Real Life Crime

Brutally groomed to be a weapon under their control, would she be the key to her own survival? Every second of Tina Soctoy’s life was ruled by terror. Succumbing to the toll of constant abuse and merciless training, the abducted little girl’s sudden scarily realistic visions began to rattle her cruel captors. Demanding domination over her inexplicable gift, they subjected her to relentless psychological enslavement aimed at completely breaking her down. Taught how to kill people with only a knife, Tina learned how to survive enemy assassins. But her growing mental abilities are starting...

Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

Will you be the same after experiencing the mind of a murderous killer? What will happen to your world view and your thought process after learning the WHY behind each horrific act? The disturbing nature of these stories often makes you question everything you thought or believed about humanity. Yet they are engaging and fascinating at the same time. We all had wicked thoughts throughout our lives. What is it that makes us different from those who act upon it? Is it that they have a stronger "why"? Were they born evil?

From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of 15 adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots.

All Hell breaks loose in Rilton Castle…. ‘You had sex with me in your dressing room. I was thirteen at the time.’ Ronny Hudd, lead singer of heavy metal band Hell’s Gate and Britain’s favourite hard rocker, is being blackmailed. He calls in Tom Flowers to help him but first Tom has to decide if Ronny is innocent before trying to find the blackmailer. Then a boy is found mutilated in the quiet woods behind Rilton Castle village, giving newly appointed Chief Inspector Regina Muga her first murder since arriving in Dorset. The injuries are strangely familiar and Muga fears an old ...

In August 1980, the peaceful casino town of South Lake Tahoe was shattered by an event that would become one of the most complex domestic bombing cases in U.S. history. Shattered Paradise: The Harvey’s Casino Bombing tells the gripping true story of a man with a grudge, a homemade weapon of mass destruction, and a plan to bring one of Nevada’s most iconic resorts to its knees. At the heart of this explosive tale is John Birges, a Hungarian immigrant and former WWII pilot who built a life in California as a landscaper and family man. But beneath the façade, Birges was a compulsive ...

Body cams and dashcams have fundamentally transformed law enforcement in recent years. These innovations can help prove someone committed a crime, or didn't. Real-life footage has cleared people initially accused of wrongdoing, and in certain instances even implicated officers. But that same type of footage can also be used to clear police falsely accused of misdeeds. From allegations of harassment or bias to false arrests or even criminal conduct, these videos can prove officers did not cross a line as, sometimes, they are alleged to have done.

The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon, by prize-winning Chinese novelist Liu Zhenyun, is a novel of Beijing that paints a microcosm of contemporary China, dealing with classes at the two extremes: the super rich and the migrant workers who make them rich through deceit and corruption. The protagonist, Liu Yuejin, is a worksite cook and small-time thief whose bag is stolen. In searching for it, he stumbles upon another bag, which contains a flash disk that chronicles high-level corruption.

As a small boy hunting in the deep Florida swamps, C.E. “Kid” Miller had to become a crack shot, or his five sisters would go hungry. Now, in the summer of 1946, Miller hunts Georgia moonshiners instead of game, and packs a Smith and Wesson instead of a double barrel.

Based on True Events My first stroke of luck came from the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, which unbeknownst to me was owned by mob bosses. FRANK “LEFTY” ROSENTHAL, the inspiration for the book “Casino” by NICHOLAS PILEGGI, managed all its operations.Based on True Events. I'm the host of the most exclusive High-Stakes Gaming event, flying to casinos all over the world. My travels took me everywhere, ensuring that the most extravagant VIPs had everything they desired: plush suites, private jets, and stretch limousines. I provided them with every amenity you can think of (...

Looking for a unique and engaging way to learn about crime scene investigation and criminal psychology? Look no further than this immersive guide to the fundamentals of forensic investigation. Over the course of 30 days, you'll dive deep into the world of criminal psychology, evidence collection, interrogation techniques, and more. But what sets this book apart is the interactive element - you'll have the chance to use ChatGPT as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes to help solve some of the cases presented. Each day is dedicated to a specific topic and includes real-world case studies, historical ...

Filius Thoreau, arch-benefit fraudster and jaunty raconteur, celebrates the silver anniversary of his induction into the world of the workshy with his candid, but not too candid, autobiography in which he celebrates the unique and sinuous path he has steered through the minefield of work-obsessed modern Britain. From the dark days of the Poll Tax through the laissez-faire nineties to the ghastly government work schemes of the new millennium, Filius has marched onwards to the sound of his own personal drummer and constructed a uniquely apologist philosophy along the way.

This is the story of my life doing business amid murders, jailings, kidnappings, bombings, arson, hold-ups, betrayals and love. From the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon to hot Tashkent in Uzbekistan, passing through the charming cities of Georgia, wealthy Azerbaijan and the Chinese borders of Kyrgyzstan, this has been a life spent dealing with the KGB, Mafia, sharks, governments, crooks and criminals. Fights, challenges and tears made easier thanks to the beautiful women who stood steadfastly beside me. Business the way no one will ever teach you at Harvard, lessons that you can only learn with ...

Brad Hunter has spent over thirty years writing about some of America's most horrific crimes. In this new book, he enters the mind of John Wayne Gacy, the real-life 'Killer Clown', often said to be the inspiration for Stephen King's evil Pennywise in It. Drawing on his many years' experience investigating and interviewing perpetrators of terrible crimes, Hunter seeks to understand what drove Gacy to unleash a reign of terror in suburban Chicago.

Mix in murderous maids, bumbling burglars, and unflinching local heroes and you have True Crime Philadelphia.

The gripping true story of Tina Soctoy, held captive as a young girl as part of a Secret Russian Military plot to develop brutal child warriors, continues in Devil Cries Stones. “I've ended up in another world, and this world is becoming mine forever. Resting against the wide, dark-blue door frame, I look at the clay surface of the ground, covered with pebbles near the staircase. I’m becoming unafraid. A strange feeling crops up, of entering into another life. My parents are far, far away from me now. I don’t even know what they’re like, they’re that far away. My memory can no ...

Discover the chilling cases that fell through the cracks of true crime history While names like Bundy and Dahmer dominate headlines, countless other disturbing cases remain buried in local newspapers and court archives. In True Crime Case Files, author Madeline Steele unearths ten haunting stories that deserve to be remembered. Journey into the shadows of human depravity with meticulously researched accounts of: The "South Side Killer" whose string of strangulations terrorized Milwaukee's young women The unimaginable cruelty of a father who systematically tortured his own children The ...

This book contains the combined volumes of my True Scares and Real-Life Nightmares series with a disturbing new tale added for good measure. Included in this collection are true accounts of haunted dwellings, possessed objects, ghost animals, a sinister entity that attached itself to an unsuspecting couple, zombie legends that may be closer to reality than we would like to believe, dreams that foretold the future, Halloween terror, a mysterious presence that stalked people while they slept, a madman who took his obsession with dolls to macabre extremes, a parasitic twin with a mind of its ...

When New York City cop Michael Beckett lands a walk-on role on the TV show Law & Order, he hopes to trade chasing murderers and rapists for a new life in front of the camera - and maybe even hooking up with the young, sexy writer on the show, Solana Ortiz. But when Solana's neighborhood goes up in flames in a string of arsons, Beckett must put aside his caviar dreams and do what he does best- police work. In the course of his investigation, Beckett collides with an old real estate developer friend, R. J. Gold (Donald J. Trump?) and unlocks a heinous scheme that reaches into the deepest ...

The only psychic ever to lecture at the FBI Academy, Noreen Renier has assisted law-enforcement officials all over the world, working on more than 400 criminal cases. From the discovery and development of her unique talents to becoming a respected figure in the police community, this is the true account of Noreen Renier's remarkable life and career.