Miami's Criminal Past
Author | : Sergio Bustos |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781614233374 |
ISBN-13 | : 1614233373 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From Scarface to Miami Vice, Hollywood has created indelible images of Miamis criminal underworld. Yet beyond the lurid depictions exists a fascinating history of dramatic true-life crimestales of vigilante justice, family tragedies, politically motivated homicides and rampageous cross-country killers. And of course, the inevitable stories of celebrities behaving badlyas when Jim Morrison allegedly exposed himself during a 1969 Doors concertalong with accounts of celebrity murders, such as the shocking 1997 slaying of fashion designer Gianni Versace. Edgy and compulsively readable, Miamis Criminal Past presents the dark acts that have marred Floridas most alluring metropolis.