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Butcherby Gary C. King
Kensington 2009; US$ 5.59Contains three stories such as: "His Goal: To Kill An 'Even Fifty", "His Methods: Rape And Torture", and "The Pig Farm Murders". more...
Bringing Elizabeth Homeby Lois Smart; Ed Smart
Doubleday Publishing 2003; US$ 11.99At 3:58 in the morning of June 5, 2002, Ed and Lois Smart awoke to the sound of their nine-year-old daughter Mary Katherine’s frightened voice. “She’s gone. Elizabeth is gone.” At first they thought she was having a bad dream about her older sister, but Mary Katherine’s seeming bad dream would quickly become their worst nightmare. Their daughter Elizabeth was gone. They were not sure why the media picked up on Elizabeth’s story, but after their daughter was kidnapped she became the whole world’s daughter. After nine months of a strange, hard, sometimes rewarding, but mostly painful journey, Elizabeth was miraculously returned to them. Just as millions throughout the world had grieved for her loss,... more...
Who Named The Knifeby Linda Spalding
Knopf Publishing Group 2008; US$ 11.99When a murder occurs in beautiful Hawaii, the suspects are two young mainlanders on their honeymoon. Mayann Acker is eighteen-years-old. Her husband, William, is twenty-eight and just out of prison.Linda Spalding is chosen as a juror for Maryann's trail. Surprisingly, the chief witness against her is William. Spalding has her doubts, but on the last day of the trial she is abruptly dismissed from the jury. Maryann is found guilty. Who Named the Knife is the story of how, eighteen years later, Spalding tracks down Maryann and uncovers much more than the answer to the question of her innocence. A complex journey into the twists of fate that spin two lives down different paths, Who Named the Knife offers profound insight into the human heart.... more...
Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglectby Dr. Kenneth Lau; Kathryn Krase; Mr. Richard H. Morse
Springer Publishing Company 2008; US$ 45.00"[A] concise and detailed description of a very complex issue rich in detail and insight.". Leslie J. Temme, LCSW. School of Social Work, Adelphi University. "[A] 'must have' resource for practicing professionals and an invaluable teaching tool for social work students .This is precisely the book that mandated reporters seek to assist in the reporting process and understanding their legal obligations.". Keva M. Miller, PhD, LCSW. School of Social Work, Portland State University. In all states, social workers are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect, and face serious penalties if they fail to do so. But not all cases of abuse are obvious. Mandated reporters are thus confronted with a host of both legal... more...
Invisible Darknessby Stephen Williams
Bantam Books 2009; US$ 7.99Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory--killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence its national press and to lock foreign journalists out of the courts. To all appearances, Paul and Karla Bernardo had a fairytale marriage--beautiful working-class girl weds bright upper-middle-class guy and they buy a fashionable dream house in the suburbs. But, bored with his straight, prestigious accounting job, Paul soon went freelance as an international smuggler. He also revealed his boredom with conventional sex--enough so that, one Christmas Eve, he persuaded his wife to drug her own sister and engage in a menage a trois, during which the sister... more...
Murder at the Brown Palaceby Dick Kreck
Fulcrum Publishing 2003; US$ 17.95On May 24, 1911, one of the most notorious murders in Denvers history occurred. The riveting tale involves high society, adultery, drugs, multiple murder, and more, all set in Denvers grand old hotel, the Brown Palace. As foreword writer and historian Tom Noel proclaims, "Hollywood murder mystery writers could not have contrived a thriller as chilling as this factual account." The characters in this real-life melodrama could not have been better cast. At the center of the storm was the seductively beautiful Denver socialite, Isabel Springer. In her thrall were three mentwo locked in a struggle for her affections, and the third her unsuspecting husband. Little did ambitious John W. Springer, wealthy Denver businessman... more...
Anatomy of a Fraud Investigationby Stephen Pedneault
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 49.95A one-of-a-kind resource walking you through one complete fraud investigation, from the original tip to conviction in court Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation is an engrossing read and a valuable resource for fraud investigators, auditors, or anyone who suspects fraud may be occuring in their organizations and is unsure as to how to act. It details all phases of a fraud investigation from the first suspicion of fraud to the final judgment in court, through the eyes of a forensic accountant. In each phase, the author provides insights based on his twenty-two years as a forensic accountant from where to sit at the table when you bring the suspected fraudster in for questioning, to how you protect the key sources of information that the suspect... more...
Becoming Annaby Anna J. Michener
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 15.00Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled "crazy girl" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional damage at the hands of the adults who were supposed to love and protect her. Committed to various mental institutions by her family, at sixteen Anna was finally able to escape her chaotic home life and enter a foster home. As an effort toward recovery and self-affirmation as well as a powerful plea on behalf of other abused children, Anna wrote this memoir while the experience was fresh and the emotions were still raw and unhealed. Her story is a powerful tale of survival. "A teen's raw, in-your-face... more...
Serial Killers: Up Close and Personalby Christopher Berry-Dee
Ulysses Press 2007; US$ 15.95COMBINES HORRIFIC ACCOUNTS OF THE MOST VICIOUS MURDERS EVER COMMITTED WITH THE SHOCKING WORDS OF THE KILLERS THEMSELVES. “The bloodstains . . . that happened when I stored one of the guys upsidedown . . . it usually ran out of his nose or mouth or something . . .”. --John Wayne Gacy. “She kinda wanted it, ya know. Sex, an’ stuff like that. Then I get started, an’ she starts cryin’ and wants her mom, so I suffocated her.”. --Arthur John Shawcross, The Genesee River Killer. “Killing a woman’s like killing a chicken. They both squawk.”. --Kenneth Allen McDuff, Broomstick Murderer. “I ain’t so bad. I’ve been with hundreds of men. I just ain’t killed them all. Then... more...
Suicides in Prisonby Alison Liebling
Routledge 1992; US$ 200.00The first major study to draw directly on the experiences of prisoners and staff, tracing the recent history of the problem and providing the first theoretical discussion of the nature and causes of suicide in prison. more...