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A stolen Hollywood treasure. A sealed FBI affidavit. A former Secret Service agent labeled "the Florida mystery man."The true story behind the recovery of the world's most famous pair of shoes.When the iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz vanished from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, the theft ignited a nationwide mystery. Thirteen years later, when the slippers resurfaced, the public believed the case was solved. But the truth behind the investigation has never been fully told-until now.In Under the Rainbow, author Jeff Keene II conducts exclusive, in-depth interviews with Michael Insabella, a former Secret Service agent whose unexpected involvement in the ruby slippers investigation raised questions the FBI never answered. What begins as a simple lead unravels into a story of secrecy, misrepresentation, and high-stakes image management inside America's most powerful law-enforcement agency.A Riveting Look Inside a Controversial FBI Investigation"The FBI gets into trouble when their investigations are politically motivated... Once they're managed by headquarters, image and publicity is all important." -Michael InsabellaA Hollywood Heist Unlike Any OtherThis book exposes the behind-the-scenes tensions among: - The FBI- Grand Rapids Police Department- Insurance companies- Museum officials- Collectors and private parties claiming ownership- Perfect for Readers Who Love True crime and unsolved mysteriesUnder the Rainbow peels back the curtain on one of America's strangest, most politically charged Hollywood mysteries. You only think you know the story of the stolen ruby slippers.

No matter where we find ourselves in life, we can find hope. Despite our failures, letdowns, or disappointments along the way, we cannot ever give up. We have all experienced some kind of failure, life is full of it. I hope my story can inspire others and show that anything is possible to those who have hope and believe in themselves.

The Kent State University Press is excited to reissue these classic true crime detective stories by Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish American detective and spy who founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850. His agency was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power, and its well-known logo of a large, unblinking eye actually served as inspiration for the term "private eye."In Bank Robbers and the Detectives, Pinkerton receives a telegram that reads, "First National Bank robbed, please come, or send at once" from Thomas Locke in Somerset, Michigan. He sets off to investigate the crime. After journeying to the quaint town in a blizzard, the detective learns that $65,000 of treasury bonds, notes, and cash had disappeared from the bank's vault overnight. Only one man knew the combination: the bank's cashier, Mr. Norton. When Pinkerton's subsequent examination of the crime scene reveals no signs of forced entry, it starts to look like Mr. Norton committed the crime.But if Pinkerton has learned anything during his three decades of detective work, it is that initial appearances are often deceiving, and he narrows the investigation down to three suspects close to the cashier. However, he soon discovers that the promise of exorbitant wealth can tempt even the most honorable man to commit treacherous crimes.

Ross Kemp's fascinating guide of the worst places in the world.Want to know where to discover the perfect sunset in Fiji? How about a tropical paradise in St Lucia or one of the world's beautiful natural wonders in the Alps? Well this is NOT the book for you.But if you want to know about meeting transvestite prostitutes in a South African prison or being attacked for a can of tuna in the Congo buying crack cocaine in a Venezuelan prison or being chased by dogs in a haunted house in Belize then look no further. Ross Kemp has visited the worst places in the world and here they are in all their horror in a handy A to Z format. This is not one hell of a travel guide. This is a travel guide to hell.