When Greed Turns Deadly

Author : Dixie Murphy
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780979558856

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When Greed Turns Deadly by Dixie Murphy Pdf

The two women found dead in their beds had been executed. There was no robbery, no sexual motivation. The satanic writings and red candles found at the scene had been staged to throw investigators off track. The killer, or killers, just wanted the women dead! One of them, Betty Lou Gray, had been the primary target, while the other, a close friend, had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time. From the beginning, the prime suspect had been Betty Lou's husband Bill. A dominating and controlling husband, he had kept his wife penniless and almost in bondage for 28 years until, finally, she'd had enough and asked for a divorce. The obvious motivation was money, a $250,000 life insurance policy, and with his wife dead there would be no splitting of assets in a divorce settlement. If he could succeed in hiding the insurance money and the pawnshop assets from his children, Bill Gray would become a rich man. It seemed an open and shut case, but it was not to be. In this true story, Dixie Murphy follows a trail of suspicion and intrigue, and reveals the virtually unprecedented means used to finally bring a murderer to justice.

Author : Cathy Pickens
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439667668

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Charlotte True Crime Series by Cathy Pickens Pdf

A thrilling account of a hundred years of sensational and sinister deeds that marked and shaped one southern town. Crimes that captivated attention in the Charlotte area over the years run the gamut from missing people to the wrongly accused. This collection of headline stories features violent motorcycle gangs, crusading mothers, a fraudster who claimed a president was poisoned by his wife, a serial killer who broke all the rules and even a man who made Bigfoot. With a mystery novelist's ear for a good tale, Cathy Pickens presents more than a century of sensational sinister deeds that marked this diverse and dynamic city.

Author : Roger Bray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0995351139

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The Picture by Roger Bray Pdf

A picture taken during relief work after the 2011 Tsunami becomes famous, showing a US relief worker comforting a young Japanese mother. It becomes a symbol of hope and help freely given. The subjects can't be identified preferring anonymity. Others, seeing the financial potential of the picture stop at nothing to use it to seek celebrity & fame.

Author : Bhimeswara Challa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 707 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The War Within - Between Good and Evil by Bhimeswara Challa Pdf

The human has always prided himself as an exceptional ‘moral species’ but has always been haunted by two questions: ‘Why am I not good when I want to be; ‘why do I do bad when I don’t want to’. This is at the heart of what scriptures and sages have long alluded to as the eternal internal struggle-between good and evil - that wages in the human consciousness. The book posits that much of our confusion and angst stems from our inability to recognize the ramifications of this ‘war’ between two sides of our own ‘self’. It is because we are ignoring this ‘war’ between two sides of our own ‘self’. It is because we are ignoring this war that we are losing all other wars of the world. That ignorance is the primary source of all the horrors, malevolence, and violence that fill us with so much dread. But a ‘favorable’ outcome is possible only if the forces of goodness are aided to get an upper hand consistently - and that calls for two cathartic changes: consciousness-change by inducing a turn from the mind to the heart; and contextual-change, by radically reconstructing the roles of morality, money, and mortality in our everyday lives. The book offers a menu of insights and options we all can use to tilt the scales in the war waging inside each of us.

Author : Bhimeswara Challa
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781663226280

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Good and Evil by Bhimeswara Challa Pdf

By any measure, we are at an inflection point in human history. As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has shown, it is not only the planet that is at risk but our very destiny. We must take an unblinking look at who we are compared with who we want to be or ought to be. That entails going within to discover what is happening deep inside our consciousness. This book suggests that the root of our troubles is our ignorance that there is a perennial war within each of us between good and evil. Like in any war, both sides need supplies. But in this internal war, they must come from outside, in the shape of our daily doings and choices. As you read, you’ll get a roadmap on how to make better decisions and contain the evil within. Get answers to questions such as: • Why must we fix the inside before fixing the outside? • How can we prevent evil from overwhelming our consciousness? • How can the good inside of us overwhelm the bad outside? There is no nobler calling for any of us at this pivotal point than to volunteer to join others committed to bettering themselves so we can rescue mankind from self-annihilation.

Author : A. William DeJong
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532672538

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Eucharistic Reciprocity by A. William DeJong Pdf

This volume probes the nature of gratitude as a virtue and identifies its moral value in the Christian life in order to enhance pastoral effectiveness in ministering to those gripped by sins of desire. Such impulses are explored in terms of the seven deadly sins, which this inquiry regards as distorted desires for the good God provides. Utilizing a method of mutual critical correlation, this volume brings philosophical and psychological claims about gratitude into conversation with the Christian tradition. On the basis of an ontology of communion in which humans are inextricably situated in giving-and-receiving relationships with God, others, and the world, this inquiry defines gratitude as a social response involving asymmetrical, agapic reciprocity, whereby a recipient freely, joyfully, and fittingly salutes a giver for the gift received in order to establish, maintain, or restore a personal and peaceable relationship. Critiquing especially the reductions of gratitude by Aristotle and Jacques Derrida, this inquiry recommends gratitude as a virtue which, when embodied, practiced, and ritualized especially, though not exclusively, in the Eucharist, has potential to repel the destructive idolatries generated by the seven deadly sins and thus function as a crucial ingredient in human social flourishing. Familiarity with the virtue of gratitude as a vital ingredient in moral flourishing therefore equips pastors for greater ministerial effectiveness.

Author : Joe Sharkey
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781504041744

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Deadly Greed by Joe Sharkey Pdf

From the author of Above Suspicion: The “riveting” true story of Charles Stuart, who murdered his pregnant wife and pinned the crime on a black man in 1980s Boston (Kirkus Reviews). On October 23, 1989, affluent businessman Charles Stuart made a frantic 911 call from his car to report that he and his seven-months-pregnant wife, Carol, a lawyer, had been robbed and shot by a black male in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. By the time police arrived, Carol was dead, and the baby was soon lost as well. The attack incited a furor during a time of heightened racial tension in the community. Even more appalling, while the injuries were real, Stuart’s story was a hoax: He was the true killer. But the tragedy would continue with the arrest of Willie Bennett, a young man Stuart identified in a line-up. Stuart’s deception would only be exposed after a shocking revelation from his brother and, finally, his suicide, when he jumped into the freezing waters of the Mystic River. As the story unraveled, police would put together the disturbing pieces of a puzzle that included Stuart’s distress over his wife’s pregnancy, his romantic interest in a coworker, and life insurance fraud. In an account that “builds and grips like a novel” (Kirkus Reviews), New York Times journalist Joe Sharkey delivers “a picture of a man consumed by naked ambition, unwilling to let anyone or anything get in his way” (Library Journal). Revised and updated, this ebook also includes photos and a new epilogue by the author.

Author : Greed,Author of Recommended to mercy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V001487651

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Greed's Labour Lost. A Novel by Greed,Author of Recommended to mercy Pdf

Author : Brian Clune
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467152433

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Haunted Southern California by Brian Clune Pdf

Underneath a façade of sunshine and beaches lies a darker side of Southern California. From the Vallecito Stage Stop deep in the desert where a phantom bride eternally seeks her lost love to the town of Lone Pine where the shades of US Cavalry and Paiute natives still battle for land rights, Southern California is haunted by its sordid past. Ghosts relive their days of fun at Universal Studios and Disneyland and remember their days sailing on the majestic RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach. Even her Missions host the spirits of the long-departed. Join author Brian Clune as he uncovers the spooky side of Southern California.

Author : Magnuson, Joel
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447318989

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From Greed to Wellbeing by Magnuson, Joel Pdf

Despite our fitful attempts over decades at reform, the global financial system seems caught in cycles of boom and bust, instability, and scandal. In this timely new book, Joel Magnuson builds on the classic works of E. F. Schumacher and other kindred spirits to provide a Buddhist economics perspective on this recurring pattern, and offers new possibilities for real change. The book centers on the belief that greed, aggression, and delusion (Buddhism’s “three poisons”) are embedded within our financial institutions and that they perpetuate the continued widespread attachment to endless economic growth and financial accumulation that are responsible for social and ecological malaise. Arguing that mainstream economics fails to adequately address this cycle, Magnuson presents a new framework of Buddhist economics, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of current economic problems and offering a course toward genuine wellbeing.

Author : Dana Fraser,Christa Wick
Publisher : Christa Wick
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hard Way Home by Dana Fraser,Christa Wick Pdf

Two strangers. Almost no chance of survival. Even less hope. When a massive cyber breach hits every U.S. hydroelectric station just as the Gulf Coast refineries are decimated by a volatile storm, the attack knocks out the nation’s entire power supply, instantly throwing America into a deadly new dark age. For Army veteran Cash Bishop, getting back to his family before it’s too late becomes a fight to survive in a race against time. His only ally? A brilliant energy scientist who may be the only person still alive with more things to be afraid of than the impending apocalypse. Dr. Hannah Carter doesn’t know who’s after her or when she became a target. But getting captured is not an option. Seems the stranger she meets on her dangerous cross-country trek is the only person she can trust now to help get her home. And keep her alive. With chaos escalating and the country on the brink of collapse, Cash and Hannah need to figure out who executed the attacks on the U.S. power grid, and why these people are so willing to kill him to get to her. The DEEP STATE DOWN series consists of: Hard Way Home (85K), Dark Road Back (125K), or buy as the Deep State Down bundle Hard Way Home previously published as Long Haul Home © 2016 by Dana Fraser from the serial trilogy of Blind Spot © 2016 | Down Shift © 2016 | Dead Head © 2016

Author : J. H. Cathray
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595142309

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Chessgame.Gov by J. H. Cathray Pdf

An election year thriller, chessgame.gov is the story of an American ambassador who stumbles onto a dangerous secret that he would rather not know. At the same time his estranged wife unravels some secrets that she, too would rather not confront. The self-absorbed first lady of an ailing President piques the interest of a keen-eyed magazine writer intrigued by her compulsive mannerisms and wonders what lies behind her formidable and facile façade. Hidden circumstances affect the lives and motions of governments and individuals as well as the natural world. Chessgame.gov is about haunting secrets on a personal level intersecting with the secrets of corruption and foul play on a global level. It is a mystery that moves through three dimensions: a personal quest for memory, political greed and unexamined ambition turned deadly. Power games and finding the patterns of peril are at the heart of the novel. The narrative moves through Washington, Geneva, Central America, the Pacific Northwest and the human heart. Combining the skills of intuition, psychology, quick wits, and gamesmanship helps solve the puzzles.

Author : James D. Best
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781604942385

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Leadville by James D. Best Pdf

When New York City shopkeeper Steve Dancy moved west to experience the frontier, he wound up embroiled in a deadly feud ... a feud he was forced to settle with guns. Now all he wants to do is follow up on a few business interests, write about his adventures, and continue his exploration of the West. But in the autumn of 1879, Joseph McAllen asks Dancy for help. Ute renegades have abducted a young girl near Mesa Verde, Colorado, and the Pinkerton captain wants him to join the rescue party. Surprisingly, the trail doesn't lead into the San Juan Mountains, but to Leadville -- a rich mining town teeming with the worst elements of a raw frontier. Bitter feuds, vendettas, and greed turn the affair into a bloody conflict that spans the state. Dancy has proven that he can handle himself in dangerous situations. But will this shopkeeper survive the perils of an untamed mountain wilderness?

Author : Richard Hammer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781504039093

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Beyond Obsession by Richard Hammer Pdf

The chilling true story of a beautiful violin prodigy, her devoted boyfriend, and the devastating family secrets that led to a brutal murder. Joyce Aparo seemed to be the perfect single mother. She doted on her sixteen-year-old daughter, Karin, encouraging her musical ability and lavishing affection on her. But behind closed doors, Joyce was a terror. For thirteen years, she beat Karin savagely, kept her away from other children, and demeaned her relentlessly. When Karin met the troubled yet brilliant Dennis Coleman, the two fell head-over-heels into lustful infatuation. But Joyce disapproved—so she had to die. On August 5, 1987, Joyce’s body was found under a bridge near the Connecticut–Massachusetts border. She had been strangled, and was covered in bruises, with paper stuffed in her mouth and pantyhose knotted around her throat. The police investigation soon dragged her horrific treatment of Karin into the open, and the teenage lovers became the prime suspects. Dennis eventually confessed to the murder, testifying that Karin begged him to kill her mother. But Karin had a very different story to tell, claiming to have no knowledge of Dennis’s plans. Was she manipulating the police the same way she manipulated her former boyfriend, or was she an innocent victim? Based on meticulous research, court transcripts, and interviews with the survivors, Beyond Obsession is the definitive account of an American tragedy and the basis for a popular TV movie starring Victoria Principal and Emily Warfield.

Author : John A. Daly
Publisher : BQB Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945448096

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Broken Slate by John A. Daly Pdf

Be careful the legacy you wish for. "John Daly has a magical writing style...You won't want to put it down." - Dana Perino, Former White House press secretary "... John A. Daly writes with assurance and style --and without fear or political correctness...an engrossing thriller..." - James Rosen, Fox News chief Washington correspondent and author of THE STRONG MAN and CHENEY ONE ON ONE Thirty years ago, Sean Coleman's father abandoned his family in the Colorado mountain town of Winston, and was never heard from again. The reason for his disappearance was always a mystery, but a lifetime of blaming himself put Sean on a rough, dark path that took him years to return from. Now content in his life, Sean receives unexpected word that his father has finally reemerged, on the other side of the country in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. . .as a murder victim. At the wishes of his sister, Sean flies out to retrieve the body, and hopefully find answers to why his father left, and the life he went on to lead. What Sean discovers is a second family, a web of deception, and a brutal killer who's still on the loose. . .and isn't finished killing.