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For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over...
2) Nancy Drew
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew sets out for Hollywood to solve the death of an actress.
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English
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"The amateur DNA sleuth who solved one of the most infamous cold cases in American history-the Golden State Killer crime spree-tells the incredible true story of how she did it, and explains how her methods have forever changed criminal investigations. In the span of just a few years, Barbara Rae-Venter went from researching her family history as a retiree to finding a serial killer who had baffled law enforcement for decades. I Know Who You Are tracks...
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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A raw and authentic look into the Los Angeles crime scene. Season Two goes even further inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims, and their families, where new challenges, personal and professional, await the law-men and law-women of Southland.
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English
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This program is read by the author.
A deeply-reported, riveting account of a cold case murder in Los Angeles, unsolved until DNA evidence implicated a shocking suspect – a female detective within the LAPD's own ranks.
On February 24, 1986, 29-year-old newlywed Sherri Rasmussen was murdered in the home she shared with her husband, John. The crime scene suggested a ferocious struggle, and police initially assumed it was a burglary gone awry. Before...
7) Alpha dog
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on the real-life case of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer in California's San Gabriel Valley who, in 2000, became one of the youngest men to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. With family links to organized crime, Johnny Truelove is on the warpath against Jake Mazursky, a sleazebag addict who owes him money. Fate intervenes when Johnny and his friend Frankie encounter Jake's 15-year-old half-brother Zack and hold him as collateral...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The detectives in the LAPD's major crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor is now in charge. Unlike Brenda, Raydor is determined to lead them with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor's hardest job will be gaining the trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren't quick to forget her past, especially Provenza, who...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Southland is Los Angeles: sandy beaches, Bel-Air mansions, gangbangers and drug deals gone wrong. It's where the rookies and veterans of a stand-up LAPD unit see all the violence and fear a big city can breed and struggle to make a difference. A gripping, lightning-paced series about the men and women who live their lives on a jagged edge, taking on criminals, victims and a sprawling city tainted by vice and seething with danger.
13) Guilt
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Series
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When Mark Dooher becomes a suspect in his wife's murder, all the San Francisco attorney--who gets what he wants, including a beautiful mistress and the power of the Church behind him--has to fear is the truth.
Publisher
Warner Bros Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The elite team of Major Crimes is back for its sixth season with three of the most challenging cases yet, struggling to solve mysteries mired in complex political conflicts that move beyond traditional murder cases. As Sharon Raydor grows accustomed to her new boss, Assistant Chief Leo Mason, the detectives find themselves questioning their faith in the rapidly changing priorities of the justice system while also managing the difficult changes in...
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Series
Alex Delaware novels volume 36
Language
English
Description
LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a master detective. He has a near-perfect solve rate and he's written his own rule book. Some of those successes--the toughest ones--have involved his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But Milo doesn't call Alex in unless cases are different. This murder warrants an immediate call. Milo's independence has been compromised as never before, as the department pressures him to cater to the...
16) Hollywoodland
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Made famous as Superman on television, George Reeves finds it hard to not be typecast because of it. When he is found dead of a gunshot wound, rumors begin to run rampant. Based on Hollywood's most notorious unsolved mystery.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Everyone's favorite Police Lieutenant is back in his famous trench coat. Join Columbo as he asks all the right questions in some of the most deceptive and deadly cases. No murderer can hide for long with Columbo on the beat.