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  Interview with Serial Killer...

  Arthur Shawcross

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  Arthur John Shawcross (June 6, 1945 - November 10, 2008), also known as the Genesee River Killer, was an American serial killer active in Rochester, New York, between 1972 and 1989. Shawcross's first known murders took place in his hometown of Watertown, New York, where he killed a young boy and a girl. Under the terms of a plea bargain, he was allowed to plead guilty to one charge of manslaughter, for which he served 14 years of a 25-year sentence. Shawcross later killed most of his victims in 1988 and 1989 after being granted an early parole. Shawcross died on November 10, 2008, while serving a prison sentence of 250 years for his crimes, at the age of 63. The following recordings are from two separate prison interviews in the early 1990s.

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  Windfall - Viola MacMillan and...

  Tim Falconer

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  The fascinating, scandalous, and true story of Viola MacMillan and the Windfall mining scandal
  		 
  Viola MacMillan had it all: success, money, and respect. Influence, even. But in 1964, after three decades in the mining industry, one of the most fascinating women in Canadian business history was the central character in one of the country’s most famous stock scandals.
  		 
  MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the ’30s, had developed lucrative mines and put together big deals. But she still wanted “a major discovery.” Early in July 1964, shares in Windfall Oil and Mines, a company she and her husband controlled, traded for around 56 cents. Then one day, the stock took off. In the absence of any information from the company about what it had found near Timmins on its claims, rumors and greed pushed the share price to a high of $5.70. MacMillan stayed quiet. Finally, after three weeks, Windfall admitted it had nothing.
  		 
  So many small investors lost money when the stock crashed that the Ontario government appointed a royal commission to examine what had happened, which led to changes at the Ontario Securities Commission and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Although MacMillan spent a few weeks in prison, she later received a pardon and the Order of Canada.

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  How to Rob the Bank of England -...

  Clifford Thurlow, Keith Cheeseman

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  On a sunny May morning in 1990, a bank courier strode out of the Bank of England and, minutes later, was robbed at knifepoint of 301 bearer bonds valued at £292 million. It was the biggest theft in British history.
  
  The thing is... when Keith Cheeseman received a call from a disbarred lawyer connected to London's underworld and attended a meeting on the night of the robbery, he counted £427 million in bonds - £135 million more than the Bank of England had reported.
  
  As Keith set out to launder the bonds, Scotland Yard and the FBI were always one step ahead in tracking them down. Over the next eighteen months, two gangland figures were shot dead and more than eighty people were arrested. Keith was the only man ever jailed for the crime.
  
  Keith Cheeseman is the last of the old-time gangsters, a con man who detests violence, wears Savile Row suits and gold watches, and loves classic cars and good dining. He bought non-league Dunstable football club and signed Manchester United star George Best to play for the team. He knew the legendary Kray twins and killer Frankie Fraser once threatened to snuff him out him over a game of chess.
  
  So what happened to the missing £135 million?
  
  In this breathtaking adventure, featuring colourful characters from showbusiness alongside royalty, the IRA and even Pablo Escobar, Clifford Thurlow reveals Keith Cheeseman's incredible true story for the first time.

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  Murder in Pleasanton - Tina...

  Joshua Suchon

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  A journalist digs into the California cold case of a teenager murdered in his hometown in this disturbing true crime account. 
   
   
    
  In April 1984, fourteen-year-old Foothill High freshman Tina Faelz took a shortcut on her walk home. About an hour later, she was found in a ditch, brutally stabbed to death. The murder shook the quiet East Bay suburb of Pleasanton and left investigators baffled. 
   
   
    
  With no witnesses or leads, the case went cold and remained so for nearly thirty years. Then the investigation finally got a break in 2011. Improved forensics recovered DNA from a drop of blood found at the scene matching Tina's classmate, Steven Carlson. 
   
   
    
  Through dusty police files, personal interviews, letters, and firsthand accounts, journalist Joshua Suchon revisits his childhood home to uncover the story of a shocking crime and the controversial sentencing that brought long-awaited answers to a tormented community. 
   
   
   
  Includes a new chapter with updated details of the case.

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  The Art of War

  Sun Tzu

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  The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters. Each one is devoted to a different set of skills or art related to warfare and how it applies to military strategy and tactics. For almost 1,500 years, it was the lead text in an anthology that was formalized as the Seven Military Classics by Emperor Shenzong of Song in 1080. The Art of War remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare, has influenced both East Asian and Western military theory and thinking, and has found a variety of applications in myriad competitive non-military endeavors across the modern world including espionage, culture, politics, business, and sports.
  
  The book contains a detailed explanation and analysis of the 5th-century BC Chinese military, from weapons, environmental conditions, and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun also stressed the importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Considered one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and strategies formed the basis of advanced military training throughout the world.

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  15 Cold Case Stories: Real...

  Davidson David

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  For sixty-five years, a young couple's murder in Montana remained an unsolved mystery. Patricia Kalitzke and Lloyd Bogle were found brutally killed in 1956, their case going cold as decades passed and investigators hit dead end after dead end. Then DNA genealogy technology did the impossible—it reached back through time and finally revealed the truth. This audiobook contains fifteen of the most gripping true crime stories where justice arrived decades later, proving that no case is ever truly unsolvable. 
  From a teenager's murder forgotten by time to a man wrongfully imprisoned for twenty years, from serial killers hiding in plain sight to DNA evidence that becomes a silent confession—these are real crimes, real families, and real investigators who refused to give up. Discover how cutting-edge forensic genealogy, persistence, and the power of preserved evidence have transformed cold case investigation across America. Listen as mysteries that seemed permanent suddenly find resolution, and families who waited generations for answers finally receive the closure they desperately needed. 
  Each story reveals how modern science is rewriting the rules of justice, proving that DNA technology can identify perpetrators decades after their crimes, that genealogy databases are becoming powerful investigative tools, and that the truth has a way of emerging no matter how long it takes. These are stories of hope, determination, and the remarkable breakthroughs that give voice to victims who have been waiting in silence for justice. 
  Perfect for fans of true crime, forensic investigation, and stories of justice finally served.

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