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Cold Case Files

Based on the iconic, Emmy-nominated series on A&E, this show explores some of the most difficult-to-solve murders, which stymied investigators and went cold, sometimes for decades. In fact, one-third of all murders in America remain open. But thanks to dogged investigators and breakthroughs in foren...

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The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War cover

The Other Side of the Mountain

Ali Ahmed Jalali

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: I'm In A Taliban Prison and Nobody Can Find Me

Jerry lived with and wrote a book about the Mujahideen, explaining them to the West, to the outside world.

In the 1980s, I had lived with and wrote a book about the Mujahideen, explaining them to the West, to the outside world.

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Soft White Underbelly

Ray Holland

Mentioned 2 years ago

I Survived: I Felt Like A Hockey Puck Sliding On Ice

The speaker mentioned this book as one of the places where he had shared his perspective on love, life, and the law.

You may know me from my books or my many interviews, such as Soft White Underbelly, Lex Friedman, or one of the many other places I've shared my perspective on love, life, and the law.

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Merriam-Webster's Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary (Pocket Reference Library)

Merriam-Webster

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: If I Go to Sleep, I Might Not Wake Up

Jose's brother brought him a bilingual book to help him communicate with nurses and doctors while recovering from his injuries in the hospital.

And he bring me a book from the store. The book, the name of the book was English and Spanish. So all the sounds, they were in Spanish.

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The Girl in the Treehouse

Jennifer Asbenson

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: I Don't Want to Die Like That

The survivor, Jennifer, self-published her memoir detailing her horrific attack in 2019 after years of questioning her own experience due to a lack of initial support.

In 2019 self-published her memoir called Girl in the Treehouse.

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Soul Survivor

Andrea Leininger

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: He Knew How To Control Us

This was Holly's book detailing her experience facing the infamous railroad killer. She pondered the possibility of encountering her attacker in heaven based on her Christian faith tenets after his execution.

As Holly says in her book, Soul Survivor, if I ponder the possibility that his repentance and remorse were sincere, then based on the tenets of my Christian faith, I have to also ponder the possibility that I may encounter him in heaven one day.

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The Other Side

Jacqueline Woodson

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: A Two-Foot-Long Machete

Norena listened to this song repeatedly while recovering, finding that its message about having control over managing one's life helped her get into a better emotional and cognitive place.

And in that song, it basically said that there's another side to everything in life. Even though you can't control everything, you certainly have things that you can control.

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Lord I Hope This Day Is Good

Praise God Publications

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: A Two-Foot-Long Machete

The speaker used to listen to this song on the way to work before the incident in 2001, feeling it was very important because February 2, 2001, ended up being a good day as they survived to talk about it.

Another song that Anne Murray had sung was Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good. And I used to listen to that on my way to work prior to 2001.

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Gone from My Sight

Barbara Karnes RN

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: A Two-Foot-Long Machete

Norena was in the process of writing a book about her experience, hoping it could help others who have gone through any kind of trauma, not just school-related trauma.

And I'm hoping that my book can help others. So someday, maybe in the next two years, if somebody can publish my book and people can read it and it can help them get through their trauma, whatever that looks like, and it doesn't have to be school trauma. It can be any kind of trauma. That will mean a lot to me.

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Change of Heart

Jodi Picoult

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: The Same Smell, The Same Burn

The book detailed the author's journey of being hurt and subsequently writing to and forgiving the young man who executed her pregnant sister and her sister's husband. Hearing about this book confirmed for the survivor that her own path of forgiveness toward her attackers was the right choice for her.

And that led her to a tragic realization her pregnant sister and her sister's husband were executed by a young man from their community and she wrote this story about the journey that she went on about how hurt she was to then writing him and forgiving him underlining highlighting like oh my goodness I have to meet her and she really confirmed for me that what I was doing was right for me.

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The Story of Us

Olivia Levin

Mentioned 2 years ago

Preview: Bad Bad Thing Season 2 The Blackstone Sisters

This essay was written by Wendy Blackstone several months before she died, paying tribute to her guide dog of sorts, Oliver, who was a constant companion for 12 years.

Jill and I have had dozens upon dozens of dogs in our lives over the past 10 years but there was only one special guy who stole my heart. Oliver.

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Shattered

Debra Puglisi Sharp

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: The One That Killed My Husband

The book was published in 2003, and the survivor felt she had to become stronger physically and emotionally before she could reclaim her story through writing it. The initial title suggested by others was 'Shattered,' but she fought for the subtitle 'Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence' because she did not want to be perceived as a shattered woman.

Shattered, Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence was published in 2003.

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Held Hostage

Michelle Renee

Mentioned 2 years ago

I SURVIVED: It Looks Like Dynamite

Michelle wrote this book detailing the violence she and her daughter endured and her subsequent healing process, which eventually became her new career. She found agents by looking through the acknowledgment sections of similar books in bookstores and eventually published through Penguin.

I ended up writing this book. So I would go into Barnes and Noble and go through books and find the acknowledgment section and write down agents' names in books that were similar to what I was going to do and writing and emailing them. Ended up getting a yes, published the book through Penguin.

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Jodi Picoult

Change of Heart

A Novel

The book detailed the author's journey of being hurt and subsequently writing to and forgiving the young man who executed her pregnant sister and her sister's husband. Hearing about this book confirmed for the survivor that her own path of forgiveness toward her attackers was the right choice for her.

"

And that led her to a tragic realization her pregnant sister and her sister's husband were executed by a young man from their community and she wrote this story about the journey that she went on abou...

— Episode: I SURVIVED: The Same Smell, The Same Bur...

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Episode: I SURVIVED: The Same Smell, The Same Burn

The book detailed the author's journey of being hurt and subsequently writing to and forgiving the young man who executed her pregnant sister and her sister's husband. Hearing about this book confirmed for the survivor that her own path of forgiveness toward her attackers was the right choice for her.

"

And that led her to a tragic realization her pregnant sister and her sister's husband were executed by a young man from their community and she wrote this story about the journey that she went on about how hurt she was to then writing him and forgiving him underlining highlighting like oh my goodness I have to meet her and she really confirmed for me that what I was doing was right for me.

I'm getting ready to go into the post office and mail my letter to Nicole along with Jean Bishop's Change of Heart I'm extremely nervous but I'm also really excited.

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Olivia Levin

The Story of Us

How the Taylor Swift Fandom Changed Our Lives

This essay was written by Wendy Blackstone several months before she died, paying tribute to her guide dog of sorts, Oliver, who was a constant companion for 12 years.

"

Jill and I have had dozens upon dozens of dogs in our lives over the past 10 years but there was only one special guy who stole my heart. Oliver.

— Episode: Preview: Bad Bad Thing Season 2 The Blac...

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This essay was written by Wendy Blackstone several months before she died, paying tribute to her guide dog of sorts, Oliver, who was a constant companion for 12 years.

"

Jill and I have had dozens upon dozens of dogs in our lives over the past 10 years but there was only one special guy who stole my heart. Oliver.

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Debra Puglisi Sharp

Shattered

Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence

The book was published in 2003, and the survivor felt she had to become stronger physically and emotionally before she could reclaim her story through writing it. The initial title suggested by others was 'Shattered,' but she fought for the subtitle 'Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence' because she did not want to be perceived as a shattered woman.

"

Shattered, Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence was published in 2003.

— Episode: I SURVIVED: The One That Killed My Husba...

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Episode: I SURVIVED: The One That Killed My Husband

The book was published in 2003, and the survivor felt she had to become stronger physically and emotionally before she could reclaim her story through writing it. The initial title suggested by others was 'Shattered,' but she fought for the subtitle 'Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence' because she did not want to be perceived as a shattered woman.

"

Shattered, Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence was published in 2003.

When I wrote Shattered, that title was not my choice because I refused to be a Shattered woman.

And I had to fight for the subtitle, Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence, because I really didn't want to be that Shattered woman.

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Angela Roegner

Eight Days in Darkness

The True Story of the Abduction, Rape, and Rescue of Anita Wooldridge

This book, written about Anita's experience, was co-authored with her therapist, Angela Rayner. Anita lived the experience, and Angela handled the research, including setting up interviews with officers.

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Anita and her therapist Angela Rayner wrote a book about her experience called Eight Days in Darkness.

— Episode: I SURVIVED: The Box Became My Safe Haven

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Episode: I SURVIVED: The Box Became My Safe Haven

This book, written about Anita's experience, was co-authored with her therapist, Angela Rayner. Anita lived the experience, and Angela handled the research, including setting up interviews with officers.

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Anita and her therapist Angela Rayner wrote a book about her experience called Eight Days in Darkness.

Angela did all the research man I was like I go I lived it you have to do all the work

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Andrea Leininger

Soul Survivor

The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot

The speaker mentioned her book, *Soul Survivor*, which recounts her true story of encountering the infamous railroad killer. She referred to it while discussing her feelings about the perpetrator's potential repentance and the possibility of encountering him in heaven.

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As Holly says in her book Soul Survivor, if I ponder the possibility that his repentance and remorse were sincere then based on the tenets of my Christian faith I have to also ponder...

— Episode: I SURVIVED: He Knew How to Control Us

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Episode: I SURVIVED: He Knew How to Control Us

The speaker mentioned her book, *Soul Survivor*, which recounts her true story of encountering the infamous railroad killer. She referred to it while discussing her feelings about the perpetrator's potential repentance and the possibility of encountering him in heaven.

"

As Holly says in her book Soul Survivor, if I ponder the possibility that his repentance and remorse were sincere then based on the tenets of my Christian faith I have to also ponder the possibility that I may encounter him in heaven one day redeemed and restored.

Holly's book Soul Survivor the inspiring true story of coming face to face with the infamous railroad killer is available on Amazon.

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Jacqueline Woodson

The Other Side

The speaker listened to this song repeatedly while recovering, as its message about controlling what one can in life helped her move into a better emotional and cognitive place after the attack.

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There was one song specifically that I listened to over and over again it was called The Other Side by Ann Murray.

— Episode: I SURVIVED: A Two-Foot-Long Machete

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Episode: I SURVIVED: A Two-Foot-Long Machete

The speaker listened to this song repeatedly while recovering, as its message about controlling what one can in life helped her move into a better emotional and cognitive place after the attack.

"

There was one song specifically that I listened to over and over again it was called The Other Side by Ann Murray.

In that song it basically said that you know there's another side to everything in life even though you can't control everything you certainly have things that you can control and so that song said to me I am in control of the fact that I can manage my life and I can go back to work when I want to.

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Jodi Picoult

Change of Heart

A Novel

Carly received a copy of this book in 2015, which detailed the author's journey from being deeply hurt by the execution of her pregnant sister and her husband to eventually writing to and forgiving the perpetrator. Reading the book confirmed for Carly that her own path towards forgiving her attacker was the right one for her.

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But in 2015, she received a copy of Change of Heart by Jean Bishop. Reading the book led her to a big realization. Her pregnant sister and her sister's husband were executed by a youn...

— Episode: I SURVIVED: The Same Smell, The Same Bur...

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Episode: I SURVIVED: The Same Smell, The Same Burn

Carly received a copy of this book in 2015, which detailed the author's journey from being deeply hurt by the execution of her pregnant sister and her husband to eventually writing to and forgiving the perpetrator. Reading the book confirmed for Carly that her own path towards forgiving her attacker was the right one for her.

"

But in 2015, she received a copy of Change of Heart by Jean Bishop. Reading the book led her to a big realization. Her pregnant sister and her sister's husband were executed by a young man from their community. And she wrote this story about the journey that she went on about how hurt she was to then writing him and to forgiving him.

Underlining, highlighting, like, oh my goodness, I have to meet her.

Serial Killers Puzzle Book: Dozens Of Logical Games With Serial Killers Illustrations To Keep Your Brain Young Cover

Dylan Walker

Serial Killers Puzzle Book

Dozens Of Logical Games With Serial Killers Illustrations To Keep Your Brain Young

The speaker noted that if such a book existed, Lonnie Franklin absolutely did everything wrong according to its potential standards.

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It's almost like what not to do as a serial killer. If there was a book, Lonnie absolutely did everything wrong.

— Episode: The Grim Sleeper Part 2

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Episode: The Grim Sleeper Part 2

The speaker noted that if such a book existed, Lonnie Franklin absolutely did everything wrong according to its potential standards.

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It's almost like what not to do as a serial killer. If there was a book, Lonnie absolutely did everything wrong.

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Christine Pelisek

The Grim Sleeper

The Lost Women of South Central

The author detailed the lives and deaths of the victims related to the Grim Sleeper case in this book.

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Christine would eventually write a book about the case called The Grim Sleeper, The Lost Women of South Central, where she details the lives and deaths of the victims.

— Episode: The Grim Sleeper Part 1

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Episode: The Grim Sleeper Part 1

The author detailed the lives and deaths of the victims related to the Grim Sleeper case in this book.

"

Christine would eventually write a book about the case called The Grim Sleeper, The Lost Women of South Central, where she details the lives and deaths of the victims.

No-Body Homicide Cases: A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim Is Missing Cover

Thomas A.(Tad) DiBiase

No-Body Homicide Cases

A Practical Guide to Investigating, Prosecuting, and Winning Cases When the Victim Is Missing

This book was mentioned by a former prosecutor who wondered if it could offer insight into Lisa Gaudenzi's disappearance. The speaker suggested that the nature of the case resembled situations discussed within the book.

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Former prosecutor and author of No Body Homicide Cases, Tad Tobias, wonders if the letters hint at what happened to Lisa.

— Episode: Vanished In Virginia

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Episode: Vanished In Virginia

This book was mentioned by a former prosecutor who wondered if it could offer insight into Lisa Gaudenzi's disappearance. The speaker suggested that the nature of the case resembled situations discussed within the book.

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Former prosecutor and author of No Body Homicide Cases, Tad Tobias, wonders if the letters hint at what happened to Lisa.

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Debra Puglisi Sharp

Shattered

Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence

In the episode, the guest explained that the book was published in 2003 and that she had resisted the title because she did not want to be labeled a shattered woman, fighting instead for a subtitle that emphasized reclaiming her life after violence. She described the writing process as cathartic and highlighted how it helped another survivor shift from victim to survivor, expressing pride in that transformation. The discussion portrayed the work as an empowering account of survival and recovery.

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Episode: I SURVIVED: The One That Killed My Husband

The book was published in 2003, and Debbie noted that the title 'Shattered' was not her choice because she refused to be labeled a shattered woman. She fought for the subtitle, 'Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence,' because she wanted people to know she had picked up the pieces of her life.

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I never chose to write a book. Marjorie Preston approached my personal attorney and asked him if I could meet with her about the possibility of writing a book.

Working with her was cathartic because she had some of the very same feelings that I had. The only difference was Marjorie still labeled herself as a victim when we were working, and I had already moved to survivor when the trial ended.

At the end of writing the book, she said, 'Debbie, I am now a survivor.' I felt so proud of her to be able to inspire and empower her to become a survivor.

When I wrote Shattered, that title was not my choice because I refused to be a Shattered woman. I had to fight for the subtitle, Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence, because I really didn't want to be that Shattered woman.

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Ed Edwards

Metamorphosis of a criminal

The book was referenced as a vehicle Edwards used to promote his claimed transformation after meeting a corrections officer in prison, with the host noting his early‑1970s fame on talk and game shows. It was described as part of his narrative about moving from a horrible past to a great present, but no endorsement was given.

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Episode: REOPENED: Sweethearts, Silenced

The book detailed how a corrections officer Edward Edwards met in prison allegedly helped him turn his life around after a long history of crime. Edwards used this book as a way to promote his transformation while appearing on talk and game shows in the early 1970s.

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He gained a bit of fame in the early 1970s when he appeared on numerous talk and game shows to promote his book, The Metamorphosis of a criminal, The True Life Story of Ed Edwards.

And he goes on the circuit talking to people about what a horrible person he had been, but what a great person he had become.

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Angela Roegner

Eight Days in Darkness

The True Story of the Abduction, Rape, and Rescue of Anita Wooldridge

The episode highlighted the book as a detailed account of the survivor's kidnapping, noting that the co-author conducted all the research while the survivor contributed her first‑hand experiences from therapy sessions and police interviews. Anita emphasized that the author handled the investigative work, allowing her to focus on sharing what she lived through. The discussion presented the title as a valuable resource for understanding the case.

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Episode: I Survived – The Box Became My Safe Haven

This book was written about the survivor's kidnapping experience, with the co-author handling the research while the survivor provided her first-hand account from therapy sessions and interviews with officers.

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Anita and her therapist, Angela Rainer, wrote a book about her experience called Eight Days in Darkness.

Angela did all the research, man. I was like, I lived it. You have to do all the work.

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Paul Holes

Unmasked

My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

The episode advertised the book as Paul Holes' new release and noted that it was available everywhere books were sold at the time. The hosts mentioned it briefly without providing further commentary.

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Episode: The Monster

The book was advertised as Paul Holes' new release, which was available everywhere books were sold at the time of the podcast.

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Get YOUR copy of Paul Holes' new book Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases - available now everywhere books are sold.

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Kimberly M. Fraker Ed.D

Mugshots

Life’s Moments Captured for Christ

In the episode, the hosts described how investigators brought a book of mugshots, containing roughly 169 photos, to a bar staff to help identify a suspect in the case. The title was referenced solely as a source of photographic evidence, without any explicit endorsement or critique.

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Episode: The Weepy-Voiced Killer

Investigators showed bar staff books containing approximately 169 photographs, which were mugshots of suspects in existing cases, in order to identify the killer.

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Sergeant Brown asked the bar staff to come with him back to the police station to look at books and Mugshots.

There were approximately 169 photos that they went through, and these were photographs that St. Paul already had of suspects in their cases.

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Meghan McCain

Bad Republican

A Memoir

The host highlighted an Audible Original audiobook by Meghan McCain and encouraged listeners to check it out. The brief mention served as a casual recommendation for the title.

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Episode: Innocent Prey

An Audible Original audiobook was mentioned, which the host encouraged listeners to check out.

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Listen to the new Audible Original Bad Republican by Meghan McCain!

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Megan Whalen Turner

Thick as Thieves (Queen’s Thief, 5)

The episode promoted the title as a new thriller, describing it as a bold hardboiled crime story that was riveting from start to finish. The hosts cited a positive review from the Providence Journal, emphasizing its compelling heist narrative and strong appeal to listeners.

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Episode: Man in the Shadows

This new thriller detailed a heist from twenty years prior where four individuals tried to steal half a million dollars, resulting in one being hospitalized, one jailed, one dead, and one getting away with it. The story focused on Arden Maxwell, the daughter of the man who disappeared, as she searched for the truth behind her father's involvement.

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Cold Case Files is sponsored by Grand Central Publishing and Sandra Brown's tantalizing new thriller, Thick as Thieves.

Providence Journal calls Thick as Thieves a bold embracing hardboiled crime thriller that's utterly riveting from the first page to the last.

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Ed Edwards

Metamorphosis of a criminal

This book was promoted by Ed Edwards in the early 1970s as his true-life story, detailing how a corrections officer he met in prison allegedly helped him turn his life around after a list of crimes he committed.

"

He gained a bit of fame in the early 1970s when he appeared on numerous talk and game shows to promote his book, The Metamorphosis of a criminal, the true life story of Ed Edwards.

— Episode: Sweethearts, Silenced

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Episode: Sweethearts, Silenced

This book was promoted by Ed Edwards in the early 1970s as his true-life story, detailing how a corrections officer he met in prison allegedly helped him turn his life around after a list of crimes he committed.

"

He gained a bit of fame in the early 1970s when he appeared on numerous talk and game shows to promote his book, The Metamorphosis of a criminal, the true life story of Ed Edwards.

The book is all about how a corrections officer he met in prison allegedly helped him turn his life around.

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Jeffrey Abney

Empty Pinatas (American Depraved Book 1)

The book was referenced as a key resource that led detectives to a witness who had not spoken in over 25 years, ultimately helping solve the murder case after DNA pointed to the suspect. Bill Curtis highlighted how the information in the book uncovered the missing testimony, and the discussion conveyed that the title was valuable for the investigation. The overall tone was positive, indicating the book was considered highly useful.

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Episode: A Knock At The Door

The cold case detectives found crucial information in this book, leading them to a witness no one had talked to in over 25 years, which helped solve the case after DNA pointed towards Wilbert Abney.

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In the Abney murder book they find it. A person no one has talked to in more than 25 years.

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Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark

One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

This book was mentioned as the source where the term 'The Golden State Killer' was coined while Michelle McNamara was researching the case. The speaker expressed sadness that the author died suddenly before the suspect was arrested.

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The name Golden State Killer was coined by Michelle McNamara while researching for her book All Be Gone in the Dark

— Episode: Most Notorious: The Golden State Killer,...

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Episode: Most Notorious: The Golden State Killer, Part 2

This book was mentioned as the source where the term 'The Golden State Killer' was coined while Michelle McNamara was researching the case. The speaker expressed sadness that the author died suddenly before the suspect was arrested.

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The name Golden State Killer was coined by Michelle McNamara while researching for her book All Be Gone in the Dark

Michelle died suddenly under sleep at the age of 46 and up until her death She was still searching for the killer

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