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July 9, 2009 5:15 PM

Book 'Em: Deadly Angel

Posted by Barry Leibowitz
(Harper Collins/S. Russell/CBS)
Book ‘Em is an exciting new feature on Crimesider. Every week we interview a top true-crime author to get the story behind their story.

Mechele Hughes came to Anchorage, Alaska, looking for a new life and easy money. As an exotic dancer, she was soon getting expensive gifts from admiring male clients. Three in particular fell under her spell. Each claimed to be engaged to her and they all lived with her in the same house.

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July 3, 2009 11:58 AM

Book 'Em: Mafia Son

Posted by Barry Leibowitz
(St. Martin's Press)
Book ‘Em is an exciting new feature on Crimesider. Every week we interview a top true-crime author to get the story behind their story.

For our first week, we spoke with journalist and bestselling author Sandra Harmon, whose new book, Mafia Son: The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI, and a Story of Betrayal, tells the story of Greg Scarpa, Jr., a hardened criminal and former Mob “wiseguy,” who, according to Harmon, became a jailhouse spy who gave the FBI information that might have averted the tragedy of 9/11, if only the Feds had listened.

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