Book Description
Crime and punishment on the waterways between London and Liverpool in the 1800 and 1900s.
Author : R. H. Davies
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,72 MB
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1445623315
Crime and punishment on the waterways between London and Liverpool in the 1800 and 1900s.
Author : Robin Odell
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 49,87 MB
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1472118049
Fact is never more strange than fiction than when it comes to crime, and the crimes described here are so bizarre it's inconceivable that they could have been made up. In this all-new collection of truly unusual crimes, a sequel to the bestselling Mammoth Book of Bizarre Crimes, Odell and Donnelley tell the extraordinary stories of criminal acts far stranger than any fiction, including the murder of Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace by spree-killer Andrew Cunanan and the killing of intern Chandra Ann Levy, who had had an affair with US Representative Gary Condit, though he was cleared of any involvement in her murder. They reveal how Danilo Restivo was eventually convicted of the murder of Heather Barnett in England after the ritualistic placing of hair connected him to another murder in Italy. They tell the terrible story of the inexplicably brutal murder, over a number of days, of 15-year-old Kristy Bamu by his sister and her lover because they believed him to be practising 'witchcraft'. They also give a chilling account of the thirty-one-year-old mother-of-two, Joanna Dennehy, who killed three men. 'I started killing,' she said, 'to see if I was as cold as I thought I was. Then it got moreish and I got a taste for it.'
Author : Nikos Passas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351562568
This volume makes accessible a selection of the most significant journal articles dealing with international crimes. The studies collected here will be an invaluable aid to teaching and research.
Author : Roger Wilkes
Publisher : C & R Crime
Page : 791 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1780333730
The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated, this new edition includes the mystery of 'Jack the Stripper' who preyed on prostitutes in Hammersmith in the 1960s, the death of Starr Faithful whose young body was found on Long Island, the vicious murder of Oxford nurse Janet Brown in her own home in 1995, and the case of Lizzie Borden who, according to the rhyme, 'took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks'. Other cases include: Colin Wilson and the 'Zodiac' killer of California; Russell Miller and the obsession with the Black Dahlia; Rebecca West on the killing of Stanley Setty, and the man who contracted out of humanity; Brian Masters on the killing of Rachel Nickell; Kenneth Alsop on who shot 'Jake' Lingle, and his connection with Al Capone; Philip Sugden on that most famous Victorian enigma, Jack the Ripper; Sydney Horley on the woman who was cleared of killing her husband, and went on to become a Broadway star. Nearly all the cases involve one or more acts of murder, and all are left with a question mark hanging over them with real-life whodunits that offer a continuing challenge to all who find fascination in the criminal mind.
Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher :
Page : 2694 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release :
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1526712954
The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's history and to the documents and records that family historians can use in their research. In this accessible and informative introduction to the subject, Michael Pearson looks at the history and heritage of the region and gives a graphic insight into the world in which our ancestors lived. He concentrates on the role the Black Country played during the industrial revolution when the development of mining, industry and transport transformed the economic and social life of the area. This was a period when living and working conditions were poor, families were large, children worked from an early age, often in the mines, and life expectancy was less than 20. And it was the era in which the Black Country took on the distinctive identity by which it is known today. As well as retelling the fascinating story of the development of the Black Country, the author introduces the reader to the variety of records that are available for genealogical research, from legal and ecclesiastical archives, birth and death certificates to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher :
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 17,90 MB
Release : 1945
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Justices of the peace
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. Senate
Publisher :
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 1914
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Panama Canal (Panama)
ISBN :