cold cases (criminal investigation)

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cold cases (criminal investigation)

We keep the dead close

a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence
2020
"1969: the height of counterculture and the year universities would seek to curb the unruly spectacle of student protest the winter that Harvard University would begin the tumultuous process of merging with Radcliffe, its all-female sister school and the year that Jane Britton, an ambitious 23-year-old graduate student in Harvard's Anthropology Department and daughter of Radcliffe Vice President J. Boyd Britton, would be found bludgeoned to death in her Cambridge, Massachusetts apartment. Forty yearslater, Becky Cooper a curious undergrad, will hear the first whispers of the story. The story was this: a Harvard student had had an affair with her professor, and the professor had murdered her in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology because she'd threatened to talk about the affair. Though the rumor proves false, the story that unfolds, is even more complex"--Provided by publisher.

A good girl's guide to murder

"As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past"--Provided by publisher.
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Walking the bones

"The bones of seven young girls, picked clean and carefully preserved, discovered years ago... that's all Sergeant Ryan DeMarco knows about the unsolved crime he has unwittingly been roped into investigating during what is supposed to be a healing road trip with his new love, Jayme"--Provided by publisher.

The Gardner museum heist

"'The Gardner Museum Heist' explores all sides of this famously unsolved crime. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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The murders of Tupac and Biggie

"'The Murders of Tupac and Biggie' explores all sides of the unsolved murders of two famous rappers. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, the history behind the two rappers' impactful careers and rivalry, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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The Zodiac killer

"'The Zodiac Killer' explores all sides of this famously unidentified serial killer. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, and more related to this killer known for his mysterious letters. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by publisher.
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Race against time

a reporter reopens the unsolved murder cases of the civil rights era
"An award-winning investigative reporter shares the real-life detective story of how Klansmen came to justice in notorious unsolved civil rights cold cases--decades after they had gotten away with murder"--Provided by publisher.
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A good girl's guide to murder

"As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past"--Provided by publisher.
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Chase darkness with me

how one true-crime writer started solving murders
"Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. Every story he wrote had one thing in common, they didn't have an ending. The killer was still out there. But after the sudden death of a friend . . . Billy became fed up. Following a dark night, he came up with a plan. A plan to investigate past the point when the cops had given up. A plan to solve the murders himself"--Adapted from dust jacket.
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Last seen

the murderer next door
2018
When Aerin is kidnapped by a killer she knows all too well, her friends Seneca, Maddox, and Madison have four days to solve a series of related cases in order to secure her release.
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