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The Moonlight Mill Murders of Steubenville, Ohio

by Susan M Guy ...

"Guy is not only a historian but a longtime police officer in Ohio, bringing firsthand knowledge of the criminal justice system" to the Phantom Killer tale ( Crime Capsule).Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933, and Steubenville hoped that its reputation as "Little Chicago" would end with it. That hope was short-lived when, eight weeks later, the Phantom Killer made his midnight debut. Under the ... Read more

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"Guy is not only a historian but a longtime police officer in Ohio, bringing firsthand knowledge of the criminal justice system" to the Phantom Killer tale ( Crime Capsule).Prohibition ended on December 5, 1933, and Steubenville hoped that its reputation as "Little Chicago" would end with it. That hope was short-lived when, eight weeks later, the Phantom Killer made his midnight debut. Under the
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Mobsters, Madams & Murder in Steubenville, Ohio

The Story of Little Chicago

by Susan M. Guy ...

Narrated by Emily Durante ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

This true crime history chronicles more than a century in the life of a small Midwestern city with an outsized reputation for violence and vice.Gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging have been going on in Steubenville for well over century. In its heyday, the city's Water Street red-light district drew men from hundreds of miles away, as well as underage runaways. The white slave trade was ... Read more

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This true crime history chronicles more than a century in the life of a small Midwestern city with an outsized reputation for violence and vice.Gambling, prostitution, and bootlegging have been going on in Steubenville for well over century. In its heyday, the city's Water Street red-light district drew men from hundreds of miles away, as well as underage runaways. The white slave trade was
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The Murder of Maggie Hume

Cold Case in Battle Creek

by Blaine L. Pardoe, Victoria Hester ...

Narrated by Nikki Zakocs ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

One brutal murder. Two possible suspects. And a "fascinating . . . puzzling case" that divided a Michigan community (Lansing State Journal).In the summer of 1982, the body of twenty-year-old Maggie Hume was found under a pile of blankets in the closet of her apartment. A Catholic school girl and daughter of a local football coach, Maggie had been raped and strangled. It was the only active murder ... Read more

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One brutal murder. Two possible suspects. And a "fascinating . . . puzzling case" that divided a Michigan community (Lansing State Journal).In the summer of 1982, the body of twenty-year-old Maggie Hume was found under a pile of blankets in the closet of her apartment. A Catholic school girl and daughter of a local football coach, Maggie had been raped and strangled. It was the only active murder
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The Good Rat

A True Story

by Jimmy Breslin ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson, Kaipo Schwab, Richard Mover ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Jimmy Breslin can sniff out a story like he can sniff out a rat. Here, he tells a lifetime of anecdotes in his inimitable New York voice, giving us a view through the keyhole of the people and places that define the Mafia—characters like Sammy the Bull, the original snitch, and Gaspipe Casso, named for his weapon of choice; and hangouts like Pep McGuire’s, the legendary watering hole where ... Read more

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Jimmy Breslin can sniff out a story like he can sniff out a rat. Here, he tells a lifetime of anecdotes in his inimitable New York voice, giving us a view through the keyhole of the people and places that define the Mafia—characters like Sammy the Bull, the original snitch, and Gaspipe Casso, named for his weapon of choice; and hangouts like Pep McGuire’s, the legendary watering hole where
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Queen of Thieves

The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York

by J. North Conway ...

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka Marm” Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise. ... Read more

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Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka Marm” Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.
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The Man from the Train

The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery

by Bill James, Rachel McCarthy James ...

An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, The Man from the Train is an “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal). In this groundbreaking work of historical true crime, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical genius to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the ... Read more

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An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, The Man from the Train is an “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal). In this groundbreaking work of historical true crime, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical genius to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the
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Hellhound On His Trail

The Electrifying Account of the Largest Manhunt In American History

by Hampton Sides ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for King’s assassin that would lead them across two continents—from the author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers.With ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for King’s assassin that would lead them across two continents—from the author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers.With
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The Echo from Dealey Plaza

The true story of the first African American on the White House Secret Service detail and his quest for justice after the assassination of JFK

by Abraham Bolden ...

From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption.Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a ... Read more

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From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption.Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a
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Race Against Time

A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era

by Jerry Mitchell ...

An investigative reporter tells the harrowing story of three unsolved civil rights era murders and how he reopened these cold cases, ultimately bringing Klansmen to justice, decades after they'd gotten away with murder.“For almost two decades, investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell doggedly pursued the Klansmen responsible for some of the most notorious murders of the civil rights movement. This ... Read more

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An investigative reporter tells the harrowing story of three unsolved civil rights era murders and how he reopened these cold cases, ultimately bringing Klansmen to justice, decades after they'd gotten away with murder.“For almost two decades, investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell doggedly pursued the Klansmen responsible for some of the most notorious murders of the civil rights movement. This
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The Art of the Heist

Confessions of a Master Art Thief, Rock-and-Roller, and Prodigal Son

by Myles J. Connor, Jenny Siler ...

"A gripping tell-all . . . For a master of deceit, Connor is surprisingly candid . . . his book offers a fascinating look inside the mind of an unrepentant criminal." — The Washington PostHow did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades-long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out ... Read more

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"A gripping tell-all . . . For a master of deceit, Connor is surprisingly candid . . . his book offers a fascinating look inside the mind of an unrepentant criminal." — The Washington PostHow did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades-long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out
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Badge of the Assassin

by Robert K. Tanenbaum, Philip Rosenberg ...

A blood-chilling true-crime account from former district attorney and New York Times bestselling author Robert K. TanenbaumBADGE OF THE ASSASSINThey were just doing their jobs -- serving and protecting -- when the unimaginable happened: Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini became moving targets, ambushed from behind at a Manhattan housing project. Jones lay dead in a pool of his own blood, ... Read more

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A blood-chilling true-crime account from former district attorney and New York Times bestselling author Robert K. TanenbaumBADGE OF THE ASSASSINThey were just doing their jobs -- serving and protecting -- when the unimaginable happened: Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini became moving targets, ambushed from behind at a Manhattan housing project. Jones lay dead in a pool of his own blood,
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Killing the Dream

James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Gerald Posner ...

A deep dive into James Earl Ray's role in the national tragedy: "Superb . . . a model of investigation . . . as gripping as a first-class detective story" ( The New York Times).On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, by a single assassin's bullet. A career criminal named James Earl Ray was seen fleeing from a rooming house that overlooked the hotel balcony from ... Read more

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A deep dive into James Earl Ray's role in the national tragedy: "Superb . . . a model of investigation . . . as gripping as a first-class detective story" ( The New York Times).On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, by a single assassin's bullet. A career criminal named James Earl Ray was seen fleeing from a rooming house that overlooked the hotel balcony from
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