Crime Stories

Catten Ely

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Aug 20, 2005

The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us by Martha Stout

How many sociopaths do you know?

Jul 30, 2005

A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes by M. Lee Goff

A discussion of forensic sciences would not be complete without mentioning forensic entomology—the study of insects and arthropods that inhabit decomposing remains. We’re talking maggots and flies, mites and beetles...

Jun 25, 2005

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

An economist takes on the world's not-so-boring questions and delivers his theories in an easy-to-digest format.

May 20, 2005

True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science, and the Battle Against Misidentification

Cops, courts, science, and the battle against misidentification—depending on what you're looking for, this might be a good read. Or not.

Apr 25, 2005

TV series on video

It's TV, and it's good.

Mar 20, 2005

The Best American Crime Writing 2004 Edition by Otto Penzler and Thomas H. Cook

It's 2004's best true crime reporting - all in one softcover book. Fabulous!

Feb 2, 2005

Who's a Victim?

Thoughts on what it means to be a victim

Jan 20, 2005

The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein

The true story of a boy and his backyard nuclear reactor

Dec 20, 2004

Organized (Cyber)crime

What's going on in the world of cybercrime?

Nov 20, 2004

Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule

"The real story of the Green River Killer—America's deadliest serial murderer"

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True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science, and the Battle Against Misi (2 msgs)

Books by Roderick Thorp (2 msgs)

Juveniles & the Death Penalty (2 msgs)

The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein (3 msgs)

Grave Secrets by Kathy Reichs (2 msgs)

P.D. James' Death in Holy Orders (3 msgs)

TOPICS! Whatcha want? (2 msgs)

Happy July 20 Birthday, Catten! (3 msgs)

Four Blind Mice by James Patterson (2 msgs)

Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin (2 msgs)

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