The Annals of Murder

The Annals of Murder
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Publisher : Norman, Oklahoma U. P
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105044128564
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Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Annals of Murder by : Thomas M. McDade

The Annals of Unsolved Crime

The Annals of Unsolved Crime
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Publisher : Melville House
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781612190495
ISBN-13 : 1612190499
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Annals of Unsolved Crime by : Edward Jay Epstein

One of America’s most acclaimed investigative journalists re-investigates some of the most notorious and mysterious crimes of the last 200 years The beloved head of the UN dies in a tragic plane crash . . . witnesses unearthed years later suggest it wasn’t an accident. Theories behind the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe change yearly, and some believe Jack the Ripper was a member of the royal family. History books say Hitler burned down the Reichstag—but did he? And who really organized the conspiracy to kill Abraham Lincoln? Acclaimed investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein cut his teeth on one of the most notorious murder mysteries of the 20th century in his first book, Inquest: The Warren Commission and the Establishment of Truth, one of the first books on the assassination and an instant bestseller. His conclusion? The Commission left open too many questions. He examines those questions here, as well as some of the most famous “unsolved” or mysterious crimes of all time, coming to some startling conclusions. His method in each investigation is simple: outline what is known and unknown, and show the plausible theories of a case. Where more than one theory exists, he shows the evidence for and against each. And when something remains to be proved, he says as much. In The Annals of Unsolved Crime, Epstein re-visits his most famous investigations and adds dozens of new cases. From the Lindbergh kidnapping to the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, from the Black Dahlia murder to anthrax attacks on America, from the vanishing of Jimmy Hoffa to the case of Amanda Knox—Epstein considers three dozen high-profile crimes and their tangled histories and again proves himself one of our most penetrating journalists.

The Kirov Murder and Soviet History

The Kirov Murder and Soviet History
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 833
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ISBN-10 : 9780300142426
ISBN-13 : 0300142420
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Kirov Murder and Soviet History by : Matthew E. Lenoe

Drawing on hundreds of newly available, top-secret KGB and party Central Committee documents, historian Matthew E. Lenoe reexamines the 1934 assassination of Leningrad party chief Sergei Kirov. Joseph Stalin used the killing as the pretext to unleash the Great Terror that decimated the Communist elite in 1937–1938; these previously unavailable documents raise new questions about whether Stalin himself ordered the murder, a subject of speculation since 1938.The book includes translations of 125 documents from the various investigations of the Kirov murder, allowing readers to reach their own conclusions about Stalin’s involvement in the assassination.

Hands Through Stone

Hands Through Stone
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Publisher : Linden Publishing
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9781610351409
ISBN-13 : 1610351401
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Hands Through Stone by : James A. Ardaiz

This fascinating and gripping portrayal is the only book-length account ever written about the illicit career of Clarence Ray Allen, one of the most sinister criminal masterminds and mass murderers in American history. Even hardened detectives were shaken by the scene at Fran's Market in rural Fresno County that night in 1980: four young people lay on the market's concrete floor, bloodily murdered by a killer without mercy or remorse. Then a grim investigation became even grimmer when the evidence led to the prime suspect--a convicted murderer already behind the stone walls of Folsom. A true crime story that reads like an intricately woven mystery, the book depicts the chilling scenes of murder, a dogged investigation, and the true story behind the Fran's Market murders and their psychopathic mastermind. Written by former prosecutor James Ardaiz, who was one of the first investigators on the scene at Fran's Market, ""Hands Through Stone"" provides an insider's view of the tortuous, multiyear investigation that brought a killer to justice.

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 0312923465
ISBN-13 : 9780312923464
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond Reason by : Ken Englade

The true story of Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering, convicted of the double murder of her parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom.

The Anatomy of Murder

The Anatomy of Murder
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 390
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ISBN-10 : 9781785330681
ISBN-13 : 1785330683
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Anatomy of Murder by : Sabine Hildebrandt

Of the many medical specializations to transform themselves during the rise of National Socialism, anatomy has received relatively little attention from historians. While politics and racial laws drove many anatomists from the profession, most who remained joined the Nazi party, and some helped to develop the scientific basis for its racialist dogma. As historian and anatomist Sabine Hildebrandt reveals, however, their complicity with the Nazi state went beyond the merely ideological. They progressed through gradual stages of ethical transgression, turning increasingly to victims of the regime for body procurement, as the traditional model of working with bodies of the deceased gave way, in some cases, to a new paradigm of experimentation with the “future dead.”

The Annals of Tacitus

The Annals of Tacitus
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0719000610
ISBN-13 : 9780719000614
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Annals of Tacitus by : Elisabeth Henry

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781647002329
ISBN-13 : 164700232X
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by : Emma Southon

An entertaining and informative look at the unique culture of crime, punishment, and killing in Ancient Rome In Ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common—murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic. Caligula was butchered in the theater, Claudius was poisoned at dinner, and Galba was beheaded in the Forum. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside Ancient Rome's darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life, death, and what it means to be human.

The Mormon Murders

The Mormon Murders
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Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Total Pages : 587
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ISBN-10 : 9781250087423
ISBN-13 : 1250087422
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mormon Murders by : Steven Naifeh

On October 15, 1985, two pipe bombs shook the calm of Salt Lake City, Utah, killing two people. The only link-both victims belonged to the Mormon Church. The next day, a third bomb was detonated in the parked car of church-going family man, Mark Hoffman. Incredibly, he survived. It wasn't until authorities questioned the strangely evasive Hoffman that another, more shocking link between the victims emerged... It was the appearance of an alleged historic document that challenged the very bedrock of Mormon teaching, questioned the legitimacy of its founder, and threatened to disillusion millions of its faithful-unless the Mormon hierarchy buried the evidence.