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1) Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How the F.B.I. Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos
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Leaving Vegas a fascinating glimpse into the world of Kansas City mobsters in the 1970sYou don't have to be a local history buff to be interested in the chronicles of Kansas City's infamous mob family. Those of us who were around here in the mid-1970s recall the headlines. Gary Jenkins, a former police detective (now attorney and author) takes us back to the players and key events of those days in Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How the FBI Wiretaps...
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Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sicilian immigrants rose from modest beginnings to lead an entire city to prosperity, yet the nature of their industry and its abrupt and embarrassing end resulted in a legacy cloaked in stereotypes and rumor. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far-reaching underground economy of illegal booze...
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Cid, a Filipino musician who defied being away from a loving and protective family, dared to go to Japan during the time when the story of Maricris, a Filipina entertainer who was allegedly killed by a yakuza by plunging his sword to her vagina, was all over the news back home.
He just wanted to work and earn his own money. What better way of doing it than to get paid doing what he enjoyed doing the most - singing."
With another singer, Maria, they...
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The author has written a how to book on the art of conduct a surveillance on criminals. Gary Jenkins is a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective and Gary uses real life situations to entertain and educate the reader in the art of surveillance. He tells about sitting in roach infested apartments for days and days, following a serial killer on foot though the back alleys of Kansas City and following professional criminals as they move...
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Black Widows ; 4
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Veera falls in love with Anttu and battles guilt. Kirsi decides to marry a millionaire. Buntta decides to get rid of Petri for good.
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Black Widows ; 1
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Now it's the widows turn to almost get blown up. Who tried to kill them? Was it Irina, the evil CEO of Pharmateca, or Buntta, the corrupted chief of police protecting the company? Or Veera's husband Jukka who's learned his wife and her friends tried to kill him? Or Kirsi, who has disappeared after telling Jukka the truth?
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Black Widows ; 12
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Johanna is forced to tell Petri that the widows murdered their husbands. Buntta succeeds in taking over Pharmateca but he still has to silence Jukka. He does not know that Jukka has gone after Veera with a gun to set the record straight once and for all.
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Black Widows ; 1
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Three women recount to police the events leading up to the explosion that killed their husbands. When the lead detective suspects murder, the widows get nervous, because they've got a secret...
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Black Widows ; 7
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Jukka's back, and he's got some explaining to do. Veera agrees to keep his return a secret, even from her partners in crime. Inkinen scratches the surface of the Pharmateca conspiracy.
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Black Widows ; 6
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While Veera rekindles her relationship with Erno, Kirsi starts a secret affair with Joonas. Johanna reaches an agreement with Pharmateca, but JST's true owner is about to step back into the picture.
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Black Widows ; 4
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Rami's dead and Kirsi's seen his hooded killer. But who did it? Detective Inkinen suspects Veera's involved, but a mysterious email from Rami tells another story. Kirsi's new blog and Joonas' imagination put the widows' secrets in jeopardy.
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Black Widows ; 11
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Now that she's staying with Veera, Kirsi forms a new fantasy life, with Jukka in its central role. But Veera's true feelings are starting to awaken. Johanna meets with Palojoki to make her own demands, unaware of just how dangerous a game she's playing.
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Black Widows ; 11
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Petri finds a witness against Buntta. Buntta manages to put the blame on Irina who gets arrested. Kirsi escapes from her husband.
14) Freeway Killer
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The true story of William Bonin, a California serial killer.
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Black Widows ; 10
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Veera's beginning to wonder if she wants her husband dead after all. Johanna wants the plan to go ahead, but gets no help from Kirsi, who's beginning to come unhinged.
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Black Widows ; 3
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The widows play their parts at Jukka's funeral service, but Kirsi's got a job and a ghost at home, Johanna's got Lasse's son to deal with and Veera's got a boyfriend. Jukka confronts Rami over money, blackmail and attempted murder.
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Black Widows ; 8
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Kirsi and Johanna are beginning to notice Veera's strange behavior. Palojoki's assistant makes a discovery in Rami's JST office, Inkinen questions Johanna and Kirsi prepares for a blogger event.
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Black Widows ; 5
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Veera learns that his lover Anttu's wife has known about her the whole time. Kirsi turns down a seemingly poor man only to find out he is a millionaire. Buntta tries to set Petri up for a murder but Johanna manages to save him at the last minute.
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Black Widows ; 7
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Jukka is looking for a chance to kill the women. Petri and Johanna start an attack against Pharmateca and Buntta. Veera arranges a bachelorette party for Kirsi while missing her own lover.
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Black Widows ; 9
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Now that Johanna and Kirsi know about Jukka, the three friends start planning another murder. Joonas confronts Kirsi about her blog and Erno wants to get serious with Veera.
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