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Fatal vows Fatal vows Joseph Hosey Drawing upon exclusive interviews with Stacys friends and family and even Drew himself, Chicago area reporter Joseph Hosey presents the most researched account of the Stacy Peterson case yet. Still, … OL11914257W
Death Sentence:The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes and Execution Death Sentence:The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes and Execution Jerry Bledsoe When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his 46-year-old fiancée Velma Barfield, was overcome with grief. Taylor's family grieved with her―until the autopsy revealed trac… OL15855076W
Unholy Matrimony Unholy Matrimony John Dillmann New Orleans homicide detective Dillmann relates his investigation of the apparently accidental hit-and-run death of Patricia Giesick, a young newlywed. The more he probed, the more he became convince… OL16479133W
Foxcatcher Foxcatcher Mark Schultz This book tells the riveting true story -- soon to be a high-profile film -- of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccen… OL17092491W
The devil's right-hand man The devil's right-hand man Michaud, Stephen G. The case of Robert Charles Browne, who may be one of America’s most prolific serial killers, was supposed to be a cold one. But that was before three retired buddies took it on. “The score is you… OL17822941W
Obsessed Obsessed M. William Phelps Describes how Sheila Davalloo, bitter after Nelson Sessler, a colleague, broke off their affair, murdered his new girlfriend, Anna Lisa Raymundo, and went on to attack her own husband. OL18012743W
True crime True crime Harold Schechter Americans have had an uneasy fascination with crime since the earliest European settlements in the New World, and right from the start true crime became a dominant genre in American writing. True Cri… OL18181198W
A Very Private Woman A Very Private Woman Nina Burleigh In 1964, Mary Pinchot Meyer, the beautiful, rebellious, and intelligent ex-wife of a top CIA official, was killed on a quiet Georgetown towpath near her home. Mary Meyer was a secret mistress of Pres… OL1822370W
Under the Banner of Heaven Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to ext… OL1974545W
Murder beyond the grave Murder beyond the grave James Patterson Two true-crime tales relate the stories of a wealthy man buried alive with only forty-eight hours of air, and a grisly shooting high in the Sierra Nevada mountains involving the locals and rich devel… OL19753098W
Heartland serial killers Heartland serial killers Richard Lindberg "The chilling true story of two turn-of-the-century serial killers, Belle Gunness and Johann Hoch"--Provided by publisher. OL19949782W
Fatal friends, deadly neighbors Fatal friends, deadly neighbors Ann Rule It's a chilling reality that homicide investigators know all too well: the last face most murder victims see is not that of a stranger, but of someone familiar. These doomed relationships are the foc… OL19997521W
Terror in the city of champions Terror in the city of champions Tom Stanton Detroit 1936: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, baseball fan Dayton Dean is arrested for murder. Though said to have a childlike intelligence, Dean possesses a vivid memory and a hun… OL20030682W
Writing to save a life Writing to save a life John Edgar Wideman 193 pages ; 22 cm OL20038701W
Killings Killings Calvin Trillin "'Reporters love murders,' Calvin Trillin writes in the introduction to Killings. 'In a pinch, what the lawyers call "wrongful death" will do, particularly if it's sudden.' Killings, first published … OL20058232W
Murder in Grosse Pointe Park Murder in Grosse Pointe Park Miller, Steve "Investigative reporter, and author of Nobody's Women, Steve Miller makes a thoroughly researched inquiry into a murder that rocked the privileged world of Grosse Pointe, Michigan,"--Amazon.com. OL22054169W
Mortal Remains Mortal Remains Henry Scammell viii, 302 p. : 25 cm OL2758868W
Nutcracker Nutcracker Shana Alexander Nutcracker begins at the ballet but tells the story of a seemingly wholesome all-American family, whose tranquil life's surface erupted in shocking acts of avarice, theft and murder. The victim was F… OL2955635W
Deadly lessons Deadly lessons Ken Englade A husband’s murder leads to a trial that stunned a nation, and a killer whose motive is the most shocking of all. Pam and Gregg Smart lived a seemingly storybook existence, the newlyweds very much… OL3232861W
Lethal Shadow Lethal Shadow Stephen G. Michaud 350 p OL8165052W
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