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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;
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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;
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The world's even dumber criminals : unbelievable true tales of crime gone wrong / by McKenzie, Duncan,1950-author.;
A thief breaks into a car, only to leave his phone, and his social media profile, behind. A man robs a supermarket, but forgets his eight-year-old son in the store. A murder suspect hides in a ceiling, which collapses, dropping him at the feet of police. 'The World's Even Dumber Criminals' is full of new, unbelievable-but-true stories about foolish people who put the wrong in wrongdoing.
Subjects: Case studies.; Humor.; True crime stories.; Crime; Criminals; Criminals;
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Guilty creatures : sex, God, and murder in Tallahassee, Florida / by Brottman, Mikita,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the critically-acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman comes the murky retelling of the murder of Mike Williams committed under the haze of faith and devotion."--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Baptists; Married people; Murder;
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American demon : Eliot Ness and the hunt for America's Jack the Ripper / by Stashower, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Demon, a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Nes."--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Ness, Eliot.; Homicide investigation; Serial murders;
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The last kilo : Willy Falcon and the cocaine empire that seduced America / by English, T. J.,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From true-crime legend T. J. English, the epic, behind-the-scenes saga of "Los Muchachos," one of the most successful cocaine trafficking organizations in American history -- a story of glitz, glamour, and organized crime set against 1980's Miami"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; True crime stories.; Falcón, Willy.; Cocaine industry; Drug traffic;
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Blood in the water : the untold story of a family tragedy / by Sherman, Casey,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A contemporary true crime narrative for everyone fascinated by the Murdaugh murders, about Nathan Carman, who was found floating on a raft in the North Atlantic and was later accused of murdering his mother to gain access to his family's fortune of more than 40 million dollars.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Carman, Nathan, 1994-2023.; Murder; Parricide.;
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The library book / by Orlean, Susan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history and delivers a love letter to the institution of libraries themselves.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Los Angeles Public Library; Libraries; Library buildings; Library materials; Books; Libraries;
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A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue / by Jobb, Dean,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A captivating true-crime caper about Arthur Barry, a jewel thief who charmed celebrities and millionaires, stole from Rockefellers and royalty, and pulled off the most audacious and lucrative heists of the Jazz Age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Barry, Arthur.; Escapes; Jewel thieves; Jewelry theft;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Freezing order : a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving Vladimir Putin's wrath / by Browder, Bill,1964-author.;
Chronicles how the author became Putin's number one enemy by exposing the Russian leader's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Browder, Bill, 1964-; Magnit͡skiĭ, Sergeĭ.; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Capitalists and financiers; Finance; Investments, Foreign; Money laundering.; Political corruption;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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