Politi og kriminalitet

In the summer of 1993, people in Ontario were shocked by one of the most bizarre murders in the province's history. A patient at the Brockville psychiatric hospital was brutally killed in a forest grove on the grounds of the institution. One of the killers, a nearly blind psychiatric patient, walked into a nearby police station and turned himself in. The other murderer lay near the body in a sleeping bag, drugged into unconsciousness. Police found that the myopic suspect is one of the Canada's most dangerous killers, David Michael Krueger. His accomplice was Bruce Hamill, a murderer who had been freed after years of treatment at Penatanguishene's Oak Ridge Institution for the criminally insane. Brockville hospital authorities had let Hamill escort Krueger on his first day pass in thirty-five years. How could this killing have happened? The bizarre story of Krueger's life unfolds in this tightly-written book. It explores how Krueger allowed his strange fantasies to run his own life and how he was able to dupe psychiatrists, lawyers, and fellow inmates of the country's toughest institution into doing his bidding.

The previously untold hidden history of canals, revealing the dark side of crime and alcohol abuse and the real human cost of the Industrial Revolution

From an award-winning journalist, this "grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling of a wealthy Texan's plot to have his wife murdered" (Publishers Weekly). To the world, Linda DeSilva's marriage to Robert Edelman was perfect. He was her college boyfriend turned wealthy and successful husband, and the father of her children. But what friends and family didn't know was that the Texas real estate tycoon who set her up with a luxurious life in Dallas was also her abuser. When she asked him for a divorce, the violence against her only escalated, until the shocking moment she learned her husband had hired an assassin to take her life. From acclaimed journalist and author Jim Schutze, "My Husband's Trying to Kill Me!" is the riveting true-crime account of how Linda DeSilva worked with the FBI to trap her husband before he could act on his murderous intentions--and how the sting operation nearly got her killed instead. A shocking and sensational story of a wife and mother's escape from the marriage that went from American dream to every woman's worst nightmare. "Numbing." --Kirkus Reviews

In "a solid account of what appears to be a shocking injustice" an award-winning journalist uncovers the bias that led to a woman's conviction for murder (The New York Times). When a prominent Alabama doctor is brutally killed, his wife and her twin sister are charged with conspiracy to murder. But while her twin was acquitted of the crime, Betty Wilson was charged with killing her husband. Probing into a trial that deliberated on Betty's promiscuity, her alcoholism and her adulterous affair with a black man rather than any physical evidence against her, critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze reveals how sex, politics and corruption could possibly have led to a scandalous miscarriage of justice that kept the real killer from facing full penalty for his cold-blooded deed. A fascinating true crime account, By Two and Two is a page-turning investigation into the harrowing details of a sensational murder case.

This volume collects eleven essays together with a contextualizing introduction examining the relationship between outlaws, food, and feasting in the literature and culture of the premodern British Isles and France, c. 10th-17th centuries.

Filled with terrifying tales of gruesome murders, grand theft and kidnappings, this compendium of the worst side of humanity is guaranteed to chill the blood Did you hear about the doctor who murdered his patients?What about the Port Arthur massacre conspiracy?Do you know the story of the Axeman of New Orleans?Prepare yourself for the urge to sleep with the light on and to double-check you've locked the door, because this collection of True Crime Stories is not for the faint-hearted. Spanning criminal activity from across the world, this book will take you on a journey to the darkest reaches of human nature. Ranging from white-collar criminals and con artists to kidnappers and killers, there's plenty to shred your nerves.Whether you're a true crime junkie or just morbidly curious, let these stories of charismatic criminals and their sinister deeds ensnare your interest and send a shiver down your spine.

An "excellent true-crime study" of a female serial killer given the death penalty for poisoning at least three men between 1973 and 1989 (Publishers Weekly). Widowed Blanche Taylor Moore was about to lose her second spouse to symptoms that mysteriously mirrored those that killed her first husband--as well as her previous boyfriend. When an investigation reveals arsenic poisoning, the hideous truth about the wife and mother comes to light. Did the abuse Blanche suffered as a child at the hands of her alcoholic father turn her into a murderer she became? In this riveting true crime account, critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze explores the harrowing motivation and chilling details of the lives, loves, and victims of North Carolina's oldest living inmate on death row. "Involving . . . chronicle of the murderous career of a Bible Belt Borgia." --Kirkus Reviews

"Death, drugs and the occult meet in grisly inquiry at the Mexican border" in this true crime account of a mass murder by a serial killing cult leader (The New York Times). When Mark Kilroy vanished while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico, the search for the missing pre-med student led to a gruesome discovery on a lonely stretch of land called Rancho Santa Elena: a mass grave containing Mark's mutilated corpse along with the remains of thirteen other people. The investigation uncovered how the victims were brutally killed at the hands of drug trafficker and cult leader Adolpho Constanzo, known by his followers as El Padrino, or The Godfather. Constanzo was a serial killer who, along with his followers, tortured and cannibalized innocent people in the barbaric religious ritual of human sacrifice. Written by critically acclaimed journalist Jim Schutze, Cauldron of Blood is a must-read for true-crime fans.

Spy With No Country tells the gripping story of a brilliant scientist whose information about the plutonium bomb, including detailed drawings and measurements, proved to be integral to the Soviet¿s development of nuclear capabilities.

This collection of true life crime stories gives a vivid insight into life in Manchester in the past.

Utilizing overlooked resources, Arrested Adolescence offers insight and nuance into the life of Nathan Leopold, a man who committed cold-blooded murder as a teenager and then convinced the world to believe in a rehabilitation that he never experienced.

"A layered inquisition and a reportorial force...a technicolor mystery.... In prose that moves like a clear river....Rustad has done what the best storytellers do: tried to track the story to its last twig and then stepped aside.?? New York Times Book ReviewIn the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India?one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained in wilderness survival, was one such seeker.In his early thirties Justin Alexander Shetler, quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey: across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal, in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters, while also documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his adventures. But the ever restless explorer was driven to pursue ever greater challenges, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest?his own hero's journey.In 2016, he made his way to the Parvati Valley, a remote and rugged corner of the Indian Himalayas steeped in mystical tradition yet shrouded in darkness and danger. There, he spent weeks studying under the guidance of a sadhu, an Indian holy man, living and meditating in a cave. At the end of August, accompanied by the sadhu, he set off on a ?spiritual journey? to a holy lake?a journey from which he would never return.Lost in the Valley of Death is about one man's search to find himself, in a country where for many westerners the path to spiritual enlightenment can prove fraught, even treacherous. But it is also a story about all of us and the ways, sometimes extreme, we seek fulfillment in life.Lost in the Valley of Death includes 16 pages of color photographs.

Zwölf wahre KriminalgeschichtenBand 5 der „True Crime"-Serie (2020)Diejenigen unter Ihnen, die mit meinen früheren Büchern der „True Crime"-Serie vertraut sind, wissen, dass ich immer mit einem kurzen Wort der Warnung beginne: Echte Kriminalfälle sind nicht für jeden etwas. In Fernsehsendungen und Nachrichtenartikeln werden die grausamen Details oft ausgelassen, weil sie für den Durchschnittszuschauer oder -leser zu viel sein könnten.Bei der Recherche zu diesen Geschichten stütze ich mich in der Regel auf Polizeiberichte, Gerichtsdokumente und Beschreibungen aus erster Hand. Einige der Details können verstörend sein. Ich gebe mein Bestes, um kein Detail in meinen Büchern auszulassen, egal wie verwerflich es auch sein mag. Meine Absicht ist es nicht, zu schockieren, sondern zu zeigen, wie verworren die Gedanken eines Mörders sein können.Das heißt, wenn Sie übermäßig empfindlich sind, ist dieses Buch vielleicht nicht das Richtige für Sie. Falls Sie damit klarkommen, lassen Sie uns fortfahren.Band 5 bietet: längere Geschichten, mehr Fotos, ein Bonuskapitel und einen Online-Anhang mit zusätzlichen Fotos, Videos und Dokumenten.Band 5 enthält zwölf der unverständlichsten Geschichten der letzten fünfzig Jahre.Zu den Geschichten gehören unter anderem:In diesem Buch werden Sie von einem jungen, intelligenten Mann lesen, der lieber seine ganze Familie mit einer Armbrust tötet, als seiner Freundin zu sagen, dass er sie belogen hat. Sie werden auch von der Hausfrau einer Vorstadt lesen, die dreißig Jahre lang eine missbräuchliche Beziehung ertrug, bevor sie ihrem Mann mit einem Hammer den Schädel einschlug.Da gibt es die Geschichte eines Amischen, der, gequält von der Bedrohung durch die Hölle, seine Frau tötet, weil er sie für den Teufel hält. Außerdem lesen Sie von einem römisch-katholischen Priester, der eine Nonne rituell abschlachtete, ihr ein umgedrehtes Kreuz in die Brust stach und sie mit ihrem eigenen Blut salbte.Drei Geschichten in diesem Band spielen im Bundesstaat Washington, eine davon handelt von einem jungen Mädchen, das in den 1970er-Jahren aus ihrem Haus in Seattle wegläuft. Dreißig Jahre lang glaubten ihre Eltern, sie sei ein Opfer von Ted Bundy, bis der wahre Mörder endlich gefasst wurde. In einem anderen Fall hielt sich ein sexueller Sadist für einen Werwolf, während er seine Beute verfolgte und auf unaussprechliche Weise abschlachtete.Plus fünf weitere verstörende Geschichten.Die Geschichten in diesem Band sind abstoßend und beunruhigend, aber sie sind wahr. Diese Dinge passieren wirklich. Auch wenn wir den kriminellen Geist nie ganz verstehen werden, so können wir doch zumindest besser informiert sein.Scrollen Sie nach oben, um Ihr Exemplar zu erhalten

People lie, cheat, steal and even kill for a variety of reasons, one of which is to go motor racing, a particularly expensive and egotistical sport. This intriguing book, the result of years of research, encompasses not just those who have been 'driven to crime' in order to pay for their sport.

A collection of 18th and 19th criminal cases that have some connection to Taunton, from burglary to murder. It might be a small town, but Taunton can even be linked to some more infamous cases, such as the Bermondsey Horror of 1849.

In March 2011, a major police investigation was opened in the search for missing Swindon local, Sian O'Callaghan. When taxi driver Christopher Halliwell was arrested, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher didn't expect what happened next.

In his latest book, much published crime author Dick Kirby draws on his fast moving policing service, much of which was with Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Squad and the Flying Squad.