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Denisa tenía 17 años cuando rompió con su novio en 2018, tras un año de relaciones, y empezó a convivir con otro joven. Sin embargo, se vio envuelta en un extraño triángulo amoroso del que formaban parte su expareja, Mario, y la nueva compañera de este, Rocío, la cual estaba obsesionada con que Mario seguía viéndose con su anterior novia.
Una fría y lluviosa noche de noviembre, Rocío creyó ver que en el teléfono móvil de su chico había...
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Discover the haunting untold true story of the woman whose crimes inspired speculation that Jack the Ripper was a woman.
On October 24, 1890, a woman was discovered on a pile of rubbish in Hampstead, North London. Her arms were lacerated and her face bloodied, her head was severed from her body save a few sinews. Later that day, a blood-soaked stroller was found leaning against a residential gate, and the following morning the dead body of a baby...
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The Bureau and the Mole is the sensational New York Times best-seller that tells the inside story of FBI counterintelligence agent Robert Philip Hanssen, a seemingly all-American boy who would become the perfect traitor, jeopardizing America's national security for over twenty years by selling top-secret information to the Russians. Drawing from a wide variety of sources in the FBI, the Justice Department, the White House, and the intelligence community,...
24) Somerset Murders
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Somerset Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death in Hemington in 1740; 13-year-old Betty Trump, whose throat was cut while walking home at Buckland St Mary in 1823; factory worker Joan Turner, battered to death in Chard in 1829; George Watkins, killed...
25) True Crime Redux
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"More than a witness but less than an active participant, I was a bit actor whose role in the crime shaped my life."
So writes Stephanie Kane, who here recounts the dramatic events that forever fractured the lives of the Frye family as well as her own.
The murder of Betty Frye goes unpunished for decades. Kane, ex-wife of Betty's son Doug, finally decides to tell her story by fictionalizing the events she witnessed as well as those about which she...
26) The Von Bülow Affair: The Objective Behind-the-Scenes Account of the Shocking Attempted Murder Case
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William Wright's true-crime book delivers a chilling, comprehensive account of one of the most scandalous attempted-murder trials of our times. On December 21, 1980, millionaire socialite Sunny Von Bülow was found unconscious on her bathroom floor. She would remain in a coma for twenty-seven years. Although her condition appeared to be the result of hypoglycemia, Sunny's children suspected their stepfather, the debonair Claus Von Bülow, of attempting...
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Days after his seventeenth birthday, Edward Siedle received a series of cryptic messages indicating his father had suddenly disappeared in a remote region of Uganda, East Africa. Robert Siedle was last seen badly beaten at a Ugandan Army barracks, where he was captured while investigating a brutal massacre of hundreds of soldiers by President Idi Amin.
His disappearance, which was reported in Newsweek magazine within days, alerted the world that...
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The chilling true account of the Sandyford murder case and the sensational nineteenth-century trial that forever changed how homicides are investigated. Jessie M'Lachlan was one of the countless thousands who lived in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland. In poor health ever since her pregnancy, the single mother worked herself to the bone to provide for her child, but there was never enough to make ends meet. Her only solace in the brutal port town...
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À 11 ans, Mary Bell imagine des jeux divertissants. Ce qui la fait bien rire? Étrangler les bambins du voisinage.
Le petit James, deux ans, échappe à la surveillance de sa mère. Il est retrouvé sans vie et affreusement mutilé sur une voie ferrée. Ses bourreaux? Deux gamins de 10 ans.
Lundi matin, 8 h 30. La cloche sonne à l'école. Pour Brenda Ann Spencer, 16 ans, c'est l'heure de tirer sur les élèves.
La jeune Wendy Gardner n'a que faire...
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A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of Inconvenience Gone.
On the morning of March 6, 1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable... but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome...
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
32) Body of Proof
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The award-winning journalist and author of Dixie's Last Stand delves into a troubling murder trial gone wrong.
When Jessica O'Grady met Christopher Edwards, she was a starry-eyed Nebraska college girl in search of Mr. Right-and Edwards had a dark and deceitful soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress sparked a state-wide media frenzy. Enter Douglas County Sheriff's CSI stalwart Dave Kofoed, a man so driven...
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A detailed account of the sensational murder trial that shocked Victorian Scotland and ended in Glasgow's last public hanging.
In July of 1865, Dr. Edward William Pritchard was put on trial for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. He slowly poisoned his wife, Mary Jane, while pretending to treat her for a mysterious illness. When her mother came to help care for her, Pritchard poisoned her, as well. He then falsified both women's death certificates....
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In the glittering expanse of Hollywood's golden age, where dreams unfolded on the silver screen and illusions dazzled the masses, "Silent Shadows: Unmasking Hollywood's Noir" plunges readers into a riveting tale that transcends the boundaries of the reel and the real. The year is 1922, and the city of dreams is thrust into a noir odyssey as the murder of celebrated director William Desmond Taylor unravels a tapestry of intrigue, shadows, and unspoken...
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He had lived for centuries, but he never felt alive. He was a vampire, but not by choice. He was cursed by a witch who wanted to punish him for his arrogance and cruelty. She made him immortal, but with a terrible price: every 100 years, he had to kill seven people with seven different historical swords and drink a cup of their blood to survive. If he failed, he would suffer unimaginable pain and agony in hell for eternity. He had used many swords...
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Get the Summary of Mike Rothmiller's Bombshell in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Mike Rothmiller's "Bombshell" delves into the secretive world of the Los Angeles Police Department's Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID), where he worked as an officer. The book uncovers a wealth of confidential files and dossiers on public figures, criminal activities, and political scandals, including the mysterious death...
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En agosto de 1992 el Gobierno colombiano reactivó la unidad de operaciones especiales denominada Bloque de Búsqueda. Formada por 1500 hombres, su objetivo era capturar vivo o muerto a Pablo Escobar, jefe del cártel de Medellín, el hombre que llegaría a controlar el 80 % del mercado mundial de la cocaína, el narcotraficante más buscado del mundo y el más temido por su crueldad a la hora de enfrentar y aniquilar a sus oponentes. En Matar a...
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Get the Summary of Max Marshall's Among the Bros in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Among the Bros" by Max Marshall delves into the life of Mikey Schmidt, who, after a growth spurt, enters the College of Charleston aiming to join a fraternity. Known for his rebellious behavior, Mikey engages in underage drinking and drug dealing. Marshall investigates following a drug bust involving Mikey and other affluent young...
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The history of espionage accompanies humanity and all the empires that have needed to protect themselves and watch their enemies. From the Romans to the Cold War superpowers, adversary intelligence has been yet another weapon, often the instrument that has succeeded in disrupting the most elaborate military operations. At present, espionage continues alongside governments, unscrupulous businessmen, and anonymous hackers, capable of obtaining thousands...
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Edited by Jeffrey Toobin, CNN's senior legal analyst and New York Times bestselling author of The Nine, The Best American Crime Reporting 2009 is a must-have for the true crime reader, complete with the most gripping, suspenseful, and brilliant stories of the year by the masters of crime reporting. Featuring stories of fraud, murder, theft, and madness, the Best American Crime Reporting series has been hailed as "arresting reading" (People) and the...
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