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Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime
"Stephen Senise's... newly published study of the case, offers the
most important clue not just as to whodunit, but why." TIMES OF
ISRAEL "fascinating" - Gareth Williams, editor RIPPEROLOGIST, The
Journal Of Jack The Ripper, East End & Victorian Studies
"remarkable" - APN NEWS & MEDIA, Australia "painstaking
research" - JEWISH CHRONICLE, London Did Jack The Ripper flee
London for the colony of New South Wales at the height of the
world's most notorious serial-murder rampage? Was the deadly attack
on Alice McKenzie in 1889 his last bid in pursuit of what was, not
just a brazen killing spree, but a macabre, politically motivated
publicity stunt? Is it conceivable that a maniac took it upon
himself to try and shut down the flow of Jewish refugees spilling
into London's East End, just as the area was being thrust into the
political spotlight? Journalist Stephen Senise, explores these
questions and the neighbourhoods of old Whitechapel to discover
that by February 1888 community tensions were so high that two
parliamentary select committees of investigation were dispatched to
advise the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the social
and industrial tensions tearing a community apart. Enter an
opportunist hell-bent on broadcasting a hateful message... a
madman, ready to unleash an 'Autumn of Terror'.
Perhaps no other television show captures our innate fascination
with crime and criminals better than the original Forensic Files.
Examining true crime cases from murders to insurance fraud,
hit-and-runs to kidnappings, every case featured on the show is
solved in large part with the help of forensic science like DNA
evidence. While the original Forensic Files stopped production in
2011 with over 400 original episodes, re-runs now air in 142
countries, not to mention on streaming services, making the show
perfect for binge watchers, daunting for new-comers, and as much a
mainstay as any program in the history of television. But, most of
all, the cases always leave viewers wanting to know more. In
Forensic Files Now, author Rebecca Reisner shares her own gripping
retellings of 40 favorite cases profiled on the show along with
fascinating updates adapted from her popular blog,
ForensicFilesNow.com. From classic cases like the Harvard-educated
architect who opted for arsenic instead of divorce, to the Texas
lovebirds who robbed a grave in an insurance fraud plot that made
international headlines, the Ohio doctor who attempted a fresh
start by burying his wife in the basement of their house, and some
cases that are so captivating that they have sparked spinoff
mini-series of their own, readers will be enthralled by these vivid
recaps and detailed updates. Also featuring an in-depth interview
with Forensic Files creator Paul Dowling and a profile on the
show's beloved narrator, Peter Thomas, Forensic Files Now is a
must-read for diehard Forensic Files fans and a welcome find for
true crime readers who are always looking for more riveting and
well-told stories.
Ellen Phipps was married to a sociopathic lawyer. When the police
wanted to interview him about a murder Ellen was terrified. This
memoir describes how she kept herself and her daughter, Anne, safe
from her increasingly unstable husband. The South African laws on
marriage prevented Ellen from extricating herself and Anne safely
without his permission. Yet Ellen managed to live an unusual and
full life which is shown in actual excerpts culled from some
documents. By sharing her story we are shown ways of ensuring that
each trap set is avoided.
This is a story of an independent gangster named Joe Pastronoco
(Joe, Jr.) aka Joe Thomas who was raised from childhood in a
criminal environment. His father Joe, Sr., and his father's brother
Salvatore were bootleggers during the 1900's and they both were
gangsters involved in a secret organization similar to the Mafia in
Italy when Benito Mussolini was dictator. Salvatore was shot and
left for dead in Italy but he managed to escape, and he came to
America as a stowaway, lived on a farm and sent for his brother
Joe, Sr. who left Italy with his wife and five siblings to live
with him.
The entire family ran an illegal bootlegging and numbers business
at his farm during the Prohibition days. Joe, Jr. accepts his
father's criminal lifestyle as an ordinary day, and under the
influence of his father and uncle he gradually turns into a
seasoned criminal. He becomes a drug dealer, runs a lucrative
prostitution business, and he branches out into other crimes.
This tale takes on an astonishing turn of events with an unusual
spiritual intervention that protects Joe throughout his life, and
by some unknown spiritual means is recognized by his father at his
birth and he names his son "The Chosen One."
City Within A City is going to give you a glimpse into the criminal
mind and a terrifying insight of what prison life is really like.
Raw, gripping, prison letters are exchanged by Joe and his last
wife, Sherry, that are filled with deep emotional pain and
humiliation.
Joe marries 9 times. Sherry Clark becomes his 6th and 9th wife. She
is a woman who is blinded by love and endures abuse beyond belief
by his hand and gives up her soul for the love of a man who gives
hernothing in return.
It is not only a detailed account of a criminal lifestyle, but it
is also a powerful and compelling love story.
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