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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to learn nearly his entire family-- mom, dad, little brother and sister-- have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain-- and they won't tell Matt why. This isn't the first time the Pine family has been thrust into the media spotlight: Matt's older...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It was a case that gripped the nation. In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard (then aged 10), was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home. Luke Ryder's murder has never been solved. Guy Howard's mother and two half-sisters were in the house at the time of the murder--but all swear they saw nothing. Despite a high-profile police investigation and endless media attention, no suspect was ever charged....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Producer Jack Quick knows how to frame a story. So says Curtis Wade, the subject of Jack's new true crime docuseries, convicted of a young woman's murder four years prior. In the eyes of Jack's viewers, flimsy evidence and police bias influenced the final verdict...even though, off screen, Jack himself has his doubts. But when the series finale is wildly successful, a retrial sees Curtis walk free. And then another victim turns up dead. To set things...
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Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Tensions in the community are mounting following the gruesome deaths of two men, both of whom were accused yet acquitted of the murder of an undercover police officer. It looks like vigilante justice, but who is responsible? Alarmingly, suspicion falls on Assistant Chief Constable Iles. Matters escalate when a TV show investigating the murders is aired, further implicating Iles. Iles seems at ease with the accusations, as are his superiors in the...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The series, which blends dramatic scenes with interviews, archival footage and VFX, traces the rise of the American Mafia. A deeper look into the rise of organized crime in America and the legendary five main families with footage spanning over 50 years, beginning in 1905." --
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Takes you into the real world of high-tech detection and crime solution, following the trail of clues along with renowned forensic experts and criminal investigators. These modern Sherlocks employ a variety of extraordinary techniques, using anthropology, physiology, chemistry, entomology, psychology, and computer technology to solve today's crimes." --
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspective of the lawyers, it explores the chaotic dealings behind closed doors and how prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness and shocking courtroom twists led to one of the most earth-shattering verdicts of all time. It is based on the best-selling book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin.
