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"The Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr" delves into one of America's most baffling missing person cases. Ann Marie Burr, an 8-year-old girl from Tacoma, Washington, vanished from her home in August 1961, sparking a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. The book explores the events leading up to her disappearance, the initial investigation, and the subsequent search efforts that failed to locate her. It also examines the theories and suspects that...
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Como parte de los Acuerdos de Paz, con los que culminó la guerra en El Salvador de los años ochenta, se acordó la creación de una Comisión de la Verdad que diera cuenta de las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos ocurridas durante el enfrentamiento armado. Cumpliendo su mandato, la Comisión recopiló testimonios e indagó acerca de las violaciones a los derechos humanos durante la guerra y, luego de seis meses de trabajos, publicó su informe...
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In the realm of unsolved mysteries and chilling cold cases, "In The Dark: 30 Baffling Unsolved Cold Cases" invites you on a captivating journey into the depths of enigma and intrigue. From vanished victims to unidentified perpetrators, this book unravels lesser-known tales that have eluded resolution for years. Delve into the forgotten narratives, explore the speculative theories, and join the quest for truth in these haunting stories. As you turn...
1424) The Missing Word
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Based on a true story, an urgently told psychological thriller and the fierce portrait of a woman in all her frailty and courage
Irina's life with her husband and her twin daughters is orderly. An Italian living in Switzerland, she works as a lawyer. One day, something breaks. The marriage ends without apparent trauma, but on a weekend seemingly like any other, the girls' father takes Alessia and Livia away with him. They disappear. A few days later...
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What happened to young mum-to-be Krystal Fraser on 20 June 2009 after she checked herself out of hospital to go to a party rather than await the birth of her first child?
More than thirteen years later the question remains unanswered.
No-one has reported seeing the young woman since.
Local police did not consider Krystal to be a victim of foul play, wrongly believing she was the architect of her own disappearance. The trail went cold before the...
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Cuando fue secuestrado, a plena luz del día, en mitad de una de las ciudades más pobladas de México, la vida del empresario Alberto de la Fuente cambió para siempre. El que comenzaba como uno más de las decenas de miles de secuestros cometidos cada año en un país en el que este delito de codicia se ha convertido en una lucrativa industria terminaría siendo uno de los más largos y angustiosos en la historia de México. Esta es la crónica...
1427) Isle of Galkirk
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Isle of Galkirk tells the story of Harold Kobbs, a man troubled by his past, who has seemingly found a way to start again. However, it doesn't take long for Harold to realize that the island and its charismatic leader, Christian, have secrets of their own. Soon, Harold is caught up in a web of mysteries surrounding the island, and what's happening to the disappearing residents.
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It was a shattering death bed confession by a heartbroken mother. But would it solve the oldest cold case murder case in American jurisprudence?
In January 1994, Eileen Tessier told Jack McCullough's half-sister Janet Tessier that he, her son, kidnapped 7-year-old Maria Ridulph from their neighborhood in Sycamore, Illinois, and killed her in December 1957. It was a case that tore the child's family apart, as well as dividing and terrifying the town...
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On the 15th of July 1997 the world of fashion was changed forever. Gianni Versace had decided to have a change of routine. Instead of sending out an assistant, as he usually would, to collect the morning papers, Versace travelled down to his local coffee shop to get them himself. As he returned home to his Miami Beach mansion, Andrew Cunanan pounced. Firing his gun and shooting Versace twice, a fashion icon fell to his knees and left the world shocked....
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The gripping true story of the notorious Claremont serial murders and the nation's longest and most expensive investigation to catch the killer
In the early hours of January 27, 1996, after an evening spent celebrating at Club Bayview in the Perth suburb of Claremont, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers called a taxi to nearby Mosman Park. But when the cab arrived, she'd already gone.
Sarah was never seen again.
Four months later, on June 9, 1996, 23-year-old...
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El objetivo de Derechos de la infancia y educación inclusiva en América Latina es aportar una herramienta útil no sólo para abordar teóricamente esta temática, sino también para ayudar a comprender las prácticas educativas. En América Latina la educación está en el primer plano de las políticas públicas, razón por la cual las aportaciones que se hacen en este libro pueden ayudar a esclarecer los debates, siempre desde la perspectiva...
1432) Legend of the Gator Man
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Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. gang visit an archeological dig, but the camp is deserted, including Professor Cosmo Dinkley. The professor's journal reports a series of frightening encounters with something called the Gator Man, and the gang is convinced that the creature has kidnapped the crew. Has the legend of the Gator Man come true, or is it all a big crock? Action-packed text and comics-style art combine in this Scooby-Doo mystery!
1433) A crown of dragons
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When the UNICORNE agency asks him to use his paranormal abilities to investigate a dragon's scale, the same artifact his father was researching before he disappeared, Michael Malone believes he will finally be able to find out what happened to his father--but as he delves into his father's past it becomes harder to tell who he can trust, and which of the alternate realities he is discovering is the true reality.
1434) Dead wrong
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The serial killer is behind bars. But the murders are just beginning...
DC Maggie Jamieson's past comes back to haunt her in this dark and gripping serial killer thriller.
Three missing women running out of time... They were abducted years ago. Notorious serial killer Bill Raven admitted to killing them and was sentenced to life.
The case was closed - at least DC Maggie Jamieson thought it was... But now one of them has been found, dismembered...
1435) Tumbled graves
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Jacques Rouleau is called upon to look into the disappearance of a mother and her daughter, near Kingston, Ontario, but asks Kala Stonechild to lead the investigation.
1436) Diamond and the eye
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Peter Diamond mysteries volume 20
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"If there's one thing detective Bath Peter Diamond has no patience for, it's a dumb git trying to get involved in one of his investigations-for example, a Philip Marlowe-wannabee private investigator like the self-styled Johnny Getz (his card claims he Getz results). But fate has saddled Diamond with this trial. A Bath antiques dealer, Septimus "Seppy" Hubbard, has disappeared without a trace, and his daughter, Ruby, has hired Johnny Getz to find...
1437) Mr. and Miss Anonymous
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Two teenage boys are missing and their disappearance may be linked to a shady fertility clinic Peter Kelly and Lily Madison visited in college as penniless students. When Sam and Lily learn that one of the missing boys looks exactly like Sam, they set out to discover what really went on at the clinic all those years ago.
1438) Oracle of Doom
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The library (D.J. MacHale) volume 3
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As Theo's fourteenth birthday approaches, he and Marcus go back in time to meet a fortune teller in hopes of stopping what has been predicted to happen.
1440) A minute to midnight
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Atlee Pine novels volume 2
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"FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to reopen the investigation of her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer beginning a reign of terror, in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci"--Provided by publisher.
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