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Where shadows linger: the untold story of the RCMP's Olson murders investigation
By W. Leslie Holmes, Bruce L Northorp. 2000
In the summer of 1981, as teenagers in British Columbia's lower Mainland disappeared, members of the RCMP swung into action.…
When they started discovering bodies, they began to wonder if this was the work of a single person. A compelling study of the dynamics of police work and the challenges of apprehending a serial killer. 2000.When she was bad: violent women and the myth of innocence
By Patricia Pearson. 1997
Pearson argues that our culture is in denial of women's innate capacity for aggression. However, she asks, if women want…
to be treated as equals, why should they be excused from taking responsibility for their violent crimes? While examining the lives of such women as Carla Homolka, Pearson also includes the results of research by criminologists, anthropologists and psychiatrists to examine the truth about women's violence and shatter the myth of their innocence. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 1997.Walking after midnight: one woman's journey through murder, justice & forgiveness
By Katy Hutchison. 2006
The dramatic story of a life forever changed, and of how unthinkable horror, the murder of a husband and father…
of young twins, became a transformative gift. A story about triumph over tragedy, and a journey that breaks all the rules. It challenges society's expectations around grief and loss, victimhood, forgiveness, and restorative justice. 2006.Very much a lady: the untold story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower
By Shana Alexander. 1983
Through a series of conversations with Harris before, during, and after the sensational trial in which Harris is convicted of…
Tarnower's death, Alexander compassionately reconstructs her life, career, and emotional obsession with Tarnower. Some strong language. 1983.Veronica Guerin: the life and death of a crime reporter
By Emily O'Reilly. 1998
Veronica Guerin, a young crime reporter with the "Sunday Independent", was shot dead in Dublin in June 1996 as a…
direct consequence of her work - investigating the shadowy figures of Dublin's underworld. This is an account of one of the biggest and most shocking of Irish news stories. Strong language. 1998.Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history
By Julian Sher. 2001
In 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper near Clinton, Ontario. Though sentenced to…
death, Truscott's sentence was eventually commuted and he was released ten years later, all the while maintaining his innocence. This account details the case, trial, and Truscott's new appeal to have the case reopened. 2001.Unnatural causes
By Trish Grainge, Max Haines. 2002
Describes sixty-five cases of murder and mayhem from eight countries, including the story of George Joseph "Brides in the Bath"…
Smith's penchant for murdering his wives in the tub. There are also several tales of homegrown Canadian homicide, including a murdering Ottawa teen and a Toronto menage a trois. 2002.Unholy orders: tragedy at Mount Cashel
By Michael Harris. 1990
In 1989, the country was shocked by a newspaper article in which 23-year-old Shane Earle described the sexual and physical…
abuse he had suffered at the hands of Catholic priests who ran the Mount Cashel Orphanage in Newfoundland. His story prompted a police investigation which exposed an official coverup between the Newfoundland Justice Department and the Roman Catholic Church. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 1990.Unholy matrimony: a true story of murder and obsession
By John Dillmann. 1986
A real-life detective story written by the sleuth himself. A hit-and-run case is assigned to the New Orleans cop-author for…
a cursory investigation. What happens is a tribute to his persistence and good instincts as he slowly unveils a vicious, premeditated murder of an innocent bride. 1986.Underboss: Sammy the Bull Gravano's story of life in the Mafia (Americana Ser.)
By Peter Maas. 1997
Memoir of life inside the Cosa Nostra by the highest-ranking Mafia defector thus far in history. Traces his mob career…
as a hit man, underboss for the powerful Gambino family, and, ultimately, the government witness whose testimony put "Teflon Don" John Gotti in prison for life. Strong language and violence. 1997.Undercover agent: how one honest man took on the drug mob-- and then the Mounties (An M&S paperback)
By Leonard Mitchell, Peter Rehak. 1988
The authors tell of Leonard Mitchell's 19 months as an undercover agent for the RCMP which resulted in a drug…
bust with an estimated worth of $238 million. During the trial based on his work, Mitchell and his family were left in limbo while the RCMP hesitated on their promises of new identities and compensation, even though the mob had put out a contract on Mitchell's life. Not until Mitchell appeared on the news program "W5" did the RCMP fulfill their promise. 1989, c1988.Under the banner of heaven: a story of violent faith
By Jon Krakauer. 2003
Traces the origins of Mormonism in an effort to explain certain crimes committed by fundamentalist sect members - including the…
1984 murder of Brenda Lafferty and her baby in Utah. Conveys how Brenda's remorseless brother-in-law Dan and his brother Ron believed God ordered them to kill. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2003.Under the bridge: the true story of the murder of Reena Virk
By Rebecca Godfrey. 2005
The murder of Reena Virk is one of he most notorious - and heartbreaking - cases in Canadian history. Who…
were the seemingly ordinary suburban teenagers who found themselves under the bridge on November 14, 1997? Why would a girl who longed to be their friend be beaten and killed? And how was it kept secret for eight days? 2005.Truth and honour: the death of Richard Oland and the trial of Dennis Oland
By Greg Marquis. 2016
"Truth and Honour" explores the 2011 murder of Saint John businessman Richard Oland, of the prominent family that owns Moosehead…
Breweries, the ensuing police investigation and the arrest, trial, and conviction of the victim's son Dennis Oland for second-degree murder. 2016.Trial without end: a shocking story of women and AIDS
By June Callwood. 1995
Callwood examines the case and eventual trial in 1993 of Charles Ssenyonga. Ssenyonga was charged with knowingly infecting at least…
10 women with HIV through unprotected sex. Callwood details the lives of Ssenyonga's victims and the struggle of legal and medical authorities to bring him to trial. 1995.Tough crimes: true cases by top Canadian criminal lawyers (True Cases Ser. #1)
By Lorene Shyba, C. D Evans. 2014
A collection of court cases that had presented personal and ethical challenges and had surprising turn of events. Lawyers describe…
the difficulties they faced in some of Canada's most famous criminal cases and what sort of things haunt them afterwards. 2014.Till death us do part: a true murder mystery
By Vincent Bugliosi, Ken Hurwitz. 1978
Former Los Angeles District Attorney reconstructs the 1968 "People vs. Palliko and Stockton" murder trial. The dramatic take hinges on…
the mercurial, pathological personality of suspect ex-cop Alan Palliko, who is accused of killing his new bride and the quiet, inoffensive husband of Sandra Stockton. 1978.Three month fever: the Andrew Cunanan story
By Gary Indiana. 1999
In 1997, twenty-eight-year-old Andrew Cunanan killed four men, including designer Gianni Versace, before committing suicide. Using information from police and…
FBI reports, the author describes the killing spree and imagines what the young homosexual Cunanan was doing and thinking during that time. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.Thin bruised line: the imminent threat to police and public safety
By Doug Clark. 2010
Canadian police are scrambling to preserve public order from a new "perfect storm" looming over the horizon and under the…
political radar. Their vaunted thin blue line of front-line officers is greyed, frayed, and stretched to the breaking point. Plagued by failed leadership and too few recruits, our police are frantically digging in behind the scenes against the converging triple threats poised to engulf them: shifting demographics, increasingly complex laws, and unrealistic expectations. c2010.The world's greatest trials (World's Greatest Ser.)
By Tim Healey. 1990