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  10 Rillington Place - The Trials...

  Mr Punch Audiobooks

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  In March 1950, Timothy Evans, aged 25, was hanged for the murder of his wife. 
  Sixteen years later the Queen was to grant him a full pardon.  So why did Timothy Evans confess to murder?  Why was John Reginald Christie, his neighbour, not arrested until April Fool’s Day three years later?  And what was the gruesome discovery behind the kitchen wall?   
  The shocking truth of the sordid and tragic events that took place behind the doors of number 10 Rillington Place was to horrify the nation. 
  A full-cast dramatisation starring RONALD PICKUP as John Reginald Halliday Christie and JONATHAN WRATHER as Timothy Evans with full supporting cast. 
  “Mr Punch is going from strength to strength, continuing their good run of classy audio...”  Talking Business

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  Devil at His Elbow The: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Devil at His Elbow, by Valerie Bauerlein.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valerie Bauerlein.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
  "The Devil at His Elbow" delves into the dramatic downfall of a prominent South Carolina legal dynasty. The narrative centers on a once-respected attorney whose life unravels following the tragic deaths of his wife and son. As investigations unfold, long-hidden secrets of financial misconduct, corruption, and a series of mysterious deaths come to light, revealing the dark underbelly of power and privilege in the Lowcountry. This gripping true crime account offers a meticulous exploration of the events leading up to the family's collapse, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of a case that captivated the nation.

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  She's Gone - Five Mysterious...

  Kathleen Brunelle

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  From the 1910 disappearance of New York heiress Dorothy Arnold to the 1977 vanishing of teenager Simone Ridinger, author Brunelle details both famous and lesser-known cases that remain unsolved. Board a luxury liner with Agnes Tufverson as she embarks on a European honeymoon before her mysterious 1933 disappearance over the Atlantic; follow Jean Spangler to a famous 1940s Hollywood nightclub as she arrives for a clandestine meeting in a private booth. 
   
   
   
  Due to a strong belief that good girls didn't disappear, when authorities and family members were presented with missing women in the twentieth century, it was often assumed that they had simply ran away. Most investigations were funded by family members, and when women were found to be the victims of violent crime, they were faulted for placing themselves in dangerous situations. On the rare occasions when authorities investigated cases, they relied on interviews and cash trails in combination with rudimentary forensics such as blood typing and fingerprinting to find missing persons. For those reasons, many of the real stories from this time period have yet to be told. Featuring never-before-seen letters and documents, personal interviews, and genealogical research, alongside captivating storytelling, Brunelle delves deep into the lives of those who disappeared and the circumstances surrounding their cases.

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  Too Pretty to Live - The...

  Dennis Brooks

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  Murder begins with the click of a button in this true crime story of Facebook, catfishing and deadly jealousy—as seen on Investigation Discovery. Chris was a CIA agent worried for the safety of Jenelle Potter. Contacting her parents and boyfriend, Chris warned them that Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth were bullying Jenelle online and posed an imminent, physical threat. Something needed to be done, Chris said. And he’d have their backs if they took action to protect Jenelle. And so they did. Jenelle’s father and boyfriend murdered Payne and Hayworth in their own home—mercifully leaving the couple’s infant unharmed. But when they told their story to the police, they discovered a devastating truth: there was no Chris. It had been Jenelle the entire time, catfishing them to exact revenge over a Facebook feud.  Using forensic linguistics and diving through the brambles that Jenelle laid to cover her tracks, police were able to put together a chilling portrait of a sociopath who set a double murder in motion from the shadows of the internet. Dennis Brooks, the lead prosecutor in this strange and tragic case, examines the crime and trial from all angles in Too Pretty to Live. What the police investigation turned up, though, made this crime all the more terrifying. Jenelle had been Chris the entire time, catfishing her family and her boyfriend to act in vengeance on her behalf. Using forensic linguistics and diving through the brambles that Jenelle laid to cover her tracks, police were able to put together a chilling portrait of a sociopath, made all the more ruthless by the anonymity of her online life. Bizarre and unforgettable, Dennis Brooks examines the crime and trial from all angles, bringing his expertise as the lead prosecutor in the strange and disturbing case.

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  Before The Night Comes

  Matt Roper

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  “These girls, they know the night is coming for them, always chasing them, always there right behind them. We have to do something now. We have to get to them first...” 
   
  After ten years as a national newspaper journalist, Matt had an experience in Brazil which changed his life. 
   
  A chance encounter with an 11-year-old girl selling her body on the side of a remote motorway led him into a dark world of exploitation and trafficking few knew existed. 
   
  Fast-paced and full of drama, corruption, tragedy, set-backs and victories, this is the gripping story of a race against time - to save hundreds of young victims and expose a hidden, unreported scandal. 
   
  "An incredible story filled with moments of hope and heartbreak, Matt has lifted the veil on the shocking horrors of Brazil’s 'exploitation highway’." Ben Fogle

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  Hitmen for Hire - Exposing South...

  Mark Shaw

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  Hitmen for Hire takes the reader on a journey like no other, navigating a world of paid hitmen, informers, rogue policemen, criminal taxi bosses, gang leaders, and crooked politicians and businessmen. Criminologist Mark Shaw examines a society in which contract killings have become commonplace, looking at who arranges hits, where to find a hitman, and even what it is like to operate as a hitman – or woman.  
  Since 1994, South Africa has seen a worrying increase in the commercialisation of murder – and has been rocked by several high-profile contract killings. Drawing on his research of over a thousand incidents of hired assassinations, from 2000 to 2016, Shaw reveals how these murders are used to exert a mafia-type control over the country’s legal and illegal economic activity. Contracted assassinations, and the organised criminal activity behind them, contain sinister linkages with the upperworld, most visibly in relation to disputes over tenders and access to government resources. State security actors increasingly mediate relations between the under and upper worlds, with serious implications for the long-term success of the post-apartheid democratic project.

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