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Page references in bold are where the reader
will find a specific criminal, criminal incident,
or victim of crime discussed at length.A
Abagnale, Frank 62, 63, 86–87
Abberline, Frederick George 272–73
abductions see kidnapping and extortion
accounting fraud 122–23
see also white collar crimes
Adams, Cherica 248
Adoboli, Kewku 124
age of responsibility 245
Ahlgren, Gregory 185
aircraft hijacking 16, 38–43
Alberto, General Carlo 142
Alcatraz 13, 62–63, 80–85
alcohol smuggling 57
see also bootlegging
Aldington Gang 136
Alexander the Great 306
Alexander II, Tsar 322
Alexandra, Tsarina 313–14, 315
Allen, Arthur Leigh 289
Alpern, Saul 118–19
Altamont Speedway Free Festival 162
American Civil War 24, 101, 306, 308
Ames, Robert 328
anarchists 322
Anastasia, Albert 241
Anderson, Orlando 256, 257
Anderson, Warren 111–12
Anderson, William 24
Andrews, Tommie Lee 294
Anglin, Clarence 82, 83–85
Anglin, John 82, 83–85
anthropological criminology 207
anti-semitism 310, 311
Antwerp Diamond Heist 17, 54–55
Anula of Anuradhapura 264
Arco-Valley, Anton 312
Argall, Sir Samuel 176
Ariely, Dr Dan 125
armed robbery see bandits and robbers
Arnold, Samuel 309
arsonists 17, 48–53
art
authentication 75
forgery 63, 74–77
thefts 17, 36, 54, 56
Arthur Andersen 122, 123
assassinations and political plots 47, 167,
300–331
bringing culprits to justice 303
espionage 328–31
extrajudicial killings 330
false accusations 310–11assassinations and political plots cont.
global consequences 302–03
heads of state assassinations 304, 306–09,
312, 316–23
motives for 302, 305, 307
murder by radical groups 322–23
religious motives 305
World War I era 312–15
Atkins, Susan 232, 233, 235, 236, 237
Atzerodt, George 309
Avery, Steven 294B
Bacon, Kevin 119
BAE Systems 126
Baker, Mary 70
Baker Street Robbery 58
Banco Ambrosiano 241
Bandidos MC 160, 163
Bandit Queen see Devi, Phoolan
bandits and robbers 14–59
aircraft hijacking 16, 38–43
armed robbery 24–25, 114–15
art thefts 17, 36, 54, 56
bank robberies 24, 25, 27, 44, 150, 189
bodysnatching 17, 22–23
cat burglars 36, 45, 214
computer hackers 13, 58, 128, 192
gangsters 26–29
highway robbery 16, 19, 25, 47
jewel thefts 18, 36, 37, 44, 45, 54–55,
78–79, 164
outlaws 24–25
piracy 20–21
Robin Hood image 25, 47
romanticization of 16, 24, 25, 29, 35, 47
smuggling 57, 136–37
train robberies 16, 24, 30–35
trophy thefts 37
vault heists 44, 54–55, 58–59, 114
Bangladesh Central Bank 58
Bank of Credit and Commerce International
(BCCI) 122
bank robberies 24, 25, 27, 44, 150, 189
see also vault heists
Bardo, Robert John 240
Barger, Ralph 160–61, 162
Barings Bank 124
Barnes, George, Jr. 152
Barrow, Clyde 12, 16, 26–29
Barry, Madame du 64
Baskin, Gershon 187
Bass, Sam 150
Bateman, Mary 206
Báthory, Countess Elizabeth 260, 264–65
Bazzano, John 152
Beasley, Richard 298Beatles 234, 240
Beausoleil, Bobby 233, 235, 236
Beck, Martha 284, 286, 298
Beer Wars 134, 152–53
Behmai massacre 46
Belbenoît, Rene 82
Belfort, Jordan 124
Bell, Mary 244
Bendelladji, Hamza 128, 129
Berkowitz, David 288
Bernardo, Paul 284
Berry, Amanda 196
Betancourt, Ingrid 303, 324–25
Betchley, Edward 37
betting scams 94–95
Bhopal disaster 98, 99, 110–13
Bhutto, Benazir 306
Biggs, Ronnie 32, 33, 35
Big Swords Society 46
Biovail 122
Blackbeard see Teach, Edward
Black Dahlia Murder 200, 201, 218–23
Black Friday Gold Scandal 101
Black Hand Gang 152
Black Hand society 302, 312
Black Panthers 235, 322
Blanco, Griselda 254
Blandón, Oscar Danilo 169, 170, 171
Blonger, Lou 64
Bloods and Crips 256
Bloodsworth, Kirk 201, 242–43
Blood, Thomas 16, 18
“Bloody Sunday” 313
“blue collar” crimes 98, 127
Blyuvshtein, Sofia Ivanovna 78
bodyguards 323
bodysnatching 17, 22–23
Boesky, Ivan 101
Bogrov, Dmitry 312
Boko Haram 192
bond theft 114–15
Boniface VIII, Pope 176
Bonnet, Stede 20, 21
Bonnie and Clyde see Barrow, Clyde;
Parker, Bonnie
Booth, John Wilkes 302, 306–09
bootlegging 134, 152–53
Borden, Lizzie 200, 201, 208–11
Borgia, Giovanni 208
Boucher, Maurice “Mom” 163
Bowie, David 88
Boyd, William 88
Bradford, William Richard 252
Bradshaw, Jacqueline and Malcolm 252
Brady, Ian 260, 261, 284–85
brain damage and criminal violence 229
Braunmühl, Gerold 322
Breivik, Anders 226INDEX
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bribery 108, 109, 126–27
Brooklyn Bridge 68
Brown, Finis 220
Brudos, Jerome 274
Brunner, Mary 232, 233, 235
Bruno, Angelo 241
Bulger, James 201, 244–45
Bullion, Laura 150
Bundy, Ted 13, 261, 276–83
Burke, William 16, 17, 22–23C
Caesar, Julius 304
Caillaux, Henriette 200–01, 217
Caillaux, Joseph 217
Calas, Jean 200, 203
Cali Cartel 166
Calley, Lieutenant William 311
Calmette, Gaston 217
Calvi, Roberto 200, 241
Camorra 140
Campbell, Lady Malcolm 74
cannibalism 202, 293
capital punishment
dissection of criminals 205
USA 185
wrongful execution 203
Capone, Al 68, 152, 153
Caponigro, Antonio 241
Caponnetto, Antonino 142–43, 144
Carnegie, Andrew 66
Carruth, Rae 248
Carter, Jimmy 189
Casey, Marvin 50–52
Cassidy, Butch 150–51
Casso, Anthony 241
Castro, Ariel 196
cat burglars 36, 45, 214
Cecilie, Crown Princess 72, 73
celebrity criminals 29, 246–51
celebrity stalkers 240
Cellini salt cellar theft 17, 56
Chace, Fletcher 186, 187
Chadwick, Cassie L. 66
Chaloner, William 64
Chamberlain, Lindy 201, 238–39
Chamberlin, Jacques 75
Chapman, Annie 269
Chapman, Mark David 201, 240
Charles II of England 18, 19
Charpon Land Syndicate 107
Cheeseman, Keith 115
chemical disasters 110–13
cheque forgers 86, 87
Chernobyl nuclear power disaster 110
Chessboard Killer see Pichushkin, Alexander
Chiang Kai-shek 176
Chikatilo, Andrei 261, 273, 292
child abduction 178–85, 186, 188, 190–97, 220
children who kill 201, 244–45
child-tracking devices 175
Chowchilla Kidnapping 175, 190–95
Christie, John 242Church, John 206–07
CIA 171
cigarette smoking 113
City of London bonds theft 114–15
Clarence, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of 273
Clark, Sally 238
classified ad serial homicides 298–99
Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate 164
Clinton, Bill 189
Coed Killer see Kemper, Edmund
Cole, Theodore 83
college student killers 278–83
Coll Gang 254
Collins, John 58, 59
Columbine High School mass shooting 226
Combs, Sean “Diddy” 255, 257
computer hackers 13, 58, 128, 129
con artists (confidence tricksters) 60–95, 100
art forgery 74–77
betting scams 94–95
cheque forgery 86, 87
document forgery 90–93
fake inheritance scams 66–67
imposters 70–73, 86–87
jailbreaks 80–85, 177
jewellery scams 64–65
landmark scams 68–69
literary hoaxes 88–89
names for 62
personality traits 63, 67
power of persuasion 63, 67
“Ten Commandments for Con Men” 69
Condon, Dr John 181, 184, 185
Conlon, Gerry 310
Connally, John 318, 321
conspiracy theories 303, 320–21
Constanzo, Adolfo 232
Coolidge, Calvin 109
Cooper, D.B. 16, 17, 38–43
Cooper, Lynn Doyle 42–43
Copeland, Faye and Ray 286
copycat crimes 43
Cornell, Rebecca 203
Cornerford, Thomas 168
corporate corruption 126–27
see also white collar crimes
corporate crime 130–31
see also white collar crimes
corporate negligence 110–13
Cosa Nostra see Mafia
counterfeiting 64
Courrières coal mine explosion 110
courts martial 311
Cowlings, Al 248
crack cocaine 134, 169–71
Crawford, Robert 66
Crawford Inheritance 66–67
Cream, Dr Thomas Neill 290
crime families 138–45
crimes of passion 217
crime syndicates 146–49, 160–63, 166–67
see also organized crime
criminal profiling 41, 261, 272
Crippen, Dr 200, 216Cross, James 324
Crown Jewels, English 16, 18
Crown Jewels, French 18
Cullen, Charles 290
cults
death plots 232–37
mass murder-suicide 232
psychology of 237
Cummins Inc. 130
Curcio, Renato 323
cybercrime 13, 58, 128–29
Czolgosz, Leon 318D
Dahmer, Jeffrey 261, 283, 293
Dando, Jill 220
“Dark Triad” 67
dark web 128, 129
Davis, Angela 40
Davis, Bruce 236, 237
De Bruyker, Agim 55
deep web 128
DeFreeze, Donald 188, 189
de Hory, Elmyr 62, 63, 74–77
DeJesus, Georgina 196
Dell’Urti, Marcello 90
Del Rio, Ignacio 36
Deutsche Bank 130
Devi, Phoolan 12, 17, 46–47
diamond heists 54–55
Diamond Necklace affair 62, 64–65
“Diana, Huntress of Bus Drivers” 46
DiLapi, Anthony 241
Dillinger, John 26, 82
dingo attacks 238–39
DNA evidence 42, 216, 242, 243, 294–97
documents
authentication 91
forgeries 90–93
Doheney, Edward 109
Domela, Harry 70–73
Donaldson, Denis 328
Dow Chemical Company 113
Downey, Lesley Ann 261
Dozier, General James 324
Drake, Sir Francis 21
Dreyfus Affair 302, 310–11
Dripping Killer see Webster, Kate
drive-by shootings 201, 254–57
drugs trafficking see narcotics trafficking
Drummond, Edward 204
Dupas, Peter 292
Durham, Monte 204
Du Yuesheng 148, 149
Dyer, Amelia 264E
Eastcastle Street Robbery 164
Eddowes, Catherine 271
Edmunds, Christina 224
Edwards, Ronald (“Buster”) 32, 34, 35
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