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'Tony is the real deal.' Andy McNab Sierra Leone, 2000. While on patrol as part of a peacekeeping mission, eleven British soldiers are kidnapped. The captors are a dangerous rebel group known as the West Side Boys. Fuelled by alcohol and drugs, the behaviour of the rebels is notoriously...

The true story of a 6-year-old boy with a dreadful secret. Oskar’s school teacher raises the alarm. Oskar’s mother is abroad and he has been left in the care of ‘friends’, but has been arriving in school hungry, unkempt, and with bruises on his arms, legs and body. Experienced foster...

In Volume #1: Ritual Killers we look into the minds of criminals who formed their own justifications for committing the ultimate act of murder. These killers were compelled to repeatedly follow their personal rituals before, during, and after crimes. Many believing they were protected by supernatural forces, some trying to re-live a sick memory, and others were cunning and methodical planners avoiding detection.

A riveting, "beautifully written" deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness (John Grisham, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a journalist's obsession—and a new theory of who might have done it.​ They must have been followed. That’s the...

National parks are a place for family fun, camping, and adventure. Millions of Americans and foreign tourists flock to national parks around the globe each year. But for some, they go through the entrance, never to come out again.

Astonishingly more key evidence is accessible today than was presented at the death penalty trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnap/murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. You get to judge for yourself who committed the "crime of the century". This shocking but true story is told in dozens of short, riveting chapters you can't put down. In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder.

In the depths of the Depression, millions worldwide followed every twist and turn of the Lindbergh baby kidnap/murder. Yet what was reported was largely fake news. Nearly a century after undocumented immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed for the dastardly crime, questions still linger. If the wrong man was convicted, who did it? When? Why? Where? How? The shocking answers have eluded all prior authors.

They didn’t just kill. They planned, hunted, and destroyed—with cold calculation and no remorse. This isn’t a dramatization. These are real case files, torn from the archives and laid bare with every disturbing detail intact. In Volume 1 of the True Crime Butcher Files, former federal investigator and bestselling author George T. Masterson exposes the darkest side of human nature. From charming sociopaths to hidden predators in uniforms and lab coats, you’ll come face-to-face with the twisted minds behind history’s most brutal crimes.

Carles Porta es el narrador de crímenes más singular del panorama nacional. Sus historias son estremecedoras sin amarillismo, frías pero delicadas, apasionantes sin caer en lo morboso. En este volumen se reúnen siete crónicas narradas con ritmo experto y rigor documental, la marca del éxito de su autor.

In 1910, Dorothy Arnold, a vibrant socialite and aspiring writer, stepped out for a shopping trip and was never seen again. Her disappearance gripped the nation, sparking a media frenzy and one of the most confounding unsolved mysteries in American history. Was it a tragic accident? A calculated escape? Or something far more sinister? The Vanishing Heiress dives deep into the heart of this century-old enigma, unraveling the circumstances surrounding Dorothy’s disappearance and the ripple effects it had on her wealthy family, the media, and society at large.

Neue Fälle aus Deutschlands bestem True-Crime-Podcast. Im Jahr 2018 ging der Podcast "ZEIT VERBRECHEN" an den Start - und zählt seither zu den beliebtesten und erfolgreichsten Podcasts Deutschlands. Die ehemalige Gerichtsreporterin und stellvertretende ZEIT-Chefredakteurin Sabine Rückert berichtet darin gemeinsam mit Andreas Sentker auf fesselnde Weise von Kriminalfällen, die sie begleitet hat, und begeistert damit regelmäßig Millionen von Fans - inzwischen auch live vor ausverkauften Hallen.

This book is based on a journey within the depths of Selira's soul. Journey From Midnight is a compelling and extraordinary true account of a young girl adapting into the life of adulthood while dealing with the streets and all the snares and setbacks along the way. Get a first-hand look into the life of a former runaway. In an attempt to escape abuse, Selira V. Samanne set out into the world alone at age 11, only to find herself lost on a lonesome road while trying to find her way to a better place and to herself as well.

Letters to the Pope: One Man’s Quest for the Truth is a true story of one man’s decades long struggle to discover the truth of his own origin. Stolen as a baby and then sold as part of a fraudulent adoption, Enrique Vila Torres, now an adult, learned of this deception through accident. Shocked but determined to find his biological mother, he began a lifelong commitment on behalf of himself and victims just like him to get the answers to questions many of us take for granted-Who am I? Where did I come from?

Immer dann, wenn behördliche Maßnahmen nicht oder nicht mehr zielführend sind, um Verbrechen aufzudecken, kommen private Ermittler zum Einsatz. Diesen gelingt es oftmals an der Rückwand der Wahrheit zu kratzen, um individuelle Interessen von Einzelpersonen oder Familien zu wahren sowie ihnen endlich Gewissheit zu verschaffen. Dieses Hörbuch berichtet von wahren Begebenheiten, die verständlicherweise verfremdet wurden, um der Diskretion die Ehre zu erweisen.