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Publisher: Courtroom Television Network LLC Charles Manson and the Manson Family 
 Contains biographical information on the cult leader, an overview of the 1969 California "Helter Skelter" murders, information on the subsequent investigation and trial, updates on members of "the family" (including Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, "convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald L. Ford in 1975"), and bibliography. From Courtroom Television Network's Crime Library site, a collection of hundreds of "nonfiction feature stories on major crimes, criminals, trials, forensics and criminal profiling by prominent writers." http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/manson/murder_1.html Topics: Crime, Notable People, Presidents by Name, Religion Last updated Jul 30, 2008 CourtTV: News
Daily updates and documents about current criminal and civil court cases (generally those of popular interest). Includes video, and special features. Note: some content only available to subscribers. From Court TV. http://www.cnn.com/CRIME/ Topics: Judicial Process Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Numbers Game
Discussion of this form of illegal lottery as played in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s. "The game is played by players betting on a series of three numbers. ... A player would win if his/her numbers matched a preset series of three numbers, which were found in daily newspapers as the last three digits of either the NYSE total, U.S. Treasury balance, or total bets at a selected racetrack." From Court TV's Crime Library. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/gang/harlem_gangs/3.html Topics: Communities & Groups, Crime, Money, Recreation, Recreation Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Crime Library: Literary Forensics
These articles cover forensic document and handwriting analysis, and specific cases that involved literary forensics. Includes material on written communications related to the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, the Unabomber case, the JonBenet Ramsey murder, and the Hitler diaries. Written by a forensic psychologist for the CourtTV Crime Library. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/index.html#link%3D404-crimelibrary Topics: Crime Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Zodiac Killer
Background about the Zodiac Killer, "one of the great unsolved serial killer mysteries of all time. ... This October, 1966 killing began a ghoulish series of murders that panicked the people of the San Francisco area. For years the Zodiac taunted the police with weird ciphers, phone calls, insulting and cryptic messages." Includes example of cryptograms, discussions of evidence and the case against Arthur Allen (a suspect), and more. From CourtTV. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/zodiac/river_1.html Topics: Crime Last updated Dec 2, 2008 |
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