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From the archives of The New York Times , 165 years of the most notorious real-life crimes.
For 166 years, The New York Times has been a rich source of information about crime, its reporters racing alongside tabloids to track the shocking incidents that disrupt daily life. This fascinating compilation, edited by seasoned Times crime-beat veteran Kevin Flynn, captures the full sweep of the newspaper's coverage of the subject--from the assassinations of icons like Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X to the deadly trails left behind by serial killers like H. H. Holmes (America's first recognized serial killer), the Son of Sam, and Jeffrey Dahmer. This comprehensive review examines issues like incarceration, organized crime, and vice--from the Attica riot to the powerful Medellin Cartel--as well as the infamous crimes that riveted the world. The kidnappings of Jaycee Dugard and the Lindbergh baby. The Manson murders. The robberies that exasperated law enforcement, from bank heists by Dillinger to the enduring mystery of the greatest art heist in American history at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. White-collar crimes from Ponzi to Madoff. Crimes of passion, such as Harry Thaw's dramatic shooting of Stanford White, his rival for the charms of the beautiful Evelyn Nesbit. Chapters are organized by topic and include explanatory material by Flynn to provide context. The book features more than 70 photographs as well as reproductions of front-page stories. Although the focus is on the US, important international stories are included.
Author Notes
Kevin Flynn is an investigative editor whose work has helped earn The New York Times numerous awards, including a 2009 Pulitzer Prize. He served as the newspaper's police bureau chief from 1998 to 2003 and, in 2005, he cowrote with Jim Dwyer 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers (Henry Holt), a bestseller that was a National Book Award nonfiction finalist.
Richard Price is a bestselling author of nine novels, including Clockers (Macmillan), The Wanderers (Houghton Mifflin), Freedomland (Random House), and Lush Life (Macmillan). He wrote several episodes of HBO's The Wire , and is also the cowriter of the acclaimed HBO miniseries The Night Of .
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* This presentation of the New York Times' coverage of crime stories, from the assassination of Lincoln to the mass murder in an Orlando gay nightclub in June 2016, joins other compilations of Times stories over time, such as The New York Times Book of Medicine (2015). This latest, however, doesn't provide a steady arc of progress and discovery but, rather, a shocking panoply of man's inhumanity to man. Eleven chapters focus on either individual crimes or persisting issues, such as organized crime and vice. Readers are given the most spectacular breaking-news entries under Assassinations, including the murders of John F. Kennedy and Mohandas Gandhi; Heists; Kidnappings (the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, featured on the cover, still shocks); Murder; Mass Murder; Sex Crimes; and White Collar, to identify only seven. The scope is international, though U.S. crimes feature the most heavily. One of the rewards of reading this book is tracking how crime reporting has reflected its own fashions, from nineteenth-century embroidered-with-sentiment accounts through zippy Jazz Age reporting (the lead for the 1929 Valentine's Day Massacre is: Chicago gangland leaders observed Valentine's Day with machine guns and a stream of bullets) to the more dispassionate tone of modern accounts. The great virtue of all these pieces is the immediacy of breaking news, now read with the hindsight of history. Wonderfully well executed.--Fletcher, Connie Copyright 2017 Booklist
Library Journal Review
The New York Times is known for high-quality writing and reporting, and for this book, edited by the paper's investigative editor Flynn, it has dipped into its archives for historical articles on the biggest crimes of the last 160 years, from Abraham Lincoln's assassination through the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting in June 2016. The articles are presented in chronological order within chapters such as "Assassinations," "Serial Killers" and "The Mob." The importance of some incidents, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, weren't understood at the time, whereas others, such as the importance of television in the public's involvement in law and politics, were prescient. While big news such as the O.J. Simpson trial, John F. Kennedy's assassination, and the capture of Whitey Bulger are covered, articles on topics including torture at New York's Sing Sing prison (1855) and the relative safety of marijuana (1926) make an appearance as well. Coverage of a 1927 school massacre is a harsh reminder that there is nothing new under the sun. VERDICT Whether the reader dips in or reads the book straight through, this will be a treat for fans of true crime and the history of journalism.-Deirdre Bray Root, MidPointe Lib. Syst., OH © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. viii |
| Introduction | p. xii |
| Chapter 1 Assassinations | |
| Awful Event: President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin | p. 2 |
| Heir to Austria's Throne Is Slain with His Wife by a Bosnian Youth to Avenge Seizure of His Country | p. 6 |
| Gandhi Is Killed by a Hindu; India Shaken, World Mourns; 15 Die in Rioting in Bombay | p. 8 |
| Kennedy Is Killed by Sniper as He Rides in Car in Dallas; Johnson Sworn in on Plane | p. 12 |
| Malcolm X Shot to Death at Rally Here | p. 21 |
| Martin Luther King Is Slain in Memphis; A White Is Suspected; Johnson Urges Cairn | p. 27 |
| Kennedy Is Dead, Victim of Assassin; Suspect, Arab Immigrant, Arraigned; Johnson Appoints Panel on Violence | p. 32 |
| Sadat Assassinated at Army Parade as Men Amid Ranks Fire into Stands; Vice President Affirms "All Treaties" | p. 36 |
| Bhutto Is Killed at Rally, and Pakistan Faces Outrage and New Turmoil | p. 40 |
| Chapter 2 Heists | |
| Masked Men Rob a Train: The Bold Exploit of a Gang of Missouri Outlaws | p. 46 |
| Dillinger Defied Capture for Year | p. 50 |
| Bandits Rob Mail Train Outside London; Record Loss May Exceed $5,000,000 | p. 55 |
| Star of India and 8 Other Stolen Gems Returned to City From Miami Locker | p. 60 |
| The Big Lufthansa Robbery and Its Trail of Murder | p. 65 |
| Boston Thieves Loot a Museum of Masterpieces | p. 70 |
| Willie Sutton, Urbane Scoundrel | p. 73 |
| FBI Brings a Fresh Set of Eyes to a '71 Plane Hijacking Mystery | p. 76 |
| Graying Thieves and a Record Heist Undone in London | p. 78 |
| Chapter 3 Kidnappings | |
| Franks Slayers Get Life Imprisonment; Youth Averts Noose | p. 84 |
| Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped from Home of Parents on Farm Near Princeton; Taken from His Crib; Wide Search On | p. 89 |
| Bronfman's Son Rescued in City After a Payment of $2.3 Million; Money Recovered, 2 Suspects Held | p. 92 |
| Miss Hearst Is Convicted on Bank Robbery Charges | p. 96 |
| Agony Lingers, 20 Years After the Moro Killing | p. 103 |
| Captive's Own Account of 18 Years as a Hostage | p. 105 |
| Chapter 4 Mass Murder | |
| School Dynamiter First Slew Wife | p. 110 |
| Suspect Seized in Chicago in Slaying of Eight Nurses | p. 114 |
| Terror in Littleton: The Overview; 2 Students in Colorado School Said to Gun Down as Many as 23 and Kill Themselves in a Siege | p. 117 |
| Massacre in Virginia; Drumbeat of Shots, Broken by Pauses to Reload | p. 121 |
| Gunman Kills 12 at Colorado Theater; Scores Are Wounded, Reviving Debate | p. 124 |
| Norwegian Mass Killer Gets Maximum Sentence: 21 Years | p. 128 |
| Sandy Hook Pupils Were All Shot Multiple Times with a Semiautomatic, Officials Say | p. 131 |
| A Hectic Day at Church, and Then a Hellish Visitor | p. 134 |
| Praising Isis, Gunman Attacks Gay Nightclub Leaving 50 Dead in Worst Shooting on U.S. Soil | p. 140 |
| Chapter 5 The Mob | |
| 7 Chicago Gangsters Slain by Firing Squad of Rivals, Some in Police Uniforms | p. 146 |
| The Crime Hearings: Television Provides Both a Lively Show and a Notable Public Service | p. 153 |
| 65 Hoodlums Seized in a Raid and Run Out of Upstate Village | p. 156 |
| Valachi Names 5 as Crime Chiefs in New York Area Emanuel Perlmutter | p. 159 |
| Galante and 2 Shot to Death in a Brooklyn Restaurant | p. 164 |
| The Mafia of the 1980s: Divided and Under Siege | p. 168 |
| John Gotti Dies in Prison at 61; Mafia Boss Relished the Spotlight | p. 175 |
| A Mafia Boss Breaks a Code in Telling All | p. 182 |
| Long Elusive, Irish Mob Legend Ended Up a California Recluse | p. 185 |
| Chapter 6 Murder | |
| Thaw Murders Stanford White; Shoots Him on the Madison Square Garden Roof | p. 192 |
| Trial Under Way in Youth's Killing | p. 198 |
| Manson, 3 Women Guilty; Prosecution to Ask Death | p. 201 |
| John Lennon of Beatles Is Killed; Suspect Held in Shooting at Dakota | p. 208 |
| Mrs. Harris Found Guilty of Murder and She Is Quickly Removed to Jail | p. 211 |
| Not Guilty: The Overview: Jury Clears Simpson in Double Murder; Spellbound Nation Divides on Verdict | p. 217 |
| Colorado Murder Mystery Lingers as Police Press On James Brooke | p. 222 |
| Kitty, 40 Years Later | p. 225 |
| Freed by DNA, Now Charged in New Crime | p. 231 |
| Grisly Murder Case Intrigues Italian University City | p. 235 |
| A Trial Ends, but for South Africans, the Debate May Be Just Beginning | p. 237 |
| Straight From TV to Jail: Durst Is Charged in Killing | p. 240 |
| Chapter 7 Prison | |
| Showering and Yoking | p. 246 |
| 9 Hostages and 28 Prisoners Die as 1,000 Storm Prison in Attica-"Like a War Zone" | p. 250 |
| No Way Out: Dashed Hopes-Serving Life, with No Chance of Redemption | p. 257 |
| Tale of 3 Inmates Who Vanished from Alcatraz Maintains Intrigue 50 Years Later | p. 262 |
| How El Chapo Was Finally Captured, Again | p. 266 |
| Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law | p. 273 |
| Chapter 8 Serial Killers | |
| Dismay in Whitechapel: Two More Murdered Women Found | p. 278 |
| Holmes Cool to the End | p. 281 |
| DeSalvo, Confessed "Boston Strangler," Found Stabbed to Death in Prison Cell | p. 289 |
| .44 Killer Wounds 12th and 13th Victims | p. 291 |
| The Suspect Is Quoted on Killings: "It Was a Command ... I Had a Sign" | p. 296 |
| Suspect in Mass Deaths Is Puzzle to All | p. 300 |
| Bundy Is Put to Death in Florida After Admitting Trail of Killings | p. 306 |
| Jeffrey Dahmer, Multiple Killer, Is Bludgeoned to Death in Prison | p. 310 |
| Retracing a Trail: The Sniper Suspects; Serial Killing's Squarest Pegs: Not Solo, White, Psychosexual or Picky | p. 313 |
| Chapter 9 Sex Crimes | |
| Polanski Guilty Plea Accepted in Sex Case Grace Lichtenstein | p. 320 |
| Crimmins Found Guilty of Murder as the Jury Accepts His Confession | p. 322 |
| Darkness Beneath the Glitter: Life of Suspect in Park Slaying | p. 325 |
| Lorena Bobbitt Acquitted in Mutilation of Husband | p. 330 |
| A Crime Revisited: The Decision; 13 Years Later, Official Reversal in Jogger Attack | p. 334 |
| Boston Church Papers Released; A Pattern of Negligence Is Cited | p. 339 |
| Sandusky Guilty of Sexual Abuse of 10 Young Boys | p. 344 |
| Chapter 10 Vice | |
| Marijuana Smoking Is Reported Safe | p. 350 |
| Speakeasy Census Shows Brisk Trade | p. 354 |
| Kingpin of Crime Syndicate | p. 358 |
| Head of Medellin Cocaine Cartel Is Killed by Troops in Colombia | p. 362 |
| Spitzer, Linked to a Sex Ring as a Client, Gives an Apology | p. 366 |
| Chapter 11 White Collar | |
| Exchange "Wizard" Is Paying Claims | p. 372 |
| Van Doren Pleads Guilty; Is Freed | p. 376 |
| Milken Gets 10 Years for Wall St. Crimes | p. 378 |
| 2 Enron Chiefs Are Convicted in Fraud and Conspiracy Trial | p. 382 |
| Madoff Goes to Jail After Guilty Pleas | p. 386 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 389 |
| Contributors | p. 390 |
| Index | p. 396 |
| Picture Credits | p. 400 |
