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Mindhunter Mindhunter John E. Douglas,Mark Olshaker Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of t… OL119421W
Homicide Miami Homicide Miami Peter Davidson Tells the story of how a gang of brutal thugs planned to make a fortune from killing millionaires, including Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton OL15449115W
Fraud auditing and forensic accounting Fraud auditing and forensic accounting Tommie Singleton "Completely revised and updated, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Fourth Edition reveals how to develop an investigative eye toward both internal and external fraud and provides crucial inform… OL15632901W
The restless sleep The restless sleep Stacy Horn A behind-the-scenes look into the careers of New York detectives charged with solving cold cases from the past half century follows their often exhaustive pursuits of leads and use of new technologie… OL15858033W
Sudden terror Sudden terror Larry Crompton This book is based on the actual case of the East Area Rapist, later also known as the Original Night Stalker, a masked man who terrorized California communities for ten years; 1976 through 1986, and… OL16539894W
Someone's daughter Someone's daughter Silvia Pettem In 1954, two college students were hiking along a creek outside of Boulder, Colorado, when they stumbled upon the body of a murdered young woman. Who was this woman? What had happened to her? The ini… OL1720946W
The Laughing Gorilla The Laughing Gorilla Robert Graysmith Chronicles the investigation into a series of grisly murders in 1920s San Francisco perpetrated by a man eyewitnesses claimed to have razor claws for hands. OL17910194W
Police interrogation and American justice Police interrogation and American justice Richard A. Leo From the Publisher: "Read him his rights." We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Richard Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal jus… OL19664693W
Love and death in the Sunshine State Love and death in the Sunshine State Cutter Wood "When the owner of a Florida motel goes missing, a writer who had been a guest at the motel becomes drawn into the investigation, carrying its facts beyond the actual case and into his own life"-- OL19738272W
Bind, torture, kill Bind, torture, kill Roy Wenzl,Tim Potter,Hurst Laviana,L. Kelly Told by four reporters from the Wichita eagle newspaper, this is the story of apparently upstanding citizen Dennis Rader who in reality was the serial killer known as BTK (for bind, torture, kill) wh… OL19999061W
True crime addict True crime addict James Renner "When an eleven year old James Renner fell in love with Amy Mihaljevic, the missing girl seen on posters all over his neighborhood, it was the beginning of a lifelong obsession with true crime. That … OL20028164W
Convicting Avery Convicting Avery Michael D. Cicchini "A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"-- OL20052192W
"I am murdered" "I am murdered" Bruce Chadwick Wythe lived long enough to accuse his grandnephew of poisoning him and two other members of his household. Why did three prominent doctors insist that he hadn't been poisoned at all? Learn the grisly… OL2006692W
Cincinnati's Savage Seamstress Cincinnati's Savage Seamstress Richard O Jones 142 pages : 23 cm OL20325597W
Shallow Graves Shallow Graves Maureen Boyle x, 282 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm OL26497101W
Redbone Redbone Ron Stodghill Lance Herndon was at the top of his game in 1996. At age forty-one he was a self-made millionaire, the owner of Access, Inc., a successful information-systems consulting company. As a prominent membe… OL276850W
A Descent Into Hell A Descent Into Hell Kathryn Casey Bright, attractive, and both from good families, University of Texas college student Colton Pitonyak and vibrant redhead Jennifer Cave had the world at their beckoning. Cave, an ex-cheerleader, had j… OL3077191W
Hard evidence Hard evidence Fisher, David Provides an insider's view of detective work in a modern crime lab, detailing the facts associated with the most notorious cases in modern history, including the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the … OL3237131W
Bodies we've buried Bodies we've buried Jarrett Hallcox Two National Forensic Science Institute administrators invite readers into what the Washington Post calls "the Harvard of hellish violence"-the only hands-on CSI school of its kind where students are… OL5832374W
Hooked up for murder Hooked up for murder Michael Benson,Robert Mladinich,Robert Mladinlch In this true account, Mark Fisher, a nineteen-year-old college student and star football player, unaware of the dark side of New York City night life, attends a party with a stranger, which leads to … OL8454367W
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