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100 1 _aThompson, Emily G.,
_d1991-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aON TRIAL FOR MURDER :
_bCOURTROOM DRAMAS THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD /
_cWritten by Emily G. Thompson
264 1 _aLondon :
_bDorling Kindersley Limited,
_c2024
264 4 _c©2024
300 _av, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, plates, plans ;
_c20 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 _tWho wielded the ax? (Lizzie Borden, 1893) --
_t"A species of insanity" (Harry Thaw, 1907) --
_tBrighton trunk murderer (Toni Mancini, 1934) --
_tCrime of passion (Ruth Ellis, 1955) --
_tDeath wish (Gary Gilmore, 1976) --
_tJustice for the Ripper (Peter Sutcliffe, 1981) --
_tThe dingo trial (Lindy Chamberlain, 1982) --
_tThe little girl murderer (Tsutomu Miyazaki, 1989) --
_t"The trial of the century" (O.J. Simpson, 1994) --
_tRepeat offender (Richard Allen Davis, 1996) --
_t"I think I killed someone" (Phil Spector, 2007) --
_tThe old lady killer (Juana Barraza, 2008) --
_tTrial by media (Amanda Knox, 2007) --
_tSelf-defense or murder? (Byron David Smith, 2012) --
_tMassacre of the innocents (Anders Breivik, 2012) --
_tSon versus father (John Brickman Wall, 2015) --
_tA tragic mistake or a homicide? (Oscar Pistorious, 2013) --
_tCaught on camera (Derek Chauvin, 2020).
520 _aThe stakes are never higher when the charge is murder. Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in history, such as the O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Oscar Pistorius cases. Each of the trials detailed in this book - the latest in DK's highly successful series of true crime investigations - dominated the world's news media and gripped public attention. After examining the evidence, if you had been a member of the jury, what would have been your verdict? Guilty? Or Not Guilty?
650 1 0 _aTrials (Murder)
650 2 0 _aEvidence, Criminal
650 2 0 _aJudicial process
650 2 0 _aTrials (Murder)
_vCases
650 2 0 _aMurder
_vCase studies
650 2 0 _aMurder
_xInvestigation
_vCase studies
655 7 _aCase studies
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999 _c201475
_d201475