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Black Gun, Silver Star by Art T. Burton Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Burton, Art T. *
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-tv-show, crimebusters-stories, historical-true-c...     Fishface 2025/05/30 view activity »
From the Moment They Met It Was Murder by Alain Silver From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir Silver, Alain
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, snyder-and-gray     Fishface 2024/05/11 view activity »
From Wiseguys to Wise Men by Fred L. Gardaphé From Wiseguys to Wise Men: The Gangster and Italian American Masculinities Gardaphé, Fred L.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, organized-crime     Fishface 2024/03/08 view activity »
Hotel Rwanda by Terry George Hotel Rwanda: Bringing The True Story Of An African Hero To Film George, Terry
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, genocide     Fishface 2024/01/31 view activity »
SUNSET by Chuck Parello SUNSET : A Hair-Raising True Crime Screenplay from the Director of ED GEIN & THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER. Parello, Chuck
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, fictionalized, sunset-murders     Fishface 2023/08/04 view activity »
Behind the Horror by Lee Mellor Behind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies Mellor, Lee
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, collected-crime-t...     Fishface 2023/07/16 view activity »
True Crime by W.L. STORIES True Crime: THE TRUE STORIES BEHIND REAL LIFE MURDERS: 10 EVENTS THAT INSPIRED THE BOOKS AND MOVIES STORIES, W.L.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, collected-crime-t...     Fishface 2022/01/04 view activity »
Based on a True Story by Dan LeFebvre Based on a True Story: The Black Dahlia LeFebvre, Dan *
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, black-dahlia     Fishface 2021/12/28 view activity »
Serial Killers at the Movies by Christopher Berry Dee Serial Killers at the Movies: My Intimate Talks with Mass Murderers who Became Stars of the Big Screen Dee, Christopher Berry
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, collected-crime-t...     Fishface 2021/08/16 view activity »
The Accuser by Karen Curtis The Accuser: The True Story of the Big Dan's Gang Rape Victim Curtis, Karen
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, sex-crimes     Fishface 2020/11/27 view activity »
Ripped from the Headlines! by Harold Schechter Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes Schechter, Harold
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, collected-crime-t...     Fishface 2020/08/27 view activity »
Cinema Serial Killers by Paul B. Kidd Cinema Serial Killers Kidd, Paul B.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, collected-crime-t..., public-reactions     Fishface 2019/11/29 view activity »
Born Bad by Jack Sargeant Born Bad Sargeant, Jack *
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, charles-starkweather, crimes-against-ch..., fictionalized, public-reactions     Fishface 2018/11/13 view activity »
Fatal Deceptions by Joe Sharkey Fatal Deceptions: Three True Crime Tales of Passion, Murder, and Deceit Sharkey, Joe
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, charles-stuart, collected-crime-t..., john-list, lousy-cops     Fishface 2018/10/27 view activity »
Lady Bluebeard by William C. Anderson Lady Bluebeard: The True Story of Love and Marriage, Death and Flypaper Anderson, William C.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, black-widows, bluebeard-killers     Fishface 2018/06/03 view activity »
Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales Bling Ring Sales, Nancy Jo
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, children-s-true-c..., crimes-among-the-..., heists     Fishface 2018/03/31 view activity »
So Evil My Love by Marjorie Bowen So Evil My Love
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Bowen, Marjorie
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, bravo-case, fictionalized, happy-families, historical-true-c...     Fishface 2018/03/25 view activity »
Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square La Bern, Arthur
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, fictionalized, jack-the-stripper     Fishface 2018/03/12 view activity »
Headline by Earl Dyer Headline: Starkweather Dyer, Earl
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, charles-starkweather, crimes-against-ch...     Fishface 2018/01/27 view activity »
The Case of the Great Train Robbery by Carl Brookins The Case of the Great Train Robbery Brookins, Carl *
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, great-train-robbery, heists     Fishface 2017/11/16 view activity »
Decathlon of death by Jack Leslie Decathlon of death Leslie, Jack
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 read, basis-of-a-movie, boxes-and-cages, chester-massacre, crimes-against-ch..., did-they-or-didn-..., injustice, mass-murder     Fishface 2017/07/09 view activity »
The Girl On The Lonely Beach by Fred J. Cook The Girl On The Lonely Beach Cook, Fred J.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, starr-faithfull     Fishface 2017/06/11 view activity »
The Beauty Queen Killer by Bruce Gibney The Beauty Queen Killer Gibney, Bruce
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, christopher-wilder, serial-murder, sex-crimes     Fishface 2017/05/29 view activity »
Witchfinder General by Craig Cabell Witchfinder General
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Cabell, Craig
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, burning-witches, historical-true-c..., injustice, ritual-killings, sadism     Fishface 2017/05/09 view activity »
Vendetta by Richard Gambino Vendetta Gambino, Richard
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, hate-crimes, hennessy-case     Fishface 2017/04/30 view activity »
Screening a Lynching by Matthew H. Bernstein Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television Bernstein, Matthew H.
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, lynching, mary-phagan-and-l...     Fishface 2017/04/29 view activity »
Kidnap by George Waller Kidnap: The Story of the Lindbergh Case Waller, George
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, lindbergh-case     Fishface 2017/04/19 view activity »
Cruising by Gerald Walker Cruising Walker, Gerald
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, fictionalized, serial-murder, sex-crimes     Fishface 2017/01/26 view activity »
What Really Happened by Marie Belloc Lowndes What Really Happened Lowndes, Marie Belloc
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, basis-of-a-novel, bravo-case, did-they-or-didn-..., happy-families     Fishface 2016/09/16 view activity »
Dog Day Afternoon by Patrick Mann Dog Day Afternoon Mann, Patrick
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 to-read, basis-of-a-movie, curious-cases, heists     Fishface 2016/06/07 view activity »


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