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Lost At Sea: The Hunt For Patrick McDermott by Philip R. Klein (January 2012)
Posted on April 16, 2012 | No CommentsFor almost seven years people have been asking, "What happened to Patrick Kim McDermott?" Thanks to the efforts of Texas private investigator Philip R. Klein, the question may have finally been answered - and the truth lies in the dirty little secrets of a Hollywood actress. -
A Murder in West Covina: Chronicle of the Finch-Tregoff case by James Linder Jones M.D. (August 2011)
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBarbara Jean Finch wanted a divorce from her cheating husband. Dr. Bernard Finch wanted to keep everything: assets, wife, and girlfriend. Since they both couldn't have what they wanted, someone was going to die. -
Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons, and a Horrifying Murder by Tina Dirmann (October 2005)
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsWhen family members, friends, neighbors, and school officials ignore the obvious troubles of two kids with a paranoid schizophrenic mother, why are they outraged when those same kids feel that murder is the only path to freedom? -
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 | 1 CommentFor 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.