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Solving Cold Cases - Volume 2: True Crime Stories That Took Years to Crack (True Crime Cold Cases Solved) Kindle Edition
More Chilling Cold Cases Solved! Read the fascinating true crime stories that were solved years later thanks to modern technologies and investigation techniques
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Solving a criminal investigation is never as simple as it looks on television. With so many steps between the initial crime and the moment of conviction, the potential for a case to remain unsolved is always dangerously high. As well as those hard-to-solve minor crimes like petty theft, even the biggest and most complicated crimes have the possibility of becoming stuck at some point. So much of the process can depend on luck that it should be no surprise to see that detectives and investigators often struggle to find that single eureka moment, that one instance of divine inspiration that might help them solve the crime.
In this book, we will be looking into some of the highest-profile criminal investigations that go years without being solved. These are known as cold cases. When a case goes cold, the trail of clues runs dry, and it becomes difficult to see an end point. But this book will examine those cold cases which have been solved. The murders, conspiracies, kidnappings, and other crimes contained within the book will be those which reach a satisfying conclusion. Even when everything looks bleak, either pure fortune or diligent work will be used to achieve a breakthrough.
We will travel the world to look over some of the most interesting and complicated cases which took years to solve. If you are at all interested in true crime, criminal investigations, or just examples of humans who never give up hope, then the stories contained within will be perfect for you. The true examples of cold cases in this book will take in despicable and deplorable crimes. Even when you might think the perpetrator got away, there will be one clue that finally got them convicted. So read on and discover just how some of the world’s coldest cases were finally solved.
Inside find true crime stories that will captivate you, including:
• The anonymous corpse that came known as “Tent Girl”
• A murdered man who was far from innocent
• The killer who went on the run and battled against his extradition
• Trying to track a man who was perpetually on the run
• What happens when the rich and powerful protest their innocence in murder cases
• And much more
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- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 19, 2015
- File size1.8 MB
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- ASIN : B0147HVQ7C
- Publisher : Maplewood Publishing; 1st edition (August 19, 2015)
- Publication date : August 19, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1.8 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
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- Print length : 112 pages
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Andrew J. Clark has been a police investigator for most of his career. Retired at a young age, he decided to open shop as a private investigator specializing in missing person cases. Now retired, he writes full time about unsolved crimes. Andrew lives in West Virginia with his wife and two daughters.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018My son asked me one night if I remembered information about the unibomber. I told him I didn't. Then I opened this book - volume 2 - and there it was. The first story. I was able to share information with my son. Yes, I could've just googled it but this way was more interesting. The rest of the book was no less intriguing.
I received this book free but am giving my honest opinion.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016very nice read some stories i had never heard of
- Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016Solving Cold Cases - Volume 2: True Crime Stories That Took Years to Crack by Andrew J. Clark shows how detectives & investigators often struggle to find the clues to solve cold cases. This book shows some of the highest profile investigations that took years to solve. I gave it almost four stars.
The first case revealed showed the time frame between 1975 & 1995 with a final date of conviction of Ted Kaczynski in 1998. He masqueraded under the name "the Unabomber". It finally took a tip from a family member to help solve this 20 year case.
At the age of sixteen he was admitted to Harvard University with a scholarship where he studied mathematics. He never seemed to be able to socialize. Finally he moved back to Montana & lived in a cabin.
"After surmising that all of these attacks (1979 & 1980) the Postal Service, the FBI, & the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms all worked together to set up an investigation. This would be known as UNABOM, an acronym which stood for University & Airline Bombing." That's how he became known as the Unabomber.
He killed three people & wounded twenty-three by the bombs he sent around the country. He wrote his philosophical writing about "Industrial Society & Its Future" which was a 35,000 word essay which advocated return to simple living. It was released in 1995 & known as the Unabomber Manifesto. His own brother through an attorney contacted the FBI to turn him in but wanted to insure he was not harmed.
The next case took place at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia on July 27, 1996. The suspect was Eric Robert Randolph & his date of conviction was August 2005. It was the site of the Olympic Games.
"Bomb attacks are some of the most difficult cases to solve. Once detonated, a large amount of the physical evidence is lost in the explosion, hindering forensic attempts to delve deeper into the crime scene."
One person was killed by the shrapnel of the bomb, but because it had been moved & the authorities alerted, the stands were cleared & only one hundred & eleven people were wounded. A cameraman running toward the scene had a heart attack & died.
In spite of this, the decision to continue with the rest of the Olympic Games was made.
Richard Jewell was first hailed as a hero for helping people out of the stands & then he became a suspect.
He was hounded by the media until he was finally exonerated of all suspicion. He filed a number of lawsuits against the media.
Then two new bombings took place. One was at a lesbian nightclub & the other at a clinic that provided abortions. There were similarities in the bombs constructions. That's when Eric Robert Randolph became a suspect. He vanished into the Appalachian Mountains. The FBI included him on their '10 Most Wanted' list.
He spent five years running from the police.
He was arrested as a burglar & soon pled guilty to all the bombings. He had wanted the Games to be canceled.
The next story is about an anonymous corpse that came to be known as 'Tent Girl' on May 17, 1968. The victim was later identified as Barbara Ann Hackman Taylor in Georgetown, Kentucky. This is a case where the suspect remains unknown & the case is cold.
The townspeople buried her with the known details on her headstone as 'Tent Girl' hoping that someone could identify her at some point.
The son-in-law of the man who found her corpse made it his personal mission & after decades of searching came across a missing persons report to help identify her.
The next story was the mystery of the school girl who spent ten years hidden in her boyfriend's home. This was Tanya Nicole Kach from Pennsylvania. The suspect was Thomas Hose & his date of conviction was 2006. He was a guard at the school she attended as a student. When she was fifteen she began a secret relationship with him. However, after moving in, the situation became intolerable & she was kept a virtual prisoner.
There are mixed stories about what actually occurred. She had a credibility problem & had supposedly wanted to be with him because of her home situation.
Charlie Keever & Jonathan Sellers were killed on March 27, 1993 & the suspect was Scott Erskine. He was convicted in September 2004. He had been in custody on other charges. It was solved because of a DNA match.
Andrew Kissel was murdered in 2003. The suspect was Carlos Trujillo & his date of conviction was March 2008. Kissel had been an embezzler of almost $4 million.
"As the technology employed by police forces gets better & better, we might find ourselves with an increasing ability to look over the old cases on our books & be able to put them to bed."
I received a complimentary copy in an Amazon promotion. This did not change my opinion for this review.
Solving Cold Cases - Volume 2: True Crime Stories That Took Years to Crack
- Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020I will read more of these books and I will recommend this book to anyone who is interested in true crime books. That is an amazing read.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015Nice reading for your free time.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2020As sad as it is that some cases take so long to be solved, it's great when they are. Victims of all crimes deserve justice.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2016The author presents interesting accounts of several cold cases that were solved, sometimes decades past the commission of the crime. Despite numerous errors, I enjoyed reading this book.
Some of the cases are extremely bizarre, such as the man who apparently kidnapped his stepchildren and then married one of them. The more familiar cases are those of Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, and Martha Moxley.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019If you enjoy mystery and crime, this books for you. Thorough in detail from start to finish. With police procedures.
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- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars A!
great read very interesting i loved it well done andrew
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars and she was pleased with it
I bought it for a friend ,and she was pleased with it
- JaneReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2017
3.0 out of 5 stars Book
Not a brilliant book, ok for the money. Chapters bit short and not a lot of detail given but readable
- kevinReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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- Les HardakerReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
I enjoyed reading this book.