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Homicide by the rich and famous : a century of prominent killers /

Many people express shock and horror when they hear of a wealthy or famous person killing another person. As a society, we seem to expect the rich and famous to behave better, to commit fewer crimes, to be immune to the passions that inspire other, less prominent people to kill. After all, the rich...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Gini Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2005.
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505 0 |a A matter of motive -- The case of Roland Burnham Molineux -- The case of Candace (Candy) Mossler -- What's the method? -- The case of Linda Burfield Hazzard -- The case of Dr. Carl Coppolino -- Hiring help -- The case of Allen Blackthorne -- The big cover-up -- The case of Albert Louis Luetgert -- The case of Thomas Capano -- Family, friends, and high places -- The case of Harry Thaw -- The case of Susan Cummings -- The power of the police, press, personality, and politics -- The case of Cullen Davis -- The case of Michael Skakel -- Legal power? -- The case of Lizzie Borden -- The case of Claus von Bulow -- When rich kids kill -- The case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb -- The case of Lyle and Erik Menendez -- Losing it -- The case of the Wardlow Sisters -- The case of John du Pont. 
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