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Book SynopsisRuthless killers and murderers for hire: they are here, there, and everywhere. They lurk in the shadows, ready to pounce. They terminate on command. They change the course of the world. From the cunning, calculating, government-trained warriors to the psychopathic, homegrown freelancers, Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and Powers behind History-Changing Murders exposes the hidden agendas, the open warfare, the cynical preparations, and devastating aftermaths of history's assassinations. You will be immersed in a world that is filled with killings made to seem like suicides, murders that were designed to look like heart-attacks or overdoses, and accidents that, in reality, were carefully orchestrated deaths. Covering 28 assassinations, attempts, and plots, this absorbing book takes an in-depth look at why so many famous and influential figures just had to go. With more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is richly illustrated. A helpful bibliography and index add to its useful
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Assassinations the deluded fools looking for fame and the conned suckers framed by sinister powers. Exposed are the hidden interests behind the slayings in this deep dive into high stakes killings and conspiracies.” – SirReadALog.org
“Celebrity deaths, notorious murders, and unexplained alien encounters are not just the stuff of tabloids … Allowing for uncertainty in some of the tales he relates, Redfern cites sources for further exploration, leaving opportunity for readers, especially fans of true crime and conspiracy theories, to judge for themselves.” – Booklist
“Here's one to whet your True Crime whistle: "Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and powers Behind History-Changing Murders" by Nick Redfern. The title says it all ... except "you'll like it."” – Bookworm Sez
“… examines conspiracies related to assassinations, mysterious deaths, accidents, and suicides of individuals like Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, James Forrestal, Danny Casolaro, Princess Diana, John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Robert F. Kennedy, and many others …” – Protoview Book NewsTable of ContentsAbout the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1: President Lincoln taken out
2: Jack the Ripper or Jack the assassin?
3: Did he jump or was he pushed?
4: Assassination and Silencing
5: The journalist who had to die
6: Wiping out UFO researchers
7: Strange deaths in the Roswell conspiracy
8: Plans to kill Castro
9: The mysterious end of Marilyn Monroe
10: Death in Dealey Plaza
11: The enigmatic Lee Harvey Oswald
12: A president shot for his knowledge of aliens
13: Martin Luther King Jr. and a deadly bullet
14: Terminating Robert Kennedy
15: Killing a rock star
16: Almost assassinating President Ronald Reagan
17: Death on the Space Shuttle
18: The CIA’s “how to kill a man” file
19: Sinister sacrifices
20: The world mourns the disturbing death of a princess
21: The man whose hands were mysteriously missing
22: “Drowned” in a canoe
23: Killing in the name of the Slenderman
24: A news reporter is no more
25: Scientists suspiciously drop like flies
26: Murdered by the New World Order
27: The Mothman “death curse”
28: Making an assassination look like an accident
29: Conclusion
Further Reading
Index
