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901) Burning America
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This fictional account exposes the dark underbelly of the custody industry in American villages. Children are treated like footballs and are simply kicked from place to place, parental rights are routinely violated, often with one parent who is considered no more than a paycheck, and the custody enterprise of judges, lawyers, and counselors profit from the displacement and misery of children. The novel punches hard in the gut and does not let up until...
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A seasoned investigative reporter takes us behind the scenes of one of the most shocking cases in California history when a greedy and seductive wife brutally murders her devoted husband.
Tavia Williams thought her new stepmother was sweet and charming. Tavia, just a few years younger than 36–year–old Elisa McNabney, was very happy for her father, 53–year–old Larry McNabney. Larry was a horse enthusiast, successful attorney, a pillar of the...
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"It is countless how many lives were shattered by the path of destruction that I was a part of, and it all comes from such a simple thing as just wanting to be loved." This is a statement made by Patricia Krenwinkel in her first interview in over 20 years. Her path of destruction that consumed not just her, but all the people she touched, arguably began in 1967 when her life crossed paths with Charles Manson.
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On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire consumed a two-story house timber house outside Fayetteville, West Virginia that was occupied by George Sodder, his wife Jennie, and nine of their ten children (the oldest, Joe, was serving in World War II at the time.) Yet, the story has never been solved and there are still questions that haunt both the town of Fayetteville and the remaining Sodder child, Sylvia Sodder Paxton, is still hunting for the truth and trying...
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What is our picture of the perfect grandmother? Surely, they should be loving, spoilers of their grandchildren. Grandmothers should be a source of advice and support to their own children. Being a parent is a tough job, and the experience and skills that the older generation can offer can be a life-saver during the good times, let alone when things get tough.
But in the case of Silvia Meraz Moreno, we see a different side of the loving Grandma. Life...
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Richard and Stacy Schoeck had a perfect marriage, or at least it looked ideal for their friends and family. Even though they have been together for a long time, they seemed to have eyes only for each other. Richard was Stacy's fifth husband and everyone was certain that he was indeed the love of her life. The couple still went on dates and celebrated their love in every way possible. So when Valentine's Day in 2010 came around, the Schoecks were setting...
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STACEY CASTOR, MOTHER AND SERIAL KILLER
Stacey Ruth Castor may have been one of the most sociopathic female serial killers in modern times. She poisoned her first husband Michael Wallace with anti-freeze after he becomes an inconvenience to her and did the same to her second husband David Castor years later. When she caught wind that the police were onto her methods, she poisoned her own daughter and wrote 'confession' letter on her behalf.
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908) Savage Bitches
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When Paul Snabel disappeared suddenly after attending a party at the home of Donna Randall in November 1989, his flatmate was not immediately concerned for his well being. After binging on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol, Snabel would sometimes be prone to taking off on impromptu joyrides across the open roads. Even after a week or so without any contact, loved ones did not suspect that Paul could have possibly been the victim of a violent crime....
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Call it "The Confession"... At 11:13 p.m. on October 26, 1996, a man limped into the Auckland Central Police Station and placed a 16cm army knife on the public counter. He then asked for a constable, telling the officer at the counter that it was about "important matters." The man was directed into an interview room to wait for a constable, and the knife was taken into evidence. The officer realized that the man had an injury on his leg, but did not...
910) Sex and Murder
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Getting married and living happily ever after was not on the minds of these blushing brides on their wedding nights. They were simply biding their time to plot out the murders of their husbands. Celeste Beard had been married three times and was working as a housekeeper until she hit the jackpot and married a 75-year old millionaire. She had it all but wanted more, ultimately shooting him in the chest. Tausha Morton would become estranged with her...
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Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek-born Ottilie Gburek-was a Polish American serial killer who was active in Chicago during the early 1900s. She allegedly murdered between six and 20 individuals by poisoning them with arsenic. Additional victims included her other husbands, a boyfriend, relatives and various neighbors with the help of her cousin Nellie Koulik. She would be known as the first occult serial killer as she would have "premonitions" about her victim's...
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"They called him the low-rent Ted Bundy" On March 12, 2004, 16-year-old Amanda Greenwell walked out of her family's trailer in Arbor Village trailer park, and walked towards the pay phone to make a call. A few hours later, Amanda wasn't back home. Her father, Rick Greenwell, began getting worried. He walked towards the pay phone, but his daughter wasn't there, so he walked around the trailer park looking for her. She was nowhere to be found. He called...
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Two of the creepiest serial killers in modern times... Rodney Alcala and William Fyfe. Alcala put up a false front as a photographer in order to lure women into his home to murder them. Fyfe would front as a handyman and gain entrance into his victim's homes where he would add unsuspecting customers to his kill count.
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At around 2 a.m. on June 5, 2002, Elizabeth was woken up by a male voice whispering in her ear "I have a gun at your throat. Don't make a sound. Get up and come with me." When she opened her eyes, she saw a tall figure looming over her, and immediately felt something cold against her throat. Afraid of what the man would do to her family if she didn't comply with his instruction, she got out of bed quietly and stood up.
Mary Katherine was startled...
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There are numerous competing stories regarding the life and persona of Karla Faye Tucker. There is one camp that considers her to be one of the vilest killers in modern Texas history. Then there is another camp who believes that she underwent a religious conversion in prison and that her life should have been spared. Karla Faye Tucker murdered two people in 1983.
916) Stranglers
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They targeted their vicims...stalked them...then strangled them to death. Two of the most vicious serial killers in history are profiled in this psychological study of their lives and crimes. Timothy Spencer Wilson had an intense hatred of women and used his cat burglar skills to gain entry into his victim's homes during a reign of terror that lasted several years. Steven Wright looked to be an everyday bartender...he had a double life, however, as...
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Two of the most vicious serial killers of the past thirty years are profiled here... Dennis Rader and Guy Georges... Dennis Rader was nicknamed the BTK Killer for his propensity for binding, torturing, and then killing his victims, terrorized the Wichita, Kansas, area from 1974 until 1991. He has ten known victims who he murdered either via strangulation or by stabbing them to death.
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Excitement filled the air in Alma, Arkansas on the night of June 9, 1995. A crowd of nearly three hundred surrounded the baseball pitch to watch a little league game on a warm summer night. Cheering could be heard echoing around the town, reaching far from the stadium. In what appeared to be a perfect summer's evening, spirits were high, with adults chatting jovially and children playing together, making new friends. But for one mother, the midsummer...
919) Hunting the treasure
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Gavin McNally's year off volume 4
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Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon
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[2020]
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The McNallys are visiting Michigan's Mackinac Island. Gavin and his brother, Gus, take a nature walk. After the walk, Gavin wants to hunt for treasure at a nearby fort. So when Gus goes missing, Gavin is annoyed. But he soon comes to realize what hunting for treasure really means.
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"Building on her recipe for success with her food blog, Hope at Home, Hope is teaching her first blogging class at the local library in Jefferson, Connecticut. She's also learning about podcasts, including a true-crime one called Search for the Missing, hosted by Hope's childhood friend, Devon Markham. Twenty years ago on Valentine's Day, right here in Jefferson, Devon's mom disappeared and was never found. Finally Devon has returned to solve the...
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