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Kefauver, Carey Estes
(Encyclopedia) Kefauver, Carey EstesKefauver, Carey Esteskēfôvər [key], 1903–63, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1949–63), b. Madisonville, Tenn., known as Estes Kefauver. He became a Chattanooga lawyer…Orestes, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Orestes, in Greek mythology, the only son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon and brother of Electra and Iphigenia. After the slaying of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, Orestes,…Dickinson, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, Peter (Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson), 1927–2015, b. Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). The son of a civil servant, he returned to England (1935) with his…Capone, Al
(Encyclopedia) Capone, Al (Alfonso or Alphonse Capone)Capone, Alkəpōnˈ [key], 1899–1947, American gangster, b. Naples, Italy. Brought up in New York City, he became connected with organized crime and…Walsh, Lawrence Edward
(Encyclopedia) Walsh, Lawrence Edward, 1912–2014, Canadian-born American lawyer, grad. Columbia (1932), Columbia law school (1935). Walsh's family moved to the Unite States while he was an infant. A…Turpin, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Turpin, Dick, 1706–39, English robber. After a short and brutal career of horse stealing and general crime he was hanged at York. The fame—or notoriety—that he later achieved derives…rape, in law
(Encyclopedia) rape, in law, the crime of sexual relations, often specifically sexual intercourse, without the consent of the victim, often through force or threat of violence. The victim is deemed…search warrant
(Encyclopedia) search warrant, in law, written order by an official of a court authorizing an officer to search in a specified place for specified objects and to seize them if found. The objects…Classical Mythology: Crime and Punishment: The Long Way Home
Crime and Punishment: The Long Way HomeClassical MythologyCrimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsAssembling the ArgonautsIn Search of AdventureWitch Way to the Golden FleeceCrime and…Classical Mythology: Crimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts
Crimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsClassical MythologyCrimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsAssembling the ArgonautsIn Search of AdventureWitch Way to the Golden…Trending
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