This book delves into Mexico's criminal underbelly to tell the stories of the psychopathic loners, professional narco assassins and the overwhelmed law enforcement trying desperately to hunt them down.
„Rusko už dávno předstihlo Spojené státy jako Mekku sériových vražd.“ Jméno Andreje Čikatila zná téměř každý. Ale osudy „Angarského maniaka“ Michaila Popkova, travičky dětí Tamary Ivaňutinové nebo třeba „Lovce“ Nikolaje Džumagalijeva získaly mnohem menší publicitu. Světová veřejnost se mylně domnívá, že hlavním„domovem“ sériových vrahů jsou Spojené státy. Kriminalisté však odtajnili, že Rusko a jeho komunistický předchůdce Sovětský svaz se staly skrytou líhní těchto zločinců již o desítky let dříve. Závěry expertů odhalily, že nebývalý rozmach sériových vražd v dnešním Rusku začal na konci 60. let a pokračoval i v 21. století. Zastaralé policejní vyšetřovací techniky v kombinaci s autoritářským režimem, který zatajoval všechny negativní stránky země, vedly k tomu, že skrývající se vrazi zde prostě „nevyplavali“ na povrch. Svou roli sehrály i technologická zaostalost, otevřená korupce nebo třeba obecné pohrdání životem mnoha údajně podřadných obětí. S některými příběhy se český čtenář může seznámit poprvé právě v této publikaci známého autora true crime titulů Wensleyho Clarksona.
Going beyond the popular TV show, this is the true story of forensic science from those who solve crimes without witnesses.
True stories of police corruption, bent coppers and the secret units who hunt them.
The true story of London's toughest, deadliest street gangs: the events, the rules and the real top boys.
This is the extraordinary story of how Charlie Wilson - renowned as one of the leaders of the Great Train Robbery gang - turned his back on so-called traditional crime to become the underworld's original narco by masterminding a multi-billion dollar drugs network in partnership with the original cocaine cowboy, Pablo Escobar.Wilson secretly helped turn cocaine into the Western world's number one recreational drug of choice. Secret Narco unravels the bullet riddled, never-before-told history of South Londoner Wilson's cocaine empire and his forays into the deadliest killing fields of South America. Bestselling author Wensley Clarkson's meticulously researched story features interviews with many of Wilson's friends, family members and enemies on both sides of the law enforcement divide, as well as associates of Pablo Escobar.Secret Narco also reveals the final, tragic circumstances behind Wilson and Escobar's bloody deaths, and how their twisted 'partnership' proved that gangsters never rest in peace.
The shocking true story of Harold Shipman, the doctor who became Britain's most prolific serial killer.
Today's gangsters are a far cry from their earlier counterparts. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilizing influence; their power inspired respect and they kept the underworld in check. Gangs of the 21st century have spread their brutality far and wide. The old crimes of prostitution and extortion are being dropped in favor of multi-million dollar drug deals, bringing gangsters more money and power than ever before. It is a cut-throat industry that is conducted in the shadows and driven solely by profit. Acclaimed true crime author Wensley Clarkson has met many of Britain's richest and most powerful gangs. In this fascinating and gripping account, he provides an extraordinary insight into the dark and glamorous underworld of British organized crime. His investigation leads to the shocking conclusion that crime is perhaps the third largest industry in the UK.
A gripping true crime expose centring around The Dartford Crossing - the battleground of an intense war between old school British gangsters and Eastern European gangs in light of Brexit.