As the 19th century gives way to the 20th, the Forsytes, presided over by the patriarchal Soames, must face the disintegration of the society that has upheld their family's position for generations. This beloved family saga, with its huge and lively cast of characters, remains a classic of popular literature.
At first, Mark Prothero, Defense Attorney for Gary Ridgway, thought: 'This can't be the Green River Killer! He's too ordinary! He's too small. He's too calm. He's too polite! He can't possibly have murdered forty-nine women. They can't be serious! They must have screwed up! I didn't realize then, but I was right. Gary Ridgway hadn't killed forty ...
Presents the true story of the murder of Doris Angleton, a woman who seemed to have everything: wealth, a handsome husband, and two beautiful children, and the murder investigation that rocked Texas and shocked the country. Original.
Smith recounts the shocking 1989 murders of Indiana pastor Robert L. Pelley, his wife, and her daughters. The pastor's son, Jeff, was suspected but never charged. More than a decade later, investigators finally established Jeff's motive--he was angry at his father for grounding him on prom night. Original.
Now updated with new material on the capture and conviction of Gary Ridgeway, who confessed to murdering more than 49 women as the Green River Killer, this edition chronicles the complete story of the case and includes 16 pp. of chilling photos. Reissue.
Describes the brutal murder of Kristine Fitzhugh, a wealthy investor, popular scoutmaster, and father of two, a crime that shocked the peaceful middle-class town of Palo Alto, California, and that reveals the dark, long-hidden secrets of the Fitzhugh family. Original.
Jana Carpenter Koklich and Bruce Koklich seemed like the ideal couple. She was an attractive 41-year-old blonde, the doted-on only child of a once-powerful California state senator. He was the dedicated and loving husband. Together they owned a lucrative Norwalk, California, real estate business, and a computer business, owned a pair of luxurious ...
When a member of the wealthy Du Pont family murdered his houseguest, an Olympic athlete, the nation became aware of a deranged man whose money could no longer protect him.
When detectives find the bodies of Mary Jane Longo and her three young children, who had been murdered and dumped off the Oregon coast, they follow a trail that leads them to the children's father, Christian Longo, a con man and master manipulator who was already trying to build a new life.
The "New York Times" bestselling author tells the true story of Kevin Paul Anderson, a Pasadena pediatrician who had an extramarital affair with fellow physician Deepti Gupta. When Deepti informed Anderson she was pregnant, he took her to the San Gabriel Mountains under the pretense of a romantic rendezvous. Instead, Anderson strangled Deepti, ...
A "New York Times"-bestselling author chronicles the chilling story of Chaz Higgs, an ER nurse found guilty in June 2007 of murdering his wife, former Nevada State Controller Kathy Augustine. Original.
California attorney Larry McNabney was a wealthy and well-connected legal ace and the proud owner of a champion show horse. When his wife Elisa reported him missing in September, 2001, she claimed he abandoned her after a heated argument and joined a cult. When Larry's body was found in a shallow grave three months later, Elisa was gone. Driving a ...
One By One They Begin To Die On a picturesque street in Sacramento County, California, three healthy saplings stand side by side. But what they symbolize are the deaths of three innocent people-two of them children. And the man who allegedly took their lives, then eerily planted trees in their honor...was their own husband and father. Shockingly ...
The author's memoir of his thirty-five bombing missions over France and Germany between April and July 1944. In a new preface, the author comments on the impact this book has had on his life.
Smith, a prize-winning reporter for The Seattle Times, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for his coverage of the Green River Killer case. Now he reveals the shocking true story of serial wife killer Randy Roth, the alluring, handsome man who was caught after his fourth wife "accidentally" drowned. Photos.
Dr. Felix Polk was a married psychologist living in Berkeley, California. At forty years old, he had a successful practice and a towering reputation - until he began a scandalous affair with one of his patients: Susan Bolling. She was fifteen years old. After divorcing his first wife, Felix married Susan. Susan would later claim that her marriage ...
In the early morning hours of February 3, 2003, police were summoned to the spooky Alhambra, California castle of legendary music producer Phil Spector. There they discovered the body of actress Lana Clarkson, dying in a chair, shot through the mouth. Spector claimed she had killed herself, but was soon charged with murder. The pop music genius, ...
Michelle Michaud, a former prostitute, and James Daveggio, a sex offender, roamed California and Nevada in a gutted minivan that served as a mobile torture chamber for the young girls they picked up. This chilling true crime account explores the twisted motives of this duo. of photos.
Six-old year beauty JonBenet Ramsey was a dream child - smart, talented and blessed. Her mother, a former Miss America contestant, had entered her in every beauty pageant possible. Wearing lipstick, heavy makeup, and provocative costumes that cost thousands of dollars, with her hair bleached and teased, JonBenet flirtatiously paraded down runways, ...
A "New York Times" bestselling true-crime author reveals the story behind the BTK case, which began in 1974 in Kansas with a series of murders, and finally ended in 2005 with the arrest of Dennis Rader, who pled guilty to ten of the murders. photos. Original.
Claiming he'd been sent by God to confess, truck driver Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humbolt County Sheriff's Office and admitted to them that he was a serial killer. After police found a gruesome piece of evidence in Ford's pocket, he told them that he had to be stopped before he killed again, before he murdered his ex-wife, and made his ...
Amidst the breathtaking natural beauty and pristine wilderness of Yosemite National Park, four senseless, terrifying killings took place. For months, law enforcement officials were stumped by the deaths of three tourists, Carole Sund, her teenaged daughter Julie, and a family friend, Silvina Pelosso. But when they found the decapitated body and ...
A true story of murder and money in California. Handsome, rich, and young, Dana Ewell had it all, but he wanted even more. Would he kill his family to get it?
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