"In the United States, it is a fact that victims of murder are more likely to be killed by someone they know than by a stranger. Family, Friends, and Neighbors discusses the cases, main players, and consequences of 34 murderous rampages dating from the Victorian Era to the present day. From famous cases such as the ax-wielding Lizzie Borden and the money-obsessed Menendez brothers to lesser-known but still gruesome crimes committed by crazy, desperate, vengeful, or simply brutal monsters, this well-researched book explains just what happened, why it happened (when possible), and whether or not the criminals were caught"--…mehr
"In the United States, it is a fact that victims of murder are more likely to be killed by someone they know than by a stranger. Family, Friends, and Neighbors discusses the cases, main players, and consequences of 34 murderous rampages dating from the Victorian Era to the present day. From famous cases such as the ax-wielding Lizzie Borden and the money-obsessed Menendez brothers to lesser-known but still gruesome crimes committed by crazy, desperate, vengeful, or simply brutal monsters, this well-researched book explains just what happened, why it happened (when possible), and whether or not the criminals were caught"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Richard Estep is the author of more than twenty books, including Visible Ink Press’ Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers; The Serial Killer Next Door: The Double Lives of Notorious Murderers; and Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption. Additionally, he’s written numerous paranormal nonfiction titles, including The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm: Unraveling the History & Hauntings of a Serial Killer’s Home. He is a regular columnist for Haunted Magazine and has also written for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services and appears regularly on TV shows such as Haunted Hospitals. He has had a lifelong fascination for true crime, the military, and ghosts. British by birth, Richard now makes his home in Colorado a few miles north of Denver, where he serves as a paramedic and lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals.
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About the Author Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1. Death by Arsenic (Mary Ann Cotton) 2. Forty Whacks (Lizzie Borden) 3. Run for the Hills (Abel Clemmons) 4. Double Jeopardy (George Jefferson Hassell) 5. Striking Out (Marty Bergen) 6. Getting Away with Murder (John List) 7. The Green Beret Killer (Jeffrey MacDonald) 8. Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye Sr.) 9. Over the Edge (Elmer Crawford) 10. The Soap Opera Murder (Daniel Bartlam) 11. The Embezzler (Steven Sueppel) 12. Dark Christmas (Ronald Gene Simmons) 13. Killer Party (Tyler Hadley) 14. Slender Man (Various) 15. "That Bitch Is Dead!" (Gypsy Rose Blanchard) 16. Into the Water (Scott Peterson) 17. The Hudson Murders (William Balfour) 18. A Secret Life (Christopher Watts) 19. Killer Writer (Nancy Crampton Brophy) 20. "The Babysitter Stole Her!" (Casey Anthony) 21. "Kill or be Killed" (The Menendez Murders) 22. Doting Father (Neil Entwistle) 23. Body in a Suitcase (Mack & Schaefer) 24. The Medicine Hat Murders (Steinke & Richardson) 25. Beautiful Creatures (Parker & Hulme) 26. A Self-Made Man (Christopher Foster) 27. The Easter Sunday Massacre (James Ruppert) 28. Triggered (George Emil Banks) 29. The Foreign Officer (William Bradford Bishop) 30. Murder in Broken Bow (The Bever Family) 31. Did She, or Didn't She? (Diane Downs) 32. The Pike County Massacre (Wagner Family) 33. The Spear Gun Killer (John Myles Sharpe) 34. Death Came to Amityville (The DeFeo Murders) 35. A Tangled Web (Richard "Alex" Mudaugh) Further Reading Index
About the Author Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1. Death by Arsenic (Mary Ann Cotton) 2. Forty Whacks (Lizzie Borden) 3. Run for the Hills (Abel Clemmons) 4. Double Jeopardy (George Jefferson Hassell) 5. Striking Out (Marty Bergen) 6. Getting Away with Murder (John List) 7. The Green Beret Killer (Jeffrey MacDonald) 8. Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye Sr.) 9. Over the Edge (Elmer Crawford) 10. The Soap Opera Murder (Daniel Bartlam) 11. The Embezzler (Steven Sueppel) 12. Dark Christmas (Ronald Gene Simmons) 13. Killer Party (Tyler Hadley) 14. Slender Man (Various) 15. "That Bitch Is Dead!" (Gypsy Rose Blanchard) 16. Into the Water (Scott Peterson) 17. The Hudson Murders (William Balfour) 18. A Secret Life (Christopher Watts) 19. Killer Writer (Nancy Crampton Brophy) 20. "The Babysitter Stole Her!" (Casey Anthony) 21. "Kill or be Killed" (The Menendez Murders) 22. Doting Father (Neil Entwistle) 23. Body in a Suitcase (Mack & Schaefer) 24. The Medicine Hat Murders (Steinke & Richardson) 25. Beautiful Creatures (Parker & Hulme) 26. A Self-Made Man (Christopher Foster) 27. The Easter Sunday Massacre (James Ruppert) 28. Triggered (George Emil Banks) 29. The Foreign Officer (William Bradford Bishop) 30. Murder in Broken Bow (The Bever Family) 31. Did She, or Didn't She? (Diane Downs) 32. The Pike County Massacre (Wagner Family) 33. The Spear Gun Killer (John Myles Sharpe) 34. Death Came to Amityville (The DeFeo Murders) 35. A Tangled Web (Richard "Alex" Mudaugh) Further Reading Index
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