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Zwischen 1975 und 1978 erpresste ein sich 'Monsieur X' nennender Mann mit ungewöhnlich persönlich begründeten Drohbriefen und gezielten Sabotageakten die Deutsche Bundesbahn, wobei er trotz großer Polizeianstrengungen lange unentdeckt blieb und erst nach der Ausstrahlung eines Aktenzeichen XY-Beitrags durch einen entscheidenden Hinweis identifiziert werden konnte.

In The Dumond Affair: How Lies and Politics Freed a Killer, first-time author D.R. Bartlette weaves a story of the political corruption and religious zealotry that gave birth to an anti-Bill Clinton conspiracy theory that led to the deaths of two women and, thirty-six years later, the birth of an insurrection.

This raw and deeply personal memoir follows the journey of a first-generation Chinese American woman who rises from humble beginnings to build a life defined by ambition, love, and resilience — only to have it all come crashing down, literally and figuratively. From growing up in a working-class immigrant family to climbing the corporate ladder and becoming a banking director, she works tirelessly to create the stable, successful life she always dreamed of. A psychic’s prediction leads her to Rory, a Portuguese architect who becomes her husband and partner in both love and survival.

In this fifth volume of his True Crime series, Germany's bestselling True Crime author, Adrian Langenscheid, unleashes a heart-pounding, addictive reading yet again. A breathtaking and deeply harrowing portrait of the human abyss, it arouses powerful emotions with its chilling, matter-of-fact descriptions. Free from sensationalism, eighteen True Crime short stories retell some of the most spectacular French criminal cases in recent decades. A gripping collection of murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, abuse, fraud, betrayal, and theft accounts that take the reader to the limits of the bearable.

From the unexplained disappearances of historic expeditions to the mind-bending theories of some of the world's most puzzling cases, this book takes listeners on a journey through the most fascinating mysteries of our time. With insights from the latest research and the mind of an AI, this book offers new perspectives on well-known cases, such as the disappearance of the Mary Celeste and the unexplained death of Elisa Lam.

Wie schon bei den beiden vorangegangenen Bänden von True Crime Case Histories möchte ich mit einem kurzen Wort der Warnung beginnen. Die meisten Nachrichtenartikel und Fernsehsendungen über wahre Verbrechen überfliegen die klebrigen Details wirklich grausamer Verbrechen. In meinen Büchern beschönige ich die Fakten nicht, egal wie schrecklich sie auch sein mögen. Ich versuche, meinen Lesern eine klare und genaue Beschreibung zu geben, wie wahnsinnig die Mörder wirklich waren. Ich tue mein Bestes, um nichts auszulassen. Die in diesen Büchern enthaltenen Geschichten sind nichts für Zartbesaitete.

Avremi Zippel always knew his life would be different. With a commitment to follow in his father's footsteps and serve as the Rabbi in Salt Lake City, he knew his life would defy stereotypes. However, nothing could prepare him for the truly unexpected twists and turns reality had in store.

In 2019, Adrian Langenscheid's debut book, True Crime Deutschland, was published and rose from nowhere to the top of the winner's podium in the genre-relevant categories. Almost 2 years and 6 books later, Langenscheid is one of the best-known true crime authors in Germany. For the seventh work in his successful series, the bestselling author once again researched some of the most spectacular German criminal cases of recent decades.

D. 8. august 1963 plyndrede 16 mænd et posttog, der var på vej fra Glasgow til London. Toget kørte med penge, der skulle leveres til banker i London. De 16 røvere stjal over 2,5. mio. pund. Politiet fandt efterfølgende deres skjulested på en gård i nærheden af gerningsstedet. En del af røverne blev idømt straffe på op til 30 års fængsel, men mange af dem endte med at flygte fra fængslet. DET STORE TOGRØVERI er en del af FAMØSE FANGEFLUGTER, en true crime serie om menneskers trang til frihed.

Wahres Verbrechen ist nicht jedermanns Sache. Aber wenn Sie dieses Buch in Ihren Händen halten, wissen Sie das wohl bereits. Ein echter Kriminalfall ist nicht mit einer CSI-Folge zu vergleichen. Sogar Dokumentationen über wahre Verbrechen im Fernsehen können über die heiklen Details hinwegsehen. Das Genre des „Wahren Verbrechen“ kann für viele Menschen beunruhigend sein. Ich tue jedoch mein Bestes, um in meinen Büchern keine Details auszulassen.

En 2019, le premier livre d'Adrian Langenscheid, True Crime Deutschland (True crime Allemagne), s'est hissé à partir de rien à la première place du podium dans les catégories correspondantes au genre. Près de 4 ans et quelques livres plus tard, Langenscheid est l'un des auteurs du genre True crime les plus connus en Allemagne. Pour le septième ouvrage de sa série à succès, l'auteur a effectué des recherches sur certaines des affaires criminelles allemandes les plus spectaculaires de ces dernières décennies.

PFA-sagen er en sag om bedrageri og dokumentforfalskning for flere milliarder kroner. Erhvervsmanden Kurt Thorsen og daværende direktør i PFA Pension Rasmus Trads forfalskede selskabets administrerende direktør André Lublins underskrift på en række garantier, der blandt andet skulle finansiere en ferieby i Spanien og luksuslejligheder i Tuborg Havn. "PFA MILLIARDERNE DER FORSVANDT" er en del af serien "DANMARKS STØRSTE KRIMINALSAGER", der opruller de allerstørste og mest fascinerende sager i nyere dansk kriminalhistorie.

From poverty to lucky in love, Belle found her happy ending with a man named Mads…or so everyone thought. But when the wealthy Mads died a mysterious death, Belle collected the life insurance policy and remarried…only for her new husband to drop dead. With things going from strange to sinister, more men mysteriously die or go missing around Belle.

The first of a trilogy, this collection features 16 of the world's most outrageous scams and hoaxes. They all really happened and were taken from firsthand accounts, newspaper reports, or historical documents found in public libraries. They date as far back as the late 1800s, but most are more recent. However, you won't find any defrauded widows or orphans in these stories. The victims are institutions or corporations quite capable of defending themselves, and the crooks who match wits with them are just as savvy. You could almost call it a fair fight!

Left is the true story of a million-dollar kidnapping gone wrong and the elusive hunt for the criminal mastermind behind it all. From murdering his best friend to high-speed chases, breaking out of prison, and cold-blooded guile, this is the story of international fugitive Hossein Nayeri, as told by Lieutenant Ryan Peters of Orange County.

Not all unknown forces are amiable to us humans, and some may be quite worth the fear that we instinctively feel when it comes to these forces. The idea of being confronted with a paranormal phenomenon of any kind is enough to flabbergast most people. But what if that paranormal phenomenon is coupled with a crime? Seeing a Bigfoot in the wilderness would be stunning enough, but imagine one grabbing your wallet and running off with it!

When Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson surfaced in Tampa in 1998, it was as if he had fallen from the sky, providing no hint of his past life. Eleven years later, St. Petersburg Times investigative reporter Jeff Testerman visited the rundown duplex Thompson used as his home and the epicenter of his sixty-thousand-member charity, the US Navy Veterans Association. But something was amiss. Thompson’s charity’s addresses were just maildrops, his members nonexistent, and his past a black hole.

Queen of the Con tells the true story of Cassie Chadwick, a successful swindler and “one of the top 10 imposters of all time”, according to TIME magazine. Born Betsy Bigley in 1857 in Canada, she first operated as Madame Devere, a European clairvoyant, and in 1890, was arrested for defrauding a Toledo bank of $20,000. In the mid-1890s, while working as a madam in Cleveland, Cassie met and married a widowed physician with a coveted Euclid Avenue address.

Carolyn Woods lebte glücklich in einem ruhigen Dorf in den Cotswolds, als plötzlich ein attraktiver Fremder in ihr Leben trat. Er stellte sich als Mark Conway vor, und zu ihrer Überraschung war Carolyn schnell von diesem mysteriösen Mann fasziniert. Der reiche Schweizer Bankier (der später gestand, ein Spion zu sein) nahm Carolyn mit in eine aufregende, glamouröse Welt. Einige Dinge jedoch waren seltsam, und sie begann, ihren Liebhaber zu hinterfragen.

Im Jahr 2019 beginnt der erfahrene Journalist Mark Seal, den verdächtigen Tod des Musikmoguls Peter Ikin zu untersuchen. Dieser hatte nur zweiunddreißig Tage vor seinem Tod einen gut aussehenden, eleganten Franzosen namens Alexandre geheiratet, der nun Ansprüche auf das Vermögen seines verstorbenen Mannes geltend machen will. Als Seal sich in den Fall vertieft, führt ihn die Spurensuche nach dem unglaublichen Leben von Alexandre Despallières von Paris über London bis nach Beverly Hills.