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Murder of innocence: It's impossible to resist Andrew Luster. He's rich, charming, and good-looking, and dozens of women have fallen under his spell. But Andrew is no mere womanizer. He's a predator, and it'll take a global effort to put him behind bars.
A Murderous Affair: Mark Putnam is a rookie FBI agent given his first assignment in a remote part of Kentucky, a land of coal miners and meth dealers. Within his first months on the job, a young...
11) The crime book
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Explores the cases of over one hundred notorious crimes and criminals from world history, covering bandits, arsonists, hucksters, white collar criminals, organized crime, kidnappers, extortionists, and murderers.
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Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon Raskolvikoc, a desperate and impoverished student, when he murders a despicable pawnbroker. He transgresses moral law, thinking he ultimately benefits humanity. Crime and Punishment takes the reader on a journey into the darkest recesses on the criminal and depraved mind, and exposes the soul of a man possessed by both good and evil and who cannot escape his own conscience.
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This one-hour special takes a unique journey through the Hollywood Hills where celebrities have lived their dreams of fame and fortune… and also met their deaths. We examine the cases of Marilyn Monroe, John Belushi, and Playmate Dorothy Stratten -- three tragic stories that remain filled with mystery and intrigue. Marilyn Monroe, the girl born and raised near Hollywood, grew up to become the most recognized movie sex symbol in the world, yet died...
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We examine two of the most infamous unsolved crimes in American history, as well as the aura of mystery that lingers over them. In Boston and Seattle, FBI special agents reveal the bizarre aspects of both cases and law enforcement's frustration over not being able to solve either of the outrageous heists.
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A dark allure permeates the streets of Oakland, California. Prostitution, particularly underage prostitution, runs rampant in a manner that can only be matched with sophisticated police sting operations. In cities everywhere, including Oakland, prostitution is close to overtaking drugs in criminally linked activity, critically impacting the health of future men, women, mothers, and fathers.
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Once the heart of the motor industry and the American Dream, the modern city of Detroit, Michigan resembles little of its former self. Migration out of Detroit began in the 1950s when the city lost 10% of its population. Since that time, the city's population and overall health has sadly only dwindled. As crime sweeps over the city daily, can, and will, Detroit ever rise to shine again?
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Table Mountain divides the city of Cape Town, South Africa into two distinct regions. To the southeast of the Cape's central business district exist the Cape Flats, a region with little economic buoyancy where law enforcement officials spend 75% of their time dealing with the drug trafficking and violence that stem from the multitude of organized gangs that have staked a claim in the Flats.
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On the shores of the mighty Mississippi River, New Orleans is one of the most unique and recognizable American cities. Drug trafficking has added a violent element of chaos to this otherwise cherished American city that has greatly affected its youth under the age of 30. The damage inflicted upon New Orleans's economy over the years due to flooding has only exacerbated the issue of violent crime.
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This one-hour special travels beyond the glamour of Hollywood's dream-factory image into its underworld of crime and scandal. We re-examine the "Manson Family" murder of actress Sharon Tate; the slaying of Lana Turner's live-in boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato; and Rebecca Schaeffer, a rising young star until an obsessed fan takes her life. We visit the places where these stories began, and tragically ended the estate that director Roman Polanski owned...
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