A Second World War veteran and the son of a policmen, Edwin Alonzo Boyd seemed an unlikely condidate for the role of master criminal. But before his career as a bandit was ended in 1952, the glamorously handsome Boyd cut a swath through 11 Toronto-area banks, stealing thousands of dollars and igniting two manhunts of unprecedented scope. When he and his confederates escaped not once but twice from Toronto's Don Jail, the Boyd Gang created headlines across North America and became an enduring Canadian legend. Eventually recaptured and sentenced to life imprisonment, Edwin Alonzo Boyd was paroled in 1966. Since then he has lived under as assumed identity, but he willingly shared his memories with best selling author Brian Vallee, resulting in this gripping account of Boyd's dubious career. Numerous others--including Boyd's former wife and various police officers involved with the Boyd Gang--also spoke candidly to the author. Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The Story of the Notorious Boyd Gang sheds light on a unique fragment of our history, rich with details of Depression-era and postwar Canada and alive with the insights and memories of those who lived this true-life cops-and-robbers drama.

Edwin Alonzo Boyd

Biographies & Memoirs

Vallee, Brian

True Crime

Doubleday, Canada

Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The Story Of The Notorious Boyd Gang

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The murders begin in rural Pennsylvania in a high-rent nursing home. Then come more brutal killings in Spain, Las Vegas and Paraguay-all with a macabre trademark: a crisp new dollar bill stuffed into the mouth of each victim, most of them close associates of the late, eccentric billionaire Elliot R. Brodie.New York Police Department fingerprint specialist Vince Oliverio's involvement in the case begins with a smaller mystery-the identity of a comatose old man abandoned at the door of the nursing home. But soon he is hip deep in an unofficial investigation in which every answer poses twenty new questions, each with unbelievable implications. Suddenly the case turns personal for Oliverio as his world shatters in one violent instant. And as he comes closer to the shocking truth, a pitiless, remorseless killer remains on the prowl...and Vince Oliverio is the next target.Pariah, Brian Vallée's first novel, was published in the U.S. and Canada. It is rare and has been out of print for several years. Vallée purchases used copies in good condition from the internet for re-sale to readers who are interested in the book.

Pariah

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Bantam]

More harrowing, more brutal than The Burning Bed, Life with Billy will appeal to all true-crime fans. This is the story of Jane Stafford and her six-year ordeal of unimaginable abuse at the hands of her common-law husband, Billy Stafford--and of the night Jane killed Billy with a shotgun.

Life With Billy

Seal Books

Life After Billy

When a jury, in November 1982, acquitted Jane Stafford of first degree murder in the death of her common-law husband, Billy, the packed courtroom rose as one to applaud the verdict. The case attracted national attention and, because of it, the battered wife syndrome is now an accepted defense and it is permissible to bring forward, evidence of longtime abuse in cases in which women have killed heir mates. The issue of violence against women was just beginning to some out of the closet in the late seventies and early eighties when Billy was battering Jane. She didn't know there were such places as transition houses. She learned about them and was soon advocating their need in every community. Now, Jane's voice has been silenced, but her legacy will live on. Through the tears and grief over Jane's death, others have pledged to carry on her fight with the same grit and determination. Jane's youngest sister, Mona Donnelly, articulated that pledge at a memorial service. --

Life And Death With Billy

A fresh and fascinating look at the Evelyn Dick murder trial and the intriguing mystery of her disappearance. 
 The "torso" murder trial of young attractive Evelyn Dick grabbed headlines in 1946 and 1947. Her husband John's head and limbs had been sawed from his body and burned up in her furnace. After she was sentenced to hang, up-and-coming lawyer J.J. Robinette appealed her case, won her a new trial and then an acquittal. But, when police found the decayed remains of Evelyn's newborn baby encased in cement in a suitcase in her attic, the best Robinette could do for her was a manslaughter conviction and eleven years in prison. 
 Evelyn Dick was released with a new identity in 1958. Since then, rumors, stories and sightings have abounded. Where did she go and what happened to her? Writer producer Brian Vallée, after crisscrossing the country, conducting several dozen interviews and tirelessly researching old newspaper files and thousands of pages of transcripts and police reports, answers many of the questions that surround this mysterious case. The result is a lively, spine-tingling account of the case itself and Evelyn Dick's surprising new life. With much of the material never before published, The Torso Murder is a captivating, chilling true story.

Torso Murder: The Untold Story of Evelyn Dick

Leaders & Notable People

Key Porter Books

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