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True Crime offers a nonfiction survey of more than 100 real-life perpetrators, including murderers, thieves, and con artists. The volume features extensive photographs and contextual details, tracing a narrative from early 20th‑century outlaws such as Billy the Kid and Pancho Villa to modern cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial, the prosecution of Nazi war criminals, and the high‑profile 2004 murder trial of Scott Peterson. Each case is presented with concise background information that highlights the criminal’s methods, motives, and the judicial outcomes that followed.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Nicholas Yapp
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