Cold Storage In May 2003, an Arizona man who'd bought dozens of sealed boxes at a self-storage facility's auction of unclaimed property made a horrifying discovery: the bodies of three plastic-wrapped infants, one of which had become mummified over the years. Police traced them to Dianne Odell, 50, a mother of eight children, who admitted the babies were hers but claimed that they'd died of natural causes. She'd kept the bod ...
On July 20, 2012, twelve people were killed and fifty-eight wounded at a mass shooting in a movie theater in Colorado. In 1999, thirteen kids at Columbine High School were murdered by their peers. In 2012, twenty children and seven adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary. Thirty-two were killed at Virginia Tech. Twelve killed at the Washington Navy Yard. In May 2014, after posting a YouTube video of ‘retribution” and lamen ...
В XIX веке итальянский психиатр Чезаре Ломброзо предположил, что преступники отличаются от обычных людей не только мышлением, но и строением черепа. Он считал, что в тюрьмах оказываются люди лишь определенного склада и мыслят они иначе. В 1971-м году Филипп Зимбардо опроверг эту теорию, проведя знаменитый Стэнфордский тюремный эксперимент. Он разделил своих студентов на две группы: заключенных и надзирателей. Через несколько дней эксперимент при ...
Что мы знаем о работе патологоанатома и внутренней жизни такого мрачного места, как морг? Эта книга написана человеком, которому довелось пройти путь от рядового служащего до директора главного морга в Великобритании, провести несколько тысяч вскрытий, поучаствовать в расследовании нашумевшего дела «Скотвеллского душителя» и очутиться в пучине настоящего коррупционного скандала. Питер Эверетт имел дело со смертью в разных обличиях, но самым неож ...
"Contains the most fascinating true crime story I have ever read." –Earl Stanley Gardner<P> Crime, criminals, and their prosecution and punishment, have, from the day Cain slew Abel and the Supreme Law Enforcer dealt with the first fratricide, provoked the interest, aroused the passions, and puzzled the minds of men. Because tales of dark deeds are quick to catch attention and stark sensationalism is easily marketable, accuracy, whic ...
The public has always had a fascination with true crime, from the Victorian era to the present day. Wenzell Brown, who worked with troubled teenagers in New York, turned their stories into fodder for his books. ...
The public has always had a fascination with true crime, from the Victorian era to the present day. This collection presents 4 classic true crime books in one volume. Three are by Wenzell Brown, who worked with troubled teenagers in New York, turning their stories to stories for his books. Ones is by Martin M. Frank, who worked as an Assistant District Attorney, bringing his experiences to book form. Included in this volume:<P> TEEN-AGE T ...
From the #1 True Crime podcast, 'A Perfect Storm'. The Dingo Took Over My Life is a true story, told by the Chamberlain's lawyer, Stuart Tipple, who led their fight for justice and exoneration. This story has become part of the fabric of Australian Culture and is still its high water mark of injustice. After raising the cry, «The dingo's got my baby!», Lindy Chamberlain was imprisoned for life with hard labour and had her bab ...
The following is a small collection of true and sometimes tragic historical events from 1850 to 1950. The events include crimes, murders, and mysteries that happened in and around Waverley in Victoria, Australia between 1850 and 1950. <br /><br />The authors have researched the events in an attempt to understand the background of how the events occurred- and why.<br /><br />The stories help to paint a picture of how the a ...
