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Collects stories of real criminals, including, serial murderers, art forgers, kidnappers, and robbers and the detectives who try to catch them.

Shocking stories of the most infamous cold crimes!

The perfect gift for any true crime fan! Every criminal dreams of committing the perfect crime. A crime that is so well executed, with clues and evidence so scarce, that even the experts are left baffled. The Killer Book of Cold Cases takes you behind the crime scene tape and deep into the investigations of some of the most puzzling and notorious cold cases of all time, from

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Explains how law enforcement officials carry out investigations and catch criminals using forensic science techniques and technology.

"After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer--and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy. When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a single handprint on the outside of the young couple's van. The detectives assumed...

"A memoir in which the author, a writer of crime fiction, tells of his experiences after teaming up with a homicide detective in 1994 to finally unravel the mystery of his mother's murder in a Los Angeles suburb thirty-six years earlier."--

A forensic pathologist goes behind the scenes to provide insights into famous crime investigations, including the cases of Michael Jackson, Casey Anthony, and Brian Jones.