California Crime

Young, beautiful, popular, intelligent: You can have all these things going for you and still find yourself in situations you cannot get out of. In Gone Too Soon, author Don Lasseter explores three cases of young lives cut short.

For those who like a small bit of homicide as part of a rocky romance! Here we go: more murder, mayhem and mystery: Five classic TRUE tales of homicide from the files of Alan Hynd (1903-1974), one of the foremost American true crime authors of the first half of the 20th Century. Here are five gems, all true and all told in the macabre irreverent style of the late Alan Hynd, who looked upon the human condition with both disbelief and a dark sense of humor. You'll be horrified one minute, laugh the next, and end up shaking your head at what husbands and wives can do to each other. This ...

Most familiar with the Wild West know Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp for the famous shootout on the streets of Tombstone, Arizona. But few know the later years of the close-knit Earp family, which revolved around patriarch Nicholas Earp, and their last push at a major monetary coup in Los Angeles.

I'm often asked why I still do criminal defense. My response is because the stories are the best. Richard Stanley has proven adage to be true ten times over. This is a fascinating story told in masterful fashion that is riveting and entertaining.

Twelve-year-old Marion Parker was kidnapped from her Los Angeles school by an unknown assailant on December 15, 1927. Her body was found days later, delivered to her father by the killer, who fled with the ransom money. When William Hickman was hunted down and charged with the killing, he admitted to all of it, in terrifying detail, but that was only the start. His insanity plea was the first of its kind in the history of California, and the nature of the crime led to a media frenzy unlike any the country had seen up to that point.

Young journalist Barrett Brown has been missing for a week, and her boyfriend hires private investigator Madison Kelly to find her. Right away, Barrett reminds Madison of a younger version of herself: smart, ambitious, and a loner. As she launches her investigation, Madison realizes that Barrett's disappearance is connected to a big story she's been chasing - and she sets out to walk in Barrett's footsteps to trace her whereabouts.

Ex-vice cop Eddie Fuentes just got bounced from the Oakland PD, not an easy thing to do. Now he's back in Redwood County, trying to figure out how his dope grower dad went off a bridge. And there's this very sexy redhead who's a little too good to be true. Shanna Black is a drug lawyer in the crosshairs of a DEA investigation. She thinks Eddie could be part of her exit strategy - if only she can lure him into a certain situation without her client finding out.

Als eine von einem Erpresser unter Druck gesetzte Dragqueen das Detektivbüro von Cal Corwin betritt, übernimmt diese den Auftrag. Aber mit jedem Hinweis wird der Fall undurchsichtiger und das Lügengespinst komplizierter. Doch nach einem Mord wird schnell klar, dass es hier um viel mehr geht als nur um Geld. Cal muss daher auf der Suche nach dem Schuldigen höllisch aufpassen.

With an unfaithful wife and a career in shambles, troubled Bill Ferguson decides to take drastic action. The youngest vice president in the history of Greystone Mutual Insurance, the workaholic executive becomes burned out, slacks off, and is demoted as a result. Learning of his wife Laura's infidelity only adds insult to injury. Lost, he is intrigued by a news story about a man who attempted to fake his own death and failed miserably. Bill decides he can do better. A lot better.

Middleborough Homicide Detective Jake Waterfield is questioning his faith as he investigates murder, police corruption, and the alleged abuse of children at the hands of a Catholic priest. The unsolved murder of 12-year-old altar boy Robert Anderson has plagued Jake Waterfield for nearly two decades. As a rookie patrolman, Jake was the first officer to respond to the scene of the crime.

In this group of stories from the Notorious USA archives, we find three ladies who will do anything, just about anything, for money. This journey has no limit to the amount of twists and turns it will take, and things are not always how they appear. Miki McDermott, June Gravlee, and Olga Thomas all had selfish desires to take what did not belong to them. Enlisting friends and family in their devious plots could be a stroke of genius or just may be their undoing.

In the heart of Los Angeles, a young woman named Jacki gets caught up in a world of bank robberies and big waves. In between, she agrees with a news reporter, named Shannon, to search for someone from her past, someone now considered a missing person; the big tech tycoon named Raymond Fitzgerald.

A Walnut Creek, tranquilla cittadina della California, una studentessa viene ritrovata sgozzata, la lingua tagliata e le labbra cucite con del filo da sutura. Il capitano Jeffrey Coleman del dipartimento di San Francisco, poliziotto tenace e ostinato, credente in Dio e nel suo intervento salvifico, sarà chiamato a fare i conti con altre morti atroci, che lo getteranno in uno stato di profonda prostrazione fino a fargli smarrire la via della fede. Una via che si intreccerà fatalmente con un'altra: la via del silenzio.

Zachary Thornton's life essentially ended two years ago when his wife and twin daughters were gunned down in cold blood for witnessing a mob hit, but he can't end the pain until he sees his family's killer brought to justice, one way or another. Thus, it is no surprise when he jumps at an offer from a mysterious stranger promising to both avenge the murders and give him a reason to live beyond vengeance. Unfortunately for Zachary, accepting the offer could be the worst mistake of his life.

When a bishop is killed inside the Vatican by someone after an ancient artifact, a team is assembled to try to find the artifact and killer before more blood is spilled. In the process, an absent-minded professor and his archaeologist friend get swept up in what could very well be a wild goose chase - but nothing is as it appears. When the professor goes missing, his grandson and his student must pick up the trail to find the professor before it's too late.

What if a single strain of bacteria were responsible for over 300 diseases affecting Americans today, including: Multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, Lou Gehrig's disease, Alzheimer's, and chronic fatigue syndrome? And what if the federal government were responsible for the outbreak of these bacteria? Connecticut State Police Detective Taylor Marshall is contending with an all-boys' club at work. When she is assigned a homicide case involving a retired government scientist she is determined to solve it..

Gruesome California is a collection of true-life stories, most of them rescued from old newspaper accounts that were published over 100 years ago. Only a few of the events in this book have ever made it into print, except maybe in musky-old county histories. Even then, many of them are lucky to rate a paragraph. Listen to them now, if you dare!

Nachdem eine tote Frau in Cal Corwins Auto gefunden wurde und Polizisten an Cals Tür klopfen, wird der Fall viel persönlicher als es zunächst erschien. Während sie von den Geistern ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit verfolgt wird, muss Cal nicht nur herausfinden, wer die Frau ermordet hat, sondern auch warum. Als sie eine Antwort nach der anderen enthüllt, stellt sich ihr eine beunruhigende Frage: Wer ist der Jäger, und wer der Gejagte?

An A&R hotshot fell in love with them upon hearing a few of their songs, and suddenly all the sweat and soul-draining self-promotion seemed worth it. The band got a call asking them to bring their haunting mix to Manhattan for a label showcase. It was the break of a lifetime. Out of cash and desperate to make it, they set themselves on a collision course with New York. It's a decision that forces each band member to consider just how badly he wants that record deal, and what he's willing to do to get it. No one will stand in their way. Not even each other.

Linda thought her parents had died when she was an infant, leaving her to be raised by her grandparents. She treasures the highchair she used as a child as a symbol of their unconditional love. But when a man shows up at the bank and claims to be her father, Linda searches the Internet and is stunned to learn of a long-buried family tragedy and an unspeakable crime.