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The girls who fought crime : the untold true story of the country's first female investigator and her crime fighting squad / by Eder, Mari K.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From corsets to crime fighting, Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her "Masher Squad" and eventually became one of the first sworn officers with the NYPD. The "Masher Squad" brought down robbers and rapists, investigated the notorious 3X serial murders, and provided witness protection during the trials of the deadliest mafia bosses in the city. Foley starred down the barrel of the gun--from facing the patriarchy head on, but also quite literally--and always came out on top"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Foley, Mae.; Male domination (Social structure); Police; Women detectives; Women; Women's rights;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Befriend and betray : Part II / by Caine, Alex,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Caine, Alex.; Gangs.; Organized crime.; Undercover operations.; Informers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Murder of innocence : true-crime thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Bourelle, Andrew,author.; DiLallo, Max,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Murderous affair.;
Two true-crime thrillers include "Murder of Innocence," in which a global effort captures a serial predator; and "A Murderous Affair," in which a rookie FBI agent is set up by his informant.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Till murder do us part : true-crime thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Bourelle, Andrew,author.; DiLallo, Max,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Ramp up to murder.;
A woman begins to suspect that her husband isn't actually who he says he is, and a teenager has her life upended during the hunt for a missing girl, in two true-crime stories.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Murder;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Murder of innocence [sound recording] : true-crime thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Graybill, Stephen,narrator.; Bourelle, Andrew,author.; DiLallo, Max,author.; Patterson, James,1947-Murderous affair.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Stephen Graybill.Two true-crime thrillers include "Murder of Innocence," in which a global effort captures a serial predator; and "A Murderous Affair," in which a rookie FBI agent is set up by his informant.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; True crime stories.; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American mother : the true story of a troubled family, motherhood, and the cyanide murders that shook the world / by Olsen, Gregg,author.;
'American Mother' is the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her disturbing family secrets, and how she became a cold-hearted killer. From the author of 'If You Tell'.
Subjects: Nickell, Bruce, 1934-1986.; Nickell, Stella Maudine.; Murderers; Victims of crimes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The hard way out : my life with the Hells Angels and why I turned against them / by Atwell, Dave,author.; Langton, Jerry,1965-author.;
Subjects: True crime stories.; Atwell, Dave.; Hell's Angels.; Gang members; Motorcycle gangs;
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The angel makers : arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring / by McCracken, Patricia Nell,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."THE ANGEL MAKERS is a true-crime story like no other-a 1920s midwife who may have been the century's most prolific killer, leading a murder ring of women responsible for the deaths of at least 160 men"--
Subjects: Case studies.; True crime stories.; Murder; Poisoners; Serial murders; Women murderers; Women serial murderers;
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Truevine : two brothers, a kidnapping, and a mother's quest : a true story of the Jim Crow South / by Macy, Beth,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Muse, George.; Muse, Willie.; Circus performers; African American entertainers; Albinos and albinism; Kidnapping;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Deliberate cruelty : Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century / by Montillo, Roseanne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Describes how author Truman Capote became obsessed with the true crime story of a Manhattan socialite who shot her banking heir husband in 1955, and discusses how publication of his book led to her suicide and his own scandalous downfall.
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.; Woodward, Ann, -1975.; Authors, American.; Murder; Socialites;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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