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Matt Birkbeck

    Matt Birkbeck is een bekroonde onderzoeksjournalist en een veelgeprezen auteur wiens werk zich verdiept in de donkerdere krochten van de menselijke ervaring. Met een onwankelbare aandacht voor detail ontrafelt hij complexe verhalen over ontvoering, georganiseerde misdaad en onopgeloste mysteries. Zijn stijl kenmerkt zich door meeslepende verhalen die lezers onderdompelen in de diepten van schandalen en tragedies. Birkbecks aanpak benadrukt het ontdekken van de waarheid en het verkennen van de impact van misdaad op individuele levens en de samenleving.

    Finding Sharon
    The Life We Chose
    A Beautiful Child
    • 2023

      The Life We Chose

      William "Big Billy" d'Elia and the Last Secrets of America's Most Powerful Mafia Family

      • 272bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen
      3,9(371)Tarief

      Delving into the world of organized crime, this narrative unfolds through the perspective of William "Big Billy" D'Elia, a key figure and right-hand man to notorious mafia leader Russell Bufalino. The book reveals a compelling father/surrogate son dynamic, offering insights into the complex relationships and inner workings of the mob. As an investigative journalist, the author provides a unique lens on the intricacies of loyalty, power, and the dark allure of the mafia over decades of American history.

      The Life We Chose
    • 2018

      Finding Sharon

      • 180bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Caught in the murderous web of the monster she called her father, Sharon wasn't her real name. But her horrifying story captured the hearts of readers everywhere and lead to a ten-year search to resolve two great mysteries - what was her true identity, and what became of her young son Michael, who was kidnapped from his first grade classroom and never seen again.The worldwide interest in Sharon's story prompted the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to open a new case file enlisting the FBI - and with A Beautiful Child as a roadmap, two FBI agents set their sights on death row interviews with Sharon's tormentor to learn the shocking truth

      Finding Sharon
    • 2005

      A Beautiful Child

      • 304bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen
      4,3(21)Tarief

      THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY GIRL IN THE PICTURE Sharon Marshall was a brilliant and beautiful student whose future was filled with promise—until her murderous, fugitive father drew her into a lifetime of deception that became one of the most baffling cases in the annals of American true crime. A student at Forest Park High School near Atlanta, Georgia, popular blonde-haired Sharon Marshall was at the top of her class. Serving as a Lt. Colonel in the ROTC, she earned a full scholarship to Georgia Tech University to study aerospace engineering. She was the ultimate girl next door, sweet, generous, and well-adjusted. But Sharon had disturbing secrets so shocking and unique, they took more than a decade to unravel... This is the horrifying true story of a mysterious young woman caught in the violent web of the murderous fugitive she called her father—and a heartrending testament to the profound courage and perseverance of one woman trapped in the grip of extreme evil.

      A Beautiful Child