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True crime : Michigan : the state's most notorious criminal cases / by Buhk, Tobin T.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139).A brief history of crime in Michigan -- Strang circumstances : the murder of Michigan's Beaver Island king -- Wild, wild West : the lawless frontier of Michigan's upper peninsula -- The subtle and daring poison plot of Arthur Waite -- Dynamite farmer : Andrew Kehoe and history's deadliest school day -- Motor city massacre and the end of the purple reign -- Lonely hearts : the Michigan victims of Beck and Fernandez -- The Ypsi coed killer -- Riddle is my middle name : James Riddle Hoffa's disappearance -- In (and out of) hot water : the criminal career of Coral Watts.
Subjects: Crime; Crime;
© c2011., Stackpole Books,
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The last job : [electronic resource] : "The bad grandpas" and the Hatton Garden heist. by Bilefsky, Dan.; MacDonnell, Chris.;
Narrator: Chris MacDonnell.Over Easter weekend 2015, a motley crew of six English thieves, several in their sixties and seventies, couldn't resist coming out of retirement for one last career-topping heist. Their target: the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit, in the heart of London's medieval diamond district. "The Firm" included Brian Reader, ringleader and legend in his own mind; Terry Perkins, a tough-as-nails career criminal but also a frail diabetic; Danny Jones, a fitness freak, crime enthusiast, and fabulist; Carl Wood, an extra pair of hands, and definitely more brawn than brains; John "Kenny" Collins, getaway driver, prone to falling asleep on the job; and the mysterious Basil, a red-wigged associate who has only now been identified. Perhaps not the smoothest of criminals-one took a public bus to the scene of the crime; another read Forensics for Dummies in hopes that he would learn how to avoid getting caught-they planned the job over fish and chips at their favorite pubs. They were cantankerous and coarse, dubbed the "Bad Grandpas" by British tabloids, and were often as likely to complain about one another as the current state of the country. Still, these analog thieves in a digital age managed to disable a high-security alarm system and walk away with a stunning haul of at least $19 million in jewels, gold, diamonds, family heirlooms, and cash.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 257509 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; True Crime.;
© 2019., HighBridge Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4693680 -- Click to access digital title in Overdrive.;
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil / [electronic resource]. by Berendt, John.;
Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2125 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; True Crime.;
© 2010., Vintage,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=339641 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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We have your daughter : [electronic resource] : The unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey twenty years later. by Woodward, Paula.;
New information from We Have Your Daughter has been revealed. Here is some of it.The FamilyAs a top reporter in Denver, Paula Woodward was one of the few who had access to the Ramsey attorneys and thus the family. One of the prevailing questions in most of the television specials is about the bowl of pineapple on the kitchen table with Burke and Patsy's fingerprints on the bowl. That pineapple has been linked to JonBenét's death on some television broadcasts because of a reference in the autopsy to JonBenét having “fragments like pineapple" in her stomach. For more than a year after the murder, the pineapple theory behind her death was talked about. But when Boulder police finally had the material in her stomach tested at the University of Colorado in Boulder in October of 1997, they found out two months later in December, that the material was pineapple, plus grapes, grape skins, and cherries. That is food similar to that found in a fruit cocktail. What does that mean?This is the type of exclusive and factual information you will find in We Have Your Daughter that allows you to challenge preconceived theories.In 2010, Woodward interviewed Burke Ramsey specifically for her book.Burke discussed his family and the chaos surrounding the case. Woodward has obtained a Boulder Social Services Evaluation of the Child about Burke Ramsey that states “From the interview it is clear that Burke was not a witness to JonBenét's death." That raises more doubts about those who believe Burke was involved in his sister's death and again reinforces the information Woodward has researched and uncovered.In an interview with Burke Ramsey from 2010, he talks about his mom and how she taught him he could be optimistic or pessimistic about all the tragedies in their family. She chose positive for herself and so did he both believing it was important to find joy in each day.After Patsy Ramsey was diagnosed again with cancer in 2002, she began sharing private conversations with Paula in 2004 and 2005. This information was to be used after she died.John Ramsey gave Paula access to his personal journal as well as access to JonBenét's personal drawings and photosThe Handwriting Test ResultsHandwriting is another key controversial part of this investigation and story. Paula has information and findings that show issues with how Boulder Police handled this aspect of the investigation. She discusses the results of the handwriting.Exclusive Reports & DocumentsInvestigative Reporter Paula Woodward reviewed portions of thousands of police reports and documents for her book. Here are some highlights of her findings which she includes in the book, all of which affected the investigation and the public's view of the family.Exclusive: The police report from the Boulder Police Officer who was FIRST to arrive on scene the morning of December 26, 1996 – before JonBenét's body was found and why he didn't find it.Exclusive: In the police report from the BPD Detective who stayed on scene until JonBenét's body was found – Paula lists some discrepancies in that report.Exclusive: Paula discovered what she calls a “deliberate campaign of disinformation" by law enforcement, based on information she received from her sources. She also cites issues with the media coverage, with outlets reporting information without verifying it. Woodward says much of the information and “anonymous leaks" reported were untrue and has all had an effect on the investigation. She cites several...Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; True Crime.;
© 2016.,
On-line resources: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=2915126 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula / [electronic resource]. by Longtine, Sonny.;
Residents of the idyllic villages scattered throughout the Upper Peninsula's richly forested paradise live in quiet comfort for the most part, believing that murder rarely happens in their secluded sanctuary -- but it does, and more often than they realize. This collection of twenty-four legendary murders spans 160 years of Upper Michigan's history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly. From the bank robber who killed the warden and deputy warden of the Marquette Branch Prison to the unknown assailant who gunned down James Schoolcraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Sonny Longtine explores the tragic events that turned peaceful communities into fear-ridden crime scenes.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; True Crime.;
© 2014.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1542534 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The shocking story of Helmuth Schmidt : [electronic resource] : Michigan's original lonely-hearts killer. by Buhk, Tobin T.;
In the fall of 1916, New York housemaid Augusta Steinbach fell in love with a man she met through a matrimonial advertisement in her local newspaper. She traveled to Detroit to marry her correspondent, but in March 1917, she mysteriously disappeared. What began as a routine search for a missing person turned into a baffling case of deception, bigamy and murder. Follow detectives as they unravel the tangled web spun by Michigan's original lonely hearts killer -- a criminal mastermind the Detroit News dubbed "one of America's master outlaws."Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; True Crime.;
© 2013.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1361553 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Killers of the Flower Moon : [electronic resource] : The Osage murders and the birth of the FBI. by Grann, David.;
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. -- provided by Amazon.com.Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 9UG/Upper grades (9th-12)11608.8Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; True Crime.;
© 2017.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=3015073 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Framed [electronic resource] : Astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions. by Grisham, John.; Beck, Michael.;
Narrator: Michael Beck.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man , “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” ( Texas Monthly ), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. “Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories—they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system.”—David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you. * This audiobook edition is accompanied by a downloadable PDF which includes A Note on Sources and Acknowledgments from the book.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Sociology.; True Crime.;
© 2024., Books on Tape,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=10590049 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Say nothing : [electronic resource] : A true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland. by Keefe, Patrick Radden.;
New York Times Book Review Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress -- with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes. Patrick Radden Keefe's mesmerizing book on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath uses the McConville case as a starting point for the tale of a society wracked by a violent guerrilla war, a war whose consequences have never been reckoned with. The brutal violence seared not only people like the McConville children, but also I.R.A. members embittered by a peace that fell far short of the goal of a united Ireland, and left them wondering whether the killings they committed were not justified acts of war, but simple murders. From radical and impetuous I.R.A. terrorists such as Dolours Price, who, when she was barely out of her teens, was already planting bombs in London and targeting informers for execution, to the ferocious I.R.A. mastermind known as The Dark, to the spy games and dirty schemes of the British Army, to Gerry Adams, who negotiated the peace but betrayed his hardcore comrades by denying his I.R.A. Say Nothing conjures a world of passion, betrayal, vengeance, and anguish. Look for Patrick Radden Keefe's latest bestseller, Empire of PainElectronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; History.; True Crime.;
© 2019.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=4229326 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The Detroit true crime chronicles : tales of murder & mayhem in the Motor City / by Burnstein, Scott M.,author.;
Bicentennial bloodbath : the Greek must die! -- A dozen years of destruction: power, powder, and prestige -- Not-so-easy riding in the Motor City : five on the floor -- Blood and beer : the Prohibition era in Detroit -- Oakland County's nightmare : Satan's babysitter -- The Detroit Chain Saw Massacre : paradise lost -- From the delta to the "d" : the real New Jack City -- Day of the Don : Team America vs. Team Tocco -- The lost legacy : a gentleman's gangster -- Union wars : three the hard way -- The Detroit drug pipeline : smacktown U.S.A -- Underwaterworld : the four bears water park murders -- A haunting on St. Aubin Street : the Detroit occult murders -- Year of death : a homicidal housecleaning.
Subjects: Murder; Crime; Organized crime;
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