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Justice miscarried: inside wrongful convictions in Canada
Par Hélèna Katz. 2011
Justice denied: the law versus Donald Marshall
Par Michael Harris. 1986
In 1971, Donald Marshall was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. This book tells of his trial, the 11 years…
he spent in prison before being acquitted, and the reactions of the Canadian government when Marshall was found to be innocent. 1986.At a time when the hottest issue in US immigration law is the proposed action by President Obama to protect…
from deportation as many as 5 million illegals in the United States, the 1972 John Lennon deportation case takes on special relevance today, notwithstanding the passage of forty years since he was placed in deportation proceedings. New York immigration attorney Leon Wildes tells the story of this landmark case that set up a battle of wills between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and President Richard Nixon. Although Wildes did not even know who John Lennon and Yoko Ono were when he was originally retained by them, he developed a close relationship with them both during the eventual five-year period while he represented them and thereafter. 2016.I, monster: serial killers in their own chilling words
Par Tom Philbin. 2010
What goes through the dark minds of notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz ('Son of Sam'),…
John Wayne Gacey, and Dennis Rader (the 'BTK Killer')? In this book, you'll read exactly what they were thinking as they committed their horrible crimes. Using court transcripts and police interviews, veteran crime writer Tom Philbin has compiled the testimony of twenty of the world's most infamous serial killers - nineteen men and one woman. In each case, Philbin provides readers with a background profile of the killer and their crimes, offering a macabre glimpse into the most awful side of human nature. Includes strong language, sex and violence. 2010.ISIS: a history
Par Fawaz A Gerges. 2016
The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise…
of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Moving beyond journalistic accounts, Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling account of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS. 2016.The right to remain silent is one of the most easily recognized and oft-quoted constitutional rights in American culture, yet…
there is widespread misunderstanding about the right and the protections promised under the Fifth Amendment. Dershowitz reveals precisely why our Fifth Amendment rights matter and how they are being reshaped, limited, and in some cases revoked in the wake of 9/11. 2008.Intrepid's last case
Par William Stevenson. 1983
Invisible darkness: The Strange Case Of Paul Bernardo And Karla Homolka
Par Stephen Williams. 1996
The author chronicles the case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, from Bernardo's crimes as the Scarborough Rapist to their…
arrest for the murders of three young women, including Homolka's sister. Using court documents and interviews with people involved in the cases and others who knew the couple, Williams presents their backgrounds and character, the police hunt and the evidence, and Homolka's deal with the Crown. Warning: Contains graphic scenes of sexual violence. Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.Howard Blum illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the…
true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called "the greatest secret of the Cold War." 2018.I'll be gone in the dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
Par Gillian Flynn, Patton Oswalt, Michelle McNamara. 2018
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south,…
where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then in 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. This book that McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. Bestseller. 2018.In the still of the night: the strange death of Ronda Reynolds
Par Ann Rule. 2010
Details Barb Thompson's eleven-year crusade to determine the true cause of her thirty-three-year-old daughter Ronda Reynolds's death in 1998, which…
had been ruled a suicide. Discusses the precedent-setting 2009 hearing to determine if the Lewis County, Washington, coroner's office mishandled the case. 2010.In the sleep room: the story of the CIA brainwashing experiments in Canada
Par Anne Collins. 1988
In the 1950s and 1960s, an eminent Canadian psychiatrist was funded by the CIA to use his patients in brainwashing…
experiments. In 1977, when his work was exposed, nine Canadians sued the CIA. A story of misuse of medical power, unchecked ambition and undercover skulduggery. Winner of the 1988 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1988.In the name of love: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's crime files. #4.)
Par Ann Rule. 1998
After falling in love and marrying wealthy California businessman Jerry Harris, Susan is devastated when he doesn't return home one…
night in 1987. The title story of her lengthy search for him and four other true crime cases make up this sequel to "A Fever in the Heart." Some violence. 1998. (Ann Rule's crime files ; 4)Illusion of justice: inside making a murderer and America's broken system
Par Jerome F Buting. 2017
Not since The Thin Blue Line has there been a true crime saga as engrossing as Making A Murderer. Captivating…
audiences across demographic lines, it made Steven Avery a household name and thrust defense attorney Jerome F. Buting--and his fight against America's dysfunctional criminal justice system--into the spotlight. Buting uses the Avery case as a springboard to examine the shaky integrity of our law enforcement and legal systems, which he has witnessed firsthand for nearly four decades. From his early career as a public defender to his success overturning wrongful convictions, his story provides a compelling insider's view into the high-stakes world of criminal defense, and suggests that while in principle the law presumes innocence, in practice it more often than not presumes guilt. Combining narrative reportage with critical commentary and personal reflection, Buting explores his professional motivations, the high-profile cases that defined his career, and the path to much-needed criminal justice reform. 2017.CIA spymaster: Kisevalter, The Agency's Top Case Officer Who Handled Penkovsky And Popov
Par Clarence Ashley. 2004
George Kisevalter, born in Tsarist Russia, was a top case officer for the CIA, best known for working with two…
highly placed Soviet moles, Popov and Penkovsky. Popov provided the first serious look at the inner workings of Soviet Military Intelligence, while Penkovsky delivered reams of documents - information that was later used in America's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2004.Escape from Alcatraz
Par J. Campbell Bruce. 2005
In 1963 the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. J. Campbell Bruce…
chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security penitentiary. 2005.Honour on trial: the Shafia murders and the culture of honour killings
Par Paul Schliesmann. 2012
A black car is pulled from the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario, containing the bodies of three girls - sisters…
Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti Shafia - along with their presumed aunt, Rona Amir Mohammad. Later in the day, after family members report the women missing, Kingston police become suspicious - the stories told by parents Tooba Mohammad Yahya and Mohammad Shafia, and their eldest son, Hamed, don't match up with the rapidly gathering evidence. An extensive investigation unfolds, revealing a troubling story of physical and emotional abuse in the Shafia home, including threats of murder. Includes strong language and violence. 2012.Duped!: true stories of the world's best swindlers (It actually happened series ; #1)
Par Andreas Schroeder. 2011
Schroeder uncovers the facts behind eight of the most outrageous scams of all time. Read about a Stone Age tribe…
discovered in the jungles of the Philippines, lost documents written by Shakespeare, and a 1938 radio broadcast that reported that something strange has crashed into a field in New Jersey – and that hostile Martians then started attacking! Grades 4-7. c2011. (It actually happened series ; 1)Hot art: chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art
Par Joshua Knelman, Trena White. 2011
Knelman spent four years immersing himself in the mysterious world of international art theft, travelling from Cairo to New York,…
London, Montreal and Los Angeles. He befriends the slippery Paul, a master art thief; and meets Donald Hrycyk, a detective working on a shoestring budget to recover stolen art. His investigation finds there are only a handful of detectives, FBI agents and lawyers fighting a global battle against the thriving black market of international art theft, estimated to be one of the largest in the world. Includes strong language. c2011.Crimes of passion: an unblinking look at murderous love
Par Howard Engel. 2001
From France and England to Canada and the United States, Engel explores more than twenty-five classic, infamous and still unresolved…
cases of passion and murder. As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world. Someone who has suddenly or unexpectedly been betrayed by a loved and trusted partner, even in an illicit relationship, is rarely treated as a common murderer. 2001.