - who murdered the Baroness's first husband, Simon Dale? Present at both trials, and the only journalist to visit the Baroness in custody, Kate Wharton writes with unigue insight. A chilling story is unravelled. A map showing location of Heath House and Hopton Castle, a Diary of Events, the Wilber Force Family Tree, photographs on semi-gloss stock and an index provided. A bright, clean copy in its bright, price-intact photo dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The Blooding
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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1989. The true story of the Narborough Village Murders. This case has revolutionized modern crime detection: the first murders solved by genetic fingerprinting! Endpapers make up a double page photo spread. A bright clean book.. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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By Persons Unknown: The Strange Death of Christine Demeter
by Jonas, George and Barbara Amiel
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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1977. READING COPY ONLY. In 1973, the beautiful thirty-three year old model and wife of a wealthy Toronto developer was found murdered in the garage of her luxurious home. Her Hungarian-born husband Peter Demeter was charged with procuring her murder. The trial was the longest murder in Canadian history. It pitted immigrants, Jews and the "Old Boy" legal establishment against one another in a bitter clash of values and attitudes. It raises fundamental questions about the administration of justice in our society. 24 pages of illustrations on heavier semi-gloss stock. An interesting and disturbing book. A sound copy in an illustrated dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-7705-1437-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. True Crime + Christine Demeter Murder Case + Murder Trials Canada + Canadiana + Canadian Legal System + Edward L Greenspan + Murder Trials Ontario. Catalogs: True Crime.
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Celebrated Trials: The Trial Of Walter Rowland
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Newton Abbot, London: David & Charles, 1975. The Trial of Walter Graham Rowland - with an introduction and edited by Henry Cecil. Henry Cecil's account of this particularly odd case will fascinate anyone interested in criminology. A list of illustrations provided. This 1946 murder of Olive Balchin happened on a bombed site in Manchester. A clean, bright book in a price-intact photo illustrated dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-7153-7072-3. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Henry Cecil Editor + Celebrated Trial Series + Walter Graham Rowland + Olive Balchin + Criminology + British Crime + David John Ware + British Trials + British Legal System. Catalogs: True Crime.
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Chappaquiddick Revealed: What Really Happened
by Kappel, Kenneth R. Introduction By John H. Davis
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New York: Shapolsky Publishers Inc, 1989. Most observers agree that Senator Edward M. Kennedy could have become the President of USA. But his destiny was shattered near a small bridge on an island named Chappaquiddick where Mary Jo Kopechne met her death. The author Ken Kappel discovered powerful new factual evidence that has never been made available to the American people. Readers will find this book most disturbing. Is it here that we find the truth? Was this tragic story a cover-up? The contents provide an Introduction, Foreword, Three parts - Part I: The Record.... Part II; The Hidden Facts.... Part III: Final Statements, Appendices, Bibliography, Section of Photographs and Index . A bright clean book in a price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-944007-64-3. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Mary Jo Kopechne + Chappaquiddick Island + Senator Edward M Kennedy + United States Politics + Mary Jo Kopechne Edward Kennedy Scandal + Unsolved Mystery USA. Catalogs: True Crime.
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Comrade Chikatilo : The Psychopathology of Russia's Notorious Serial Killer
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New Jersey: Barricade Books, Inc, 1993. Mikhail Krivich and Ol' gert Olgin -- Russian journalists living in Moscow. During the 1960's they took pen-names to conceal their Jewish origins from the Communists. They planned to leave the country but were forbidden to go abroad for political reasons, Only in the late1980's did they manage to leave Russia for the first time. From 1978 to 1990 fifty-two girls, boys and young women were killed, mutilated and in some cases, cannibalized in the Russian city of Rostov-On-Don and its environs. One man was responsible for these brutal murders - Comrade Chikatilo, a Communist party member. It has come to be known as the "Rostov Case". The investigation and capture, complete coverage of the trial and a vivid portrayal of the murderer is here. It's a gripping true crime story, an insightful psychological study and a fascinating look at Russian life. Two sections of photographs are given. Creasing to dut jacket folds. A bright book in a price-intact dust jacket.. First…
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Cops. Their Lives In Their Own Words
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. The author interviewed more than 100 police officers across the country, in big cities and small towns, white and black, female and male, rookie and veteran. These are their stories which are more fascinating than any prime-time TV. Here are idealism and selflessness, fear and anxiety, prejudice and cynicism. There are tales of heroism, corruption and brutality. Emotional and compelling, the book gives us a portrait not only of the police but of American society. A clean, square copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Cruel Doubt
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New York: Simon and Schuster (c1991) A Club Edition. This is the story of Bonnie Von Stein - the former Bonnie Lou Bates of Welcome, NC - whose newly wealthy husband was brutally murdered as he lay in bed beside her, during and attack in which she herself was stabbed, beaten, and apparently left for dead. At Bonnie Von Stein's request McGinniss set out on a search for the truth, only to discover a reality that threatened to eclipse even the worst of her fears. The author probes the dark heart of family life and brilliantly weaves together the tangled strands of this fascinating and terrifying story.... A clean, square copy. A very good inexpensive read.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Deadly Silence: Canadian Mafia Murders
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Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1993. Deadly Silence recounts details of thirteen grisly Mafia murders in Canada. Individually these cases are fascinating and enlightening studies of life and death inside this most enduring of crime cultures. Taken as a whole, they trace the development of the Mafia in Canada. The killings in this book range from the horrific systematic torture of informer Alberto Agueci to the almost-respectful excution of Montreal boss Paolo Violi. Throughout the text, the authors highlight the close connections between Canadian, Italian, and American mob families, including the notorious Gotti and Gambino families of New York City. Antonio Nicaso is an internationally recognized organized crime specialist. His friendship with the late Italian judge Giovanni Falcone (who was murdered) , provided him access to information on the many links between the Canadian and Italian Mafias. The book offers thirteen informative chapters, two appenices - "Code of The Honoured Society" and "Chronology"…
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Engaged To Murder. The Inside Story of the Main Line Murders
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New York: Viking, 1987. Schwartz-Nobel has written a riveting and terrifying book about three murders that shattered the fundamental tenets upon which every community of human beings depends for survival. Main Line, Pennsylvania, knew about murder, but not next door; not in the pleasant Philadelphia suburbs where English teacher Susan Reinert lived and worked; not murder like this. Susan was found murdered; her children missing. Residents of the Main Line were horified by the convictions of two highly respected members of the community.... William Bradfield who ran the English Department at Upper Merion High and Dr. Jay Smith, for twelve years the principal at Upper Merion. A section of photographs provided, cast of characters, chronology, six parts and epilogue. Loretta Schwartz-Nobel is an investigative reporter. A clean, bright book in an equally clean bright dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Halfway Heaven. Diary of A Harvard Murder
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Here is the complete story of an unfathomable murder-suicide that shocked the country - and a groundbreaking expose of one of America's most distinguished universities.An immaculate book. The condition promises to please.
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The Incredible Mrs Chadwick. The Most Notorious Woman of Her Age
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Cassie Chadwick ( one of Betsy Bigley's several names) was a woman of many talents, and she used them all in an extraordinary career. She was entrepreneur, forger, clairvoyant, prostitute and society lady. The railroad worker's daughter from Eastwood, Ontario was born on a farm in 1857 and died in jail in 1907, and in between became one of the most famous women of North America. She achieved her greatest social glory as the wife of a wealthy Cleveland doctor. Her fantastic lifestyle was financed by an ever widening spiral of loans, promissory notes and forgeries drawn on banks from New York city to Oberlin, Ohio and when her financial empire collapsed the shock waves reverberated through the banking world. Some of the greatest financiers in America found themselves mentioned at Mrs. Chadwick's trial.... Bookplate to ffep, name to prelim. A section of photographs accompany text. This book remains clean, bright and very interesting.
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JonBenet: Inside The Ramsey Murder Investigation. Boulder Colorado Child Murder Case
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In 1996 six-year old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her home in Boulder, Colorado, and the world became transfixed by the search for her killer. Steve Thomas, a former Colorado detective who was at the centre of the investigation, takes the reader on a step-by-step investigator's journey and reveals facts and information known only by the police closest to the case. He tells how someone got away with murder. A disturbing case.
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Jonathan Goodman Presents Acts of Murder
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London: Harrap, 1986. Featuring true-life murder cases associated with stage and screen. Foreword by Richard Briers. 176 pp including index. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. The author who is a distinguished crime historian has revived eight fascinating cases. The curtain is about to rise, a programme of true stories in which English stage-actors and Hollywood stars assume the role of killers, suspects or victims. A lovely clean book. Dust jacket shows creasing to the laminate (a manufacturers flaw).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Mafia Cop: The Story of An Honest Cop Whose Family Was The Mob
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. Lou Eppolito - retired New York City policeman - 11th highest decorated officer."Mafia Cop" is a unique and accurate picture of life inside the New York Police Department and the mob. A section of photographs provided. A bright book in a price-intact photo dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Mask of Treachery. Spies, Lies, Buggery & Betrayal. The First Documented Dossier on Anthony Blunt's Cambridge Spy Ring
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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1988. The first documented dossier on Anthony Blunt's Cambridge Spy Ring. This is a chilling book, rich in detail and analysis. It has been brilliantly researched giving fresh insight into this complex and gifted Soviet Spy. The book provides a generous list of illustrations, a list of documents, epilogue:The Legacy of the Cambridge Spies, notes and sources and index. A sound, square book in it's price-intact illustrated dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-688-04483-3. First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Anthony Blunt1907-1983 + Spies + Great Britain + France + Germany + Canada + USA + USSR + Biography + Espionage + Counterespionage + History 20th Century + Art Historians + Russia. Catalogs: True Crime.
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Mostly Murder: An Autobiography
by Smith, Sir Sydney. Foreword By Professor Keith Simpson C.B.E
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New York: Dorsett Press, 1988. First Dorset Edition. Sir Sydney Smith C.B.E., LL.D, M.D. (Edin), F.R.C.P. (Edin) - one of the most brilliant and famous professors of Forensic Medicine of the 20th century, and a sometimes opponent of that other brilliant and famous practitioner, Bernard Spilsbury. Mostly Murder is Sir Sydney Smith's autobiography, a book that will hold the reader spell-bound. It is a true look at a real life Sherlock Holmes who solved real crimes and sent real murderers to prison and death row. The author has chosen twenty-one of his most famous cases and reveals to us the method behind his genius. Mostly Murder will provide both the armchair detective and the professional law officer hours of enlightening and provocative reading. Photo frontispiece. A Foreword, Preface, Index, and a generous List of Illustrations in half-tone supplied. The condition of this copy promises to please.. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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