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  True Crime Case Histories -...

  Jason Neal

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  12 True Crime Stories of Murder & Mayhem 
  Readers Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings 
  Fifth Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2020) 
  *** This series can be enjoyed in any order *** 
  A sampling of the stories included: 
  In this book, you’ll read about a young, intelligent man who would rather kill his entire family with a crossbow than tell his girlfriend that he had been lying to her. You’ll also read of the suburban housewife who endured thirty years of an abusive relationship before smashing her husband’s skull with a hammer. 
  There’s the story of the Amish man, tormented by the threat of Hell, who killed his wife because he thought she was the devil. There’s also the Roman Catholic priest who ritualistically butchered a nun, stabbed an upside-down cross into her chest, and anointed her with her own blood. 
  Three stories in this volume take place in Washington State, one of which is of a young girl who ran away from her Seattle home in the 1970s. For thirty years, her parents believed she was a victim of Ted Bundy until the real killer was finally caught. In another, a sexual sadist fancied himself a werewolf while he stalked and butchered his prey in unspeakable ways. 
  The stories in this volume are shocking and disturbing, but they’re also true. These things really do happen in the world. We may never understand why killers do what they do, but at least we can be better informed. 
  Plus, many more disturbing stories. 
  The stories in this volume are revolting and disconcerting, but they’re true. These things really happen in the world. Though we will never fully understand the criminal mind, at least we can be better informed.

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  Serial Killer Trivia: Cold Cases...

  Michelle Kaminsky

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  The ultimate collection of intriguing details from the most infamous cold cases around the world—and the killers who may still be out there . . .  
   
  From England’s Jack the Ripper and the Axeman of New Orleans to lesser-known cases like Detroit’s Bigfoot Killer and Cleveland’s Torso Murderer, this trivia book is packed with information about some of the most shocking cold cases in history. 
   
  Written for the true crime junkies who just can’t get enough, you’ll get all the must-know details on more than 80 unsolved true crime cases. Alongside these disturbing cold cases, you’ll also learn about the inspiring story of the crack detective work—and ancestry DNA database—that eventually brought California’s Golden State Killer, arguably one of the most famous serial killer cold cases, to justice. 
   
  With gripping facts and disturbing evidence plucked from original sources such as trial transcripts and contemporary newspaper accounts, the book is sure to include surprising stories that even the most well-informed true crime fans don’t know.

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  John Lennon: Life Times and...

  Phil Strongman

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  This recording has been digitally produced, by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration. 
  In 1976 or 1977, “Lennon first started to dream about a stranger who asked for an album to be autographed then returned later, angry and with a loaded gun”. 
  Who really killed John Lennon? 
  John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono moved to New York in 1971, in part to escape the vitriol of the British press who blamed Ono for the breakup of their beloved Beatles. They had hoped to live quietly in America and raise their son Sean. 
  But, just nine years later and three weeks after the release of his final album, Lennon was shot dead in the archway of his Manhattan apartment building by Mark Chapman. It is impossible to understate the extent of Lennon’s celebrity at that time and the shockwaves his slaying sent around the world. Chapman was swiftly tried and found guilty by the American courts as a lone wolf assassin, a Beatles fanatic with a grudge and a history of psychological problems. But was he? Who financed Chapman’s flight from Hawaii to execute the killing? In this meticulously researched study, British author Phil Strongman digs into Chapman’s background. He discusses the evidence for US agency involvement in the assassinations of JFK, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and others and draws inescapable parallels with the death of John Lennon, whose political activism and high-profile support for the anti-Vietnam war movement had, by the late 1970s, put him firmly on the radar of the CIA and FBI. 
  Forty years after the FBI and the CIA opened files on the ex Beatle, Strongman questions the facts behind the killing and goes beyond the realm of conspiracy theory, to leave the reader in little doubt as to the part played by covert forces in the assassination of one of the twentieth century’s most charismatic and influential men.

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  The Sweeney - The First Sixty...

  Dick Kirby

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  The story of sixty years of Scotland Yards top crime-busting department has been written over a twenty year period by a former detective who spent over eight years with the Flying Squad  The Sweeney.The meticulous research by the author has uncovered files never before released by the Yard and he has amassed the tales of bravery and top-notch investigations, carried out by the Squad officers of yesteryear.The book commences with the dramatic account of the daring gold bullion and jewellery raid in 1948 by a gang of well-organised criminals from the newly-opened Heathrow Airport.  The Flying Squad were lying in wait for them and what happened next, was described by a judge at the Old Bailey as, The Battle of Heathrow.The Flying Squad was formed to stem the tide of lawlessness, following the First World War; from humble beginnings using horse-drawn wagons, they swiftly progressed to high-speed cars.  Taking on the might of the Racetrack Gangs, armed robbers and smash & grab raiders, the Squad was brought to the forefront of the publics attention.The war years, the secret post-war Ghost Squad, the horse-doping scandals, the Great Train Robbery, the Bank of America robbery, Supergrasses and corruption are recounted with its scrupulous attention to detail.  The book is filled with thrilling, amusing and always compelling anecdotes from the men who were there.  It was the Flying Squad who inspired the popular TV series.  This book reveals what life was really like in The Sweeney.

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  Author Unknown - On the Trail of...

  Don Foster

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  From the professor who invented literary forensics--and fingered Joe Klein as the author of Primary Colors--comes the inside story of how he solves his most challenging casesDon Foster is the world's first literary detective. Realizing that everyone's use of language is as distinctive as his or her DNA, Foster developed a revolutionary methodology for identifying the writer behind almost any anonymous document. Now, in this enthralling book, he explains his techniques and invites readers to sit by his side as he searches a mysterious text for the clues that whisper the author's name.Foster's unique skills first came to light when a front-page New York Times article announced his discovery that a previously unattributed poem was written by Shakespeare. A few weeks later, Foster solved the mystery that had obsessed America for months when he identified Joe Klein as the author of Primary Colors. Foster also took on a case involving the elusive Thomas Pynchon. And his contributions to the Unabomber and JonBenet Ramsey cases have led the FBI and several police forces to hire him to train their organizations. Introducing a fascinating new field of forensics, Author Unknown will appeal to mystery fans--and to everyone interested in words and the writer's craft.

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  Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths...

  Nell Darby

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  Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in the Cotswolds explores the dark history of this famously picturesque region of England. Behind the picture-postcard idyll, everyday life in this largely rural area saw murders, beatings, jealousy and alcohol-fuelled crimes. Nell Darby's book examines a selection of these shocking events in vivid detail. Drawing on contemporary sources, newspapers and prison records, she gives a fascinating insight into life and death in the surprisingly turbulent past of the Cotswolds. The cases she reconstructs come from all over the region—the towns, the villages, the countryside. They show how Cotswold people carried out violent crimes regardless of their location and upbringing—from unemployed farmers' sons to educated surgeons, dark deeds were committed by individuals from all walks of life. They also reveal the criminal consequences of greed, madness, malice, carelessness and drink. Women were involved almost as often as men, as victims and as perpetrators.Nell Darby's thoroughly researched and sympathetically written anthology of Cotswold cases be compelling reading for anyone who lives in the area or is interested in its history.

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