Author: Cuqi And Co Publication Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 0
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The chilling true narrative of murder, obsession, and betrayal is vividly portrayed in "Fatal Justice: The Courthouse Tragedy That Shook Wilmington". On February 11, 2013, unspeakable horror occurred at the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware. Inspired by years of resentment and a bitter custody battle involving his son, David, Thomas Matusiewicz killed his former daughter-in-law Christine Belford and her partner, Laura Beth Mulford, in a vicious attack. But there was more to this tragedy than a random act of violence. It was the culmination of an extensive court battle that included the abduction of Belford's children, a relentless cyberstalking campaign, and a conspiracy that crossed many legal lines. The sound of Matusiewicz's bullets echoing through the halls of justice stunned the town, and the nation was forced to confront the horrifying possibility of what could occur if the legal system failed to defend the vulnerable. "Fatal Justice" delves deeply into the events that preceded that fateful day, revealing the horrible complexities of the Matusiewicz family's plot in addition to the grave security lapses that allowed such a tragedy to happen. With meticulous research and gripping narrative, this book exposes the dark side of family law disputes and the terrible consequences of unchecked rage and obsession. This is a depressing look at how the court system can be abused and how families may be destroyed when retaliation turns into a family issue rather than a fictional crime story. Anyone who like true crime stories, judicial intrigue, and the quest of justice should read "Fatal Justice." Don't miss this gripping and timeless account of one of the most horrific killings in recent memory. Get a copy of "Fatal Justice: The Courthouse Tragedy That Shook Wilmington" right away to learn the true story of a case that turned fatal when justice was served.
Author: Joe McGinniss Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101608633 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 978
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The electrifying true crime story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children—murders he vehemently denies committing... Bestselling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald—a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darkness that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is a haunting, stunningly suspenseful work that no reader will be able to forget. Includes photographs and a Special Epilogue by the author OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
Author: Joe McGinniss Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0451417941 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 978
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The electrifying true crime story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children—murders he vehemently denies committing... Bestselling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald—a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darkness that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is a haunting, stunningly suspenseful work that no reader will be able to forget. Includes photographs and a Special Epilogue by the author OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
Author: Janet Malcolm Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307797872 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 177
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A seminal work and examination of the psychopathology of journalism. Using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit by a convicted murder againt the journalist who wrote a book about his crime, Malcolm delves into the always uneasy, sometimes tragic relationship that exists between journalist and subject. Featuring the real-life lawsuit of Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer, against Joe McGinniss, the author of Fatal Vision. In Malcolm's view, neither journalist nor subject can avoid the moral impasse that is built into the journalistic situation. When the text first appeared, as a two-part article in The New Yorker, its thesis seemed so radical and its irony so pitiless that journalists across the country reacted as if stung. Her book is a work of journalism as well as an essay on journalism: it at once exemplifies and dissects its subject. In her interviews with the leading and subsidiary characters in the MacDonald-McGinniss case -- the principals, their lawyers, the members of the jury, and the various persons who testified as expert witnesses at the trial -- Malcolm is always aware of herself as a player in a game that, as she points out, she cannot lose. The journalist-subject encounter has always troubled journalists, but never before has it been looked at so unflinchingly and so ruefully. Hovering over the narrative -- and always on the edge of the reader's consciousness -- is the MacDonald murder case itself, which imparts to the book an atmosphere of anxiety and uncanniness. The Journalist and the Murderer derives from and reflects many of the dominant intellectual concerns of our time, and it will have a particular appeal for those who cherish the odd, the off-center, and the unsolved.
Author: David S. Cecelski Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 0807866571 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 118
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At the close of the nineteenth century, the Democratic Party in North Carolina engineered a white supremacy revolution. Frustrated by decades of African American self-assertion and threatened by an interracial coalition advocating democratic reforms, white conservatives used violence, demagoguery, and fraud to seize political power and disenfranchise black citizens. The most notorious episode of the campaign was the Wilmington "race riot" of 1898, which claimed the lives of many black residents and rolled back decades of progress for African Americans in the state. Published on the centennial of the Wilmington race riot, Democracy Betrayed draws together the best new scholarship on the events of 1898 and their aftermath. Contributors to this important book hope to draw public attention to the tragedy, to honor its victims, and to bring a clear and timely historical voice to the debate over its legacy. The contributors are David S. Cecelski, William H. Chafe, Laura F. Edwards, Raymond Gavins, Glenda E. Gilmore, John Haley, Michael Honey, Stephen Kantrowitz, H. Leon Prather Sr., Timothy B. Tyson, LeeAnn Whites, and Richard Yarborough.
Author: Leslie J. Reagan Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520387422 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 433
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The definitive history of abortion in the United States, with a new preface that equips readers for what’s to come. When Abortion Was a Crime is the must-read book on abortion history. Originally published ahead of the thirtieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, this award-winning study was the first to examine the entire period during which abortion was illegal in the United States, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and ending with that monumental case in 1973. When Abortion Was a Crime is filled with intimate stories and nuanced analysis, demonstrating how abortion was criminalized and policed—and how millions of women sought abortions regardless of the law. With this edition, Leslie J. Reagan provides a new preface that addresses the dangerous and ongoing threats to abortion access across the country, and the precarity of our current moment. While abortions have typically been portrayed as grim "back alley" operations, this deeply researched history confirms that many abortion providers—including physicians—practiced openly and safely, despite prohibitions by the state and the American Medical Association. Women could find cooperative and reliable practitioners; but prosecution, public humiliation, loss of privacy, and inferior medical care were a constant threat. Reagan's analysis of previously untapped sources, including inquest records and trial transcripts, shows the fragility of patient rights and raises provocative questions about the relationship between medicine and law. With the right to abortion increasingly under attack, this book remains the definitive history of abortion in the United States, offering vital lessons for every American concerned with health care, civil liberties, and personal and sexual freedom.
Author: Cuqi And Co Publication
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