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For twenty years, the Taliban was the number one enemy of Western forces in Afghanistan. But it was an enemy that they knew little about, and about whose founder and leader, Mullah Omar, they knew even less.

A layered saga, Vegas Concierge spans more than a decade and includes world-famous stars, violent “gorilla” pimps, crooked and honest cops, struggling journalists, ambitious FBI agents, influential casino executives, and high-profile political figures. It tells the inside story of this failed investigation and its countless twists, moving from the luxury hotel rooms of the Las Vegas Strip to the inner offices of the Las Vegas police, to the newsrooms of some of Nevada’s biggest news organizations.

The biggest crime story in American history began on the night of March 1, 1932, when the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was snatched from his crib in Hopewell, New Jersey. The news shocked a nation enthralled with the aviator, the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic. American law enforcement marshalled all its resources to return “Little Lindy” to the arms of his parents - and perhaps even more energized were the legions of journalists catering to a public whose appetite for Lindbergh news was insatiable.

Dans ce tome­ 2, les créatrices du populaire balado québécois Captives, Annie Laurin et Michèle Ouellette, racontent douze nouvelles histoires inédites de crimes réels et disparitions mystérieuses au Québec.

La youtubeuse Victoria Charlton, connue pour ses vidéos consacrées au True Crime, nous entraîne sur la piste des 15 disparitions les plus énigmatiques des 100 dernières années, de la France aux États-Unis, en passant par le Québec. Reconstitution des faits, décryptage des éléments de l'enquête, anecdotes de recherche et théories personnelles: Victoria propose des récits haletants, empreints de suspense et d'émotions.

During a summer heatwave, teenagers are going missing. Junior officer Alex Finn takes the case and fears that the disappearances are linked. In a race against the clock to find and rescue the children alive, Finn and his team are only partially successful. Two of the children are saved, but they were too late for Oliver. And the killer got away. DI Alex Finn is still tormented by the cases of his youth - none more than so than the 2009 kidnappings. And it seems someone else has not forgotten either.

Featuring cameos by Abby and her kidnapper! A true crime classic that made headlines around the world, shocking and moving everyone including some of the biggest celebrities—among them tough guy crooner Frank Sinatra still pained by his own son's kidnapping a decade before.

Stolen Babies of Spain chronicles how and why baby-stealing began in Spain just after the civil war of 1936 - 1939. This heartbreaking and tragic history of the worst, modern-day network of stolen babies pulls back a web of deceit and terror, uncovering pain, suffering, and, worse, organization and profit. Using more than 300 interviews conducted by the authors, many of them exclusive, Greg Rabidoux and Mara Lencina reveal the personal stories of the adults who were stolen babies as they search for their biological parents and their true origins.

What exactly is this controversy about Netaji’s ‘disappearance’? Efforts by the authors led to the declassification of more than 1,300 secret files on Bose. Does new material offer new evidence on Bose’s reported death in 1945? The Bose Deception: Declassified opens a window to this and much more.

Dangerous and disregarding people don't simply drop out of the sky. Nor are they born bloodthirsty and cruel. When looking at the developmental years of adult criminals and juvenile delinquents or the selfish patterns of anyone that we must rub shoulders with, the question is asked "How does one get this way?" Typically we can see the answers within their genetic mental health history which may hint of possible concern and their first 5 years after birth which is their most impressionable social training ground.

What would you do if your son suddenly disappeared in Syria, and you had no idea what had happened to him? Would you contact the FBI? The State Department? Pray? Would you Google “What to do if your son disappears in Syria”? When the unthinkable happened, the answer, in the case of Ann Goodwin and her husband Tag, was: all of the above. Their 30-year-old son Sam, who was attempting to become one of the few people in history to travel to every single country on the planet, vanished in a supposed safe-zone run by the Kurds on the Turkish border.

"Beneath the Dunes: The Long Island Serial Killer Case" is a chilling, gripping exploration of one of the most haunting unsolved mysteries in American history. For over a decade, the bodies of multiple victims were discovered along the desolate stretch of beach known as Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York. What began as a single, isolated murder quickly spiraled into a case of national interest—a case plagued with confusion, botched investigations, and devastating false leads.

Verte Regresar cuenta dos historias paralelas: por un lado, la desgracia de una trágica noche en la que el crimen organizado y elementos del Ejército Mexicano, desaparecieron de manera forzada a 43 estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Rural de Ayotzinapa que estudiaban para ser maestros. Por el otro, se entrelaza la vida íntima de estos jóvenes para conocer su origen y sus sueños. Se trata de un ejercicio estético y testimonial que parte desde la ausencia para ir hacia el reencuentro, que se sumerge en la incertidumbre para resignificar la esperanza.

In 2017, Tina Satchwell vanished from her quiet Cork home. Her husband Richard claimed that she had taken their savings and left of her own accord. But as time passed and questions mounted, suspicion grew. From how Tina and Richard met just days after she moved to the UK as a vulnerable seventeen-year-old, to the search of the house that would lead to Richard Satchwell's downfall, Beneath the Stairs traces the cold-blooded deception of a man, bent on control, who lied to hide the truth while living above his wife's hidden grave.

The Momster Diaries shines the light on riveting and compelling survival stories with intimacy and candor.

From the 1910 disappearance of New York heiress Dorothy Arnold to the 1977 vanishing of teenager Simone Ridinger, author Brunelle details both famous and lesser-known cases that remain unsolved.

In 1978, Steven Kubacki disappeared without a trace near Lake Michigan. Fifteen months later, he reappeared—disoriented, in unfamiliar clothes, and claiming no memory of what had happened. For over four decades, the mystery of his disappearance gripped armchair detectives, Reddit sleuths, and TikTok theorists. Now, for the first time, Kubacki tells his story in his own words.

A mother is supposed to be loving, protective, caring, and kind. She's supposed to nurture and guide her children from infancy into childhood and adolescence. The very thought of murdering a child—much less their own child—is not only bizarre but perhaps the most disturbing thought a parent could have! Exploring the ultimate betrayal of a mother's duty, Killer Moms: True Stories recounts thirty-one harrowing tales of motherhood gone wrong.

In 2005, Kenia Maxi Jose—known in the streets as La Reina—vanished after a mysterious trip to St. Martin. There was no body, no passport, and no answers. They said she drowned, but her son never believed the story. Who Killed Kenia Maxi Jose is a gripping true story of loss, silence, and the relentless search for truth.

From the depths of the Grand Canyon to the towering peaks of Yosemite, Murder on the Trail delves into chilling stories of killers, mysterious disappearances, and other harrowing crimes that have occurred in US national parks, including those involving: Cary Stayner, Yosemite Park Killer; Gary Hilton, National Forest Killer; the tragic story of vanlifer Gabby Petito; Toni and Harold Henthorn; and more.