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Gentleman Jack Newton: Confessions of a Crossroad Gambler" is an autobiography by Jack Newton, a legendary high-stakes gambler, narrated by 7-time WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu. Jack recounts his life on the road from the Depression era through the 1970s, detailing his adventures in card games across America. The book offers a glimpse into the world of "crossroad gamblers," where both skill and cunning were used to win

In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse poisoners and casino owners, pimps and prostitutes, thieves and thugs, jockeyed for dominance while their family members and neighbors toiled in the unregulated garment industry. But when the notorious murder of a gambler attracted global attention, a coterie of affluent German-Jewish uptowners decided to take matters into their own hands.

Embark on a gripping 25-year journey delving into the author's investigation of insurance crimes in Miami, spotlighting Special Investigation Units (SIU) an investigative world invisible to most, yet one for which we all pay.

This is the story of the strange death and sad marriage of Eric Richins. On the night of March 3-4, 2022, a young woman in Utah, Kouri Richins, called 911 saying, “my husband is cold.” So began the mystery of Eric Richins. The autopsy showed he died from a massive overdose of Fentanyl. His family and friends say he did not use drugs, and his beautiful young widow at first agreed. Then she was arrested for his murder, and her story changed. Eric and Kouri were a young, healthy, wealthy couple, who had it all: beautiful children, a big house, plenty of money, and an “almost perfect ...

Back in the 90's, a new drug named ecstasy swept the nation, especially on the party scene. a young man got involved with selling this latest sensation, and the lure of fast money was just too much to resist. When the authorities caught up with him, he fled to Mexico. South of the border, he resumed his operations and amassed a fortune, started and life was good. Until it wasn't. Disasters, betrayal, and fighting his own personal demons was taking a heavy toll. With the law hot on his heels, and his life literally hanging in the balance, the time for big decisions was barreling towards him ...

In Volume #6: Contract to Kill you’ll listen about people who tried to avoid suspicion by paying some else to do their evil while presenting themselves as shocked bystanders. Listen to how detectives and forensic science identified, tracked down, and convicted these twisted offenders and their hired accomplices. Volume #6 includes . . .The Principal: Detectives uncover layers of deceit, betrayal, and a horrifying tale of love, lies, and cold-blooded murder of a beloved teacher and her unborn daughter.

In this collection of true-life stories, we follow a young deputy sheriff in his adventures patrolling the sprawling heat of Imperial County, California, in the 1970s. From the humor of the town drunk to the tension of pursuing illegal immigrants, this book covers the gamut of a life in service to community and family. With police actions ever more under the microscope, these stories give the reader a broad look at police life and decisions. We ride along with rookie Deputy Pennings as he consoles the grieving, he dodges bullets, and he arrests the bad guys—and in a rural county of more ...

Love Online is the true story of how one woman was romance scammed on social media and how she caught him.

In Volume Five: Neighborhood Nightmares you’ll listen about victims whose only mistake was living near neighbors who had violent minds, deep secrets, and murderous intentions. Listen to how detectives and forensic science identified, tracked down, and convicted these twisted offenders, most of whom you will have never heard about before.

At the entrance of Sydney Harbor, the cliffs rise fourteen stories above the Pacific, like a gigantic skirt made of sandstone. North Head, one of the most memorable cliffs, is a gorgeous place to watch the sunrise. But it's an unforgiving place to lose your footing. When Steve Johnson's younger brother Scott went over the edge in 1988, he hit an outcrop on the way down and exploded on the rocks below. The police deemed it a suicide. But Steve Johnson never believed his brother would take his own life.

What is justice? Do our legal courts dispense it? Has our judicial process improved, for the victims, the accused and for society? What more must be done to ensure genuine justice is carried out in future? Following on the heels of her bestseller Unlawful Killings, Old Bailey judge Wendy Joseph KC places her listeners at the heart of the courtroom drama, and asks questions of the institutions tasked to deliver what is right and fair. Unpicking the fatal foibles of our legal system, Joseph asks British courts to face up to their failings, as she makes her own compelling case for change.

In The Survivors, award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature—unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.

One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye. Award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature—unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.