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Commercial Satellite Imagery and United Nations Peacekeeping: A View from Above
Spies!
Real People, Real Stories: Real People, Real Stories (High Five Reading)
The Charles Manson Murder Trial: A Headline Court Case (Headline Court Cases) by Michael J. Pellowski
Truly a legend in his own time, Dr. Henry C. Lee is considered by many to be the greatest forensic criminalist in the world. He has gained widespread public recognition through his involvement in many high-profile cases, including the infamous O. J. Simpson trial. His readers just can't get enough. Devotees of crime scene analyses has prompted Dr. Lee to share more of his experiences. In CRACKING MORE CASES, Dr. Lee describes in intimate detail his work personally investigating five intriguing homicide cases. Readers will feel as though they are working alongside Dr. Lee through his entire investigative process as he presents his thoughts on two well-known and three lesser-known cases. The Skakel-Moxley case-which seized the headlines because it involved the nephews of Ethel Kennedy and the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy-had remained unsolved for three decades, that is until Dr. Lee investigated the case. In the fall of 1975, the partially clad body of fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was founded by a neighbor near the home of Rushton Skakel, the older brother of Ethel Kennedy. The night before, Martha had visited Skakel's teenage sons at their house while their father was away on a hunting trip. At 10 PM Martha reportedly left the Skakel residence to return to her own house, two hundred yards away. She never made it home. For twenty-four years no one was prosecuted. Finally, in 1999, Dr. Lee and two other professionals were appointed to a special task force charged with reviewing all of the evidence and reinvestigating the case. In May of 2002, the case finally came to trial and Dr. Lee testified before the jury. Dr. Lee's testimony focused on a reconstruction of the crime scene and "indirect forensic evidence," The ultimate verdict surprised many experienced courtroom observers. The murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in 1996 creates to this day a frenzy of media speculation, partly because local Colorado authorities bungled the initial handling of the evidence. Two months after the discovery of the little girl's body, Dr. Lee was asked to help with the inquiry. He provides a particularly extensive discussion of the complexities of this provocative case. Dr. Lee describes his investigation of three other engrossing murder cases-Concetta "Penney" Serra, Lisa Peng, and Suzan Barratt- each having dramatic twists and turns and many stunning surprises. He presents in scientific detail how he investigated the deaths, analyzed the evidence, and used techniques that have played a critical role in bringing many criminals to justice. This page-turner by a world-renowned expert offers a fascinating insider's look into the pursuit of truth and justice in some of the most notorious and troubling criminal cases of recent times. Dr. Lee, professor of forensic science at the University of New Haven and chief emeritus in the Department of Public Safety in Meriden, Connecticut, has been a consultant for over three hundred police and law enforcement agencies and an expert witness in many high-profile cases for both the prosecution and this defense. A distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, he is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. Dr. Lee appears on a new series on Court TV and has been a frequent guest on national television programs. THOMAS W. O'Neil is a professional writer, a professor of English/writing at Gateway Community College, and the coauthor with Dr. Lee.
The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes by Michael Newton
Gangland: The Early Years by James Morton a
criminal lawyer and one of Britain's leading crime experts-presents a factually-gripping
history of high crime in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A Perfect Husband by Aphrodite Jones
Scream at the Sky by Carlton Stowers --In rural Texas, just before Christmas in 1984, a young nurse was found raped and murdered in her Wichita Falls home. Within weeks, a second woman was found-her brutalized body dumped in the frozen Texas plains. Over the next seventeen months three more women would fall victim to a faceless evil, fueling the city's fears and baffling authorities whose every lead came to a dead end. For one haunted man the case would never die. Almost fourteen years to the day of the first murder, ambitious investigator John Little reopened the cold-case files determined to deliver closure to the victims' friends and families, and bring a killer to justice. Working on his instincts, following every imaginable clue, Little embarked on an ingeniously clever and exhaustive cat-and-mouse game to trap an elusive serial killer whose sick fantasies would finally be silenced forever.
Wayward Angel -- The Hell's Angels. The name conjures up images of toughs on Harleys terrorizing the law-abiding; of wild brawls and wild sex; of drugs and cruelty, beatings, and even murder. Their lifestyle, we think, is horrifying, but it's also perversely fascinating, for there's an alluring freedom in such nihilism. Still, nobody knows what it's like to be an Angel except an Angel-an Angel like George Wethern, for many years the vice president of the Oakland Chapter. Until he found himself in reluctant service to the courts, Wethern was the quintessential Angel, tough as they come, one of the most important drug dealers on the West Coast-a man who loved bikes, fights, women, and drugs; a man who knew the deepest secrets of Angel life. Arrested, strung out on drugs, in despair, he testified in several major trials against Angel members-and then went into hiding. In A Wayward Angel, we witness killings, drug deals worth millions, "picnics" that are nothing short of orgies, the inner codes and inner workings of the club and its bizarre initiation rites. It is a vivid portrait of the chaos of postwar California, the awful early collision of the drug scene and the alienation of modern life, a story as American as can be. This is a powerful book, and not for the squeamish; but it's fascinating and important, terrifying because it's real.
The Brass Wall: The Betrayal of Undercover Detective In
1993, Vincent Armanti, Undercover Detective #4126, agreed to infiltrate the branch
of the Luchese family responsible for the homicide of a beloved fireman. Already
a legend for his past undercover work, Armanti transformed himself into Vinnie "Blue Eyes" Penisi-a
veteran hood with an icy stare. Then he found out that the wiseguys had access
to classified police information. When the leak was revealed to be the son of
the commander of NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau, IAB detectives compromised Armanti
again and again to protect the powerful man's son. But Armanti stayed on the
job, even when it was clear his life was in danger. Here, in all his humanity,
is an unforgettable hero, battling for his honor and survival. Here, with all
its compromises, is the city of New York. Here is a remarkable story that ranks
with the great police classics. The Ethics of Capital Punishment (At Issue Series) by Nick Fisanick
Temptress: From the Original Bad Girls to Women on Top --
According to Jane Billinghurst, men created the idea of the temptress - an irresistible woman bent on bringing them down - to justify the fact that they so often surrender to women, especially in the bedroom. In this fascinating study, she examines this vision in history, mythology, in the Bible, artwork, and film. She traces the evolution of the temptress from an almost demonic presence in folklore to current in-your-face performers like Madonna. The changing image of the temptress reflects the ebb and flow of men's fears and fantasies, as well as women's self-possession and power. When men feel threatened by women's control, temptresses are seen as dangerous. When there is a lull in the battle of the sexes, these women become objects of fantasies. Billinghurst makes the case that when men begin to accept women as equals, the figure of the temptress will serve to accommodate both male and female desires.
Spy
Book, 2nd Edition --
The Spy Book uncovers the secrets
and decodes the messages of the covert world of espionage. Over 2,000
entries on people, agencies, operations, and tools comprise this definitive
work. Insiders Norman Polmar and Thomas Allen have unearthed files that
have only recently been made available, including many from the KGB.
This second edition includes the latest unveiled spies and situations,
as well as new entries on the effects of espionage on literature, movies,
television, and other media.
Organized Crime (Contemporary Issues Companion) by Michael Church
Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic -- by B. Sullivan
Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes by Emily Craig
Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder by Ann Rule --If anything ever happens to me, promise me that you will see that there is an investigation....And find Ann Rule and ask her to write my story," Sheila Blackthorne Bellush told her sister after she divorced multimillionaire Allen Blackthorne. Now, in perhaps the first book ever written at a victim's request, America's Number One bestselling true-crime writer, Ann Rule, untangles a horrific web of lies that culminated in Sheila's savage murder more than ten years after she left Blackthorne. When beautiful, blond Sheila married the charming, handsome Blackthorne, she was convinced she had found her perfect soul mate, and helped him reach his goal of living the privileged life of the country club set. But behind Allen's smooth facade, she discovered a violent, controlling sociopath -- a liar, a scam artist, a sexual deviant. When she finally fled with their two young daughters, she was skeletally thin, bruised, and beaten. Although Sheila recovered, remarried, and was starting a new life and family, she still felt she was doomed. Joyously pregnant, she and her new husband expecting quadruplets, Sheila still feared Blackthorne, who had sworn to her he would monitor her every move and "every breath you take." And, in fact, Blackthorne inevitably tracked her down, as did her killer, who left her in a pool of blood marked by the tiny footprints of her two-year-old toddlers. The questions remained: Could the authorities ever link Sheila's murder to Blackthorne himself? Was his true obsession high-stakes golf and his extravagant pink mansion -- or was it to destroy Sheila? Following a trail of deception from Oregon and Hawaii to Texas and Florida, Ann Rule gained complete access to Sheila's family, friends, and neighbors, as well as to the detectives and prosecutors on the case.
Social Control in Europe (History of Crime and Criminal Justice Series) by Herman Roodenburg , Ohio State University Press
Pirate (Eyewitness Books) --
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the dangerous and adventurous
life of piracy, privateering, and buccaneering. Superb, full color photographs
of weapons, ships, flags, maps, and treasure offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view
of pirate life on the high seas. See a pirate's cutlass and pistols, a letter
of marquee - the pirate's license, a hoard of pirate treasure, a real pirate
costume and the many different kinds of Jolly Roger. Learn how pirates attacked
a Spanish treasure ship, why European kings and queens encouraged piracy,
which Caribbean islands were pirate hideouts, what pirate ate at sea and
why women pirates disguised themselves as men. Discover what kinds of ship
the pirates sailed in, how governments tried to stamp out piracy and why
skillful navigation was so important to pirates, and much, much more!
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