The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird. In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free. Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole. Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed. A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
Featured on Dateline and CNN, Black Bird is the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free. James Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole. Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed. A story that gained national notoriety, Black Bird is James Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
Infiltré auprès d'un tueur en série : quand la réalité dépasse toutes les fictions ! James Keene avait tout pour réussir. Fils d'une famille influente de la banlieue de Chicago, star de l'équipe de football, fêtard invétéré aux revenus confortables, sa trajectoire semble auréolée de succès. Mais en 1996, ce joli mensonge s'écroule : James est jugé pour trafic de drogue et condamné à dix ans de prison. Le FBI lui propose alors un deal complètement fou : sa peine sera annulée s'il aide les fédéraux à piéger un serial killer, Larry Hall. Soupçonné d'une vingtaine d'assassinats, le tueur a été inculpé pour un seul d'entre eux lors d'un procès qui risque fort d'être révisé en appel. Et son intelligence est redoutable. La mission de James ? Amener Larry Hall à se confesser pour le faire tomber, définitivement. Keene hésite, puis accepte de relever le défi. Quelques jours plus tard, il est transféré dans l'unité psychiatrique de la prison de haute sécurité dévolue aux criminels les plus dangereux, où Hall est détenu. Seuls le directeur et le psychiatre en chef sont au courant de sa mission. Là, au milieu des psychopathes, il va devoir gagner la confiance du plus inquiétant d'entre eux pour lui faire avouer où il a caché le corps de ses victimes. Cet incroyable scénario n'a rien d'une fiction. Avec un sens de l'intrigue et du suspense digne des plus grands romanciers, le journaliste Hillel Levin, en collaboration avec James Keene, nous livre un document incroyable, qui va ravir tous les amateurs de true crime... et dont on n'a pas fini d'entendre parler, puisque l'adaptation en série, portée par le grand Dennis Lehane, est déjà disponible sur Apple TV+ avec Ray Liotta (Les Affranchis) et Taron Egerton (Kingsman) dans les rôles principaux.
A Chicago mob attorney describes his double life as an FBI informant; his role in bringing down the Chicago Outfit, perhaps the most powerful family in the history of organized crime; and his new life in the Witness Protection Program. By the author of Grand Delusions: The Cosmic Career of John DeLorean. Reprint.
The basis for the Apple TV+ show Black Bird. In with the Devil presents the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free. Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole. Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed. A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
Featured on Dateline and CNN, Black Bird is the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field—until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free. James Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole. Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also get killed. A story that gained national notoriety, Black Bird is James Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.
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