In this true crime story, investigative journalist David Williams unravels the 60-year old mystery of who murdered wealthy Suffolk business-man and womaniser William Murfitt.
In a society of strangers, there develops what can be called crimes of mobility -- forms of criminality rare in traditional societies: bigamy, the confidence game, and blackmail, for example. What they have in common is a kind of fraudulent role-playing, which the new society makes possible. This book explores the social and legal consequences of ......
12 Wardens, 20 Stories, 300 Years of North Woods Law Enforcement Being a game warden in Maine (which has the oldest game warden service in the U.S.) is not a job, it's a way of life. Wardens go through the same law enforcement training as all police officers, as well as add...
What's Wrong With Federal Law Enforcement and How to Fix It
Waco and Ruby Ridge were neither conspiracies nor flukes. They represent the worst-case scenario of problems that plague federal law enforcement. This book outlines the evidence in such cases to explain how and why such tragedies occur. It analyses different sides of this subject such as flawed search warrants, and intra-governmental deception.
The Connecticut Mob and the Rise of America's Model City
With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. This is the untold story of New Haven's illegal past. One of America's most historic and enduring cities, New Haven is beset with a perpetual struggle with its identity, torn between worlds, where different, often contesting, or ......
An act of terrorism against women that ended with the death of a man. Murder on His Mind details the events of 16 July 2001 when security guard Steve Rogers was shot dead inside Melbourne’s Fertility Control Clinic. The Crown Prosecutor described the gunman as having gone to the clinic with ‘murder on his mind’. ‘Allanson depicts with stark ......
Susan Berman grew up in Las Vegas luxury as the daughter of Davie Berman, casino mogul and notorious mafia leader. Her life took a turn when Kathie, the wife of her friend, Robert Durst, disappeared. The DA was about to question Susan about what she knew regarding a phone call Kathie made to her school the day after she vanished. But then Susan, ......
Murder Capital explores Prohibition-era Madison, Wisconsin. Per capita, Madison was the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s. Along with the usual suspects (bootleggers), Madison was unique in its strong Ku Klux Klan presence. In the background was a prominent judge, overseeing Mafia cases by day, but by night ......
