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Bad Apples: Inside the Teacher/Student Sex Scandal Epidemic by Rebecca Morris (February 2012)
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsTeenage boys having sex with their female teachers may seem like a harmless initiation into manhood, but the truth is these relationships can be even more dangerous than those between girls and their male teachers. -
The FBI Most Wanted: An Encyclopedia by Michael and Judy Ann Newton (July 1993)
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsEver been curious about the characters of the FBI Most Wanted "honor roll"? This nifty little reference provides readers with a story history of the first 420 fugitives to make "the list." -
Women Behind Bars by Wensley Clarkson (August 2001)
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsLife behind bars is easy no one, especially the women profiled in this 2001 true crime book by author Wensley Clarkson. -
A Cold Case Mystery: Murder, Madness, a Bite Mark, a Shooting, And Betrayal Behind a Blood-Stained Badge Inside LAPD
Posted on December 23, 2011 | No CommentsFor 23 years, the murder of Sherrie Rae Rasmussen was a cold case many believed would never be solved. But when the case is reopened and evidence points to a suspect, it will be the LAPD who finds themselves in the hot seat. -
Shattered Justice: A Savage Murder and the Death of Three Families Innocence by John Philpin (July 2006)
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsThis books serves as a bold reminder that we should all teach our children about the rights afforded to them by the Miranda ruling and how to invoke them. -
Poisoned Love by Caitlin Rother (July 2005)
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsIt Was Great, Updates Make It Greater! Review by Kim Cantrell Spoiled and overindulged as a child, Kristin Rossum was no different as a grown woman. She was never taught... -
The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule writing as Andy Stack (March 1984)
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsHandsome and athletic Randy Woodfield could have been an NFL superstar but instead gained his fame as the I-5 killer. -
The Dating Game Killer: The True Story of a TV Dating Show, A Violent Sociopath, and a Series of Brutal Murders by Stella Sands (October 2011)
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsHe was intelligent, handsome and charismatic. He enjoyed photographing little girls and young women. His true passions, however, were rape and murder. -
Shattered Innocence: The Abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard – The Untold Story by Robert Scott (August 2011)
Posted on August 31, 2011 | 1 CommentJaycee Lee Dugard went missing in June 1991. In 2009, she was discovered to be living in California with her two children...and her abductors! -
Henry Lee Lucas: The Shocking True Story of America’s Most Notorious Serial Killer by Dr. Joel Norris (July 1991)
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsDr. Joel Norris authored this book that allows Henry Lee Lucas to tell the story of his killings in his own words - grandstanding at its finest