In this memoir, a survivor of the climb chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling INTO THIN AIR tells of his single minded pursuit of the sport of mountaineering and its effect on his family, and of his recovery from the tragic experience, in which he lost both hands to frostbite.
Twenty-two years in the FBI. Sixteen years in the bureau's renowned Behavioural Science Unit. Thousands of homicides, rapes, suicides, and other gruesome crimes. Roy Hazelwood, like many investigators, has seen it all. But unlike most, he's gone further into the dark and twisted psyches of serial killers and sadistic sexual offenders - and has ...
Drawn from more than 150 hours of exclusive tape-recorded interviews with Bundy, this collection provides shocking insights into the killer's 11th-hour confessions before his death in a Florida electric chair. A unique, horrifying self portrait of one of the most savage sex killers in history.
This is the horrific and compelling biography of a psychopathic killer. This book tells of the brutal murderer Ted Bundy, who took the lives of 40 young women during a six-year reign of terror. On Death Row, Bundy reflects on his life, and reveals the where, when and how of his crimes.
Sarita Kenedy East is the aging mistress of 400 acres of south Texas rangeland. When a Trappist monk visits her in 1948, he discoveres that underneath her empire lay an ocean of oil worth millions. When she dies, Sarita leaves her fortune to Leo, the monk, who encounters a firestorm of opposition including the Catholic Church. Illustrated.
Roy Hazlewood spent two decades studying sexual sadists, serial rapists, child molesters, and serial killers. The cases he worked are as shocking as they are perplexing; their resolutions are as fascinating as they are innovative: A young woman disappears from a convenience shop. Her skeleton is later found in the woods, near the torture rack ...
Initially apprehended for passing phoney money, James Mitchell DeBardeleban proved to be a sadistic sex killer on a par with Ted Bundy. Here, for the first time, is the inside story of his crimes, trials and ultimate appointment with justice, along with the inner workings of the Secret Service investigation. 8-page photo insert.
In this memoir, a survivor of the climb chronicled in Jon Krakauer's bestselling INTO THIN AIR tells of his single minded pursuit of the sport of mountaineering and its effect on his family, and of his recovery from the tragic experience, in which he lost both hands to frostbite.
""The Only Living Witness" towers over the rest of the Ted Bundy bookshelf . . . (as) a monument to book-length journalism" (Jack Olsen, author of "The Misbegotten Son"). "A shining example of excellent reporting, fine writing, and a story of enduring value."--Carlton Stowers, author of "Careless Whispers."
Authorities opened the door on one man's hidden life...Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the way he passed off fake money at local shopping centre. But when U.S. Secret Service agents finally arrested him, they were met with more than just phoney bills. They found that their counterfeiter led a shocking double life...only to ...
From the woman who has written the law on stalking comes the story of the chilling experiences that have shaped her career. Criminal prosecutor Saunders offers powerful insight into the minds and habits of stalkers as well as advice on how to protect oneself against them.
From a "New York Times"-bestselling author and an award-winning journalist comes the gripping story of serial killer Robert Charles Browne and the tireless investigators who uncovered his chilling crimes. Includes photos.
Hazelwood, a former profiler on the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit which specializes in aberrant sex crimes, explains some of the cases he encountered during his career. As Hazelwood explores the minds of insidious and perversely creative criminals, he reveals the methods of tracking them, catching the, bringing them to justice, and, perhaps ...
From a "New York Times"-bestselling author and an award-winning journalist comes the gripping story of serial killer Robert Charles Browne and the tireless investigators who uncovered his chilling crimes. Includes photos.
Crimes of passion, mob hits, family violence, sadistic serial killers and child murders are some of the crimes and criminals depicted in this collection of true crime. It is a chronicle of some of America's most blood-curdling crimes and the determined professionals who seek to solve them.
Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's famous account of the 1996 Everest disaster, INTO THIN AIR, will remember the story of Beck Weathers: the gregarious Texan climber who went snow-blind in the Death Zone below the summit and who spent a night out in the open during a blizzard that took the lives of a dozen colleagues and friends. Even as he ...
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