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Love and hate were once the main purveyors of the gallows. The tragic fates of three women executed by hanging in the days of New France and the United-Canada bear witness to this. Reconstructing the events from historical articles and, above all, from the Ottawa Criminal Archives, the author recounts these little-known stories that animated the lives of former Canadians:¿The crime and hanging of a young Montreal slave, Marie-Joseph Angélique, who, out of hatred, set fire to half the city of Montreal in 1734.¿the murders perpetrated by the legendary Marie-Josephte Corriveau, and her execution in 1763, on the very spot where Quebec's National Assembly now stands.¿the crimes committed by Marie-Anne Crispin, the murder of her husband and that of her lover's wife, as well as her problematic death on the gallows with her accomplice in 1858, which provoked an extremely violent riot in the streets of Montreal.This plunge into the heart of the crimes, trials and executions gives us an unusual opportunity to relive a part of Quebec's judicial History.

The sequel to bestseller Tokyo Vice, now a major HBO drama, with a second season coming in 2024.It's been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The global economy is in shambles, Jake is off the police beat but still chain-smoking clove cigarettes, and Tadamasa Goto, the most powerful boss in the Japanese organised-crime world, has been banished from the yakuza, giving Adelstein one less enemy to worry about - for the time being.Adelstein has a new gig these days: due-diligence work, or using his investigative skills to dig up information on entities whose bosses would prefer that some things stay hidden. Underneath layers of paperwork, corporations are thinly veiled fronts for the yakuza. Pachinko parlors are a hidden battleground between disenfranchised Japanese Koreans and North Korean extortion plots. TEPCO, the electric power corporation keeping the lights on for all of Tokyo, scrambles to hide its willful oversights that ultimately led to the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. And the Japanese government shows levels of corruption that make gangsters look like philanthropists.In this riveting memoir, Jake Adelstein once again reveals Japan's dark underworld, as he battles to keep himself in the light.

An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh and Baudelaire. And today, when vintage, pre-ban bottles are discovered, they can sell for exorbitant prices to private collectors. But such discoveries are increasingly rare.Which is why the absinthe demimonde of rich collectors was electrified when a mysterious bon vivant claimed to be in possession of a collection of precious, pre-ban bottles.Is his secret tranche of 100-year-old bottles real? And just who is the shadowy person selling them? And what about rumors of another secret cache, hidden away in an Italian palazzo?Journalist Evan Rail sets out to discover the truth about the enigmatic dealer and the secret stashes. Along the way, he drinks with absintheurs frantically chasing down the pre-bans, visits modern distillers who have seen their status rise from criminal bootleggers to sought-after celebrities, and relates the legendary history of absinthe, from its birth in Switzerland through its coming of age in France, and on to its modern revival.

An instant New York Times bestseller! “It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel… The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth.” — The Washington Post“The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than this.” —Kiese Laymon“An incredible history of a crime that changed America.” —John Grisham"With integrity, and soul, Thompson unearths the terrible how and why, carrying us back and forth through time, deep in Mississippi—baring, sweat, soil, and heart all the way through.” —Imani PerryA shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long Wright Thompson’s family farm in Mississippi is 23 miles from the site of one of the most notorious and consequential killings in American history, yet he had to leave the state for college before he learned the first thing about it. To this day, fundamental truths about the crime are widely unknown, including where it took place and how many people were involved. This is no accident: the cover-up began at once, and it is ongoing.  In August 1955, two men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, were charged with the torture and murder of the 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. After their inevitable acquittal in a mockery of justice, they gave a false confession to a journalist, which was misleading about where the long night of hell took place and who was involved. In fact, Wright Thompson reveals, at least eight people can be placed at the scene, which was inside the barn of one of the killers, on a plot of land within the six-square-mile grid whose official name is Township 22 North, Range 4 West, Section 2, West Half, fabled in the Delta of myth as the birthplace of the blues on nearby Dockery Plantation. Even in the context of the racist caste regime of the time, the four-hour torture and murder of a Black boy barely in his teens for whistling at a young white woman was acutely depraved; Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision to keep the casket open seared the crime indelibly into American consciousness. Wright Thompson has a deep understanding of this story—the world of the families of both Emmett Till and his killers, and all the forces that aligned to place them together on that spot on the map. As he shows, the full horror of the crime was its inevitability, and how much about it we still need to understand. Ultimately this is a story about property, and money, and power, and white supremacy. It implicates all of us. In The Barn, Thompson brings to life the small group of dedicated people who have been engaged in the hard, fearful business of bringing the truth to light. Putting the killing floor of the barn on the map of Township 22 North, Range 4 West, Section 2, West Half, and the Delta, and America, is a way of mapping the road this country must travel if we are to heal our oldest, deepest wound.

Business Forensics combines the aspects of Forensic Accounting, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, and Organizational Psychology into one discipline. Learn how ot solve problems inside and outside ones' organization order to keep employees productive and customers happy. This book will help you be a corporate crime fighter to identify red flags and suspicious activity order yo prevent accidents and incidents in the workplace.

"The life stories and roles of women in the Neapolitan Camorra in the post-war period showing their agency and presence in this criminal organization"--

"This House to Let" is a compelling collection of mystery testimonies by means of William Le Queux, skillfully curated to give a numerous array of suspenseful narratives in a single, low cost extent available to readers of all ages. Le Queux's compilation invites readers right into a global where every story unfolds with fascinating twists, captivating their interest with a mix of interesting and astonishing plots. The series, appeared as a suspense masterpiece, skillfully weaves testimonies that variety from the captivating to the subtly mesmerizing, imparting a reading revel in that appeals to an extensive target market. With a keen eye on accessibility and current attraction, this version boasts an attention-grabbing new cover and a professionally typeset manuscript. The memories inside are not handiest wonderful however also thoughtfully comprehended right into a cohesive draft, showcasing Le Queux's mastery in the mystery genre. The book affordability ensures that the enjoyment of suspenseful narratives is inside attain for anyone. In essence, "This House to Let" stands as a cutting-edge compilation of Le Queux's thriller mind, presented in a way that merges undying storytelling with modern-day accessibility, making it an enticing study for readers throughout exceptional age companies.

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR WIRED | LA TIMES | FINANCIAL TIMES | WASHINGTON POST | GLOBE AND MAILUSED IN EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL OF SAM BANKMAN-FRIEDIn 2021, cryptocurrency goes mainstream. Giant investment funds are buying it. Politicians endorse it. TV ads hail it as the future of money. Hardly anyone knows how it works - who cares when everyone is getting rich? But financial crime reporter Zeke Faux cares: even in fraud, there are standards. In the Bahamas, schlubby billionaire wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried tells him how he will use his fortune to save the world. In Cambodia, a spam text unearths a horrifying slavery ring fuelled by crypto. Faux buys a $20,000 cartoon of a mutant ape to gain access to a festival headlined by Snoop Dogg, and talks his way onto the yacht of a riddling crypto founder/former child actor (The Mighty Ducks, 1992) who was among the first to see the power of imaginary treasure. In search of an elusive cash reserve at the foundation of the whole system, the incredulous Faux finds himself crossing three continents, as well as the boundaries of law, taste and economic rationality. Shocking and uproarious, Number Go Up is the essential chronicle of a $3 trillion delusion, the greatest bubble in history.

Jack the Ripper Lizzie Borden the Zodiac Killer Certain homicide cases maintain an undeniable, almost mystical hold on the public imagination. They touch a nerve deep within us because of the personalities involved, their senseless depravity, the nagging doubts about whether justice was done, or because, in some instances, no suspect has ever been identified or caught.Among the revelations are:New information linking the murders of SmithProof that the police did not believe key witnesses in either case. Proof that at least one of these witnesses was working with the murderer.The victims that may lead to their actual slayers.Information on Emily Horsnell the ACTUAL first White chapel murder victim.Much more.The Ripper Reports reveals the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the White chapel Murders as events unfolded. If you already know the Ripper crimes, this book reveals the fallacies, misinformation and conspiracies initially reported as events unfolded. If you are new to Jack the Ripper you can experience the rollercoaster of news revelations as the horrified Victorian public would have done at the time.

This novel, the fourth of the author's Ted Born Classic Courtroom Trialsassociate reveals she has seen a dark, mysterious dream vision about Constance that foretells her tragic demise. Constance hires Ted Born to help her get compensated for the loss, and Ted successfully represents her, though he and Constance both know the former associate has limited ability to pay the true damages she has caused. Thus, crippled financially at the beginning and lacking the personal participation of her former key associate, Constance's enterprise fails to achieve its goals, and the financial situation gets progressively worse. Constance's husband is not supportive of Constance during her difficult times, going from indifference to criticism to hostility and infidelity. Constance continues throughout the story to seek Born's advice series, follows talented Constance Stanfield, young mother of two beautiful children, in her effort to expand the appreciation of beautiful lace, and delicate hand sewing and embroidery within her community and beyond. Steeped in her love of ancient Greek culture, Constance lives in a Greek Revival columned home at what she calls Helicon Heights, commemorating Mt. Helicon in Greece where the winged horse Pegasus touched down and caused springs of water to gush up, which the Muses regarded as sacred - Muses who shared their love of beauty with humanity. Pegasus tried to fly up to Mt. Olympus but never made it and later became the custodian of Zeus' lightning bolts and eventually a constellation. Constance had a crucially important associate in her lace enterprise who abruptly abandons the deal after Constance has sunk a lot of borrowed money in it. After much resistance to explaining why she abandoned Constance, the about problems she faces, both corporate and personal, and their communications provide critical parts of the plot. At one point, Constance tries to salvage her business through an arrangement with a startup venture featuring synthetic or simulated lace, but that initiative proves to be of limited help in the long run. The author lays bare the innermost feelings and thoughts of Constance and the other characters via you-are-there insights provided by dialogue and by their verbatim mental reflections. Mostly, there is sympathy for and empathy with Constance, but the legitimate concerns of her husband and others in the narrative are also treated objectively, and their characters become understandable and relatable. As Constance's circumstances get more desperate, she resorts to a mix of alcohol and pain pills, and finally to unbelievable other measures to deal with her depression, which at times will evoke horror and a variety of emotions. There are ambiguities surrounding the death of Constance, whether it was murder or suicide. It will be up to the reader to resolve this ambiguity based on all the events and clues leading up to the demise of Constance. This novel is somewhat different from the author's previous novels, in that the most suspenseful moments occur after the end of the lone trial in the story, but no trial could be more gripping and horrifying than the events toward the end.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué lleva a un infante a cometer un crimen? ¿Cómo es posible que alguien tan joven cometa actos extremos? Entonces sigue leyendo... Los asesinatos han sido una parte desafortunada de la experiencia humana desdetiempos inmemorables. En el tiempo que hemos vivido en este planeta, la gente hamatado y ha sido asesinada por prácticamente todas las razones que puedasimaginar.A veces, la razón no es el foco de las investigaciones y el discurso público en torno a estos incidentes. Esto suele suceder cuando los casos se cortan y se secan. Sin embargo, hay casos en los que las razones y motivos de los asesinos pueden convertirse en el punto focal y cambiarlo todo.¿Qué impulsa a estos niños a cruzar esa línea? En nuestro mundo, hay historias que desafían toda lógica, casos que nos sumergen en la oscuridad de la psique humana desde una edad temprana. En este libro, descubrirás:Los casos más impactantes de niños asesinos de la historia.Factores psicológicos detrás de la conducta criminal en la infancia.Estudios de casos de los perfiles de estos jóvenes.Datos sobre los procesos judiciales y rehabilitación de estos pequeños criminales. Y mucho más...¿Estás listo para explorar los misterios de estas pequeñas mentes criminales? Únete a esa exploración fascinante ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito de compra!

Historien om at overleve som bandmedlem og komme ud på den anden side og lede efter meningen med livet.Abud Mustafas moral og tro kan i 2014 ikke længere holde til livet som evigt voldsparat medlem af banden Brothas på Nørrebro i København. Samtidig går det op for ham, at det broderskab, som han er parat til at dø og slå ihjel for, er én stor løgn, så han forlader miljøet og går under jorden.Nu starter en livslang rejse, hvor han forsøger rette op på fortidens synder og forbrydelser og finde fred med sig selv og sine fortrydelser. Det er svært at finde en plads i den normale verden, selvom han bliver en anerkendt skuespiller, kæmper for at være en god far og mand og prøver at skabe en forretning.Han elsker stadig mange af sine tidligere "brødre", og volden er det sprog, han kender bedst. Men hvis han skal overleve som menneske, er han nødt til at søge tilbage i sit liv og finde en forklaring på den evige vrede. Han er nødt til at kæmpe for alt, hvad han har kært.

Explore the chilling cases of the world's most infamous psychopaths in this gripping, illustrated account. Edmund Kemper, John Wayne Gacy and Aileen Wuornos are just some of the twisted individuals covered in this gripping, illustrated account of the most dangerous criminals who have ever lived. Starting with examples of the earliest recorded psychopaths, author John Marlowe presents a carefully chosen cross-section of history's most infamous criminals, whose cruelty and remorselessness set them apart from the rest of humanity. Includes: - Gilles de Rais- Elizabeth Bathory- Mary Anne Cotton- Joseph Vacher- Harvey Glatman- Edmund Kemper- Andrei Chikatilo, >Featuring over 70 grittily revealing photos, this book is a chilling yet compelling look at this dark history. ABOUT THE SERIES: The True Crime Casefiles series covers some of the most shocking crimes and notorious criminals and psychopaths of all time, without shying away from the grisly details. These books include psychological profiles, witness testimonies, court proceedings and more, accompanied by chilling photographs of the people and places involved.

This is the story of the so-called 'Co-Ed Killer', Ed Kemper, whose brutal murders shocked America. Over the course of a decade, he killed ten victims, including several young female students as well as his own mother. Offering rides to unsuspecting hitchhikers, he took them back to his place, raped them and then dismembered the bodies. In this disturbing biography, crime writer and journalist Al Cimino delves into this terrifying tale, providing a detailed account of Kemper's twisted crimes and the compulsion that brought a man to commit such horrible deeds. Ed Kempers own testimonies are included, as well as chilling photographs of the people and places involved. ABOUT THE SERIES: The True Crime Casefiles series covers some of the most shocking crimes and notorious criminals and psychopaths of all time, without shying away from the grisly details. These books include psychological profiles, witness testimonies, court proceedings and more, accompanied by chilling photographs of the people and places involved.

"A pop history of notable cults, the attraction of these dangerous groups, and the motivations of those who join them"--

"In the early 1900s, at the dawn of the "American Century," few knew the intoxicating power of greed better than white men on the forefront of the black gold rush. When oil was discovered in Oklahoma, these counterfeit tycoons impersonated, defrauded, and murdered Native property owners to snatch up hundreds of acres of oil-rich land. Writer and fourth-generation Oklahoman Russell Cobb sets the stage for one such oilman's chicanery: Tulsa entrepreneur Charles Page's campaign for a young Muscogee boy's land in Creek County. Problem was, "Tommy Atkins," the boy in question, had died years prior-if he ever lived at all. Ghosts of Crook County traces Tommy's mythologized life through Page's relentless pursuit of his land. We meet Minnie Atkins and the two other women who claimed to be Tommy's "real" mother. Minnie would testify a story of her son's life and death that fulfilled the legal requirements for his land to be transferred to Page. And we meet Tommy himself-or the men who proclaimed themselves to be him, alive and well in court. Through evocative storytelling, Cobb chronicles with unflinching precision the lasting effects of land-grabbing white men on Indigenous peoples. What emerges are the interconnected stories of unabashedly greedy men, the exploitation of Indigenous land, and the legacy of a boy who may never have existed"--

Murder & Mayhem is a book about events that occurred in and around Leduc, Alberta from its earliest days to the late 1940's The stories within its pages are all true. Did two teenage boys get away with crimes due to the wealth of their parents? Who poisoned a five year old? Did a highly regarded police officer once try to kill his wife? Did a horse really go shopping? How did a lawyer get a town named after him? The answers can be found within the covers of Murder & Mayhem.

An "insider look at the contemporary art world and the meteoric rise and fall of the seductive, charismatic, utterly amoral young American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, told through the eyes of his former partner and set in London, New York, Miami, and Vanuata"--

In 1992, a store clerk was found shot to death in broad daylight at the Boot Village in St. Charles, Missouri. Nothing was stolen and there was no sexual assault. This bizarre and seemingly isolated murder was quickly connected with others in Indianapolis, Wichita, Terre Haute, and Raytown. The media dubbed the suspect "The I-70 Serial Killer." He has never been captured, and the story quickly fell out of the media's attention. But the cases never went cold for the officers in those cities.In 2021, with the advancements in DNA, St. Charles Police Captain Raymond Floyd launched a task force, bringing all jurisdictions together along with federal agencies to take one final crack at solving the crimes. The task force selected Bob Cyphers of KMOV-TV to follow them along, city by city, in the hunt for the killer. Cyphers and his KMOV crew produced a seven-part award winning series called "Chasing the I-70 Serial Killer." Their work led to national exposure of the case in People magazine and on the Discovery Channel, winning an Edward R. Murrow Award and being nominated for an Emmy.Dead End: Inside the Hunt for the I-70 Serial Killer follows on the work done by the task force with the important goal of keeping the story alive in the public eye. New evidence, never before available to the public, is revealed here, with the hopes of triggering a memory or revealing a new lead. The task force may be closed, but the drive to find this killer is alive and well.Anyone who may have information about the case should contact the I-70 hotline at 1-800-800-3510.

¿Te has preguntado qué puede llevar a dos personas a unirse y cometer actos criminales? ¿Cuál es el vínculo que comparten cuando deciden ir por un camino de crímen? ¿Qué tan difícil es parar una vez que se encuentran en ese rumbo? Entonces sigue leyendo..."¿Qué harías si sucediera algún milagro y pudiéramos salir de aquí mañana por la mañana y empezar de nuevo limpios? ¿Sin registro y nadie después de nosotros?" - Bonnie Parker Faye DunawayCuando dos personas se encuentran en un vínculo íntimo se espera que construyan una vida juntos, tal vez una familia, un nuevo negocio o quizás nuevas aventuras. Sin embargo, como la mayoría de las cosas en las que intervienen seres humanos, el amor de pareja puede conducir por caminos extremadamente oscuros. Comúnmente, esto suele manifestarse en forma de peleas, maltrato doméstico o cualquier otra de las dificultades que asolan las relaciones, pero también pueden ser una asociación para cometer crímenes en raras ocasiones.En muchos de estos casos, las emociones reprimidas, los impulsos oscuros y las fantasías morbosas y violentas que de otro modo permanecen ocultas pueden salir a la superficie y manifestarse en el mundo real.En este libro, descubrirás: Historias de amor que se transformaron en una llama destructiva.Cómo el romance puede actuar como un catalizador para el crimen.Dinámicas de poder dentro de las parejas criminales.Exploración de los factores psicológicos que pueden llevar a dos personas a cometer crímenes juntos.Juicios mediáticos y condenas de parejas criminales.Y mucho más...Este libro examina diversos casos en los que dos personas han unido sus fuerzas para hacer lo impensable. Estos criminales proceden de entornos muy diversos y, al igual que los relatos de otros delincuentes, sus inquietantes historias permiten comprender las muchas maneras en que las personas pueden adentrarse en este camino negativo. Aunque puede resultar difícil comprender plenamente las mentes desquiciadas de estas personas, sus historias seguramente pondrán los problemas de las relaciones de la gente normal en una perspectiva totalmente nueva.Si eres un apasionado de las historias de crimen real y te intrigan las complejas dinámicas humanas, este libro es para ti. ¡Desplaza hacia arriba y añade al carrito de compra ahora mismo!