The encyclopedia of American crime / Sifakis, Carl

This complete and up-to-date encyclopedia is not only a first- rate reference work on a long-negleted--if less than edifying-- theme in American history but is also a compulsively readable account of some of the most colorful figures and incredible talesimaginable. It offers conclusive evidence that truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction.

Contains entries that provide information about people and events in the history of American crime, from Viking raids to DNA evidence; arranged alphabetically from A-to-J, with photographs and illustrations.