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I nästan tio års tid plågade hämnaren människor runt om i Finland genom att skicka anonyma hotbrev, förfalska kallelser till läkare och föra in falska dödsannonser i tidningar. Tänk dig att du en dag får ett brev där det står att din man varit otrogen, eller att dina barn blivit utnyttjade, eller att brevet du öppnar är nedsmetat med avföring. Samma dag ringer en vän och beklagar sig över ett dödsfall i din familj som inte har skett.

Byggmästaren hade arbetat i tolv år på sin uppfinning och han var helt övertygad om att den skulle få stor betydelse i branschen. Han ansåg sig emellertid felbehandlad av myndigheterna. Dessa var inte lika entusiastiska och övertygade om uppfinningens värde som han själv. Så småningom kommer han till slutsatsen att han måste ta till hårdare tag för att få fart i ärendet, och en plan börjar smidas: han ska ta de personer som behandlat ärendet som gisslan.

Vad är det egentligen som sker under en brottsplatsundersökning? Vad tittar undersökaren särskilt efter? Vilka spår kan fälla och vilka misstag kan begås? Det finns mängder av böcker i ämnet kriminalhistoria, men desto färre om hur själva polisarbetet går till. I Brottsplatsundersökaren presenteras ett urval svenska brott från olika årtionden, och fokus är just på själva polisarbetet i relation till brottsplatsen.

Torsdagen den 21 september 1950 på kvällen stävade panamaregistrerade lastfartyget s/s Energi sakta framåt i Ålands hav. Det blev hennes sista färd. Man trodde från början att fartyget gått på en mina. Först 15 år senare blev det klarlagt att orsaken var en helt annan. Det visade sig då vara en planlagd förlisning som fick rättsligt efterspel. I Nordisk kriminalkrönika berättar poliser själva om sina mest uppmärksammade, omskakande, och svåra fall. Nordisk Kriminalkrönika är ett historiskt verk.

I december 1975 hittades en kvinna svårt knivskuren och mördad invid Saltsjöbadsvägen, Nacka, utanför Stockholm. Utgångsläget för att klara upp fallet komplicerat -- oidentifierat offer, ingen känd brottsplats. Dessutom: när man så småningom kunde fastställa vem kvinnan var, visade det sig att hon tillhörde den kategori, som i storstaden lever isolerade och anonyma. Polisen stod inför ett svårlöst fall. Först när mördaren skördat ännu ett offer kom upplösningen.

In the late 1970s, a string of seemingly unconnected murders had Harlem police and federal authorities at their wits' end until they realized several commonalities. The victims were all either Mafia members or potential witnesses of Mafia activity and they'd all been shot from .22 pistols traced back to a single private sale in Florida. From these details, the FBI and police were able to build a profile of a rogue sect of Mafia hitmen known as the East Harlem Purple Gang.

Modern-day investigations frequently require the identification, preservation, and collection of electronic evidence from a variety of data sources. The field of digital forensics is constantly evolving, and it is vital for all parties involved to work together to understand where relevant data is stored, and how it can be accessed and collected, in a forensically sound manner that is defensible and efficient. Learn about the different types of methodologies utilized, the various documentation generated, and important considerations for planning and performing forensic data collection.

1977 är det år som kommer att gå till historien som ett av det terrordrabbade Västtysklands mest händelsemättade under hela efterkrigstiden. Under året tvingades myndigheter och allmänhet notera en kedja av dramatiska skeenden: utpressning, kidnappning, flygplanskapning och mord. Men det på sikt mest betydelsefulla inslaget under 1977 måste ändå sägas vara upplösningen och "resultatet" av Västtysklands hittills mest utdragna kidnappningsdrama, Schleyer-fallet.

Jamie Pamela Rasmussen recounts the long and fascinating history of the place, focusing on the stories of inmates and the struggles by prison officials to provide opportunities for reform while keeping costs down. Tales of prominent prisoners, including Pretty Boy Floyd, Sonny Liston, and James Earl Ray, provide intrigue and insight into the institution’s infamous reputation. The Missouri State Penitentiary provides a fitting account of an institution that was part of Missouri’s history for well over a century.

Denn die Wahrheit stirbt mit − Alexander Stevens über neue spektakulärsten Kriminalfälle. Acht wahre Fälle, acht Urteile, acht Unschuldige? Ein Familienvater, der die dreiköpfige Nachbarsfamilie erschossen haben soll, aber keinerlei Motiv hat. Ein verurteilter Mörder, der behauptet, die Polizei habe Beweise am Tatort gefälscht. Ein Verdächtiger, der zunächst freigesprochen, dann aber wegen Mordes verurteilt wird. Allen Fällen gemein: Die Verurteilten behaupten, unschuldig zu sein und das mit guten Argumenten.

Preventing Domestic Homicides: Lessons Learned from Tragedies focuses on the diverse nature of domestic homicides and what has been learned about the most effective prevention strategies from domestic violence death review committees in Canada, the US, the UK, NZ, and AU. Each chapter focuses on different populations—specifically older women, youth dating relationships, indigenous women, immigrant and refugee populations, rural/remote communities, same-sex relationships, and homicides with police and military.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE A shocking, groundbreaking oral history of the infamous Rikers jail complex and an unflinching portrait of injustice and resilience told by the people whose lives have been forever altered by it “This mesmerizing and gut-wrenching book shows the brutal...

A gripping and empathetic work of reportage, Free reveals what awaits them and the hundreds of thousands of others who are released from prison every year: the first rush of freedom followed quickly by institutionalized obstacles and logistical roadblocks, grinding bureaucracies, lack of resources, societal stigmas and damning self-perceptions, and the sometimes overwhelming psychological challenges. Veteran reporter Lauren Kessler, both clear-eyed and compassionate, follows six people whose diverse stories paint an intimate portrait of struggle, persistence, and resilience.

Gangsters, hitmen, murderers and terrorists...Kate Kray has met them all. Using her unrivalled links to the criminal underworld, she has asked the questions many would be too terrified to utter. From seasoned hard man Roger Shaw to feared detainee Charles Bronson, Kate lifts the lid on the crimes they committed and speaks to the men themselves to find out what exactly makes them tick. Infamous criminals, now seen as legends of British crime, open up to reveal their fated paths and the instrumental moments that caused them to turn to a life outside the law.

In the winter of 1979, aged just 27, the inmate who would come to be known as 'Charlie Bronson' was considered uncontrollable by the prison system. Certified insane, he was transferred from Parkhurst Prison to the most infamous high-security psychiatric hospital in England, Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane. There he embarked on a one-man campaign to retain his sanity, and to fight against the brutality of a largely hidden regime that relied on enforced drug control.

In June 1985, a young Black man named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded for his release even as subsequent trials and appeals reinforced his sentence. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led to the DNA evidence that exonerated Hunt.  

What's Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of mass incarceration. Our prisons remain a shameful waste of lives and money, feeding a pathological cycle of poverty, community dysfunction, crime and hopelessness. What is the alternative? This book makes the case for better...

A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center? The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY GIRL IN THE PICTURE Sharon Marshall was a brilliant and beautiful student whose future was filled with promise—until her murderous, fugitive father drew her into a lifetime of deception that became one of the most baffling cases in the annals of...

In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital centre of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America—addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland.