The True Stories of Celebrated Crimes


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Excerpt: "Raw truth often possesses greater human interest than the most polished fiction. Crime, in itself, is painful and sometimes repulsive, but a study of the methods of criminal investigation by which difficult problems are solved and the guilty brought to justice, is entertaining ...With this thought in mind, the reader is invited to a consideration of a few of the famous cases that are to be found in the history of the world’s greatest detectives." Fifteen cases are presented, each story is complete in itself. (Summary by Laurie Banza) (5 hr 3 min)

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PREFACE 3:17 Gelesen von Laurie Banza
CHIEF WILKIE AND THE GOLD CERTIFICATES 21:07 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
VIDOCQ AND THE LOCKSMITH’S DAUGHTER 24:51 Gelesen von PotaszNC
COLONEL FRASER AND THE RAILWAY MYSTERY 21:52 Gelesen von Claudia Caldi
GENERAL TREPOFF AND THE RUSSIAN STUDENTS 17:40 Gelesen von PaulW
INSPECTOR BYRNES AND THE HANIER MURDER 18:29 Gelesen von Laurie Banza
PINKERTON AND THE GREAT SAFE ROBBERY 18:27 Gelesen von Lysa Ali
CHIEF KELLY AND THE DESERTED HOUSE 18:05 Gelesen von KenK
CHIEF BROOKS AND THE MAN WITH THE LAZY EYES 23:54 Gelesen von Lysa Ali
INSPECTOR SWEENEY AND THE STOLEN GEMS 20:11 Gelesen von Jddykst
CAPTAIN LINDEN AND THE MOUNTAIN MYSTERY 19:56 Gelesen von Piotr Nater
CAPTAIN DONAGHY AND THE WHITE CASE 22:12 Gelesen von docdlmartin
SUPERINTENDENT FROEST AND THE VERSATILE ROGUE 17:00 Gelesen von Dean Leggiero
THE “HEADQUARTERS MAN” AND THE BURGLARY THAT FAILED 18:23 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
CAPTAIN O’BRIEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HALLWAY 16:26 Gelesen von docdlmartin
CHIEF KELLY AND THE OPIUM SMUGGLERS 22:00 Gelesen von docdlmartin