Real True Crime

TRUE TALES OF MURDER & MAYHEM - Volume #3 Five fascinating themes of criminal history, from cunning inmates who escaped the executioner to the shadowy world of traitors and spies. Through shocking cases and dramatic trials, this book illuminates some of the darkest corners of the human story. *HANGING BY A THREAD unveils prisoners who somehow cheated the gallows through luck or deceit. Like John Lee, due to hang for murder but spared after the trap door failed three times. Condemned prisoners who somehow evaded execution through luck or cunning. We follow the infamous Iron Man of Hull who ...

The Netflix hit Don’t F**k with Cats was based on the 2012 Montreal murder of thirty-three-year-old Lin Jun by his porn-star boyfriend, Luka Magnotta. Previously Magnotta had anonymously posted videos of himself killing kittens. This spurred horrified Facebook sleuths into working tirelessly to uncover his identity and location. Sometimes citizen sleuthing goes wrong, though, with innocent people being targeted, or accused of crimes they haven’t committed, with tragic results.

Os Peaky Blinders que conhecemos graças à série de TV transbordam drama e medo. Elegantemente vestidos, os carismáticos―mas profundamente falhos―Thomas Shelby e aliados se tornaram famosos por seus feitos atrozes, cujos desdobramentos resultaram em guerras sangrentas contra gangues irlandesas, em embates contra autoridades, em esquemas de extorsão de dinheiro e no competitivo ambiente de apostas legais e ilegais nas pistas de corrida de cavalos na virada do século XIX para o XX.

These six terrifying stories tell the fates of individuals who missed critical details in their homes, oversights resulting in deadly consequences. Evil can hide within the walls of our comfortable lives without our consent or notice. Each of these tales follows men and women who were shocked to learn that the greatest threat to their safety was living alongside them without their knowledge. There is no common time or place - no connecting thread to blame for the victims’ misfortune.

Married to Ron before his death, and a regular correspondent with Reg, Kate Kray was granted unique access to the shadowy underworld they inhabited and was entrusted with some of the darkest secrets they possessed - secrets that could never be revealed until they were both dead. Featuring exclusive letters and thoughts from the twins themselves as well as anecdotes and tributes from gangsters, actors and East End faces, Kate has produced the definitive view of the Krays.

Tras No digas nada y El imperio del dolor, Patrick Radden Keefe explora los límites, a menudo imperceptibles, entre lo legal y lo ilegal, a través de doce retratos reales protagonizados por maleantes de medio mundo.

Murderous Minds: Stories of Real Life Murderers That Escaped the Headlines offers a look into the lives of individuals who committed heinous acts of evil but managed to avoid the media storm that usually accompanies them.

Leo Kennedy is the great-grandson of Sergeant Michael Kennedy, slain by Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek. Raised in the shadow of his great-grandfather’s murder, Leo witnessed the deep psychological wounds inflicted on successive generations of his family - and the families of other victims - as the Ned Kelly myth grew around them and the sacrifice of their loved ones was forgotten. Leo himself was nicknamed ‘Red Ned’ at school and taunted for being on the wrong side of Australian history. Instead of celebrating a heroic man of the people, Leo gives voice to the victims of a merciless gang of outlaws.

This book tells the story of five different homicide cases from Kansas City, Missouri, as told by the prosecutor who handled the cases himself, Phil LeVota. Five different stories are the five chapters that tell the different tale of true crime from the criminal's perspective, the police perspective, and the prosecution perspective. The Jackson County Prosecutor's office and the Kansas City Police department were involved in obtaining justice for the victims.

For 444 years, there has been speculation about the location of Sir Francis Drake's landing site at Nova Albion and where he hid the greatest buried treasure of all time. What follows is an account of my 22 year quest to provide the answers to these questions, and to correct the historical record about Drake's Plate of Brass.

In this gripping and remarkable memoir, Peter tells his extraordinary life story in fascinating detail. From removing protestors, including the infamous 'Swampy', from inside dangerous tunnels to the scenes of some of the UK’s most notorious crimes, he describes how he has developed into a highly regarded and highly skilled search specialist, whose job is to assist investigators and police as they search crime scenes and bring serial killers to justice.

By the spring of 2024, it will be four and a half years since the publication of Chinn's Sunday Times number 1 best-selling Peaky Blinders. The Real Story. Adopting a chronological approach, it covered the origins of Birmingham's backstreet gangs in the late 1860s through the late 20th century. This much-awaited fourth book in the bestselling series, Peaky Blinders: The Real Gangsters and Gangs differs by taking a thematic approach and delves far more deeply into the crimes as well as the political issues at the heart of this pre-war period.

Armed-encounters expert and police trainer Brian McKenna shares his expertise in a series of gripping stories involving real-life police shootouts. Step into the shoes of police officers who have run toward the sound of gunfire, who have faced attacks by deadly assailants, and who have lived to share the tale. But this book is more than just stories about courageous cops. Each story is followed by McKenna’s expert analysis of its important learning points, especially concerning how and why the officers use force and the legal aspects of self-defense and the defense of others.

Bienvenido a Asesinos en serie que no fueron descubiertos, los aterradores casos de violentos y sangrientos asesinos que se han cobrado cientos de víctimas sin dejar rastro de sus verdaderas identidades. Este libro presenta 10 terroríficas historias de asesinatos en serie de los que probablemente nunca haya oído hablar, cuyos crímenes le conmocionarán y repugnarán, cuya brutalidad le hará cuestionar todo lo sagrado y cuyos despiadados y meticulosos métodos de ejecución le harán cuestionar la cordura de personas tan despreciables.

Following the jailhouse suicide of Vernon Butts, one of the main Freeway Killer defendants housed in the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail, the LA Mental Health and Sheriff's Dept. was determined to keep other serial killers housed at the jail from a repeat event. Vonda Pelto, a newly minted psychologist, was selected for the task. Vonda’s assignment was not to council them in any way, it was to offer them an emotional sounding board and keep them on an even keel in order to get through their trails. From 1981 to 1985 she lived in the hall of mirrors world of serial killers and ...

The Real Top Boys reveals the lives of the street gangs who have taken over, and now rule, dozens of corners of the UK's capital. Best-selling true crime author Wensley Clarkson takes us on a tour of the housing estates and volatile neighbourhoods where pride, rivalry and revenge are the codes people live and die by.

Shaun Attwood, former ecstasy kingpin in Arizona turned author and podcast-host, has gained a reputation for earning the trust of some of the world's most dangerous people, including gangsters, serial killers, and mafia enforcers. Drawing on his many hours of interview material, along with new content exclusive to the book, Shaun collates a collection of hard-hitting conversations with ten of the most dangerous murderers he's ever met.

Esta colección definitiva de casos de crímenes reales contiene relatos perturbadores. A menudo contadas desde la perspectiva del asesino, las fascinantes narraciones d e Green introducen al lector en el horror real experimentado por las víctimas con todos los elementos de u n thriller clásico.

What makes someone kill not only innocent people but sometimes the very people who loved and trusted them? What imagined wrongs could drive a deluded individual to seek revenge by taking another person’s life? What lengths will people go to to get what they want?

In 2021 India's police reported the discovery of a confession sent to them by someone claiming to be the country’s most terrifying serial killer. The case is currently open, and Indian law enforcement is gathering evidence and closing in on the culprit. In this book, you will find the original confession in its entirety.