Busted: Mugshots and Arrest Records of the Famous and Infamous

by Thomas J. Craughwell

A riveting lineup of the world's most famous and infamous arrests, from Lizzie Borden (double murder) to Lindsay Lohan (DUI) to Roman Polanski (unlawful sexual intercourse)
Although the headlines fade, the humiliation, vulnerability, and sometimes chilling smugness of the alleged criminal in the mug shot stands the test of time. Covering 150 years of run-ins with the law, "Busted" reveals more than 500 of the most famous, disturbing, and just plain pathetic mug shots ever recorded. Subjects from all walks of life face front and turn to the left in this enthralling slice of social history. Among the alleged perpetrators are James Brown (carrying an unlicensed weapon and assaulting a police officer), Lenny Bruce (obscenity), Bill Gates (running a red light, driving without a license), Al Capone (tax evasion), Jeffrey Dahmer (rape, torture, murder, cannibalism), Eminem (assault), Mick Jagger (drugs charges), Malcolm X (burglary), Al Pacino (carrying a concealed weapon), Charles Barkley (disorderly conduct), Frank Sinatra (morals charges), Bernie Madoff (securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, perjury, making false filings with the SEC, theft from an employee benefit plan), Bugsy Siegel (gambling and bootlegging), Tupac Shakur (sexual assault), Roger Clinton (drug dealing), and hundreds more.
The date of the arrest is provided, along with the fascinating, shocking, and sometimes ludicrous stories of the circumstance that led to the arrest, as well as occasional details of the trial and punishment (or merely the humble apology) that followed. Impossible to turn away from, Busted is the perfect coffee-table or gift book for our celebrity-obsessed society.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, Reference, Crime, Biography

480 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 2011

Reviews

[``Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snarky and entertaining.

[Ellis Windheim]

The author takes all the famous and infamous criminals and organize them first alphabetically. For each criminal they have a large photo. The say who the person is, what crime they committed, the date of the arrest, what the charge was, the sentence and the officer who made the arrest.
For example: The Beatles. Members: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. The Charge: Drug possession. John Lennon and Yoko Ono his wife were fined 150 pounds for possession of marijuana, Paul McCartney was in jail for nine days before being deported. His jail Stint cost him $350,000. George Harrison and his wife Patti were fined 250 pounds. You cant stop reading about all these famous people who were arrested!! :{}

[Jay Mantle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I either chuckled or was somewhat surprised by some of the entrees. Pretty entertaining.

[Michael Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating. Shows the wild range of human misbehavior. Also amazing how little punishment some murderers get.

[Sue Maryon · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book shocked me. it showed how people that was famous got away with all kinds of stuff..

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. Found plenty of mistakes (gramatical and involving information). Still a fun read.

[Beth Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

500 criminals' (mostly famous/infamous people) mug shots with an excerpt about their fame and crime. Some we already know too much about (OJ Simpson), but I'm sure you'll read several that you missed even if you are a fan of pop culture.

[Tracey · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book taught me things i didn't even know about national events and entertained me with certain celebrity arrests. a fast read that i just couldn't put down.

[Ietrio · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an weird fetish about prison and criminality. Probably it has to do with the large inmate population. Or maybe not.