ASINOF, ELIOT, ET AL.

The 10-Second Jailbreak; the Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 003001011X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a strip of ground-in dirt to the bottom edges of book covers - all the way around. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a large circle of glue residue to the top corner of the front endpaper. The dust jacket has edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, along with some beginning chipping and wear. "There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter. One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped the prison but eventually got out of Mexico and went on to write a book about his experience, The 10-Second Jailbreak. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47739

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 003001011X True Crime Eliot Asinof Warren Hinckle William Turner Prison Escape Mexican Jails Prison Break Helicopters

BELLI, MELVIN M. & TOSHIO IRIE & DANNY R. JONES (FOREWORD BY ERROL FLYNN)

Belli Looks at Life and Law in Japan

New York, NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book has some fading, and there is one bump to the top edge of the front panel of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean, but has noticeable edge nicks, small tears and some spots of wrinkling and wear. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "Following his (Belli's) admission to the California bar, his first job was posing as a hobo for the Works Progress Administration and riding the rails to observe the Depression's impact on the country's vagrant population. His first major legal victory came shortly after graduation, in a personal injury lawsuit representing an injured cable car gripman. Over insurance lawyers' objections, Belli brought a model of a cable car intersection, and the gear box and chain involved in the accident, to demonstrate to jurors exactly what had happened. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 48171

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Melvin M. Belli Danny R. Jones Toshio Irie Errol Flynn Japanese Life Law

BOYD, JULIAN P. AND W. EDWIN HEMPHILL

The Murder of George Wythe Two Essays

Williamsburg, VA: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1958. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small edge nick to the top front spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. "George Wythe (WITH; 1726 – June 8, 1806) was the first American law professor, a noted classics scholar, and a Virginia judge. The first of the seven Virginia signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Wythe served as one of Virginia's representatives to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention. Wythe taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders. BOrn into a wealthy Virginia planter family, Wythe established a legal career in Williamsburg, Virginia after studying under his uncle. He became a member of the House of Burgesses in 1754 and helped oversee defense expenditures during the French and Indian War.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 35791

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Julian P. Boyd W. Edwin Hemphill George Wythe American Law Law Lawyers Revolutionary America True Crime

BRUSSEL M. D., JAMES A.

Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist,

New York, NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1968. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's address label (with a religious note) on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but does have several small nicks and tears to the spine ends and corners. "Frustrated after 16 years of investigation, Inspector Howard Finney of the New York City Police’s crime lab turned to James A. Brussel, a private psychiatrist who had performed counterintelligence profiling work during World War II and the Korean War. Brussel developed an elaborate profile in December 1956 and predicted that the Mad Bomber was a foreign-born male of eastern European descent; between 40 and 50 years of age; a bachelor living with female relatives; a clean-shaven, neatly dressed man with an athletic build; and a textbook paranoid. Most famously, Brussel also predicted that the bomber would be wearing a buttoned double-breasted suit. Brussel urged the police to widely publish that profile to draw out the bomber and told Consolidated Edison to search their files for former employees matching that discription." (from Encyclopedia Britannica). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47708

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime James A. Brussel M.D. The Mad Bomber The Boston Strangler Psychiatry Profiling Criminal Profiling

CARVALHO, CLAIRE AND BOYDEN SPARKES

Crime in Ink

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and edge wear. The top front cover of the book has some light fading. The text pages are clean and bright. "A century ago, David Nunes Carvalho, a renowned expert on ink, handwriting and print, became a central figure in some of the world’s most sensational investigations, providing key information and contributing to the ultimate exoneration of the Franco-Jewish military officer Alfred Dreyfus...A review of Claire’s book in the Hartford Daily Courant provides one of the most compelling anecdotes of the legend surrounding David’s investigative powers: “It is indeed a fact that Sir Conan Doyle stated in a lecture in New York that Mr. Carvalho’s powers exceeded those given to Sherlock Holmes, and were so startling that he would never dare put them into fiction! ”David seemed to have inherited his father’s spirit of innovation and experimentation. On the Frémont expedition, Solomon successfully tinkered with chemicals in order to produce photographic images in subzero temperatures and exterior settings, and later in life he patented a new process for water heating. Like Solomon, David began his career as a photographer, and when he later turned his attention to the science of ink and print, he did so with a similar curiosity and determination." (by Harold Heft April 1, 2013 in Forward Magazine). Very Good .

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Book number: 48772

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Claire Carvalho Boyden Sparkes Mystery Forgery Handwriting Analysis

CHESSMAN, CARYL (CARYL WHITTIER CHESSMAN)

The Kid Was a Killer

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. (PBO). The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, especially to the spine ends and corners. There is some light darkening to the spine of the book. The inside front covers of the book have noticeable darkening and foxing. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is a bit of generalized toning. "Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber, kidnapper and serial rapist who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. Chessman was charged with 17 counts and convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" – later repealed, but not retroactively – that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted worldwide attention, and helped propel the movement to end the use of capital punishment in the state of California. While in prison, Chessman was considered vexatious, with one judge writing in 1957, "playing a game with the courts, stalling for time while the facts of the case grow cold." Chessman wrote four books, including his 1954 memoir Cell 2455, Death Row. The book was adapted for the screen in 1955 and stars William Campbell as a character modelled after Chessman. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44375

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Caryl Chessman Killers Murderers Alcatraz

CLAVIN, TOM

Follow Me to Hell Mcnelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2023. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1250214556. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 50174

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 1250214556 True Crime Texana Texas Rangers Tom Clavin Frontier Justice

DEVINCENZI, GEORGE

Murders on Alcatraz

San Francisco, CA: The Rock, 2014. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0692202285. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The bottom front corner hassome wrinkles and bumping. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 48517

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 0692202285 True Crime George Devincenzi The Rock San Francisco, CA Prison Wardens

DICK, ROBERT

The Bagman

London, England: Kensal Press, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 094604130X. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48776

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 094604130X True Crime Robert Dick Historical Fiction Organized Crime The Mob

DORMAN, MICHAEL

King of the Courtroom Percy Foreman for the Defense

New York, NY: Delacorte, 1969. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing to the spine, and several small to smallish edge tears and chips. "Percy Eugene Foreman (June 21, 1902 – August 25, 1988) was a criminal defense attorney from Houston, Texas. Foreman was born near Bold Springs, Texas. Foreman moved to Livingston, Texas, when he was six years old. He was the son of Ransom Parson Hill Foreman and William Pinckney (Rogers) Foreman, a former sheriff of Polk County, Texas. Percy Foreman attended Staunton Military Academy in Virginia for one year, graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1927, and was admitted to the Texas Bar on January 17, 1928. He went on to become one of the best known trial lawyers in Texas, with the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association creating the Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year Award in 1984." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 48809

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Michael Dorman Percy Foreman Lawyers Defense Lawyers Texas

DUFFY, CLINTON T. WITH AL HIRSCHBERG

88 Men and 2 Women

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the front endpaper. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, edges and corners. "Clinton Truman Duffy (1898 – 1982) was the warden of San Quentin State Prison between 1940 and 1952. He was a prominent opponent of capital punishment." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 41367

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Clinton T. Duffy Al Hirschberg Signed Edition Prisons San Quentin

ECHOLS, DAMIEN & LORRI DAVIS

Yours for Eternity a Love Story on Death Row

New York, NY: Blue Rider Press, 2014. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 039916619X. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a small rectangular patch of color loss where the price was notated.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 49712

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 039916619X True Crime Damien Echols Lorri Davis Love Story Death Row

ELLROY, JAMES

My Dark Places

New York, NY: Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679441859. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the first free page. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ellroy credits the public libraries of Los Angeles County as the basis of his writing. He shelved books at the public library. In a speech at the Library of Congress in 2019 he declared: "I am a product of the L. A. County Public Library System." During his teens and 20s, he drank heavily and abused Benzedrex inhalers. He was engaged in minor crimes (especially shoplifting, house-breaking, and burglary) and was often homeless. After serving some time in jail and suffering from pneumonia, during which he developed an abscess on his lung "the size of a large man's fist," Ellroy stopped drinking and began working as a golf caddie while pursuing writing. He later said, "Caddying was good tax-free cash and allowed me to get home by 2 p. M. And write books.... I caddied right up to the sale of my fifth book." " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48198

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 0679441859 True Crime James Ellroy Biography Memoir Murder Mystery

FAY, STEPHEN, LEWIS CHESTER AND MAGNUS LINKLATER

Hoax the Inside Story of the Howard Hughes - Clifford Irving Affair

New York: Viking Press, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 067037430X. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. There is some beginning fading to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small nicks and beginning edge tears to the spine ends and edges along with a vertical crease to the front dust jacket flap. "The greatest literary hoax of the 20th century — call it a prank, scandal, ad­ven­ture, criminal conspiracy, or an early piece of "fake news" — fooled lie detectors, handwriting experts, publishers, journalists, Swiss bank officials and very nearly the entire United States. It featured disguises, an arcane code name (Project Octavio) , the world's most reclusive billionaire and, almost by chance, a president. By some accounts, it may have triggered the Watergate break-in that brought down Richard Nixon. The hoax's perpetrator, globe-trotting novelist and Howard Hughes "biographer" Clifford Irving, died Dec. 19 at a hospice near his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was 87 and had been diagnosed last week with pancreatic cancer, said his wife, Julie Irving." (from the Washington Post, Dec. 21,2017). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 41374

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 067037430X True Crime Stephen Fay Chester Lewis Magnus Linklater Howard Hughes Clifford Irving Authors Biography

FBI (FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION)

Original Wanted By Fbi - Patricia Campbell Hearst: Small Format Brochure Showing Only Patricia Hearst

Washington, D. C.: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1974. Brochure. B&W Illustrations; This is an 8" x 8" brochure with text on three *pages*. It's one sheet of paper, folded, with Hearst's fingerprint on one page, her photo and description on the second, and a list of FBI addresses on the reverse. The fourth page is blank. The brochure is in Very Good- condition. There are several spots of discoloration , some general wear, and ground-in dirt to the item. There are NO staple holes to the item at all. Entered N. C. I. C: D. I. 4633 (9-4-74) Identification order: 4633 September 24, 1974. "She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitive wanted for serious crimes committed with members of the group. She was held in custody, and there was speculation before trial that her family's resources would enable her to avoid time in prison. At her trial, the prosecution suggested that Hearst had joined the Symbionese Liberation Army of her own volition. However, she testified that she had been raped and threatened with death while held captive. In 1976, she was convicted for the crime of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison, later reduced to 7 years. Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter, and she was later pardoned by President Bill Clinton. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 43835

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Ephemera Patty Hearst Patricia Campbell Hearst FBI Wanted Bulletin FBI Symbionese Liberation Army Brainwashing