In 1934, fifty-three-year-old beer tycoon John Sackville Labatt was kidnapped from his Lake Huron summer home and held ransom for three days. His captors, a group of ex-rumrunners, desperate in the days following prohibition and the...
True crime stories
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Author:Goldenberg, SusanSummary: - Author:Sabbag, RobertSummary:
Robbert Sabbag's Snowblind, the true story of an American smuggler whose intricate, ingenious scams made him a legendary figure in the cocaine world of the late sixties and early seventies, is a modern classic. In this "witty,...
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Nearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
- Author:Lee, Carol Ann.Summary:
Much has been written about the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, and - thirty-five years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of thirteen women - scarcely a week goes by without some mention...
- Author:Pacholik, BarbSummary:
Compiled by Regina Leader-Post crime and court reporters Barb Pacholik and Jana Pruden, this volume contains accounts of 40 unique crime stories that have taken place in Saskatchewan over the course of the past century. Some of the...
- Author:Reber, SusanneSummary:
A teen's suspicious death, a shocking police cover-up and a mother's search for truth: this landmark investigation into justice and Canada's Indigenous people is re-issued and updated here for the first time in over a decade. In 1990,...
- Author:Barr, JohnSummary:
The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history: the crimes of osteopathic physician Larry Nassar who sexually assaulted hundreds of young gymnasts under the guise of medical treatment....
- Author:Kilgariff, KarenSummary:
This program is read by the authors. The highly anticipated first book by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the #1 hit podcast My Favorite Murder! Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles...
- Author:Barelli, JohnSummary:
When he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the...
- Author:Allen, LouiseSummary:
In her brand new series 'Thrown Away Children', Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella's Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an...
- Author:Wall, ElissaSummary:
In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. George, Utah, sat hushed as Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age...
- Author:Huddy, JohnSummary:
This is the true story of a sixteen-month crime spree in 1998, when a Cuban-born former Red Army lieutenant launched a series of raids on the Las Vegas Strip, hitting five world-class hotels, three armored cars, and a department store...
- Author:Glatt, JohnSummary:
Among the tree-lined waterways of South Carolina low country, the Murdaugh name means power. A century-old, multimillion-dollar law practice has catapulted the family into incredible wealth and local celebrity-but it was an unimaginable...
- Author:Griffin, MistySummary:
A true crime memoir: When Misty was six years old her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse and...
- Author:Michaud, Stephen G.Summary:
Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with Ted Bundy, this collection provides shocking insights into the killer's 11th-hour confessions before his death in a Florida electric chair. A unique,...
- Author:Krouse, ErikaSummary:
"The best story I've read in a long, long time."--Lacy Crawford, author of Notes on a Silencing "Krouse's vivid and original memoir is state of the art. Tell Me Everything is our new standard."--Charles D...
- Author:Shenher, LorimerSummary:
In this searing personal account, ex-police detective Lori Shenher (who transitioned to male in 2015, and is now known as Lorimer) describes his role in Vancouver's infamous Missing Women Investigation and unflinchingly reveals his...
- Author:Stobbe, MarkSummary:
How the police create an imaginary criminal gang to trick homicide suspects into a confession and a prison cell There are people in prison who got away with murder until they told the boss of a powerful criminal gang all about it. When...
- Author:Everhart, RuthSummary:
Pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities, highlighting the damage done to individuals, families, and communities. Everhart offers hope to survivors as she...
- Author:Sadler, Anthony, Skarlatos, Alek, Stone, Spencer, Stern, Jeffrey E.Summary:
When a terrorist boarded a train bound for Paris, he encountered something he hadn't anticipated: three Americans who refused to give in to fear.
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