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Accused Killers Catch a Break
CathyScott.com | October 20th 2009 by Cathy Scott
Reprinted from Women In Crime Ink. by Cathy Scott Two murder cases with women as the accused killers have taken similar -- and unusual -- turns. Each was instantly labeled the “Black Widow.” And both women stood to gain millions should their hu read more
Lynda Drews
Book Cover Lovers | October 16th 2009 by Shiela
Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love TriangleAuthor: Lynda Drews : http://www.lyndadrews.comPublisher: Titletown Publishing: http://www.titletownpublishing.comGenre: True Crime/Sports/RunningPlaces to purchase: Amazon Link ISBN: • ISBN-10: 0982000 read more
Not Lost Forever: New book goes deep into a child's miraculous su…
In Cold Blog | October 6th 2009 by Michelle Gray
By Ron FranscellTwenty years ago, I was working for the Marin County (Calif.) Independent Journal, the local paper in America's chicest -- and most expensive -- county. So with a new son in the house, we lived a more frugal life a half-hour north, i read more
Book Review: Predators And Child Molesters By Robin Sax
Basil & Spice | October 5th 2009 by Basil & Spice
By Randall Radic The subject matter of Predators and Child Molesters is personal to me. Why? Because when I was in jail – in Intake 2, which was protective custody – there were a number of pedophiles in the unit, along with read more
A Promise Kept; The Story of One Widowed Bride’s Journey throug…
Reviews for Tangled Minds | October 1st 2009 by Yvonne Mason
Grief: An Invisible Genre until Now New heart-rending memoir is about how one woman survives a tragic loss Lynnwood, WA – Those who read Anne Rule’s 1999 book and New York Times bestseller, A Rage To Kill, would know that the first chapter (A read more
Quote for October 1
Fascination With Fear | October 1st 2009 by obxfreak68
For the month of October, in celebration of my favorite time of the year (Halloween, stupid!), I've decided to post a quote pertaining to horror and/or death.'Cause that's how I roll...."I've always felt that the real horror is next door to us, that read more
Dillinger's Wild Ride: One Year that Made America's Public Enemy…
GuyReading | October 1st 2009 by Orty Ortwein
They say that overnight fame usually takes about seven years. If it isn't possible to achieve lasting fame literally overnight, then John Dillinger came close. In June of 1933 he was no-name just released from prison; by the time FBI agents killed hi read more
1788: William “Deacon” Brodie, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd…
Executed Today | October 1st 2009 by Executed Today
On this date in 1788, the real-life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was hanged at Edinburgh’. The Execution of Deacon Brodie, by Alexander Hay Ritchie. William Brodie, respectable burgher by day, Deacon of the Guild of Wrights, wasn’t the type f read more
Silent Scream is in the Top One Hundred on Amazon Kindle in Two C…
Reviews for Tangled Minds | September 30th 2009 by Yvonne Mason
Product Details Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 693 KB Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Lulu; First Edition edition (September 28, 2008) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services Language: English ASIN: B001JQLT1I Average Customer Review: read more
SUBWAY TAGGING GOES META
Population Statistic | September 28th 2009
After years of litigiousness over unauthorized Web and mobile use of its information, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is finally warming up to the idea of third-party developers building navigational apps atop official maps and timetables. read more
SUPERMARKET’S SPURN OF THE JEDI
Population Statistic | September 20th 2009
If you sensed a not-so-great disturbance in The Force recently, it was due to Jedi persecution in the checkout lane: The founder of the Jedi religion inspired by the Star Wars films was thrown out of a Tesco supermarket for wearing his distinctive br read more
Tragedy in Tin Can Holler By Rozetta Mowery- A True Crime
Reviews for Tangled Minds | September 19th 2009 by Yvonne Mason
INTRODUCTION Did you ever wonder about your parents’, grandparents’ and greatgrandparents’ past? Did you ever wonder about the skeletons that are hanging in your family closet? Rozetta did! Her father murdered her mother in a place called Tin C read more
Book Review: Luggage By Kroger: A True Crime Memoir By Gary Taylo…
Basil & Spice | September 19th 2009 by Basil & Spice
By Loyd Eskildson Luggage by Kroger is billed as "a true crime memoir," and thus got my interest. It's true the protagonist Catherine Mehaffey was a serial murdering femme fatale masquerading as a law-abiding attorney; however, the a read more
The Ken and Barbie Killers
The REAL Story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka | September 15th 2009 by Audree Flynn
Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo met in 1987, when he was 23 and she was 17. They married in 1991, six months after they raped and killed Karla’s little sister, and two weeks after abducting, raping and killing 14- year-old Leslie Mahaffy. The foll read more
Butcher by Gary C. King
The Symposium - Book Review Blog | September 14th 2009 by Joana
Butcher by Gary C. King ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-1934-2 ISBN-10: 0-7860-1934-4 A few years ago, I recall hearing and seeing a few news reports on the serial killer who targeted prostitutes and fed their remains to his pigs on his farm. I was actually [at read more
In My Mailbox #3
The Symposium - Book Review Blog | September 5th 2009 by Joana
In My Mailbox is a weekly feature that is hosted by The Story Siren. Every Sunday (maybe Monday if I’m feeling off) I will post a list of all of the books I received or bought over the past week. I don’t expect this to be a weekly feature at TS - read more
New True Crime Book Review
CathyScott.com | September 5th 2009 by Cathy Scott
Reprinted from True Crime Book Reviews The Rough Guide to True Crime is the complete compilation of crime's most notorious villains, heinous acts and shocking misdemeanors. The Rough Guide to True Crime provides an unusually wide coverage read more
GADHAFI’S SWISS PARTITION
Population Statistic | September 3rd 2009
Libya is about to assume its year-long turn at holding the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly, and Moammar Gadhafi is kicking things off in grand style: He’s proposing abolishing Switzerland. He first mentioned his idea at the G8 read more
Silent Scream by Florida Author Yvonne Mason a Best Seller
Reviews for Tangled Minds | August 29th 2009 by Yvonne Mason
Silent Scream has made the best seller list for Amazon Kindle in two catagories. Catagory number one is Georgia. It is listed at number 66. The second catagory is Mayhem and Madness. It listed at number 79 this morning and has dropped to number 80. read more
PATRICK KANE’S PENMANSHIP PUNISHMENT
Population Statistic | August 27th 2009
What do I think of Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane’s court-order penalty for assaulting a taxi driver in Buffalo? The 20-year-old player and his 21-year-old cousin, James Kane, were given conditional discharges, meaning they will a read more
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
The More You Read | August 27th 2009 by Chris
The Devil In the White City chronicles one of the first serial killers, H.H. Holmes, in Chicago during the World’s Fair in 1893. This book is full of information. It provides a lot of context for the financial and social norms during this read more
Where is Beverly Potts?
The BEEZEWAX | August 23rd 2009 by Beeze
Friday August 24th 1951 10 year old Beverly Potts vanished from her Cleveland neighborhood...Never to be seen again...The case is still open...And even though it has nothing to do with me...It haunts me... She had disappeared after attending a show read more
TIMES SQUARE’S ROGUE ELMO
Population Statistic | August 23rd 2009
It’s a wonder why this decidedly belligerent Elmo knockoff doesn’t get more local news coverage: The dirty and creepy character demanded money from people and, when he didn’t get it, swore and jostled them. “No picture. No pic read more
Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
The More You Read | August 23rd 2009 by Chris
I had previously enjoyed Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, so when I saw Under the Banner of Heaven at the used book store I couldn’t help myself. This is the story of the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her baby, Erica that took place on July 24 read more
Klein Chicago
Vienna Writer's Blog | August 20th 2009 by Klaudia
Leute, Korneuburg entwickelt sich gerade zu Klein Chicago… Vor Kurzem wurde unserem Nachbarn das Motorrad vor der Haustüre weg gestohlen, andere treben’s hier wild und lautstark mit Bordsteinschwalben und eben gerade wurde ein alter Merc read more
Columbine by Dave Cullen (A Review)
The Shelftalkers | August 10th 2009
This is the best book I’ve read all year. Utterly compelling – I was blown away by how well it was written, and how diligently the author had done his research. The portraits of the two killers were carefully and methodically drawn, witho read more
True Crime
Octopus Cinema | August 6th 2009 by josh
True Crime - 1999 - 127 minutes - Directed by Clint EastwoodStarring Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, James Woods, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Diane VenoraBased on the book by the generally deplorable novelist Andrew Klavan, True Crime is a fic read more
Book Review: The Bike Path Rapist by Jeff Schober with Detective…
The Mom Trap | August 5th 2009 by Kim Cantrell
As a boy, Detective Dennis Delano never aspired to be a cop; but it was apparently his destiny.Working as a homicide detective in Buffalo, New York, Detective Delano would spend hours studying cold cases to refine his investigative techniques.All th read more
A True Crime Read for Runners!
RunnerDude's Blog | August 4th 2009 by RunnerDude
Oh what a tangled web we weave. Are you an avid runner? Are you and avid reader? Do you like mysteries? who-done-its? true-crime? If so, then I have just the book for you.I'm a lover of fiction and my favorite books tend to be legal thrillers and mys read more
Book Review: A Cold-Blooded Business by Marek Fuchs
The Mom Trap | July 27th 2009 by Kim Cantrell
Melinda Lambert Harmon was a devout member of the Nazarene church in Olathe, Kansas.Growing up the daughter of a highly respected Nazarene church official, Dr. Wilmer Lambert, and later marrying her teenager sweetheart David Harmon, Melinda's life a read more
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