Products

Filter
249 products
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department
$24.99
Seattle Prohibition
Seattle Prohibition
$21.99
Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer
Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer
$23.99
Sheboygan Tales of the Tragic & Bizarre
Sheboygan Tales of the Tragic & Bizarre
$21.99
Sing Sing Prison
Sing Sing Prison
$24.99
Cover image for Sunset Lodge in Georgetown, isbn: 9781467143660
Sunset Lodge in Georgetown
$21.99
Syracuse Police
Syracuse Police
$24.99
Tell-Tale Texas
Tell-Tale Texas
$23.99
Tennessee State Penitentiary
Tennessee State Penitentiary
$24.99
Texas Depression-era Desperadoes
Texas Depression-era Desperadoes
$21.99
Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899
Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899
$29.99
The 1931 Hastings Bank Job & the Bloody Bandit Trail
The 1931 Hastings Bank Job & the Bloody Bandit Trail
$21.99
The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer
The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer
$21.99
The Atlanta Ripper
The Atlanta Ripper
$21.99
The Boy Nevada Killed: Floyd Loveless and the Juvenile Capital Punishment Debate
The Boy Nevada Killed: Floyd Loveless and the Juvenile Capital Punishment Debate
$21.99
The Brockport Murder Dog Trial
The Brockport Murder Dog Trial
$21.99
The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana
The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana
$21.99
The Burlington County Prison:
The Burlington County Prison:
$21.99
The Cereal Killer Chronicles of Battle Creek
The Cereal Killer Chronicles of Battle Creek
$21.99
The Chicago Cub Shot For Love
The Chicago Cub Shot For Love
$21.99
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History
$14.99
The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio
The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio
$24.99
The Juke Joint King of the Mississippi Hills: The Raucous Reign of Tillman Branch
The Juke Joint King of the Mississippi Hills: The Raucous Reign of Tillman Branch
$21.99
The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota
The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota
$21.99
The Los Angeles Sugar Ring: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons
The Los Angeles Sugar Ring: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons
$21.99
The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California
The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California
$21.99
The Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917
The Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917
$21.99
The Ohio State Reformatory
The Ohio State Reformatory
$24.99
The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam “Pump” Arnold’s Vile Reign
The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam “Pump” Arnold’s Vile Reign
$21.99
The Ruthless Northlake Bank Robbers: A 1967 Shooting Spree that Stunned the Region
The Ruthless Northlake Bank Robbers: A 1967 Shooting Spree that Stunned the Region
$21.99
The San Jose Police Department
The San Jose Police Department
$24.99
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
$24.99
The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression
The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression
$23.99
The Yampa Valley Sin Circuit
The Yampa Valley Sin Circuit
$21.99
Torrance Police Department
Torrance Police Department
$24.99

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department

9780738575452

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Since 1850, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department has proudly served the community as the chief law enforcement agency. The office of sheriff was originally created by the California Constitution to meet the public safety needs of each county. From horseback to gigabit, the sheriff and his deputies have responded to the needs of the citizens by providing the highest quality of protection. While the manner in which service is delivered has changed significantly since 1850, the quality of protection has remained high throughout history and is chronicled in this unique portrayal.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department

Seattle Prohibition

9781467140201

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Prohibition consumed Seattle, igniting a war that lasted nearly twenty years and played out in the streets, waterways and even town hall. Roy Olmstead, formerly a Seattle police officer, became the King of the Seattle Bootleggers, and Johnny Schnarr, running liquor down from Canada, revolutionized the speedboat industry. Frank Gatt, a south Seattle restaurateur, started the state’s biggest moonshining operation. Skirting around the law, the Coast Guard and the zealous assistant director of the Seattle Prohibition Bureau, William Whitney, was no simple feat, but many rose to the challenge. Author Brad Holden tells the spectacular story of Seattle in the time of Prohibition.
Seattle Prohibition

Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer

9781467143622

$23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

"An in-depth look at the 1971 trial of a serial killer who's been mostly forgotten -- except to those who were forever impacted." The Seattle Times

In 1969, the body of a young woman was discovered in the woods of Renton, rocking the communities along Puget Sound. Three more brutal murders followed, drawing the attention of multiple police agencies as they tried to piece together the meager clues left behind. The seemingly unrelated cases challenged detectives, who struggled to realize they were all connected to one man: Gary Gene Grant. Before the term "serial killer" was even coined, Grant stalked his prey, destroying lives and families while walking unseen among the masses. Decades later, his crimes have all but been forgotten.

Join author and homicide investigator Cloyd Steiger as he uncovers the story of the murderer who slipped through the cracks of history.

Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer

Sheboygan Tales of the Tragic & Bizarre

9781609490355

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

The untold stories of the tranquil town of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, that have been swept under the rug or lost over the years.

Sheboygan deserves its reputation as a conservative city clean, quiet and law-abiding. But here are some stories that have been swept under the rug or lost overboard. Venture into the mists of the ""Lake Michigan Triangle"" that have swallowed boats, planes and entire tribes. Investigate speakeasy shootings, safes burgled by a fly swatter, poisoned Christmas candy, flaming shipwrecks and the hoax that had militiamen firing on their own cattle. Or just sit down with some bizarre anecdotes about a hometown you thought you knew, from the town's first baseball game to the man freed from jail by a jug of whiskey to the deputy sheriff who had to enforce Nicholas Hoffman's first bath in 50 years.

Sheboygan Tales of the Tragic & Bizarre

Sing Sing Prison

9780738512068

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
A popular backdrop for numerous movies, Sing Sing, or "the Big House," has been a site of both controversy and reform. The history of Sing Sing dates back to 1825, when warden Elam Lynds brought one hundred inmates to begin construction of the prison "up the river" on the banks of the Hudson. The marble quarry that supplied the building material for the prison was located in an area that was once home to the Sint Sink, a Native American tribe whose name means "stone upon stone." Prison life was dominated by hard labor during the early years. Convicts in striped suits and shackles built the prison with their own hands. With the arrival of warden Lewis Lawes in 1920, Sing Sing became the most progressive prison of its kind. During this time, the New York Yankees traveled up to Sing Sing to play the prison's home baseball team; the prison grounds were landscaped with shrubbery and flower gardens; and the compound grew to include a chapel, mess hall, barbershop, library, and gymnasium. The electric chair was first introduced at Sing Sing in 1891. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the first civilians to be found guilty of espionage, were put to death there in 1953. Sing Sing Prison contains rare photographs from the prison archives, the Ossining Historical Society, and a private collection.
Sing Sing Prison

Sunset Lodge in Georgetown

9781467143660

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Hazel Weisse moved to Georgetown in 1936 and opened a brothel three miles south of Front Street. Despite being illegal, the business remained open for thirty-three years until Weisse’s retirement in 1969. She was well known, shopping every week on Front Street and appearing in the newspaper as a donor to charitable causes. She sent her “sporting ladies” to town for their weekly doctor visits, banking deposits and shopping trips. Weisse was also aware of the community around her business. She did not allow her employees free access to Georgetown. She approved their choices of clothes to wear to Front Street, warned them not to look at men on the sidewalk and forbade soliciting. Author David Gregg Hodges reveals the history and stories behind the Sunset Lodge.
Cover image for Sunset Lodge in Georgetown, isbn: 9781467143660

Syracuse Police

9780738576541

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The roots of the Syracuse Police Department date back to 1825. Following the opening of the Erie Canal and the boom of the thriving salt industry, Syracuse became a bustling metropolis and a jumping-off point for pioneers, entrepreneurs, and adventurers. The first constable, H.W. Durnford, soon faced the problem of roustabouts, gamblers, and robbers preying upon the canal and warehouse workers along lower James Street. While the community experimented with village and night watches, special constables, and patrolmen, no permanent solution was found. On January 1, 1846, the final die was cast when Syracusans clashed with salt boilers from the adjoining village of Salina in the bloody Coffeehouse Riot. Because of insufficient police services, the militia had to put down the riot. To improve services, both villages voted to consolidate, and in 1848, the City of Syracuse and its police department were created. Syracuse Police illustrates the evolution of urban policing and gives insight into the department's core values and the police officers who have held them sacred.
Syracuse Police

Tell-Tale Texas

9781467154345

$23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

Uncover the suppressed testimony of the Lone Star State's uncomfortable past.

Tinseltown almost always gets Texas wrong. The "Searchers" never did that much searching, the "Giants" were hardly ever big in terms of character and The Last Picture Show was just the beginning of a disturbing reveal. As acclaimed writer Stephen Harrigan suggests, the Lone Star State was not exactly a Big, Wonderful Thing, and for too many Texans, nothing was ever "Awright, Awright, Awright." A Black civil rights champion was assassinated in 1976, and the incident was buried. A "Cowtown Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1940, and the country club set made it disappear. And the war machines of Hitler and Mussolini were perfected with Texas oil during the Spanish Civil War. Author E.R. Bills challenges his proud neighbors, earnestly asking them to take a hard look at their past and examine their own historical amnesia, cultural fragility and fierce denial.

Tell-Tale Texas

Tennessee State Penitentiary

9781467112789

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
As Tennessee grew into a modern state, it found itself increasingly beset by crime. In 1831, the legislature approved the construction of the first penitentiary. The pen world was violent and dark, with several major riots, fires, and escape attempts throughout the years. However, the prison also gave birth to a culture of creativity born from despair, with entertainment shows often featuring the biggest names in country music sharing the stage with inmate bands. The best-known pen, "the Castle," has become a familiar icon to filmgoers, being used in productions like The Last Castle and The Green Mile. Today, the building sits abandoned, facing an uncertain future.
Tennessee State Penitentiary

Texas Depression-era Desperadoes

9781626192270

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The lives of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow started in Texas, but their stories have become legend across the country. They, along with a band of other ne'er-do-wells from other Texas towns, grew to national infamy during the Great Depression. West Dallas's Ralph Fults smuggled hacksaw blades into jail to break out Raymond Hamilton. In Galveston, the Downtown Gang, Beach Gang, Maceo brothers and others hustled and smuggled liquor for their speakeasy casinos. In 1940, bank robber and Texas Public Enemy Number One Red Goleman led authorities on a wild chase through Texas's Big Thicket. But behind the headlines lived real people and a Texas legacy. Author Bartee Haile weaves the stories of the well-known Barrow Gang, along with other notorious criminals of the day, together with their Texas roots..
Texas Depression-era Desperadoes

Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899

9781609492168

$29.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The tally of Texas lawmen killed during the state's first sixty-five years of organized law enforcement is truly staggering. From Texas Rangers the likes of Silas Mercer Parker Jr., gunned down at Parker's Fort in 1836, to Denton County sheriff 's deputy Floyd Coberly, murdered by an inmate in 1897 after ten days on the job, this collection accounts for all of those unsung heroes. Not merely an attempt to retell a dozen popular peace officer legends, Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899 represents thousands of hours of research conducted over more than a decade. Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell have carefully assembled a unique and engaging chronicle of Texas history.
Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899

The 1931 Hastings Bank Job & the Bloody Bandit Trail

9781609497965

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
In February 1931, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hendricks" and three others tied up fourteen employees at the Hastings National Bank and walked away with over $27,000 from the vault. They then returned home to plan a robbery of the First National Bank for the following day. Even though police quickly surrounded the house, the robbers managed to capture all eleven officers on the scene and make a getaway. Retired police lieutenant and historian Monty McCord recounts the crime and the grisly aftermath in the first account of the heist ever to be published."
The 1931 Hastings Bank Job & the Bloody Bandit Trail

The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer

9781467148177

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The Deadly History of a Little Known Killer in Arkansas Faulkner County native Red Hall was a serial killer who confessed to murdering at least twenty-four people. Most of his victims were motorists who picked him up as he hitchhiked around the United States. In the closing months of World War II, he beat his wife to death and went on a killing spree across the state. His signature smile lured his victims to their doom, and even after his capture, he maintained a friendly manner, being described by one lawman as "a pleasant conversationalist.'? Author Janie Nesbitt Jones chronicles his life for the first time and explores reasons why he became Arkansas' Hitchhike Killer.
The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer

The Atlanta Ripper

9781609493813

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets.

Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. Each murder attributed to the killer occurred on a Saturday night, and for one terrifying spring in 1911, a fresh body turned up every Sunday morning. Amid a stifling investigation, slayings continued until 1915. As many as six men were arrested for the crimes, but investigators never discovered the identity of the killer, or killers, despite having several suspects in custody. Join local historian Jeffrey Wells as he reveals the case of the Atlanta Ripper, unsolved to this day.

The Atlanta Ripper

The Boy Nevada Killed: Floyd Loveless and the Juvenile Capital Punishment Debate

9781467137683

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
At seventeen, Floyd Burton Loveless became the youngest person ever executed by the state of Nevada. What led him to that end was just as tragic. Following a series of family catastrophes, Loveless was a petty thief by age twelve and a confessed rapist at fifteen. Sentenced to seven years at an Indiana state boys" reformatory, he escaped after a month in custody. The ruthless teen robbed his way to Carlin, Nevada, where he shot and killed a constable who spotted the stolen car he was driving and confronted him. After a protracted legal battle, Loveless died in the gas chamber on September 29, 1944. Author Janice Oberding recounts the sordid details that sparked national controversy over the constitutionality of juvenile capital punishment.
The Boy Nevada Killed: Floyd Loveless and the Juvenile Capital Punishment Debate

The Brockport Murder Dog Trial

9781467148306

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
In the summer of 1936, fourteen-year-old Maxwell Breeze was playing in the waters of the Erie Canal in Brockport when a dog jumped into the canal and climbed his back, and the boy drowned. The owner of the dog was served notice to appear at a hearing, at which time a trial was set to determine if the dog should be put down. The unusual case captivated the nation as newspapers from coast to coast covered the story, Paramount Pictures dispatched “The Eyes and Ears of the World” to film the events and a media circus descended on the quiet village. During the trial, more than thirty witnesses were called, including a national expert brought in to evaluate the canine defendant, which journalists referred to as “the most talked-of dog on earth.” Authors Bill Hullfish and Laurie Fortune Verbridge reveal the bizarre incident, trial and spectacle that came to Brockport.
The Brockport Murder Dog Trial

The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana

9781467143080

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers closing the Burger Chef at 5725 Crawfordsville Road in Speedway, Indiana. After serving customers and locking the doors for the night, the kids began their regular cleanup to ready the restaurant for the following day. But then something went horribly wrong. Just before midnight, someone muscled into the place, robbed the store of $581 and kidnapped the four employees. Over the next two days, investigators searched in vain for the missing crewmembers before their bodies were discovered more than twenty miles away. The killer or killers were never caught. Join Julie Young on an exploration of one of the most baffling cold cases in Indiana history.
The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana

The Burlington County Prison:

9781609491055

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Built in 1811 in Mount Holly and intended to be a short-term holding facility, Burlington County Prison became one of the most notorious prisons of its time as criminals of all sorts spent days, years or lifetimes in its dungeon-like cells. Renowned architect Robert Mills designed the structure to be escape-proof, but more than a few prisoners overcame that challenge. Murderers, kidnappers, abusers, alcoholics, the mentally ill and other undesirables"? served time here. Many were executed on the grounds, while others never left. From conception to construction, from criminal deviants to prisoners guilty of simply being poor, authors Dennis Rizzo and Dave Kimball explore the prison's past and present, the whole story of one of New Jersey's most well-known landmarks."
The Burlington County Prison:

The Cereal Killer Chronicles of Battle Creek

9781467149495

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

Passion, Greed, Murder, Corn Flakes

At the convergence of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo rivers lays Cereal City, USA. Named after a bloody battle between natives and land surveyors, Battle Creek is most famously the home to the Kelloggs, a family of eccentric inventors and entrepreneurs who would go on to rule the world of breakfast foods. But before their worldwide fame came the sanitarium. And the questionable deaths. And the fires. And after their downfall came the complicated legacy that would result in tragedy for decades to come.

Author and podcaster Jenn Carpenter reveals how cereal, Battle Creek's lifeblood, also served as the root cause of bloodshed in the city many times over.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles of Battle Creek

The Chicago Cub Shot For Love

9781467148481

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
In the summer of 1932, with the Cubs in the thick of the pennant race, Billy Jurges broke off his relationship with Violet Popovich to focus on baseball. The famously beautiful showgirl took it poorly, marching into his hotel room with a revolver in her purse. Both were wounded in the ensuing struggle, but Jurges refused to press charges. Even without their star shortstop, Chicago made it to the World Series, only to be on the wrong end of Babe Ruth's legendary Called Shot. Using hundreds of original sources, Jack Bales profiles the lives of the ill-fated couple and traces the ripple effects of the shooting on the Cubs' tumultuous season.
The Chicago Cub Shot For Love

The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History

9781609497026

$14.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The real-life scandals of Hollywood's personalities rival any drama they bring to life on the silver screen. The Hollywood Scandal Almanac provides daily doses of high and low crimes, fraud and deceit, culled from Tinseltown's checkered past. The exploits of silent-era stars Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle are recounted, along with the midcentury misdeeds of Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and the modern excesses of Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. This calendar of Hollywood transgressions has a sensational true tale for every day of the year. Join author Jerry Roberts on a tongue-in-cheek trip down a stormy memory lane filled with sneaky affairs, box-office bombs and careers cut short--sometimes by murder. It's a collection that proves the drama doesn't end when the credits roll.
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History

The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio

9781467138208

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

The last Public Enemy No. 1 of the Depression era, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis reportedly compiled a record of fifty-four aliases, fifteen bank robberies, fourteen murders, three jailbreaks and two kidnappings.


His criminal career came to an end when J. Edgar Hoover and his famed G-Men apprehended the man they wanted more than any other in New Orleans. From there, Karpis found himself confined on Alcatraz Island, where he spent nearly twenty-six years - more than any inmate in the prison's history. Historian Julie Thompson tells the true story of Karpis's life and career, a riveting tale taking readers from rural Kansas and Ohio to the bustling streets of the Big Easy and into the bleak innards of "the Rock."

The Hunt for the Last Public Enemy in Northeastern Ohio

The Juke Joint King of the Mississippi Hills: The Raucous Reign of Tillman Branch

9781626194366

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
In the swamps and juke joints of Holmes County, Mississippi, Edward Tillman Branch built his empire. Tillman's clubs were legendary. Moonshine flowed as patrons enjoyed craps games and well-known blues acts. Across from his Goodman establishment, prostitutes in a trysting trailer entertained men, including the married Tillman himself. A threat to law enforcement and anyone who crossed his path, Branch rose from modest beginnings to become the ruler of a treacherous kingdom in the hills that became his own end. Author Janice Branch Tracy reveals the man behind the story and the path that led him to become what Honeyboy Edwards referred to in his autobiography as the "baddest white man in Mississippi."
The Juke Joint King of the Mississippi Hills: The Raucous Reign of Tillman Branch

The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota

9781626191891

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Minnesota might not seem like an obvious place to look for traces of Ku Klux Klan parade grounds, but this northern state was once home to fifty-one chapters of the KKK. Elizabeth Hatle tracks down the history of the Klan in Minnesota, beginning with the racially charged atmosphere that produced the tragic 1920 Duluth lynchings. She measures the influence the organization wielded at the peak of its prominence within state politics and tenaciously follows the careers of the Klansmen who continued life in the public sphere after the Hooded Order lost its foothold in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes.
The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota

The Los Angeles Sugar Ring: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons

9781625859976

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Early movers and shakers of Los Angeles didn't always operate within the confines of the law, including opportunist and family man Big George Niotta, who supplied sugar to make illegal liquor. Niotta rose to prominence thanks to his magnetic charm and collaborations with infamous bootlegger Frank Borgia and influential gambling baron Jack Dragna. But the fall is hard for those soaring high. Bled dry by the IRS, Niotta fought to restore his wealth through ringer horses, a multimillion-dollar lottery and a notorious gambling parlor. Through the moves of a pawn dead set on wearing a crown, author J. Michael Niotta explores three decades of L.A. crime, including a rare insider's look at the history of the Eagle Brewing Company and other survivors of Prohibition.
The Los Angeles Sugar Ring: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons

The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California

9781467138437

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
On the morning of May 27, 1896, the peaceful township of Campbell awoke to shocking news. Six people were brutally murdered at the home of Colonel Richard P. McGlincy, one of the town's most respected citizens. The suspect, James Dunham--the colonel's son-in-law--fled the scene and disappeared into the hills of Mount Hamilton overlooking Santa Clara County. This heinous crime triggered a massive, nationwide manhunt while investigators pieced together the details. Author Tobin Gilman examines the mind and motives of the killer, the sensational media coverage and the colorful personalities associated with the protracted and unresolved pursuit of justice.

The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California

The Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917

9781609490676

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
On a chilly day in September, the patriotic, pro-Protestant preaching of an Italian immigrant pastor, August Giuliani, ignited a riot in Milwaukee's small Italian enclave of Bay View that injured two policemen and killed two rioters. Two months later, someone placed a bomb in Giuliani's Third Ward church in an apparent act of retaliation, and a parishioner carried the explosive to Central Police Station, where it detonated, killing nine policemen and a civilian. Within a week, the trial of the Bay View Italians began in a city inflamed with fear, distrust and vengeance. The national buzz attracted big names to the case, including attorney Clarence Darrow and radical heroine Emma Goldman. Join Robert Tanzilo as he carefully navigates the minefield of racial, political and religious tension that tore apart Milwaukee's Italian community in 1917.
The Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917

The Ohio State Reformatory

9781467114899

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%

What started as an institution to reform young and non-violent criminals became one of the most infamous prisons in American history.


Before 1884, most first-time offenders between the ages of 16 and 30 were housed in the Ohio Penitentiary, where they were likely to be influenced by hardened criminals. That changed when the Ohio Legislature approved the building of a reformatory, a new type of institution that would educate and train these young men. Since its opening in 1896, the reformatory expanded its training programs and became a self-sustaining institution - the largest of its kind in the United States. By 1970, the reformatory had become a maximum-security prison filled with the most dangerous criminals in the U.S., with a death row but no death chamber. It closed on December 31, 1990, but preservation and restoration efforts are ongoing, and it continues to be as infamous today as in its heyday, appearing in numerous television shows and feature films, including The Shawshank Redemption.

The Ohio State Reformatory

The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam “Pump” Arnold’s Vile Reign

9781467119290

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Adam "Pump" Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian- era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold faced off with the city over illegal liquor sales and flaunted his victory with a life-size statue of the mayor dressed as a hobo. Called the "greatest criminal in the history of Battle Creek," Arnold was convicted in a captivating public trial for the murder of his own son. Join authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester as they explore the life and misdeeds of the unabashed criminal mastermind who rocked Battle Creek to its core.
The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam “Pump” Arnold’s Vile Reign

The Ruthless Northlake Bank Robbers: A 1967 Shooting Spree that Stunned the Region

9781467119382

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Automatic gunfire hammered police arriving at Northlake Bank in response to a silent alarm on the morning of October 27, 1967. The shootout killed two officers and injured two others. One of the robbers lay wounded as the other two fled in a getaway car. The ensuing manhunt tore across state lines and thrust the quiet Illinois community into a national debate over rehabilitated prisoners--two of the men were fresh out of jail for bank robbery. Local author Edgar Gamboa Navar traces this violent midwestern crime saga from the initial grocery store holdup in Ohio before the bank job to the capture of the murderous gang in Indiana, as well as the conviction and imprisonment.
The Ruthless Northlake Bank Robbers: A 1967 Shooting Spree that Stunned the Region

The San Jose Police Department

9781467131247

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Originally known as San Jose de Guadalupe, San Jose was ruled by Mexico until 1848, when, after the Mexican-American War, California joined the United States of America. In 1849, the newly elected government appointed a chief of police, and the San Jose Police Department was born. Its mission has been to respond to the distinctive needs of the community from the early agricultural age to today's high technology age. The San Jose Police Department has been a leader in law enforcement technology and training and is considered a model for modern police departments. Today, with a thousand sworn officers and 200 support personnel, the San Jose Police Department serves over a million citizens in the city and polices an area of over 180 square miles. The wonderful photographs compiled over the department's history illustrate the efforts of the hundreds of men and women who built the San Jose Police Department into one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the United States.
The San Jose Police Department

The Texas Rangers

9780738579825

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic image of the Texas Ranger is of a man who is tall, unflinching, and dedicated to doing a difficult job no matter what the odds. The Rangers of the 21st century are different sizes, colors, and genders, but remain as vital and real today as when they were created in the horseback days of 1823, when what is today Texas was part of Mexico, a wild and untamed land.
The Texas Rangers

The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression

9781609495237

$23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The 1930s was a tough decade, one made even tougher by Prohibition. During this lawless time in American history, a group of criminals called the Tri-State Gang emerged from Philadelphia and spread their operations south, through Baltimore to Richmond, wreaking bloody havoc and brutally eliminating those who knew too much about their heists. Once termed the "Dillingers of the East," Robert Mais and Walter Legenza led their men and molls on a violent journey of robberies, murders, and escapes up and down the East Coast. Join historian Selden Richardson as he recounts the story of this whirlwind of crime and how it finally reached its climax in Richmond.
The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression

The Yampa Valley Sin Circuit

9781626191679

$21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
Far from the rest of civilization, but with plenty of money and booze close at hand, Steamboat Springs and the surrounding towns of Oak Creek, Yampa, Hayden and Craig were filled with shady characters with even shadier pasts. Many of the saloonkeepers in these areas opened multiple enterprises, allowing the various "soiled doves" of the region to move from town to town and bar to bar every few months to keep business fresh or to escape entanglements that had gone sour. Historian Laurel Watson unearths the seamy history of Yampa Valley's early red-light districts and the people who called them home.
The Yampa Valley Sin Circuit

Torrance Police Department

9780738547947

$24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%
The Torrance Police Department dates to May 23, 1921, when city trustees appointed Ben Olsen as city marshal and, shortly thereafter, hired Byron Anderson as night watchman. The efforts of these men were devoted to dealing with thieves, keeping the peace, and "declaring war on speedsters." From such humble beginnings, the Torrance Police Department has grown into the fourth largest municipal law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County. Its position as the anchoring police force of the South Bay section of the county and its reputation as an innovator in crime fighting have been firmly established over time. Today, with a total of 242 sworn and 100 support personnel, the highly regarded Torrance Police Department serves more than 142,000 inhabitants in 21 square miles.
Torrance Police Department