True Crime Narratives An Annotated

Takes the reader on an exploration of this genre, from the mid-nineteenth century through 1993.

PREFACE

xi

(2)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

xiii

(2)

INTRODUCTION

xv

DESCRIPTIVE LISTING OF TRUE CRIME BOOKS

1

(584)

MURDER--EARLY CRIMES

1

(44)

Classic British Cases

4

(19)

Classic American Cases

23

(16)

European Classics

39

(6)

MURDER IN THE MODERN AGE

45

(205)

Families

45

(22)

Murder Among the Rich and Famous

67

(11)

Murder for Gain

78

(5)

Body-Snatching

83

(2)

Serial Murder

85

(16)

Mob Murder

101

(3)

Sex Murder

104

(9)

Cannibalism

113

(2)

Lynching and Racial Murder

115

(1)

Murder for Hire

116

(3)

Murder of/by Police

119

(4)

Crimes of Passion

123

(12)

Murder for Convenience

135

(3)

Unsolved Murders

138

(8)

Cult Murder

146

(5)

Murder of/by Children

151

(6)

Murder for Revenge

157

(2)

Mass Murder

159

(4)

Psychological Aspects of Crime

163

(10)

Forgotten Cases

173

(5)

General Collections

178

(27)

Murder by Place

205

(21)

Murder by Method

226

(4)

Murder by Group

230

(10)

Reference Works

240

(10)

CRIMES OF PROPERTY

250

(64)

Burglary and Robbery

250

(16)

Frauds

266

(16)

Business Crime

282

(10)

Sports Crimes

292

(1)

Forgery

293

(3)

Counterfeiting

296

(1)

Bribery

297

(1)

Hijacking

298

(1)

Arson

299

(1)

Blackmail

300

(1)

Criminal Groups

300

(14)

CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

314

(38)

Kidnapping

314

(10)

Assault

324

(1)

Rape

325

(5)

Incest

330

(2)

Sexual Abuse

332

(4)

Domestic Violence

336

(2)

Libel/Slander

338

(2)

Missing Persons

340

(4)

Vampirism

344

(2)

Sexual Harassment/Discrimination

346

(1)

Character Assassination

347

(1)

Medical Abuse/Malpractice

347

(2)

Battered Women

349

(3)

DETECTION/APPREHENSION

352

(85)

Forensic Science

352

(18)

Forensic Psychology/Profiling

370

(2)

Law Enforcement Personnel

372

(21)

Detectives

393

(7)

Early Enforcers

400

(5)

Literary Detectives

405

(2)

Detectives--Collections

407

(4)

Law Enforcement Agencies

411

(19)

Manhunts

430

(3)

Police Brutality/Corruption

433

(3)

Stings

436

(1)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

437

(107)

Trials

437

(32)

Biographies of Courtroom Personnel

469

(24)

Courts

493

(2)

Jury Accounts

495

(1)

Witnesses

496

(6)

Cross-Examination

502

(1)

Was Justice Done?

503

(20)

Insanity Defense

523

(4)

Cases That Changed the Law

527

(2)

Political Trials

529

(2)

Military Trials

531

(2)

Inheritance Disputes

533

(1)

Criminal Justice System

534

(5)

Trials and the Media

539

(1)

Custody Battles

540

(1)

Moral and Legal Questions

541

(3)

PUNISHMENT

544

(41)

Prison

544

(30)

Capital Punishment

574

(11)

AUTHOR/TITLE INDEX

585

(86)

SUBJECT INDEX

671

(56)

CASE NAME GLOSSARY

727

(22)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

749

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