Editora: BookRix
Uncensored Hollywood offers an eclectic mix of strange goings on in Tinseltown through the decades. Scandal, murder, racism, feuds, unsolved mysteries, plastic surgery, bizarre deaths, gossip, and weird facts about Hollywood in all eras. Get ready for an uncensored trawl through the history of Hollywood!
Female Serial Killers Through Time The fair sex. We've often heard this clichéd expression being used to refer to women. Although it has become increasingly outdated, the mindset still exists that women are the gentle and nurturing sex. When it comes to murder, that notion gets turned on its head. And this isn't a recent phenomenon; we can find plenty of female killers going back in history. In fact, some of the world's most notorious serial killers have been women. These female killers give their male counterparts a run for their money and deserve to be counted among the most famous serial killers. Unearth the disturbing histories of notorious women. From the chilling accounts of infamous black widow murders to the spine-tingling narratives of women who shocked the world with their sinister deeds, this anthology delves deep into the minds of these deadly women. Spanning eras and continents, these tales of true crime offer a chilling exploration of the darkest corners of human nature. If you liked books such as Lady Killers, The Big Book of Serial Killers, or The Best New True Crime Stories, you'll love Women Who Murder.Ver livro
In Sweetness & Light, Melinda Worth Popham returns to 1950s Kansas City and to her Mission Hills neighborhood, where manicured lawns and polite silence masked a darker undercurrent. This haunting memoir intertwines chilling local crimes—the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping, the gunning down of a childhood friend’s father, a classmate’s lethal rebellion—with the author’s own coming-of-age in a household where appearance was everything and truth was often obscured. Through a child’s clear-eyed gaze and an adult’s reckoning, Popham explores the uneasy collision of innocence and violence, secrecy and revelation. Her family’s quiet tragedies—her brother’s hidden illness, her mother’s emotional absence, her father’s careful propriety—mirror the crimes that gripped the headlines and shaped her understanding of what lurked beneath the surface. A meditation on memory, identity, and the pursuit of truth, Sweetness & Light offers a riveting blend of personal narrative and true crime. For readers drawn to stories where history’s footnotes echo through private lives, this memoir illuminates how we piece ourselves together from fractured recollections—and why some shadows, once faced, offer the clearest light.Ver livro
In Locked Up, veteran IT and cybersecurity executive Zachary Lewis, delivers a gripping, first-person account of how a major university squared off against one of the world's most infamous ransomware groups: LockBit. He walks you through his personal experience battling—and negotiating with—LockBit, as well as the strategies, tools, and approaches he used in resolving the crisis. The book is a detailed, darkly funny, and behind-the-scenes account of an increasingly common and feared event for organizations of all types and sizes. It offers up-to-date advice for people tasked with preventing, responding to, and recovering from ransomware attacks. You'll find insightful crisis management lessons applicable to both technical and business leaders; hands-on technical solutions you can apply to prevent catastrophic data loss during a ransomware event; and techniques to manage the intense operational, emotional, and interpersonal challenges that arise in the midst of an unexpected crisis. Perfect for IT professionals, cybersecurity leaders, and business decision-makers in higher education, healthcare, government, and nonprofit organizations, Locked Up is also a must-listen for business continuity planners, legal counsel, and anyone else with an interest in real-world cybersecurity.Ver livro
United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Colorado history. True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes. The cases included in this book: The Unsolved Murder of Maggie Long: Teenage girl murdered during a home invasion in 2017 Baby Hope and Baby Faith: Two infant girls found dead in 1996. Recent advances in DNA technology allowed law enforcement to find their mothers/murderers Trey Styler: A retired doctor with financial troubles convicted of murdering his landlord alone, despite severe physical limitations Scott Lee Kimball: Conman who tricked the FBI out of $50,000 and went on to brutally murder at least four women Joseph Corbett Jr.: Abducted and killed the heir to the Coors Brewing fortune Alfred Packer: Wilderness “guide” convicted of hunting and eating five men during a trek Vincent Darrell Groves: Potentially the most prolific serial killer in Colorado history Chris Watts: Murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters Isaac Grimes: Brainwashed by fellow high school students and participated in a plot to massacre a friend and his grandparents Alan Lee Phillips: Sexually assaulted and murdered two beautiful young women in 1982, but went undetected for almost four decades If you’re a true crime enthusiast who enjoys reading about some of the most depraved monsters in our country, you will love United States of True Crime. Scroll up to get your copyVer livro
In the annals of crime, the sinister figures known as serial killers cast a long, chilling shadow. From the infamous to the lesser-known "The Dark Legacy: Unveiling the Top 10 Serial Killers of the United States," delves into the author's behavioral analysis of the killer's twisted minds and macabre deeds of history's most notorious serial rapists and serial murderers. Within these pages, you'll encounter Ted Bundy's meticulous planning, John Wayne Gacy's enigmatic charisma, and Samuel Little's haunting legacy. But beyond the headlines, this book uncovers the stories of lesser-known killers whose crimes are no less shocking. With meticulous research and gripping storytelling, "The Dark Legacy: Unveiling the Top 10 Serial Killers of the United States" comprehensively explores the darkest corners of the human psyche illustrated through a first-ever behavioral analysis. From their childhood traumas to their gruesome methods, each killer's tale is dissected with chilling detail, shedding light on the factors that drove them to commit their heinous acts. Prepare to delve into the minds of monsters as you journey through the pages of "The Dark Legacy: Unveiling the Top 10 Serial Killers of the United States." But beware, for in these stories of horror and madness, the line between fascination and fear becomes disturbingly thin.Ver livro
Four students murdered in Moscow, Idaho. A nation obsessed. A broken narrative. On November 13, 2022, killings that shocked the nation triggered the most watched investigation of the digital age. But this book isn't about solving the crime—it's about what happened after. When millions became amateur detectives. When social media rendered verdicts before evidence was collected. When justice became entertainment. The Idaho Murders and the Broken Narrative draws from court documents and verified reporting to examine the gap between what the public demands and what the legal system can deliver. Between facts and the stories we tell about them. It asks: How do we process traumatic violence in an age of instant information? Why does certainty harden when evidence is incomplete? What happens when narratives become more powerful than truth? This is not a conspiracy book. It doesn't argue guilt or innocence. Instead, it's a meticulously researched investigation into how modern society creates narratives—and why that process is broken. For readers who want true crime that examines not just the crime, but the society consuming it.Ver livro
