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By Mike Mayo

Investigating the way in which Hollywood scoops up infamous criminals and turns them into legends, this interesting who's-who consultant offers thumbnail sketches of such killers as Ma Barker, Black Beard, Al Capone, John Wesley Hardin, and Charles Starkweather. Noting that a few figures are glamorized in pop culture (Jesse James), whereas others are demonized (Charles Manson), this encyclopedic assortment explores the legends' emotional truths as depicted in video clips, tales, and songs. proof of the true instances at the back of those infamous criminals also are provided, together with the landmark rulings that pioneered new methods to felony justice.

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