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In the heart of Victorian France, a name once whispered with admiration and envy was Blanche Monnier. Known far and wide for her breathtaking beauty, Blanche was a vision of grace and charm, the epitome of a desirable young woman. However, beneath the glittering façade of her life lay a chilling secret, a dark tale of betrayal and unimaginable cruelty that would forever stain the annals of history.

Chrissi rang nach Luft, sah ihrem Mörder direkt in die Augen und wünschte sich, sie wären hässlich und abstoßend. Ihr ganzes Leben lang war sie von Monstern umgeben gewesen, Monstern, die sich hinter freundlichen Gesichtern verbargen – und heute Nacht war das nicht anders ... Die achtzehnjährige Christiane Roth wird während ihres Sommerurlaubs in Norddeutschland brutal ermordet, eine Mitarbeiterin der Psychiatrie begeht unerwartet Selbstmord und die Oldenburger Polizistin Elsa Carlsen hat Angst um ihre minderjährige Tochter, da diese plötzlich völlig verändert wirkt.

A corrupt practice known as dual trading allowed powerful brokers to exploit investors, rig trades, and cover their losses at the expense of everyday traders. Despite industry pushback and two failed reform votes, these renegade traders, led by Michael Russo and Owen McAuliffe, refused to back down. Their relentless fight for market transparency and fair trading practices ultimately led to landmark financial reforms and shielded the CME from federal indictments during an FBI investigation into market manipulation.

She has dealt with her fair share of issues, having raised four children. Drug addiction, school suspensions, suicide scares, childhood disease, and her oldest daughter being gang raped, which led to a teen pregnancy. Finally, they were all young adults, and it seemed as if the worst was behind them until the oldest daughter came home one day and told them something that made their world stop. For months, it was like someone had pushed the slow-motion button on the remote of their lives as they tried to comprehend what their daughter must have gone through without them knowing anything.

"Ho portato dentro di me questo libro per undici anni, prima di darlo alle stampe, ed evidenziare storture, contraddizioni e incertezze sull'omicidio di Ester Pasqualoni, amica, confidente e persona universalmente stimata, avvenuto in un parcheggio laterale di Sant'Omero (Teramo). Spero che questo testo, ormai libero e in edizione definitiva, la raggiunga e la abbracci dovunque ella sia."

Dark True Crime Stories: Serial Killers Exposed is a chilling and comprehensive deep dive into the sinister world of humanity's most infamous criminals.

La hora de la verdad es un punto de no retorno. Las partes implicadas en un crimen van a encontrarse en él alguna vez. Pero no siempre es el mismo instante para todas. Desde luego, no lo es para las víctimas y para los perpetradores, ni tampoco para los investigadores o para las personas que componen un jurado popular. Pero sí es un momento que marca un antes y un después en sus vidas. Los siete casos que contiene este libro son prueba de ello.

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana’s mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt.

Using a different analytical approach, for the first time, Sarah Bax Horton identifies a named perpetrator as Jack the Ripper by linking eyewitness accounts of the killer’s distinctive physical characteristics to his official medical records. It argues that his broken left arm, which left him unable to work in early 1888, was one of his triggers to kill as part of a serious physical and mental decline caused by severe epilepsy.

On Tuesday morning, 23rd September 1975, the corpses of three unmarried siblings, last surviving members of the ancient Luxton clan of Winkleigh, North Devon, were found on their remote farm. All three had had their heads blown off. Robbie's cheeks and neck had been stabbed; Frances had a broken leg. Strangely, each of the four doors to the house had been locked from the inside. The Luxtons' idyllic farm on a stretch of lush countryside between Exmoor and Dartmoor had been lovingly tended with outdated methods.

De heftige, veelgelezen roman uit Frankrijk, winnaar van de Prix Femina en de Prix Goncourt des lycéens.Tussen haar zevende en haar veertiende werd Neige...

In this book, former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) forensic photographer Lt. Rita Y. Shuler recounts twenty-eight days of terror and shocking developments in one of the most notorious double murders and manhunts in South Carolina history. Shuler shares her own personal interactions with some of the key players in this famous manhunt and investigation. Also included are Bell's chilling calls from area phone booths to the Smith family, along with his disconcerting interviews and bizarre actions in the courtroom.

Space Piracy is a forward-thinking resource that considers, analyzes, and provides solutions to the influence of the ignoble side of humanity in the realm of outer space, where potential for crime, corruption, piracy, and war increases as the exploitation of space as a commercial resource continues to develop. This book blends the authors' knowledge with that of subject matter experts to deliver a holistic understanding of criminality in space and help listeners broaden their horizons beyond their own area of specialization.