Charlotte True Crime Stories Notorious Cases From Fraud To Serial Killing

Author : Cathy Pickens
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439667667
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charlotte True Crime Series written by Cathy Pickens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling account of a hundred years of sensational and sinister deeds that marked and shaped one southern town. Crimes that captivated attention in the Charlotte area over the years run the gamut from missing people to the wrongly accused. This collection of headline stories features violent motorcycle gangs, crusading mothers, a fraudster who claimed a president was poisoned by his wife, a serial killer who broke all the rules and even a man who made Bigfoot. With a mystery novelist's ear for a good tale, Cathy Pickens presents more than a century of sensational sinister deeds that marked this diverse and dynamic city.

Author : Cathy Pickens
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540240132
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charlotte True Crime Stories written by Cathy Pickens and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crimes that captivated attention in the Charlotte area over the years run the gamut from missing people to the wrongly accused. This collection of headline stories features violent motorcycle gangs, crusading mothers, a fraudster who claimed a president was poisoned by his wife, a serial killer who broke all the rules and even a man who made Bigfoot. With a mystery novelist's ear for a good tale, Cathy Pickens presents more than a century of sensational sinister deeds that marked this diverse and dynamic city.

Author : Cathy Pickens
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439672784
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Triangle True Crime Stories written by Cathy Pickens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina's Triangle region is known for universities, research facilities and politics, but even in such a prosperous, diverse, modern environment, crime helps define the edges. These cases cover several decades of murder, fraud and betrayal. Read about the nation's largest prison escape and a couple of North Carolina's poisoners. From a civil rights-era clash of Old South and New and a suspected Cold War spy to new-tech sleuths and tales of diligent as well as discredited investigators, these stories will keep you entertained and aghast at the dark side of daily life. Crime writer Cathy Pickens explores a collection of headline-grabbing tales that shows the sinister side of the Triangle's cities.

Author : Stephanie Burt Williams
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540204257
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wicked Charlotte written by Stephanie Burt Williams and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bootleggers, swindlers, gold miners and serial killers Charlotte has courted them all. The Queen City is renowned for its skyline, sports teams and dizzying growth, but just below its smooth, polished exterior lies a dark past full of crime and myriad misdeeds. This second history of Charlotte has been concealed and denied by those who retell the city s story, and by those who have lived it. Until now. In Wicked Charlotte, discover the tale of the Chicago gangsters who invaded the city looking to pull a heist to fund sinister maneuverings in their boss s criminal trial. Learn how a golden nugget found in a nearby creek changed Charlotte from a trading crossroads into a rough and tumble town full of fortune seekers bent on finding a quick dollar and instant riches. And read about the details of the death of one of Charlotte s most gifted writers, who met his end in a seedy hotel room in Mexico. This raucous book sheds light on these incidents and many more, revealing a side of Charlotte s history that few will recognize. The sordid events described here took place on familiar streets and in well known neighborhoods, but rarely have the stories passed beyond the circles of those who lived them. Charlotte has played host to a multitude of villainous characters, and has seen scores of unsavory deeds played out on its shadowy streets. Wicked Charlotte brings it all to the forefront, as never before."

Author : Katie Walls
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781088465158
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church Lady and Killer written by Katie Walls and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHE WAS A LADY IN CHURCH AND A KILLER SEDUCTRESS OUTBlanche Taylor Moore is one of the most notorious female serial killers in North Carolina, killing a suspected five people through the use of arsenic poisoning. She was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Raymond Reid, by slipping arsenic into his food during her visits to his hospital bedside. The daughter of a fire and brimstone preacher, Blanche was able to seduce anyone and everyone around her for decades as she evaded detection for her various murders and financial schemes.

Author : Jerry Bledsoe
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1626812888
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Sentence written by Jerry Bledsoe and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “true story that reads like a novel,” the #1 New York Times–bestselling author reveals the facts behind a notorious Southern murder case (Library Journal). When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his forty-six-year-old fiancée, Velma Barfield, was overcome with grief. Taylor’s family grieved with her—until the autopsy revealed traces of arsenic poisoning. Turned over to the authorities by her own son, Velma stunned her family with more revelations. This wasn’t the first time she had committed cold-blooded murder, and she would eventually be tried by the “world’s deadliest prosecutor” and sentenced to death. This book probes Velma’s stark descent into madness, her prescription drug addiction, and her effort to turn her life around through Christianity. From her harrowing childhood to the crimes that incited a national debate over the death penalty, to the final moments of her execution, Velma Barfield’s life of crime and punishment, revenge and redemption, this is crime reporting at its most gripping and profound. “A painfully intimate, moving story about the life and death of the only woman executed in the U.S. between 1962–1998 . . . With graceful writing and thorough reporting, it makes the reader look hard at something dark and sad in the human soul . . . Breathes new life into the true crime genre.” —The News & Observer “Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill.” —The Washington Post Book World “An extraordinary piece of writing . . . The most chilling description of a legal execution that we are ever likely to get.” —Citizen-Times “Taut and engrossing on the nature of justice and the death penalty as well as on guilt and responsibility.” —Booklist

Author : John Edward Fletcher
Publisher : True Crime
ISBN 13 : 9781626190436
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The True Story of Tom Dooley written by John Edward Fletcher and published by True Crime. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the conclusion of the Civil War, Wilkes County, North Carolina, was the site of the nation's first publicized crime of passion. In the wake of a tumultuous love affair and a mysterious chain of events, Tom Dooley was tried, convicted and hanged for the murder of Laura Foster. This ... crime became an inspiration for musicians, writesr and storytellers ever since, creating a mystery of epic proportions. Through newspaper articles, trial documents and public records [the author] brings this ... case to life, providing the long-awaited ... account of the legendary murder. ..."--Back cover.

Author : Catherine Cole
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811744396
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Crime: Florida written by Catherine Cole and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes John Ashley and his gang of bank robbers and bootleggers and more.

Author : Scott Whisnant
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504039149
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innocent Victims written by Scott Whisnant and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true account of a grisly crime and the unprecedented three murder trials faced by Fort Bragg soldier Tim Hennis. On Mother’s Day, 1985, the bodies of Kathryn Eastburn and her two young daughters were found in their Fayetteville, North Carolina, home. Katie, an air force captain’s wife, had been raped and stabbed to death. Kara and Erin’s throats had been slit. Their toddler sister, Jana, was the only survivor of a bloody killing spree that terrified a community still reeling from the conviction, six years prior, of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald for the savage slayings of his pregnant wife and two daughters. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department soon focused its investigation on US Army soldier Tim Hennis. Detectives and local prosecutors built their case on circumstantial evidence and a jury convicted Hennis and sentenced him to death. But his defense team refused to give up. Piece by piece, they discredited the state’s case, exposing false testimony, concealed evidence, and prosecutorial misconduct. At a second trial, Hennis was found not guilty and released from death row. But an even more stunning turn of events was yet to come. Twenty-five years after the murders, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation tested a crucial piece of DNA evidence from the crime scene. The shocking results led to an unprecedented third trial to determine Tim Hennis’s guilt or innocence. From the initial discovery of the horrifying scene at 367 Summer Hill Road to the controversial change of jurisdiction that allowed Hennis to be prosecuted for an astonishing third time, author Scott Whisnant chronicles every development in this intricate, disturbing, and still-evolving case. Has the mystery of who killed Katie, Kara, and Erin Eastburn been solved beyond a reasonable doubt? Read Innocent Victims and decide for yourself.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1669381307
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary of John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker's When a Killer Calls written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-06T22:59:00Z with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I received a call from Ron Walker, a member of my team, who told me that we had been assigned a kidnapping case from Columbia, South Carolina. The police had no leads or evidence, and they wanted our help. #2 The family was eventually contacted by a phone caller who demanded a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. There was only one call over the weekend demanding a ransom, but the sheriff’s office was convinced it was a hoax. #3 The FBI had never lost a ransom package. The outcome is usually much darker when dealing with a sexually motivated kidnapping. In those cases, the offender's sadistic drive for power and complete control over his victim is the reason for the crime. #4 I had been the Bureau’s first full-time profiler, and for several years I was the only one. The workload became overwhelming, and I pleaded with the assistant FBI director in charge of the Academy to provide me with more full-time help.