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)

Chapters

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