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For O.J. Simpson to get away with murder, an innocent cop, a brilliant detective, had to be destroyed. That was the cynical strategy of the Simpson defense. But as certainty about Simpson's guilt grew, so did the outrage about the scapegoating of Mark Fuhrman. Now the former LAPD detective tells his side of the story in a damning expose.

Whether in Truman Capote’s detailed murder of the Clutter family or Ted Bundy’s small-town charm, criminals have always roamed rural America and towns worldwide. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns contains all-new accounts from writers of true crime, crime journalism, and crime fiction. And these entries are not based on a true story—they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe.

It began as a home invasion by the “Manson family” in the early hours of August 9, 1969. It ended in a killing spree that left seven people dead: actress Sharon Tate, writer Voyteck Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hair stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent, supermarket owner Leno LaBianca, and his wife, Rosemary. The shock waves of these crimes still reverberate today. They have also, over time, eclipsed the life of their most famous victim - a Dallas beauty queen with Hollywood aspirations.

Julia Stein acepta el trabajo de asistente que le ofrece el agente Hans Freeman. Su nueva misión es cazar al asesino del hacha, quien ya ha decapitado a tres hombres en el bosque de Green Bank, un pueblo que, además, está justo en el medio de «la zona silenciosa», un lugar en el que los teléfonos móviles son inútiles.

A fascinating glimpse into some of the most notorious crimes and trials of the last 100 years. Using the original trial transcripts, eyewitness accounts and contemporary newspaper reports, we witness the actual events that made each trial a cause célèbre of its day.

Mild-mannered Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen committed one of the most notorious English murders of the 20th century. In early 1910, he dismembered his wife's body and buried the remains in the coal cellar of the house they shared in Hilldrop Crescent, London. Arrested with his lover, Ethel Le Neve, who was disguised as his son, as they tried to escape to Canada aboard the SS Montrose. His subsequent trial at the Old Bailey was expected to be a mere formality, but Dr Crippen pleaded 'not guilty!', and so begins this strangely moving tale of passion and despair.

Greg DeVillers was a top biotech executive, and Kristin Rossum was embarking on a career in toxicology at the San Diego Medical Examiner's office. They seemed to be happily married, living the American dream. But only months shy of their second anniversary, Kristin found her handsome husband dead from a drug overdose - his corpse sprinkled with rose petals. By his side was their wedding photo. Authorities deemed it a suicide. Until they discovered that the rare poison found in Greg's body was the same poison missing from Kristin's office. 

Dublino, 1982. C’è un bambino che fissa la finestra del palazzo davanti a quello dei suoi nonni: osserva un uomo che viene portato via in manette dalla Garda, senza dire nulla. Quell’uomo si chiama Malcolm Macarthur, un raffinato frequentatore della società intellettuale cittadina, amante dei papillon in seta, delle giacche in lino e delle buone letture. Macarthur è però soprattutto il responsabile di un duplice omicidio, la cui violenza e insensatezza hanno riempito le pagine dei giornali per mesi, trasformandolo nel ricercato più famoso d’Irlanda.

Det telefonsamtal som söndagen 21 februari 1999 klockan 16.15 nådde larmcentralen i Helsingfors inledde en för finska förhållanden unik brottsutredning. Personen som ringde in förklarade att han genast behövde ambulanser och polis till Skytteföreningen, då en kvinna hade anlänt till föreningen och öppnat eld mot ett flertal personer. När polisen anlände möttes de av en makaber syn. Tre unga män låg livlösa på golvet, och en hade livshotande skador.

The fair sex. We've often heard this cliched expression being used to refer to women. Although it has become increasingly outdated, the mindset still exists that women are the gentle and nurturing sex. When it comes to murder, that notion gets turned on its head. And this isn't a recent phenomenon; we can find plenty of female killers going back in history. In fact, some of the world's most notorious serial killers have been women. These female killers give their male counterparts a run for their money and deserve to be counted among the most famous serial killers. 

1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice.The search for truth. In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead, their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to...

Britain's most chilling crimes are brought sensationally to life in this compelling new series, using court room transcripts, police interviews, 999 calls, secret audio recordings and eye witness testimony.

Some crimes are so horrific they attract the harshest punishment possible: a sentence that means the guilty will die behind bars.

On December 5, 2009, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher. In December of the following year, the appeal trial began. Despite the initial verdict, the Italian and international public opinion is widely divided: many are those who think that Amanda and Raffaele are the victims of a miscarriage of justice. Images of the couple have been seen around the world, on the web and on TV screens, creating a true media sensation.But what really took place?

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Behind every locked door, there is a story that began with a promise. Step inside the chilling world of history's most notorious cults, where charismatic leaders wielded absolute power over devoted followers who willingly surrendered their lives...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Behind the polished halls of medicine lies a chilling history of doctors who abandoned their oath and turned living human beings into laboratory subjects. From the fog-shrouded streets of 1820s Edinburgh, where anatomist Robert Knox purchased bodies...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Unidentified Victims is volume six of the Crime Cast Library, a collection of ten episode, true crime documentary drama volumes, with each book built around a true crime investigative idea, that shapes the cases inside it. The Unidentified Victims...

Da cena do crime à sala de autópsia, Philippe Boxho revela o papel crucial do médico-legista na resolução de crimes. Neste livro, ele fala de assassinatos que, à primeira vista, parecem mortes naturais ou, ao contrário, supostos assassinatos que acabam se revelando meros acidentes. Entre...

Um livro essencial na obra de Emmanuel Carrère. Uma investigação de um crime brutal, à altura de clássicos como A sangue frio, de Truman Capote. Carrère acompanha a desconcertante vida dupla de um pai de família que mata todos ao seu redor para escapar de uma rede de mentiras. É uma obra...

In 1955, following the devastation of the Korean War, Bertha and Harry Holt made headlines for adopting eight Korean children. Driven by evangelical convictions and emboldened by a special act of Congress, the couple founded the Holt Adoption Program, which would facilitate the migration of tens...