From the Back Cover
Charles Manson&Family: They were homeless, young, and impressionable. They stole cars, ate garbage, and had children. They believed they were chosen to survive the revolution that was predicted in the lyrics of Beatles' songs. And on August 9th, 1969, Charles Manson asked then to commit one of the Great Crimes of the Century.
The D.B. Cooper Sky-Jacking: He boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines flight in Portland, Oregon. He demanded $200,000 and go it. He parachuted over Washington state, with the money, from 10,000 feet in the air. And, if he's still alive, he got away with one of the Great Crimes of the Century.
The Leopold & Leob Thrill Murder: Richard Loeb had an IQ of 160; Nathan Leopold had an IQ of 210. They were rich, brilliant, and dangerous. They believed that their lives had value and that others were worthless and dispensable. And in the summer of 1924 they proved it by committing one of the Great Crimes of the Century.
Clifford Irving's Great Hoax: The McGraw Hill Book Company and Life magazine announced to the world that they had exclusive rights to an upcoming autobiography of Howard Hughes. They paid Clifford Irving a lot of money for the rights. But Clifford Irving didn't know Howard Hughes. He was simply plotting and executing one of the Great Crimes of the Century.
The Boston Stranglings: He was a married man with two children. He knew the details of every apartment building in the Boston area. In the early 1960's, he initiated a series of killings that would paralyze the day-to-day lifestyles of a city. By the time it was over, Albert DeSalvo had committed thirteen on the Great Crimes of the Century.