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Paulie Z was born and raised in a lower working-class family on the Eastside of Detroit. At 19, he was savagely beaten while handcuffed in a violent case of police brutality. The Incident set Paul on a global educational journey that took him to Michigan State University, Pepperdine Law School and the The University of London.

Born months before the start of World War I, William L. Adams left the North Carolina cotton fields behind forever in 1929 and moved to Baltimore as part of the Great Migration. At the age of 15, he became a numbers runner to support himself. With a preternatural understanding of finance and business, he rapidly ascended, becoming the head of his own illegal gambling operation. His leadership of the racket led to an attempt on his life by the Mafia, repeated criminal prosecutions, testimony before a special investigative committee of the U.S. Senate, and a landmark Supreme Court case.

Mike Powell’s blood and guts stories go far beyond his days working as a plainclothes officer in one of LAPD’s Zebra Units—a unit tasked with tracking down violent criminals in South Central L. A. “Shootin’ Newton” was notorious for its many police shootings including the Black Panther and Symbionese Liberation Army shootouts. Two of Mike’s four shootings occurred in Newton.

Enter the riveting and volatile world of the Burger Bar Boys, Birmingham's infamous gang, in this relentless chronicle of power, violence, and redemption. Gangland Birmingham: The Rise and Fall of the Burger Bar Boys unravels the intricate narrative of one of the UK's most notorious gangs from their humble beginnings to their inevitable downfall.

Embark on an exhilarating journey as we delve deep into the realm of captivating unsolved cases, dissecting them in a groundbreaking way that has never been attempted before. Join us as we dive deep into the mysteries of the Amelia Earhart disappearance, the perplexing riddles of the Circleville Letters, the audacious heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and so much more!

Uncover the hidden truths behind some of the most captivating unsolved mysteries in history with part five of our thrilling series! Journey into the perplexing world of the Circleville Letters, where a small town is haunted by an anonymous writer with a sinister agenda.

C’era bisogno davvero del pentimento del boss Tommaso Buscetta per convincersi della forza della mafia, quando esistevano già il rapporto del questore di Palermo Ermanno Sangiorgi di fine Ottocento e quello degli anni Settanta del generale dei carabinieri dalla Chiesa? Perché quei documenti non portarono a una reazione pronta dello Stato? Che rapporto si è creato nel tempo tra la mafia e le istituzioni più inerti e accidiose, e come possiamo rimediare oggi a errori e ritardi?

Get an in-depth look into the probing investigations of some of history's most complicated criminals and cold cases. Learn about murders, kidnappings, unsolved disappearances, and more that took years before the culprits were finally brought to justice. Get a behind-the-scenes peek at these notorious cases and find out how they were cracked!

Ruffian is the story of a cooperation between the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to combat violent crime in the City of Savannah, Georgia. They worked on a domestic counter insurgency operation that targeted two gangs from two different neighborhoods that were wreaking havoc in the city.

Le destin du plus puissant des gangs criminels canadiens actuels s’est joué dans le dernier quart du 20e siècle, de 1980 à 2000. En vingt ans à peine, une bande de jeunes délinquants jadis désargentés, brutaux et asociaux, liés par leur amour de la Harley-Davidson et par leur quête de sensations fortes, ont fini par conquérir les sommets du crime organisé québécois, voire canadien. Il s’agit d’un fait unique dans l’histoire des pègres occidentales.

Javier Valdez ofrece un libro impactante que va del reportaje a la crónica para rescatar del silencio, de la nota roja y del olvido, a numerosas mujeres que viven entre las balas momentos cruciales de su vida. Amantes de capos, amigas de ellos o familiares, son mujeres con una verdad ardiente y dolorosa, que buscan el glamour y la hermosura, el poder económico y la huida de su realidad; mujeres que viven en el límite de la ley, la violencia y de la muerte.

FINLAND TRUE CRIME - TRUE CRIMES - REAL CRIME CASES. n this sixth volume of his True Crime series, Germany's bestselling True Crime author Adrian Langenscheid once again unleashes heart-pounding, addictive reading. This breathtaking and deeply harrowing portrait of the human abyss arouses powerful emotions due to its cool, factually neutral descriptions. Free of any sensationalism, sixteen True Crime short stories retell some of the most spectacular Finnish criminal cases in recent decades.

Pachinko-Kriege: Der Kampf um die Kontrolle über Japans Flipperindustrie ist ein Muss für jeden, der sich für die Geschichte und Kultur Japans, das Glücksspiel und die Entwicklung der Glücksspielindustrie interessiert.

Known mafia writer Wayne Clingman and lifelong Las Vegas historian and resident Roger Gallizzi come together to bring a bit of light to this subject. Here, they peel a layer off the onion called the Vegas Skim.

En gruppe barndomsvenner fra Østerbro blev en af de mest aktive bankrøverbander i Danmark nogensinde. Under navnet 'Partners in crime' stjal de millioner af kroner, som de blandt andet brugte på at feste løs med stoffer og prostituerede. BANKRØVERNE FRA ØSTERBROBANDEN er en del af serien DANMARKS STØRSTE KRIMINALSAGER, der opruller de allerstørste og mest fascinerende sager i nyere dansk kriminalhistorie. Serien er skrevet direkte til lyd og produceret af Rakkerpak Prod uction for Gyldendal Stereo.

For over a century, the Bruno-Scarfo crime family reigned over Philadelphia before a series of internal and external events led to their downfall. Such was the power that the family possessed that they had close connections with the Five Families of the New York Mafia.

This book reveals a one-of-a-kind perspective from an American reflecting on her personal experience with the PBS, and shares stories from three other victims to expose the varied dimensions of human vulnerability. This book provides insight into how the PBS works, and dispels the myth about the types of people that get scammed.

Operation Car Wash is the inside story of two Brazilian Federal Police officers who found themselves at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal in history; uncovering a web of political and corporate racketeering which would lead them all the way to the arrest and imprisonment of the nation’s President. Through engrossing first-hand testimony, Pontes and Anselmo recount the uphill battle faced by the Federal Police in apprehending Brazil’s white-collar criminals.

¿Quién fue el sangriento asesino escocés que inspiró la historia de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde? ¿Cómo hizo un famoso anatomista británico para asesinar y además vender los cadáveres de sus víctimas? ¿Cómo se las ingenió Ann Cotton para matar a cuatro maridos, once hijos y dos amantes sin levantar sospechas? El primer juicio "del siglo" lo protagonizó una joven supermodelo. En Alemania levantaron la única estatua en el mundo para homenajear a un ladrón. En Francia un hombre vendió dos veces la torre Eiffel y se animó a estafar a Al Capone.

Ha fama di playboy esuberante. È appassionato d'arte e archeologia oltre che di automobili e abbigliamento di lusso; ama Diabolik e i videogiochi, cita la Bibbia e Daniel Pennac. È un assassino spietato: «Con le persone che ho ucciso» dice «potrei riempirci un cimitero». Pupillo di Totò Riina, da Castelvetrano, in provincia di Trapani, ha costruito il proprio impero arrivando ai vertici della mafia.