The Suspect
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Generation Why: True Crime
Since its debut in June 2012 with the episode Jury Duty, Generation Why Podcast has been your source for gripping true crime, intriguing mysteries, and fascinating conspiracies every week. Hosted by Justin and Aaron, the podcast combines in-depth research and discussion to bring you cases that chall...
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Lost Girls
An Unsolved American Mystery
It was described as a great nonfiction book about the Long Island Serial Killer case. The podcast hosts discussed the book in relation to their own documentary series on the same topic.
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He'd go off on the weekend and tell me, oh, I just, you know, drove a prostitute around Long Island and took her from, you know, job to job essentially. I interviewed, he would tell me, interviewed th...
— Episode: Cropsey & The Killing Season - 205
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It was described as a great nonfiction book about the Long Island Serial Killer case. The podcast hosts discussed the book in relation to their own documentary series on the same topic.
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He'd go off on the weekend and tell me, oh, I just, you know, drove a prostitute around Long Island and took her from, you know, job to job essentially. I interviewed, he would tell me, interviewed the author, Robert Coker, Bob Coker of Lost Girls. Great novel, great book, not a novel, nonfiction.
Adnan's Story
The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial
It is a book about Rabia Chaudry's life and the case for Adnan Syed's innocence; the podcast host said she was initially resistant to writing it but was convinced by a literary agent and received Adnan's permission.
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And I recently read a book about the case called Adnan's Story. And I wrote it and I'm deeply involved in all of this because I've known him since he was 13 years old.
— Episode: Rabia Chaudry - 195
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Episode: Rabia Chaudry - 195
It is a book about Rabia Chaudry's life and the case for Adnan Syed's innocence; the podcast host said she was initially resistant to writing it but was convinced by a literary agent and received Adnan's permission.
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And I recently read a book about the case called Adnan's Story. And I wrote it and I'm deeply involved in all of this because I've known him since he was 13 years old.
But, you know, only Adnan can write a story and one day he'll do that. Hopefully.
the title of the book is not my title. The publisher picked it and I'm like, this is not really complete.
Well, you know, as Serial was ongoing, I was blogging very ferociously about the podcast. And so I was blogging a lot, writing a lot about this, tweeting about it.
And she reached out and said, listen, have you thought about writing a book about the case? And I really hadn't. And I also was kind of very resistant to the idea.
The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club)
A Novel
The podcast described it as a harrowing story of Cora, a teenage slave who escapes from a Georgia plantation in 1850, with the Underground Railroad being depicted literally as an underground train track system.
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The book review for this week is The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. It's his sixth novel. It's on the Oprah's Book Club.
— Episode: Murder Of Robert Wone - 194
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The podcast described it as a harrowing story of Cora, a teenage slave who escapes from a Georgia plantation in 1850, with the Underground Railroad being depicted literally as an underground train track system.
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The book review for this week is The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. It's his sixth novel. It's on the Oprah's Book Club.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
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The Mothman Prophecies
It was read by multiple people on the podcast; one host reread it and highlighted key passages. The book contains various accounts of strange events in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, including UFO sightings, men in black, and the Mothman creature.
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And Justin read the book. I read it and then I had to go back through and I highlighted and Aaron's looking at the book right now and I've folded pages and highlighted the heck out of it and there's g...
— Episode: Mothman - 209
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It was read by multiple people on the podcast; one host reread it and highlighted key passages. The book contains various accounts of strange events in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, including UFO sightings, men in black, and the Mothman creature.
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And Justin read the book. I read it and then I had to go back through and I highlighted and Aaron's looking at the book right now and I've folded pages and highlighted the heck out of it and there's going to be a few passages that I might read from the book that I found choice.
Unfortunately, their staggering solutions were obfuscated by intelligent explanations and preposterous terminology and philosophy. Few modern UFO enthusiasts have any educational background and understand such literature.
Unidentified flying objects have been present since the dawn of man and it's an undeniable fact.
paranormal phenomena are so widely spread and diverse and so sporadic yet so persistent that separating and studying any single event is not only a waste of time, but will automatically lead to the development of belief.
This is John's assertion. Somebody misdialed his number, but his phone rang and he realized that he had two phone numbers and he was getting extra bills in the mail and stuff.
Out With Three
The Murder and Betrayal of Bald Head Island Police Officer Davina Buff Jones
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The Satanic Bible
The podcast mentioned that the book was described as a self-help book written in the 1970s, and that it contains nothing about exorcism or demonology, contrary to what one of the family members had claimed.
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If you've read the Anton Lavey satanic bible there's nothing in there about exorcism, there's nothing in there about demonology really. It's kind of a self-help book written by Anton Lavey back in the...
— Episode: Jamison Family Deaths - 217
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Episode: Jamison Family Deaths - 217
The podcast mentioned that the book was described as a self-help book written in the 1970s, and that it contains nothing about exorcism or demonology, contrary to what one of the family members had claimed.
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If you've read the Anton Lavey satanic bible there's nothing in there about exorcism, there's nothing in there about demonology really. It's kind of a self-help book written by Anton Lavey back in the 70s and stuff. There's nothing really in there about this kind of thing.
The Blood of Emmett Till
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To Die For (6
20 Man)
The book, written by Joyce Maynard, was mentioned as being the basis for a movie of the same name; the author stated that the movie contained a lot of her imagination and shouldn't be used as evidence for or against Pamela Smart.
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To Die For. That was starring Nicole Kidman and it was a fictional film, but it was, I suppose, based on this story.
— Episode: Pamela Smart - 199
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The book, written by Joyce Maynard, was mentioned as being the basis for a movie of the same name; the author stated that the movie contained a lot of her imagination and shouldn't be used as evidence for or against Pamela Smart.
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To Die For. That was starring Nicole Kidman and it was a fictional film, but it was, I suppose, based on this story.
Joyce Maynard wrote the book To Die For and the movie that they made from it. She went so far as to say that there is a lot of her imagination at work in it. And so she doesn't really want people to use it as evidence against Pamela either way. I mean, for or against her. I mean, it's a movie. It's a story. It's been fictionalized.
But like she said, though, the movie's based off true events. So why would that even be in the movie if it wasn't in a police statement or some other kind of testimony? She wouldn't have put it in there.
Kiss the Girls Goodnight
The Terrifying True Story (Crimescape)
Brendan Dassey, during his interrogation, claimed to have gotten the idea for his confession from this book, but his reading level was questioned.
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He tries to say that he got the idea for this making up this story from a book, Kiss the girls.
— Episode: Steven Avery - 166
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Brendan Dassey, during his interrogation, claimed to have gotten the idea for his confession from this book, but his reading level was questioned.
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He tries to say that he got the idea for this making up this story from a book, Kiss the girls.
And when he's asked about that by the prosecution, yeah, he does not have an answer.
I Know My First Name Is Steven
This book was mentioned as covering the story of Steven Stayner's abduction and subsequent escape. It was referenced in relation to an interview with Cary Stayner.
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There's a TV miniseries about this. There's a book written about this.
— Episode: Steven & Cary Stayner - 207
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Episode: Steven & Cary Stayner - 207
This book was mentioned as covering the story of Steven Stayner's abduction and subsequent escape. It was referenced in relation to an interview with Cary Stayner.
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There's a TV miniseries about this. There's a book written about this.
Bloodstains
It was described as a fictional novel by its author, but the speaker also noted that he did not mind if people thought it was a true story.
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Jeff and I different. Yeah yeah. Jeff and I disagree historically we get along fine. Obviously this is an opinion but I see this with authors who come along who have a personal stake somehow a relativ...
— Episode: H.H. Holmes - 164
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Episode: H.H. Holmes - 164
It was described as a fictional novel by its author, but the speaker also noted that he did not mind if people thought it was a true story.
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Jeff and I different. Yeah yeah. Jeff and I disagree historically we get along fine. Obviously this is an opinion but I see this with authors who come along who have a personal stake somehow a relative involved and they sensationalize things to help sell their books.
I believe he is as a guy who publishes both nonfiction is a much easier sell. And I honestly wonder sometimes if Eric Larson was thinking of Devil in the White City as a novel not a nonfiction book when he wrote it because it reads as a great novel.
But he also I don't think he minds it when people think it's a true story.
The Complete Illustrated Grand Grimoire, Or The Red Dragon
Interlinear Edition, French to English
It was referred to as a very old book that supposedly details a ritual to summon demons, including Lucifuge, to make a deal with Lucifer for wealth and power. The podcast host expressed doubt about the accuracy of online versions of the ritual's instructions.
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It's said, of course this is something that comes from the Grimoire, the Grand Grimoire. It's a very old book and supposedly what you can do is you can summon several demons and then ask them to bring...
— Episode: Wembley Park Killer - 453
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Episode: Wembley Park Killer - 453
It was referred to as a very old book that supposedly details a ritual to summon demons, including Lucifuge, to make a deal with Lucifer for wealth and power. The podcast host expressed doubt about the accuracy of online versions of the ritual's instructions.
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It's said, of course this is something that comes from the Grimoire, the Grand Grimoire. It's a very old book and supposedly what you can do is you can summon several demons and then ask them to bring forth Lucifuge and I guess he's sort of like the agent for Lucifer.
Sudden Terror
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Ice Brothers
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Fire in the Sky
Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science
It was mentioned that Travis Walton's book is better than the movie, that it is more descriptive and provides more detail on the characters involved. A significant portion of the book, about a third, is dedicated to explaining the polygraph tests he underwent.
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the books so far for me better than the movie. He's more descriptive about things and you learn a little bit more about the characters involved, I think than when you watch the movie Fire in t...
— Episode: Travis Walton - 291
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Episode: Travis Walton - 291
It was mentioned that Travis Walton's book is better than the movie, that it is more descriptive and provides more detail on the characters involved. A significant portion of the book, about a third, is dedicated to explaining the polygraph tests he underwent.
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the books so far for me better than the movie. He's more descriptive about things and you learn a little bit more about the characters involved, I think than when you watch the movie Fire in the Sky.
I would bet a good third of his book is nothing but polygraph explanations.
If you're interested in how he refutes these claims about the polygraphs and which ones he passed and the one he failed, he goes on at length in his book.
Freemasons For Dummies
It was mentioned that Ray Rivera had bought and read this book shortly before his death, possibly in relation to his interest in Freemasonry and its possible connection to the cryptic note he left behind.
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He had bought some books, he was reading some books. It was Freemasons For Dummies or something like that.
— Episode: Rey Rivera / Unsolved Mysteries - 383
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Episode: Rey Rivera / Unsolved Mysteries - 383
It was mentioned that Ray Rivera had bought and read this book shortly before his death, possibly in relation to his interest in Freemasonry and its possible connection to the cryptic note he left behind.
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He had bought some books, he was reading some books. It was Freemasons For Dummies or something like that.
Give a Boy a Gun
20th Anniversary Edition
It details how Claude Dallas treated animals, describing instances of abuse such as hitting cows and dogs with two-by-fours.
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And he wrote a book titled Give a Boy a Gun.
— Episode: Claude Dallas - 463
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Episode: Claude Dallas - 463
It details how Claude Dallas treated animals, describing instances of abuse such as hitting cows and dogs with two-by-fours.
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And he wrote a book titled Give a Boy a Gun.
In that book, he details based on interviews how Claude would treat animals and it's not pretty. We're talking about real abuse here, hitting cows, dogs with two by fours, you name it.
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