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My Summers With A Serial Killer

by Rodman, Liza

Book - 2021

As a child, Liza Rodman thought the man who babysat her and took her on special trips to the woods was one of the few kind adults in her life. Years late...Show more As a child, Liza Rodman thought the man who babysat her and took her on special trips to the woods was one of the few kind adults in her life. Years later, she realized Tony Costa was a serial killer and his “Secret Garden” in the Truro woods was the location of his victims’ remains. Show less

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Confident Women

Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion

by Telfer, Tori

Book - 2021

Con artists occupy a place of fascination in human consciousness. Con women are especially intriguing. These are the stories of the women who both successfully and sometime hilariously unsuccessfully scammed society. Con artists occupy a place of fascination in human consciousness. Con women are especially intriguing. These are the stories of the women who both successfully and sometime hilariously unsuccessfully scammed society. Show less

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Couple Found Slain

After A Family Murder

by Brottman, Mikita

Book - 2021

This is literary fiction to be celebrated. In 1992, when he was 22 years old, Brian Bechtold killed his parents. Now psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman examines Brian’s life after his conviction. This is literary fiction to be celebrated. In 1992, when he was 22 years old, Brian Bechtold killed his parents. Now psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman examines Brian’s life after his conviction. Show less

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Fuzz

When Nature Breaks the Law

by Roach, Mary

Book - 2021

Mary Roach offers an entirely humorous romp through the crimes of the natural world from jaywalking moose to breaking and entering bears. Mary Roach offers an entirely humorous romp through the crimes of the natural world from jaywalking moose to breaking and entering bears. Show less

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Last Call

A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

by Green, Elon

Book - 2021

Amid the AIDS epidemic, already high New York murder rates in the 1990’s, and the fact that all the victims were gay men, the butcheries of the Last Call ...Show more Amid the AIDS epidemic, already high New York murder rates in the 1990’s, and the fact that all the victims were gay men, the butcheries of the Last Call Killer have been almost completely forgotten. This book respectfully looks into the lives of the victims and the terrified community dealing with unspeakable tragedy. Show less

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Liliana's Invincible Summer

A Sister's Search for Justice

by Rivera Garza, Cristina

Book - 2023

In July of 1990, Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Here, her sister recounts the life and tragic death of a promising life cut short and ultimately submerged in Mexico’s history of domestic violence. In July of 1990, Liliana Rivera Garza was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Here, her sister recounts the life and tragic death of a promising life cut short and ultimately submerged in Mexico’s history of domestic violence. Show less

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The Rope

A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP

by Tresniowski, Alex

Book - 2021

This seemingly disparate account of the 1910 murder of a ten year old girl, the advent of modern criminal detection, and racial divisions in America comes together to ultimately foster what would become the NAACP This seemingly disparate account of the 1910 murder of a ten year old girl, the advent of modern criminal detection, and racial divisions in America comes together to ultimately foster what would become the NAACP Show less

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A Thread of Violence

A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder

by O'Connell, Mark

Book - 2023

A brutal look at the lengths one heir went to in maintaining his privileged lifestyle and how it all went horribly wrong, leading to two innocent deaths and the fall of a government. A brutal look at the lengths one heir went to in maintaining his privileged lifestyle and how it all went horribly wrong, leading to two innocent deaths and the fall of a government. Show less

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Two Truths and A Lie

A Murder, A Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice

by McGarrahan, Ellen

Book - 2021

In 1990, Jesse Tafero was put to death for the murder of two police officers. But was he really guilty? In two truths and a lie, Ellen McGarrahan return...Show more In 1990, Jesse Tafero was put to death for the murder of two police officers. But was he really guilty? In two truths and a lie, Ellen McGarrahan returns to find out the truth of a case she covered as a young reporter and reexamines the veracity of the case presented by the state of Florida. Show less

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While Idaho Slept

The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

by Appelman, J. Reuben

Book - 2023

An humanizing look at the victims of the University of Idaho massacre and the motivations behind the presumed killer. An humanizing look at the victims of the University of Idaho massacre and the motivations behind the presumed killer. Show less

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