Homicide By The Rich And Famous

Author : Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313024757

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Homicide by the Rich and Famous by Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D Pdf

Many people express shock and horror when they hear of a wealthy or famous person killing another person. As a society, we seem to expect the rich and famous to behave better, to commit fewer crimes, to be immune to the passions that inspire other, less prominent people to kill. After all, the rich and famous have everything—why would they need to murder? But the rich and famous kill for the very same reasons others do: love, power, money, jealousy, greed, revenge, and rage. Here, Scott takes us on a tour of murders committed by the rich and famous during the last century, looking at the motives, the responses of the community and local law enforcement, the media, and the outcomes. She argues that the rich and famous may kill for the same reasons as others, but they receive vastly different treatment and are often able to get away with murder. Homicide by the rich and famous is not new in this country, nor is fascination with the crimes committed by our most revered citizens. But being among the upper echelon of society does afford such suspects with a greater ability to escape punishment. They have greater access to better respresentation, they have the means to flee the country, they have influential friends in high places willing to put themselves on the line, and they are generally treated better by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. This book profiles the many ways in which homicides committed by the rich and famous are similar to other murders in their motives, but differ from those committed by everyday citizens in their outcomes. Scott provides readers with a showcase of crimes that will infuriate and fascinate readers.

Author : Rose G. Mandelsberg
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015056504254

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The Crimes of the Rich and Famous by Rose G. Mandelsberg Pdf

Taken from the files of True Detective magazine, here are 25 sensational true-crime accounts of sex, violence, and death among the rich and famous. A look at the dark side of the lives of the super wealthy, the "beautiful people", and celebrities--made even more gripping by eight pages of rare photographs.

Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0517632187

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Murder Among the Rich and Famous by Jay Robert Nash Pdf

Includes material on Stanford White, Lana Turner, Johnny Stompanato, Spider Sabich, Harvey Milk, Herman Tarnower and Jean Harris.

Author : Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313024764

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American Murder by Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D Pdf

America has long had the reputation as the most violent and murderous of modern industrialized nations. Even while violent crime has dropped in recent years, our murder rate is still incredibly high. Since the beginning of the 20th century, our society has undergone profound changes. Our technologies have advanced, but the motives and methods for murder and escaping the long arm of the law have kept pace, often capitalizing on available technologies. In addition, as the century progressed, the media became an integral part of murder in America, helping investigations, glamorizing murder, and bringing it into our homes on a daily basis. Here, Scott examines the changing face of murder in the context of societal changes and traces the advances in investigative techniques and technologies. Each chapter offers vivid accounts of the most notorious and representative murders for each time period, focusing especially on those murderers who have had the edge on their pursuers, even escaping detection to this day. Beginning at the turn of the century, Scott details one of the most notorious cases of the day, in which a jealous woman poisoned the wife of her lover. The book ends with the still-unsolved Tupac Shakur murder case. Taking readers through the various developments in methods of murder, and the techniques used to capture the criminals, Scott provides a fascinating overview of the way murder has changed through the decades and how law enforcement has kept pace. This insightful book sheds light on both our fascination with murder and on murderers and their nemeses over the last one hundred years.

Author : Dominick Ricca
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 795 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781469133614

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Jesus Was My Pal and Other Stories by Dominick Ricca Pdf

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351328425

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Using Murder by Philip Jenkins Pdf

First published in 1994, this book investigates the social construction of serial homicide and assesses the concern that popular fears and stereotypes have exaggerated: the actual scale of multiple homcide. Jenkins has produced an innovative synthesis of approaches to social problem construction that includes an historical and social-scientific estimate of the objective scale of serial murder; a rhetorical analysis of the contruction of the phenomenom in public debate; a cultural studies-oriented analysis of the portrayal of serial murder in contemorary media. Chapters include: "The Construction of Problems and Panic," which covers areas such as comprehending murder, dangerous outsiders, and the rhetoric of perscution; "The Reality of Serial Murder," which discusses statistics, stereotype examination, and media patterns;"Popular Culture: Images of the Serial Killer"; "The Racial Dimension: Serial Murder as Bias Crime"; and "Darker than We Imagine"; "Cults and Conspiracies."

Author : Jane Simon Ammeson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781684350551

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How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It by Jane Simon Ammeson Pdf

What's a gal to do when her loaded lover is getting to be a nuisance? Why, just murder him and take all his money, of course. If you want to be fabulously single with tons of cash, just follow the lead of the beautiful and conniving Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, who left a trail of broken hearts, empty wallets, and corpses. Minnie was just 16 when she stood trial in 1885 for the wrongful death of her first husband, a successful businessman and politician almost 40 years her senior. Despite overwhelming witness testimony that the Creole beauty from New Orleans had purchased the arsenic that killed him, Minnie's own testimony brought the entire courtroom to tears. She was acquitted. Minnie returned to New Orleans with James Walkup's fortune, life insurance, Civil War pension, and all the expensive clothes she had shipped home before he even died. Minnie still didn't have enough cash for her liking, so she successfully targeted, seduced, and murdered two more wealthy older men while evading justice in the courtroom (and escaping her lawyer's fees, too). How to Murder Your Three Lovers and Get Away with It is an extraordinary and off-the-wall true story of intrigue, scandal, and murder.

Author : Gini Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 172115597X

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How the Rich Kill by Gini Scott Pdf

When they rich kill, they really do it different from those who aren't wealthy. HOW THE RICH KILL features some of the ways, reflected in the cases of wealthy killers who were charged with a crime and sometimes convicted. Among other things: - It is rarer for them to kill - When someone wealthy gets arrested and convicted for murder, they get a lot of media attention. - They are better able to delay an investigation. - They are more likely to get away with murder because of their money. - They kill for many of the same basic reasons as other killers -- jealousy, revenge, power, and money, though much more money is involved. The book begins with a discussion about the differences between rich and poor killers and a historical overview of murder by the wealthy. Then, the book features a series of cases illustrating the different ways the rich kill, including chapters on the already famous and rich kids who kill their parents.

Author : Joshua A. Perper,Stephen J. Cina
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781441913692

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When Doctors Kill by Joshua A. Perper,Stephen J. Cina Pdf

It would come as no surprise that many readers may be shocked and intrigued by the title of our book. Some (especially our medical colleagues) may wonder why it is even worthwhile to raise the issue of killing by doctors. Killing is clearly an- thetical to the Art and Science of Medicine, which is geared toward easing pain and suffering and to saving lives rather than smothering them. Doctors should be a source of comfort rather than a cause for alarm. Nevertheless, although they often don’t want to admit it, doctors are people too. Physicians have the same genetic library of both endearing qualities and character defects as the rest of us but their vocation places them in a position to intimately interject themselves into the lives of other people. In most cases, fortunately, the positive traits are dominant and doctors do more good than harm. While physicists and mathematicians paved the road to the stars and deciphered the mysteries of the atom, they simultaneously unleashed destructive powers that may one day bring about the annihilation of our planet. Concurrently, doctors and allied scientists have delved into the deep secrets of the body and mind, mastering the anatomy and physiology of the human body, even mapping the very molecules that make us who we are. But make no mistake, a person is not simply an elegant b- logical machine to be marveled at then dissected.

Author : Lee Lofland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781582976921

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Howdunit Book of Police Procedure and Investigation by Lee Lofland Pdf

Not everything you see on your favorite crime show is accurate. In fact, a lot of it is flat out wrong. Police Procedure & Investigation helps you get your facts straight about the inner workings of law enforcement. With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, author Lee Lofland is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and crime scene investigations who consults regularly with best-selling authors and television producers. Now you can benefit from his years of experience with Police Procedure & Investigation. This comprehensive resource includes: • More than 80 photographs, illustrations, and charts showing everything from defensive moves used by officers to prison cells and autopsies • Detailed information on officer training, tools of the trade, drug busts, con air procedures, crime scene investigation techniques, and more • First-person details from the author about his experiences as a detective, including accounts of arrests, death penalty executions, and criminal encounters Police Procedure & Investigation is the next best thing to having a police detective personally assigned to your book!

Author : Mark Cooney
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813928357

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Is Killing Wrong? by Mark Cooney Pdf

"Thou shalt not kill" is arguably the most basic moral and legal principle in any society. Yet while some killers are pilloried and punished, others are absolved and acquitted, and still others are lauded and lionized. Why? The traditional answer is that how killers are treated depends on the nature of their killing, whether it was aggressive or defensive, intentional or accidental. But those factors cannot explain the enormous variation in legal officials' and citizens' responses to real-life homicides. Cooney argues that a radically new style of thought—pure sociology—can. Conceived by the sociologist Donald Black, pure sociology makes no reference to psychology, to any single person's intent, or even to individuals as such. Instead, pure sociology explains behavior in terms of its social geometry—its location and direction in a multidimensional social space. Is Killing Wrong? provides the most comprehensive assessment of pure sociology yet attempted. Drawing on data from well over one hundred societies, including the modern-day United States, it represents the most thorough account yet of case-level social control, or the response to conduct defined as wrong. In doing so, it demonstrates that the law and morality of homicide are neither universal nor relative but geometrical, as predicted by Black's theory.

Author : Carl Sifakis
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1417724129

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Crimes and the Rich and Famous by Carl Sifakis Pdf

A veteran crime reporter details the most fascinating, shocking, and despicable crimes perpetrated by celebrities or committed against them. From the scandal surrounding Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle to the mysterious case of Lizzie Borden, more than 80 detailed entries push celebrities out of the limelight and into the spotlight of crime.

Author : Diana Elizabeth Kendall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442202238

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Framing Class by Diana Elizabeth Kendall Pdf

Class action in the media -- Twenty-four-karat gold frames : lifestyles of the rich and famous -- Gilded cages : media stories of how the mighty have fallen -- Fragile frames : the poor and homeless -- Tarnished metal frames : the working class and the working poor -- Splintered wooden frames : the middle class -- Framing class, vicarious living, and conspicuous consumption.

Author : Terance D. Miethe,Wendy C. Regoeczi,Kriss A. Drass
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521540585

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Rethinking Homicide by Terance D. Miethe,Wendy C. Regoeczi,Kriss A. Drass Pdf

Using multiple data sources and methods, this book involves a micro-historical analysis of the nature of change and stability in homicide situations over time. It focuses on the homicide situation as the unit of analysis, and explores similarities and differences in the context of homicide for different social groups. For example, using Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we investigate whether various social groups (e.g., men vs. women, teenagers vs. adults, strangers vs. intimates, Blacks vs. Whites) kill under qualitatively different circumstances and, if so, what are the characteristics of these unique profiles. The analysis of over 400,000 US homicides is supplemented with qualitative analysis of narrative accounts of homicide events to more fully investigate the structure and process underlying these lethal situations. Our findings of unique and common homicide situations across different time periods and social groups are then discussed in terms of their implications for criminological theory and public policy.

Author : Jack Smith
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798763883565

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Shocking Celebrity Murders by Jack Smith Pdf

Hollywood is the place where dreams are made. Yet, it can also be the source of many nightmares as well. Many are surprised to learn of all of the tragic deaths that have been inflicted upon Hollywood celebrities. In this book are some of the most shocking stories. Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Hollywood has long fascinated the masses. Not just with blockbuster films, but also by way of the Hollywood lifestyle. The lives of the rich and famous stars who strut down Sunset Boulevard hold us mesmerized. One can't help but wonder about what being a celebrity must really be like. And the same goes for Hollywood tragedy. When tragedy occurs, people can't help but find themselves drawn to the spectacle. Cases of celebrities being murdered in particular are bound to get attention. Some of the cases mentioned in this book are rather clear-cut instances of murder, while others still remain a complete mystery to this very day. It was quite obvious for example, who the culprits were in the deaths of aspiring actresses Rebecca Schaeffer and Dominque Dunne, since the killers of these two aspiring actresses, readily admitted to doing the killing. These tragic instances have shown that even the rich and famous are just as vulnerable as the rest of us. Then again, for Hollywood screenwriter Gary Devore, there was no such luck. In fact, when the celebrated writer was found with his hands cut off, no one seemed to have a clue as to what had happened to him. Here in this book, we will highlight some of the most infamous Hollywood murders, along with a few that you might not have heard much about, including: George Reeves Bruce Lee Desmond Taylor Selena Lana Clarkson Kristi Johnson Bob Crane And many more! Bonus material included with this book! Read on your favorite devices such as Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android cellular phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with Amazon's free reading Kindle App. Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this page to order your copy now!