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As previously mentioned, The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser is a 'classic' in terms of art crime books. I would certainly recommend it,
along with The Art of Forgery by Noah Charney! Very, very informative, focuses on a lot of different cases. It's published by Phaidon, which can be a bit pricy, but I'd recommend checking out their website if your sibling is into art/history. They're notoriously good quality, and I'm sure you can find some of their stuff for cheaper on Amazon!

On a sidenote, I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger by Ken Perenyi is also a good read. It's the autobiography of an art forger who was active largely in the 60's-70's. It's moreso a memoir than anything else, but there's still some good chunks of information in it, and he does discussing running into trouble with the FBI. Personally, I really enjoyed it.

Some more suggestions: Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman (haven't read it, but it gets good reviews on Amazon), The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World by Anthony M. Moore (very basic, contains mostly well-known mysteries, but still good), Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art by Laney Salisbury, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (fiction, nonetheless a good read, focused on art forgery), The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (won the pulitzer prize for fiction a couple years back, one of my favorite books).

Hope this helps! I'll add more if I think of any! :)

not /u/dieseljet, but the tent monitoring might fit in with the conclusions presented by Svetlana Oss in Don't Go There: The Mystery of Dyatlov Pass, which I would definitely recommend if you're at all interested in the Dyatlov incident. She lays everything out really clearly and also addresses some of the anomalies and other theories (infrasound and the radioactive clothing are the ones I remember).

Oss is a Russian investigative journalist and I definitely feel like being a native speaker and a trained investigator both serve her theory well. It's a quick read and pretty inexpensive to download even if you don't have Kindle Unlimited.

Oh sure! :) Here it is:

Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery

Thank you so much for your interest! I hope you like it and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you again!

Cool! Glad you liked it. Now I recommend you read the book co-written by Margaret Dunbar (who was on the This American Life episode): A Case for Solomon: Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping That Haunted a Nation.

It goes over the case in excellent detail, but doesn't spend as much time with the modern parts of the story covered in the radio episode. So there's not a whole lot of overlap in storytelling, and it fleshes out the rest of the story. It's a truly great read.

I'm not trying to spam this post. I just want to be sure that people know about it because it was something that I really liked:

If you are interested in Brian Shaffer and like to read, this experimental (sort of) horror novel is brilliant. Be warned: it's also pretty foul. I found it highly compelling and had a hard time putting it down.

https://www.amazon.com/Ill-Will-Novel-Dan-Chaon/dp/0345476042

Not exactly. It wasn't leaked it was legally published. The Goldman's sued for rights to the book and won the rights to publish and 90% of the profits. They retitled it If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer and published it. You can buy it pretty much anywhere. Here's an Amazon link.

My publication on the William Bradford Bishop Case is newly available, it's a short read and meant to spread awareness on the case. Your support is most appreciated in assisting all authorities in order to bring justice to these victims.. Please check it out https://www.amazon.com/dp/1096435969

If this interests you I would highly recommend reading The Great Influenza. It is very readable and gives some great perspective on modern medicine.

[it's 17$ on US amazon for a new paperback](https://www.amazon.com/Family-That-Couldnt-Sleep-Medical/dp/081297252X)

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if you still want to read it. It starts off pretty strong and ends pretty strong. The middle has some dry parts but an interesting read overall.

If you're interested in the Zodiac cases, I highly recommend The Most Dangerous Animal of All by Gary L. Stewart, released earlier this year. The author presents a pretty damn convincing case that his father was the Zodiac. Hand-writing experts agree.

There are two books about this case, both of which I recommend: The Gardner Heist, by Ulrich Boser, and Master Thieves by Stephen Kurkjian. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, and neither are definitive, but you'll have a pretty good picture of the case once you've read them.

My grandfather had that book. I also absolutely loved it so he let me have it. Then one day in middle school I stupidly let a cute boy borrow it and he never returned it. I recently got it as a gift from a friend https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0895770288/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_23?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3W7UPGV208J4

Oh sorry, I got mixed up! I read two different books about cults recently, and other one was about FLDS :) My bad, sorry! I find these cults so interesting, but at the same time very foreign. Our Jehovas Witnesses are nothing compared to these guys...

The book I read about FLDS was Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall. Tremendous book!

http://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Innocence-Elissa-Wall-ebook/dp/B0017T0CRE?ie=UTF8&keywords=stolen%20innocence&qid=1462336217&ref_=sr_1_1&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

Edit: Thanks for recommendations! I'll read Prophet's Prey after I get done reading "The Life and Times of Charles Manson". Excellent book so far!

I found the cup with the Giraffe and Lion. Posting here to save others time in searching.

Image #4: https://www.amazon.com/PLAYTIME-INSULATED-SPILL-PROOF-Jungle-Ferris/dp/B01MR80RW3

Yes, I submitted the information. If the image is still there in a few days I'll resubmit to make sure.

No, sorry. It's a book that's also available as audiobook, although it's one where the author reads it himself and he isn't a voice actor so, while fascinating, it can be a bit of a chore to listen to. Dude is a dude, not really a professional writer, so it's great but a little dense and peppered with personal stories because, well, it's about his life.

Unlike "I'll be gone in the dark", which is a great book by a great writer and read by a voice actor...truly fascinating all around.

Here's the book on Amazon. Basically, zodiac was a dude who abandoned this guy soon after birth, and his search to find his parents leads him to this discovery. There are way, way too many coincidences, including solves of the unsolved cyphers.

The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father . . . and Finding the Zodiac Killer https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062313177/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oE33BbVR046EY

For the Dyatlov Pass, I thought this book did a pretty good job going through all the possibilities of what could have happened. The last one mentioned is what I think happened. It involves wind and the shape of the top of the mountain.

You might like The Cases That Haunt Us, by John Douglas. I read it a while ago and found it interesting, especially the section on JBR--he's one of the only experts I've found who honestly believes the parents didn't kill her.

It's probably showing some age now, but when I was a kid I loved Strange Stories, Amazing Facts. It's very much a "general mysteries of the world" book, it has short, accessible articles about subjects like the Voynicht Manuscript and supposed ghost hauntings, with lots of pictures. Nothing overly gory or violent but I think there might be a Renaissance nude painting or sculpture or two in it.

Could be a bump key. You can bump proof your deadbolts so they cant be opened from the outside. I use these and I love them.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HZCWGAI/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

This is one of the disappearances detailed in a 1972 book by Brad Steiger, called 'Strange Disappearances'. I have had a copy of this book since I was a teenager, and there are many interesting stories told within its pages for which there is virtually no information available about online.. drives me bonkers, because I would love to know more about many of them!


https://www.amazon.com/Strange-disappearances-Brad-Steiger/dp/B0006XWCRK

i can do, thank you, this is the link to it, i'm called Steph Young (https://www.amazon.com/investigation-Horrifying-Smiley-Killers-Serial-ebook/dp/B01G0SWK0I) & altho the title says "The Smiley Face Killers," it is a serious investigation into many of these cases and possible suspects. Thank you.
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Looks like a stick-on electrode to me, the type used to measure galvanic skin response or pulse.

Like these:

https://www.amazon.com/BioStim-Pre-Wired-Electrode-EERC200-Electrodes/dp/B00JU6UGW2

Electrodes are also used in electroencephalography to measure brain activity, which might be where the term 'Brain toy' has come from - although those tend to look very different so I dunno

I may be a little late on this, but my dad is a historian and wrote a book about this case if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-G%C3%A9vaudan-Jay-M-Smith-ebook/dp/B005JR8Z7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549132176&sr=8-1&keywords=jay+smith+monsters+of+the+gevaudan

They might like this book? https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Rembrandts-Untold-Stories-Notorious/dp/0230339905

In the recommended books there's also this one: https://www.amazon.com/Gardner-Heist-Worlds-Largest-Unsolved/dp/0061451843/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0061451843&pd_rd_r=1Q9BEAD93T7CM3ZAGAB9&pd_rd_w=TH7c7&pd_rd_wg=3oa6j&psc=1&refRID=1Q9BEAD93T7CM3ZAGAB9

OP, I recommend The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas. He digs into a lot of the cases already mentioned here: Jack the Ripper, JonBenet Ramsey, Zodiac, Lizzie Borden... it's a very good read.

Looking forward. Followed this case for a long time. Heard researcher Steph Young on youtube, then i read her book on a lot of connected "drowning" cases & it chilled me to my core. There are SO many & she made a lot of real disturbing connections. Seriously man this is creepier than many people realize https://www.amazon.com/investigation-Horrifying-Smiley-Killers-Serial-ebook/dp/B01G0SWK0IJenkins's is one of the ONLY ones they made a homicide. Is his connected to the others? idk but they should give his Mom justice and keep at it. I always wondered was his connected to Jacob Wetterling

Thanks, lots of interesting points! (I think I've read most of your comments in this thread now.) And your book looks interesting as well!

Seems like the theory that they were murdered is somehow often quickly dismissed when discussing this case, in favour of either natural phenomena or stuff like yeti and aliens. I've seen some pretty convincing sounding theories on this subreddit for how some kind of panic + confusion and hypothermia could explain a lot of it, and it seems like Donnie Eichar's book also takes this approach, proposing that infrasound due to wind and mountains caused the initial panic. But considering the details of their injuries and the autopsy reports as you've described them here, your theory seems more and more convincing!

Have you read the book by the Russian journalist Svetlana Oss (Don't Go There: The Mystery of Dyatlov Pass)? I haven't read it, but based on reviews and descriptions she seems to come to the same conclusion as you, that they were murdered. Her main suspect seems to be the Mansi people though. Apparently the mountain where they were heading, Otorten, has some kind of religious importance to the Mansi, and the name means "Don't go there" in their language.

By the way, the original reports you linked to. Do you know where they originate from and how they ended up on that google site? They seem believable, and even the wikipedia article links to them at one point, but I guess it would be nice to have some extra confirmation that they are the real deal. (Or maybe I'm being overly suspicious?)

Have you ever heard of a book called "The Cases That Haunt Us" by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker? It has the most compelling explanation for who Jack the Ripper was that I've ever come across and I've read a good bit on him.

The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser is an awesome book. I read it a couple years ago and was extremely intrigued when I heard Whitey Bulger was arrested. He was a main player in the book, I wonder if anything related to the art theft will come from his current trial.

The person you're replying to did actually write a book on the topic, linked above: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Nine-Dyatlov-Pass-Mystery-ebook/dp/B07MSFVWS5/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1548951201&sr=8-4&keywords=dyatlov+pass

I like this theory, but it absolutely downplays the severity of their injuries. Here's a comment from u/wordblender that I think completely debunks this theory -

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I've been researching this case for many years and don't believe this was natural phenomena.

Let's take a look at George's injuries. All the hikers had severe injuries just like George's.

Here's the field where Luda, Nicholas, Alexander, and Simon's body's were found. Luda and Simon had crushed ribs. These injuries have been blamed on a fall into a ravine. Yet, they were not found in a ravine. They were found in a field.

All nine bodies were found from a half mile to a mile from the tent. George, Yuri, Luda, Nicholas, Alexander, and Simon's bodies were a mile away. To get there they had to walk a mile, in the snow, at night, in their socks, and then climb a 15 ft. cliff. Here's a map of the area.

For reference, the hikers average speed during the days they were hiking was 1 mile per hour. Since their bodies were found a mile away, that means they walked for at least an hour in their socks or barefoot and climbed a 15 ft cliff. There was no sign of an avalanche. No trees were crushed, the hiker's footprints were found outside the tent- and not covered up as they would be from an avalanche.

Delicate items such as crackers, tins of food, and a cup of cocoa were undisturbed in the tent. There was a sandwich made and bits of a meal were laid out. These items were not crushed or out of place. Again showing there was no sign of an avalanche.

If the hikers heard an avalanche and panicked and rushed out of the tent, they would have turned around soon after. They would not have walked for an hour away from the tent. Not to mention, again the items in the tent show no signs of a panicked situation.

Most important of all is the histology test that was performed on Luda, Nicholas, Simon, and Alexander. Histology is the study of the microscopic structure of tissues. And in this case, the tissues were being examined to look for active bleeding at the injury site.

As already mentioned, Simon and Luda's chests were crushed. The histology test determined that those injuries happened while they were alive.

Both Luda and Simon were also found with their eyes missing. This histology test determined there was active bleeding at the time these injuries occurred. This means that Simon and Luda's eyes were removed while they were alive.

This, in and of itself, points to something more sinister than an avalanche or winds or ice slab or whatever.

I'm skeptical of this new investigation into the Dyatlov Pass mystery. In fact, it's a shame that the Russian officials want to pin this on weather or natural events or whatever. All those scenarios were ruled out almost immediately back in 1959. And there's still no sign of such events to this day. The evidence of the case is in complete contradiction to a natural event.

Edit: I'm getting PM's about the picture of George's injuries. I created that based on his autopsy report. I also did the same thing for the other eight hikers. I wrote a book about Dyatlov Pass and included those in there.

Edit: Here's a link to the original official reports.

Edit: Here's a link to the scans of the original official documents.

Edit: I hope I've been able to answer everyone's messages and replies. I apologize if I missed someone. If I have, then please let me know. I typed the OP out while babysitting my four year old grandson full-time, so I haven't been as attentive to this post as I'd like. Thank you all for your patience and time.