The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials
The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials
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Summary
Features 35 famous trials of the 20th century. The cases featured include: the longest ever US trial, of deadly duo Bianchi and Buono for the Hillside Stranglings of 12 young women; Brady and Hindley, the iconic case of multiple child murder by a couple obsessed with sadism, Nazism, and pornography; and more.
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The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials by Roger Wilkes
The 35 most famous trials of the 20th century, as recorded by the people who were there including Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Brian Masters, Damon Runyon and other star turns in true crime writing. Among the cases featured: the longest ever US trial, of deadly duo Bianchi and Buono for the Hillside Stranglings of 12 young women; Brady and Hindley - the iconic case of multiple child murder by a couple obsessed with sadism, Nazism and pornography; America's trial of the 1990s - O.J. Simpson; the media frenzy around Bruno Hauptmann's alleged kidnap and murder of the infant son of American hero, Charles Lindbergh; gagged press during the 1968 trial of eleven-year-old Mary Bell, convicted for killing two little boys; Oscar Wilde - one of the earliest trials to earn blanket press coverage; and the nine-month trial of 'one of the most evil, satanic men who ever walked the face of the earth', Charles Manson.
Roger Wilkes is a respected writer on true crime, and editor of The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781845293048 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845293045 |
| Title | The Mammoth Book of Famous Trials |
| Author | Roger Wilkes |
| Series | Mammoth Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |