03123nam 22006734a 450 991045526250332120200520144314.01-282-40602-797866124060270-313-02475-8(CKB)1000000000807755(EBL)554354(OCoLC)62320287(SSID)ssj0000338674(PQKBManifestationID)11252288(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338674(PQKBWorkID)10299112(PQKB)10094550(MiAaPQ)EBC554354(Au-PeEL)EBL554354(CaPaEBR)ebr10349488(CaONFJC)MIL240602(EXLCZ)99100000000080775520040924d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHomicide by the rich and famous[electronic resource] a century of prominent killers /Gini Graham ScottWestport, Conn. Praeger20051 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98346-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-256) and index.Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: A Matter of Motive; CHAPTER 2: What's the Method?; CHAPTER 3: Hiring Help; CHAPTER 4: The Big Cover-Up; CHAPTER 5: Family, Friends, and High Places; CHAPTER 6: The Power of the Police, Press, Personality, and Politics; CHAPTER 7: Legal Power?; CHAPTER 8: When Rich Kids Kill; CHAPTER 9: Losing It; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexMany people express shock and horror when they hear of a wealthy or famous person killing another person. As a society, we seem to expect the rich and famous to behave better, to commit fewer crimes, to be immune to the passions that inspire other, less prominent people to kill. After all, the rich and famous have everything-why would they need to murder? But the rich and famous kill for the very same reasons others do: love, power, money, jealousy, greed, revenge, and rage. Here, Scott takes us on a tour of murders committed by the rich and famous during the last century, looking at the motivMurderUnited StatesHistoryCase studiesHomicideUnited StatesHistoryCase studiesMurderersUnited StatesHistoryCase studiesRich peopleUnited StatesHistoryCase studiesCelebritiesUnited StatesHistoryCase studiesTrials (Murder)United StatesHistoryCase studiesElectronic books.MurderHistoryHomicideHistoryMurderersHistoryRich peopleHistoryCelebritiesHistoryTrials (Murder)History364.152/3/09730904Scott Gini Graham621086MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455262503321Homicide by the rich and famous2101773UNINA