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From its very first hours, it was clear that everything about the JonBenét Ramsey case would be different from virtually any investigation those involved had seen before.
JonBenét was reported missing Dec. 26th, 1996, in a frantic 5:52 a.m. 9-1-1 call in which Patsy Ramsey told Boulder police she'd found a ransom note demanding the head-scratching figure of $118,000 for her daughter's safe return. No follow-up call was ever made to actually collect...
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John Gotti was the last great leader of the Gambino crime family, the dominant Sicilian Mafia family of New York.
Gotti had his fingers in everything from gambling houses, to drug trafficking, prostitution, to weapons dealing. Gotti originally came to lead the organization in 1985, but had been an enforcer for the mob since the early 70's. Originally, Gotti made a name for himself by helping avenge the death of Manny Gambino, nephew of the notorious...
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In the early morning hours of June 6th, 1996 residents slept peacefully in their beds as the moon hung over the quiet neighborhood of Dalrock Heights Addition, in the small town of Rowlett Texas.
At 2:30 a.m., a 9-1-1 operator received a frantic call for help. Darlie Routier, a 26-year-old wife and mother of three young boys, reported that a knife-wielding intruder had broken into her house, attacking her and her two of her young sons.
From a loving...
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The search for Caylee made front-page headlines when news broke of two-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Orlando Florida in mid-July 2008. Caylee's own mother, Casey Anthony stepped into the national spotlight after the suspicious disappearance of her daughter. As her story unfolded the strange story started to come out, this included a dysfunctional family life, an array of deceptions and criminal conduct.
As the investigation...
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When it comes to The West Memphis 3, depending on which side of the argument you stand, you can find evidence both for and against whichever person you are gunning for and I find that horrifying and interesting in equal measure. Many of the supporters based their opinions on what they learned watching one of the three HBO Documentaries in the Paradise Lost trilogy. This book will take you through the numerous scenarios and countless suspects from...
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Somebody knows what happened to Madeleine McCann, the 3-year-old little girl, who disappeared without a trace from her bed in a holiday resort on a family vacation in Praia Da Luz, Portugal, on May 3rd, 2007.
Madeleine was sleeping in a back bedroom of an unlocked apartment with her young twin siblings as her parents, Kate and Gerry, ate dinner and drank at a Tapas bar about 75 metres (just over 246 feet) away with friends who had joined them on...
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Carlo Gambino, Joseph Profaci, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Joseph Colombo, Santo Trafficante, Tommy Lucchese, Vito Genovese, Vincent Chin Gigante, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. These are just a few of the men who have built the American Mafia to the empire that it is today From the early days in Italy to the run down neighborhoods of Little Italy here in America, we will look at the early days of the crime syndicate first known as "The Black Hand"....
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Before there was a trial for O.J. Simpson, Jodi Arias, or Amanda Knox, there was Erik and Lyle Menendez. It was the first trial that was televised, and America couldn't get enough. They wanted all the gory details of the murders and as far as the public were concerned, the juicer the better.
The Menendez brothers were rich teens that claimed that their father physically, emotionally, and sexually abused them. To end the abuse, they decide to kill...
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When it comes to America's most famous and notorious criminals, no legend has been larger than real life than that of the robber duo Bonnie and Clyde.
The murderous lovers found each other in the slums of Depression-era Dallas and embarked on a wild crime and killing spree, so why is it their love that sustains their legend?
Over a two-year period from 1932-34, during the height of the Great Depression in America, Bonnie & Clyde evolved from petty...
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The most authoritative account ever written of how an ordinary juvenile delinquent named Charles Manson became the notorious murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify us today.
More than forty years ago Charles Manson and his mostly female commune killed nine people. It was the culmination of a criminal career that traces back to Manson's childhood.
Manson puts the killer in the context of his times, the turbulent late sixties, an era of race...
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On August 20th, 1989, privileged brothers, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez, gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Entertainment executive Jose Menendez was, shot in the head at point-blank range. Their mother, Kitty was, shot multiple times, while trying to escape. They admitted to having committed the murders, but claimed to have been victims of abuse. The jury thought otherwise, and eventually found them guilty...
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