He then proceeded to a youth camp on the island of Utøya, where he killed sixty-nine more, most of them teenage members of Norway’s governing Labour Party. In The Island, the journalist Åsne Seierstad tells the story of this terrible day and what led up to it. What made Breivik, a gifted child from an affluent neighborhood in Oslo, become a terrorist?     As in her bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, Seierstad excels at the vivid portraiture of lives under stress. She delves deep into Breivik’s troubled childhood, showing how a hip-hop and graffiti aficionado became a right-wing activist and Internet game addict, and then an entrepreneur, Freemason, and self-styled master warrior who sought to “save Norway” from the threat of Islam and multiculturalism. She writes with equal intimacy about Breivik’s victims, tracing their political awakenings, aspirations to improve their country, and ill-fated journeys to the island. By the time Seierstad reaches Utøya, we know both the killer and those he will kill. We have also gotten to know an entire country—famously peaceful and prosperous, and utterly incapable of protecting its youth.

    Grainy images from a security camera showed him trustingly holding the hand of ten-year-old Jon Venables as they walked away. Venables and his friend Robert Thompson murdered James, in a crime that shocked the world.In this haunting book, James' father Ralph describes how his world fell apart in the days that followed. In his darkest hours he drank to numb the pain, and the stress tore his marriage apart. He tells how he learned to cope with his grief, but the sorrow of James' death has never left him. He discusses the long legal battle to see justice for his son, as he tried to prevent his killers being released early, and his continuing fight to see them behind bars where they can't hurt anyone else. Above all, he pays tribute to his son, an adorable, cheeky boy whose bright smile brought joy to his family's lives.

    Within a decade, he became a stock-market millionaire. But he was leading a double life.After taking his first Ecstasy pill at a rave in Manchester as a shy student, Shaun became intoxicated by the party lifestyle that would change his fortune. Years later, in the Arizona desert, Shaun became submerged in a criminal underworld, throwing parties for thousands of ravers and running an Ecstasy ring in competition with the Mafia mass murderer Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano.As greed and excess tore through his life, Shaun had eye-watering encounters with Mafia hit men and crystal-meth addicts, enjoyed extravagant debauchery with superstar DJs and glitter girls, and ingested enough drugs to kill a herd of elephants. This is his story.

    In the beautiful, unspoiled landscape of Pembrokeshire, a serial killer is at large: two double murders; an assault; the rape and assault of two teenagers - all potentially the work of one man.This is the fascinating true story of a brutal murderer and the detectives who worked the cold case for six years in order to bring him to justice. Combining cutting edge forensic techniques with old fashioned detective work, a team of detectives worked to build a case against their prime suspect. But it was a race against time: would he strike again?No one could predict that the killer's appearance on a gameshow would provide bizarre but crucial evidence.The operation is now recognised as one of the greatest cold case reviews ever undertaken in the UK.The killer is now serving a "life means life" sentence.

    On March 12, 2011, two young saleswomen were found brutally attacked inside a Lululemon Athletica retail store in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the nation’s wealthiest suburbs.Thirty-year-old Jayna Murray was dead—slashed, stabbed, and struck more than three hundred times. Investigators found blood spattered on walls, and size fourteen men’s shoe prints leading away from her body.Twenty-eight-year-old Brittany Norwood was found alive, tied up on the bathroom floor. She had lacerations, a bloody face, and ripped clothing. She told investigators that two masked men had slipped into the Bethesda Lululemon store just after closing, presumably planning to rob it. She spoke of the night of terror she and her coworker had experienced. Investigators were sympathetic…but as the case went on, Brittany’s story began to unravel. Why rob a business that dealt mostly in credit cards? Why was Jayna murdered but Brittany left alive? Could the petite, polite Brittany have been involved? Most chilling of all: could she have been the killer?

    Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands, where they imagined being hailed as heroes; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when the young lovers at the heart of Brendan I. Koerner's "The Skies Belong to Us" pulled off the longest-distance hijacking in American history. A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe. Koerner spent four years chronicling this madcap tale, which involves a cast of characters ranging from exiled Black Panthers to African despots to French movie stars. He combed through over 4,000 declassified documents and interviewed scores of key figures in the drama--including one of the hijackers, whom Koerner discovered living in total obscurity. Yet "The Skies Belong to Us" is more than just an enthralling yarn about a spectacular heist and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath. It is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent, and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail.

    Writing with award-winning partner Mark Olshaker for the first time since his retirement, Douglas opens up about his most notorious and baffling cases—and shows what it's like to confront evil in its most monstrous form.No one is better acquainted with the subject of humanity’s most notorious crimes and the wrenching challenges of bringing those criminals to justice than John Douglas, the model for Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs. In this provocative and deeply personal book, the most prominent criminal investigator of our time recounts his twenty-five year FBI career tracking down master criminals, write true crime bestsellers, developing forensic science and the art of criminal profiling, but previously he could never be as forthright as he is in this, his first book since retirement. In his previous works, he wrote only about the guilty; in Law & Disorder, he writes about the guilty, innocents accused, and even innocents convicted as he addresses every law enforcement professional’s worst nightmare: those cases where, for one reason or another, justice was delayed…or even denied.A deep glimpse into the mind of a man who has explored the heart of human darkness, he looks to unlock for his readers the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice throughout his career. “An essential title for those interested in true crime stories, forensic science, or law enforcement.”- Library Journal (starred review)"At his best describing terrible crimes." – Houston Chronicle "A real genius." – Entertainment Weekly "Douglas can claim a rare authenticity regarding the evil that men do." - Kirkus Reviews “An essential title for those interested in true crime stories, forensic science, or law enforcement.” - Library Journal (starred review)

    His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison.In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D'Arco's life and the New York mob scene that he embraced for four decades.Until the day he switched sides, D'Arco lived and breathed the old-school gangster lessons he learned growing up in Brooklyn and fine-tuned on the mean streets of Little Italy. But when he learned he was marked to be whacked, D'Arco quit the mob. His defection decimated his crime family and opened a window on mob secrets going back a hundred years.After speaking with D'Arco, the authors reveal unprecedented insights, exposing shocking secrets and troublesome truths about a city where a famous pizza parlor doubled as a Mafia center for multi-million-dollar heroin deals, where hit men carried out murders dressed as women, and where kidnapping a celebrity newsman's son was deemed appropriate revenge for the father's satirical novel.Capeci and Robbins spent hundreds of hours in conversation with D'Arco, and exhausted many hours more fleshing out his stories in this riveting narrative that takes readers behind the famous witness testimony for a comprehensive look at the Mafia in New York City.

    The 31-year-old oil field worker and small-time drug dealer was curled up on his side on the truck’s bare metal, pressed against the tailgate, clad only in jeans, a checkered shirt, and cowboy boots. Inside the cab of the truck was a fresh package of expensive steaks from a local butcher shop—the first lead in a case that would be quickly lost in a thicket of bungled forensics, shady prosecution, and a psychopathic star witness out for revenge.Award-winning author Mardi Link’s third book of Michigan true crime, Wicked Takes the Witness Stand, unravels this mysterious and still unsolved case that sucked state police and local officials into a morass of perjury and cover-up and ultimately led to the separate conviction and imprisonment of five innocent men. This unbelievable story will leave the reader shocked and aching for justice.

    You are strong. You are a fighter. You adapt.'As a young mum-of-three, Josefina Rivera was determined to get her troubled life back on track. But then she met Gary Heidnik and the next four months became a living nightmare. Along with five women Josefina was held captive in a cellar where she was starved, beaten, and repeatedly raped to fulfil Heidnik’s desire of creating a ‘family’ of ten children.Cellar Girl is the shocking but ultimately inspiring story of how one brave, young woman saved herself and others from a life worse than hell.

    In April alone, they’d rushed thirty-four patients to the hospital. But no one expected such a horrific cause to be behind it all.Kimberly Clark Saenz was a well-liked licensed vocational nurse at the center. The East Texas nurse was a mother of two, and known for her smiles and the stories she told to help patients pass the time. But on April 28, 2008, witnesses came forward to say that instead of lifesaving medication, they’d seen Saenz adding toxic bleach to IV ports. Turns out, it wasn’t the first time. Once caught, the shocking story of Saenz’s murderous practices began to unravel…INCLUDES PHOTOS

    A heartbreaking account of love and loss."When newly separated mum, Cindy Gambino, dropped her boys off to spend Father's Day 2005 with her estranged husband, she had no idea she would never see them alive again.Now, the 'triple dam drowing mum', who was the true target of Robert Farquharson's festering rage, relives the unspeakable revenge which shocked Australia, and left her with the legacy of life-long suffering - her punishment for ending their marriage."

    Kait, 18, was shot to death as she drove home from a friend’s house on a Sunday evening in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police closed the unsolved case as a “random shooting,” refusing to accept information that indicated otherwise, although it had all the earmarks of a professional hit.That first book, WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER?, was Duncan’s desperate attempt to motivate informants and prevent the facts of Kait’s story from becoming buried. It turned out to accomplish much more than that.Duncan’s new book, ONE TO THE WOLVES: ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER, is even more horrifying than its predecessor as new information poured in, the family ran for their lives, and their original suspicions turned out to be the tip of an iceberg so immense that Kait, herself, could not have known how dangerous the information was that she had been sitting on in order to protect a now-estranged boyfriend. Since Kait didn’t live to reveal it, her mother now does so in a book so intense and yet so painfully human that the reader will never forget it. All of the elements of a suspenseful mystery are here--intrigue, turns and twists, cover-ups, and page-turning action. The sobering fact is that, this time, the story isn’t fiction.Perhaps most chilling is the fact that the cover art is an etching of a wolf that Kait made when she was ten years old. Is it possible that, even then, she was having nightmares about the predator who would come for her eight years later? This is probably the only occasion when a murder victim was the cover artist for a book about her own murder.

    Katie Beers was a profoundly neglected and abused child even before she was kidnapped on Long Island in 1992. Abducted by a family friend, she was held captive in an underground cell for 17 days and sexually abused. With smarts and strength, she slipped the bonds of captivity and began a new life.Katie, now a married working mother, has revealed her inspiring story of torment and recovery to the TV reporter who, as part of the original media frenzy covering the case, sought the ending to one of the most compelling sagas in New York criminal history. Katie, at the center of a national media storm, dropped out of sight 20 years ago and—until now—has never spoken publicly. Her appearance January on the Dr. Phil show and in People magazine to discuss her book is the first time she has ever spoken publicly. Katie is also expected to be featured in Newsday, the daily newspaper serving 3 million Long Islanders.The telling of her story, upon the 20th anniversary of her rescue (January 13th) offers enlightening hindsight into what enabled Katie to overcome a lost childhood. The book includes never-before told details of her ordeal and the shocking discovery of audio tapes recorded by her kidnapper during the captivity.

    A couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in Zambia: Africa had played a major part in their life together. After a joyous week on safari in the Masai Mara, they flew on to a beach resort forty kilometres south of Somalia. And there, in the early hours of 11 September, tragedy struck them.Judith was torn away from David by a band of armed pirates, dragged over sea and land to a village in the arid heart of lawless Somalia, and there held hostage in a squalid room, a ransom on her head. There, too, she learned the terrible truth that the responsibility of securing her release now rested with her son Ollie.But though she was isolated, intimidated and near-starved, Judith resolved to survive - walking endless circuits of her nine-foot prison, trying to make her captors see her as a human being, keeping her faith at all times in Ollie. Powerful, moving and at times quite devastating, this is Judith Tebbutt's story in her own words. It is a memoir of the life she shared with her beloved husband, an unflinching account of the ordeal that overturned her world, and a testament to the inner resilience and familial love that sustained her through captivity.There is nothing so bad in life as to have no hope - to believe you have been defeated, to give in to that. Now that I found myself in confinement, four thousand miles from home under a hostile sky, I would not accept that fate for myself.

    As law enforcement tried to piece together what had happened to Susan, her husband, Josh Powell, became the only person of interest in the case. For Jennifer Graves, Josh’s sister, the nightmare started long before Susan’s disappearance. From her experiences growing up in the Powell family to the terrifying moment when she first started to believe her brother was a killer, she relied on her faith to stay strong. She devoted herself to the safety of Susan’s boys, Charlie and Braden, whom she hoped to be able to raise as her own. When the boys were murdered by their father in February, 2012, Jennifer was more than devastated, but she had to believe there was a reason for it all---including the deaths of her beloved nephews. In A Light In Dark Places, Jennifer shares her struggles and her triumphs. In coming to terms with such tragedy she finally was able to embrace the truth that we all have the power to choose our own path---and there is always hope, no matter how dark things may seem.

    In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whitey's extraordinary criminal career--from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders. It was after a nine-year stint in Alcatraz and other prisons that Whitey reunited with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, who was soon to become one of Massachusetts's most powerful politicians. He also became reacquainted with John Connolly, who had grown up around the corner from the Bulgers and was now--with Billy's help--a rising star at the FBI.Once Whitey emerged triumphant from the bloody Boston gang wars, Connolly recruited him as an informant against the Mafia. Their clandestine relationship made Whitey untouchable; the FBI overlooked gambling, drugs, and even homicide to protect their source. Among the close-knit Irish community in South Boston, nothing was more important than honor and loyalty, and nothing was worse than being a rat. Whitey is charged with the deaths of nineteen people killed over turf, for business, and even for being informants; yet to this day he denies he ever gave up his friends or landed anyone in jail.Based on exclusive access and previously undisclosed documents, Cullen and Murphy explore the truth of the Whitey Bulger story. They reveal for the first time the extent of his two parallel family lives with different women, as well as his lifelong paranoia stemming in part from his experience in the CIA's MKULTRA program. They describe his support of the IRA and his hitherto-unknown role in the Boston busing crisis, and they show a keen understanding of his mindset while on the lam and behind bars. The result is the first full portrait of this legendary criminal figure--a gripping story of wiseguys and cops, horrendous government malfeasance, and a sixteen-year manhunt that climaxed in Whitey's dramatic capture in Santa Monica in June 2011.

    But the man is not the victim, the caller says. The woman is. She's being held by a group of faith-healing fanatics who are trying to cure her depression with violent exorcisms. Then the detective gets an even more ominous message: Children in the church have been dying mysteriously for years, and now several more are in immediate peril.The caller, a church insider, risks everything to work with detectives and prosecutors to stop faith-based child abuse, joined by a mother who'd suffered a faith-healing tragedy herself and dedicated her life to saving others from it. Masterfully written by Cameron Stauth, In the Name of God is the true story of the heroic mission that exposed the darkest secret of American fundamentalism, and the political deals that let thousands of children die at the hands of their own parents--legally.Faith-healing abuse still continues around the country, but the victory in Oregon has lit the path to a better future, in which no child need die because of a parent's beliefs.

    MacLean tells the story of how he came to write his Edgar Award-winning book in his new true crime short, “The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'” MacLean had doors slammed in his face, guns pulled on him, and was bitten by a dog. Eventually, he won over the closed community of Skidmore, Mo. The inhabitants shared with him the reign of terror Ken Rex McElroy inflicted for twenty years in Northwest Missouri, and information about his murder on the main street of Skidmore in 1981. Despite 45 witnesses, the case remains unsolved. MacLean tells the story in his book “In Broad Daylight,” first published in 1988.“The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight'” brings the book up to date and includes several previously unpublished pictures. It also answers many questions about the killing itself, such as who was involved, and what has become of them. The author discusses the nature of the moral consequences of the killing for the town and those involved in the killing. MacLean describes the breakthrough events when key characters agreed to speak with him, and he realized he would finally get the story.“In Broad Daylight” was a New York Times bestseller for 12 weeks and was made into a movie starring Brian Denehey, Cloris Leachman and Chris Cooper. It was re-released as an e-book on Amazon on July 10, the 31st anniversary of the killing.Praise for Harry N. MacLean’s The Story Behind In Broad Daylight“A riveting behind the scenes look at an author in pursuit of the story about the bully who brought down a town and paid for his sins with his life.”—Diane Fanning, author of “Mommy’s Little Girl”“Honest and intriguing. The riveting backstory of MacLean's true crime classic...a can't miss read!”"— Kathryn Casey, bestselling author of “Deadly Little Secrets”“The Edgar Award winner takes readers right where they want to go—inside the story.”—Gregg Olsen, bestselling author of “”Fear Collector”“To understand and truly experience any story in its absolute wholeness, one must go ‘behind the scenes’ and learn the mechanics of what made it so riveting in the first place. Here, Harry MacLean takes us on a thrill ride into the crazy world beyond one of the most compelling true-crime stories of our time.”— M. William Phelps, star of the hit Investigation Discovery series “Dark Minds" and national bestselling author of 23 books, including “Nathan Hale and his latest, “Kiss of the She-Devil”

    These are some of their stories. A catalogue of evil, including; Sean Vincent Gillis: A depraved psychopath who used his victims' body parts as sex toys.Thomas Piper: Outwardly respectable clergyman who had a deadly obsession with little girls.Louise Peete: Sex-crazed femme fatale who committed three murders and also drove four of her husbands to suicide. Thor Nis Christiansen: Killed four young women in order to have sex with their corpses.Roger Kibbe: The ruthless I-5 Strangler murdered at least 8 stranded female motorists along California's freeways.Orville Lee Majors: Angel of Death who waged a deadly campaign against his elderly patients. Believed to be responsible for over 100 murders.Robert Shulman: This Long Island prostitute slayer bludgeoned his victims before hacking them to pieces. Tillie Klimek: "Psychic" who predicted her victims' deaths, right before she poisoned them. Jarvis Catoe: D.C. serial killer whose murder spree prompted a Congressional hearing, and changes to the Washington Police Department. Mack Ray Edwards: Edwards found a unique way of getting rid of his victims - he buried them under the freeways he was building.

    These are some of their stories. A catalogue of evil, including; Marc Sappington: Dubbed the "Kansas City Vampire," Sappington ate the flesh of his victims, and drank their blood.Stephen Judy: An unspeakably cruel killer who went to the chair in Indiana for the barbaric murder of a young mother and her three children. Raymond Brown: This juvenile psycho literally hacked his victims (including his grandmother and great grandmother) apart.Rory Conde: A necrophile rapist, Conde haunted Florida’s Tamiami Trail, claiming at least six victims.Martha Wise: A death obsessed nutcase who enjoyed setting fires, attending funerals, howling at the moon, and poisoning her family's drinking water. Bruce Mendenhall: Family man and small town politician who spent his nights hunting and strangling prostitutes. Jason Scott: An enterprising serial killer who used his job at the UPS depot in Largo, Maryland to find potential victims.Eddie Lee Mosley: A certified imbecile who was smart enough to evade the police for over a decade committing 40 murders and 150 rapes. Charles Floyd: Lots of men find redheads attractive, but Charles Floyd was driven to rape and murder them. Anthony Joyner: Depraved nursing home employee who raped and murdered six women aged between 80 and 97. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 40 more riveting cases....Scroll up to grab a copy.

    In the early hours of Thursday, August 8, 1963, at Sears Crossing near Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, £2.6 million (£45 million today) in unmarked £5, £1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London mail train in a violent and daring raid which took forty-six minutes. Quickly dubbed "the Crime of the Century," it has captured the imagination of the public and the world's media for fifty years, taking its place in British folklore. Ronnie Biggs, Bruce Reynolds, and Buster Edwards became household names, and their accounts have fed the myths and legends of The Great Train Robbery. But what really happened? This definitive account dismantles the myths and strips away the sensational headlines to reveal a flawed, darker, and more complex story. The crime, the police investigation, the trial, two escapes from high-security prisons, and an establishment under siege are all laid bare in astonishing detail for an epic tale of crime and punishment. Fifty years later, here is the story set out in full for the first time—a true-life crime thriller, and also a vivid slice of British social history.

    He had been shot in the face, slashed across the throat, and stabbed in the heart. Alexander had been a devout Mormon, handsome and hard-working, beloved by all, and his death came as an enormous shock. Suspicion pointed to one woman: Jodi Arias. Travis had met Jodi at a conference 18 months prior, and he was instantly taken with the beautiful aspiring photographer. Separated by 400 miles, they began a long distance relationship. It became clear to Travis's friends, however, that Jodi was a lot more invested in the relationship than he was. Travis was seeing multiple women, and his relationship with Jodi eventually came to end. But rather than move on, Jodi moved from her home in Palm Desert, California to within just miles of Travis's home, where she continued to insert herself into his life.

    In the spring of 1962, a school bus full of students stumbled across a mysterious crime scene on an isolated stretch of Arizona desert: an abandoned car and two bodies. This brutal murder of a young couple bewildered the sheriff 's department of Maricopa County for years. Despite a few promising leads—including several chilling confessions from Ernest Valenzuela, a violent repeat offender—the case went cold. More than a decade later, a clerk in the sheriff 's department, Carol Macumber, came forward to tell police that her estranged husband had confessed to the murders. Though the evidence linking Bill Macumber to the incident was questionable, he was arrested and charged with the crime. During his trial, the judge refused to allow the confession of now-deceased Ernest Valenzuela to be admitted as evidence in part because of the attorney-client privilege. Bill Macumber was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.The case, rife with extraordinary irregularities, attracted the sustained involvement of the Arizona Justice Project, one of the first and most respected of the non-profit groups that represent victims of manifest injustice across the country. With more twists and turns than a Hollywood movie, Macumber's story illuminates startling, upsetting truths about our justice system, which kept a possibly innocent man locked up for almost forty years, and introduces readers to the generations of dedicated lawyers who never stopped working on his behalf, lawyers who ultimately achieved stunning results. With precise journalistic detail, intimate access and masterly storytelling, Barry Siegel will change your understanding of American jurisprudence, police procedure, and what constitutes justice in our country today.

    with one exception. Her husband, Ben, had only 16 hours to live. On that fateful day in Tennessee, the man she loved would be murdered by a beast who was stalking her. In compliance with state law Nikki had left her legal firearm locked in the car. With the help of legislatively created pistol free zones, one evil man gunned down Nikki's husband as she was forced to look on, alone, defenseless and disarmed by an ill-conceived law designed to save her. Read this inspiring story of courage through remorse, as one woman struggles to seek justice for the man she loves. Follow Nikki Goeser as she fights to ensure that others are never held victim to the same terrible fate.

    Since the 1940s, Heath has generally been dismissed as a sadistic sex-killer - the preserve of sensational Murder Anthologies - and little else. But the story behind the tabloid headlines reveals itself to be complex and ambiguous, provoking unsettling questions that echo across the decades to the present day.For the first time, with access to previously restricted files from the Home Office and Metropolitan Police, this book explores the complex motivations behind the murders through the prism of the immediate post-war period. Against the backdrop of a society in flux, a culture at a moment of change, how much is Heath's case symptomatic, or indeed, emblematic of the age he lived in?Handsome Brute is both an examination of the age of austerity, and a real-lifethriller as shocking and provocative as American Psycho or The Killer Inside Me, exploring the perspectives of the women in Heath's life - his wife, his mother, his lovers - and his victims. This collage of experiences from the women who knew him intimately probes the schism at the heart of his fascinating, chilling personality.

    Ted Bundy : charming, articulate and deadly. Bundy cut a swathe of destruction across the country, raping, killing and committing necrophilia on his young victims. Juan Corona : a California labor broker with a penchant for hacking his workers to death with a machete. Richard Trenton Chase : the notorious 'Vampire of Sacramento,' Chase literally tore his victims apart, before consuming their flesh and blood. The Briley Brothers : a trio of deadly siblings who carried out one of the most bloody killing sprees in Virginia history William Suff : serial killer and keen chef. But did Suff feed the flesh of his victims to unwitting work colleagues? Belle Gunness : a deadly female Bluebeard who sent as many as 42 suitors to their graves, before disappearing with a fortune. George Russell : Russell had a problem with rejection, as three unfortunate women discovered to their cost. Michael Ross : serial rapist and strangler of young women, Ross was the first man executed in Connecticut in almost half a century. Randall Woodfield : known as the I-5 Killer, Woodfield was once a draftee to the Green Bay Packers before turning his attention to a far more deadly pursuit. Charles Starkweather : James Dean wannabe who, together with his 13-year-old girlfriend, murdered 11 people during a bloody spree. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    This is a story that inflicted pain and suffering on many families for many years until the killer was finally revealed. This is a true Newfoundland tragedy. A book that will hold your attention from start to finish.

    In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten--despite her unmarked grave.

     Douglas Clark and Carol Bundy : he was a sexual sadist and pedophile with a taste for necrophilia, she his willing accomplice in a series of murders known as the Sunset Strip Slayings. David Berkowitz : the notorious Son of Sam, who roamed the streets of New York dispensing death with his .44 caliber revolver. Harvey Carignan : a particularly vicious serial killer whose choice of weapon earned him the nickname, Harv the Hammer. Carlton Gary : a truly heartless murderer who preyed on frail old ladies, strangling them to death in their beds. Genene Jones : a monstrous, callous nurse whose desperate need for attention led her to murder as many as 47 babies and children in her care. Wayne Adam Ford : one of the few serial killers to surrender to police, but not before he tore four unfortunate women apart. Daniel Conahan Jr. : got his kicks photographing gay men in the nude and then strangling them to death. Carroll Cole : committed his first murder at age 8 and didn’t stop killing until he was eventually caught over 30 years later. Arthur Shawcross : having escaped the death penalty for the murder of two children, this sadistic killer turned his attention on the prostitutes of Rochester, N.Y. But did he cannibalize his victims? Paul Durousseau : the most deadly taxi driver since Travis Bickle. Women who took a ride in his cab never came back. Ed Gein : a grave-robbing ghoul who took to furnishing his home with the heads, bones and skin of his victims. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

     Robert Hansen : a big game hunter who turned his attention to hunting humans, turning them loose in the wilderness and telling them to run for their lives. Angelo Buono & Kenneth Bianchi : two murderous cousins, working together to unleash a reign of unprecedented terror on the women of Los Angeles. Henry Louis Wallace : the Charlotte Strangler murdered 9 women in a two-year spree that had even FBI profilers baffled. H. H. Holmes : deadly doctor who built a vast torture castle in Chicago in the late 1800’s, then lured countless young women to their deaths. Danny Rolling : a brutal bank robber who turned to murder in his spare time, literally tearing his eight victims apart. Charles Cullen : convicted of 40 murders and suspected of as many as 400. Is he America’s most prolific serial killer? Derrick Todd Lee : murdered at least seven Baton Rouge women. Amazingly, another serial killer was working the same turf at the time, killing to keep up with Lee’s body count. Herb Baumeister : family man and successful businessman by day, deadly strangler of gay men by night. Tommy Lynn Sells : for 20 years he traveled the country, killing at will, until the courage of a ten-year-old girl brought him to justice. Wayne Williams : The Atlanta Child Killer murdered 29 black children, teenagers and young men over a bloody 23 months. Williams took the fall but doubts still persist over his guilt. Hadden Clark : a cross-dressing cannibal who was convicted of two murders, but had a trophy stash that suggested many more. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    One policemen's desperate and moving account of how he tried for decades to bring a paedophile priest to justice - but was blocked by not only the Catholic church, but by his own Police Force.

    Little does Parker know, but his daughter is already dead – strangled and horribly dismembered by a madman who calls himself the “Fox.” Although he claims to be a “master criminal,” the kidnapper is actually a disturbed young man named William Edward Hickman, whose plans for a “big crime” spin terrifyingly out of control and end in tragedy, horror, and a lingering haunting. In this chilling installment of the “Dead Men Do Tell Tales” series, Troy Taylor reveals the eerie true story of one of the most horrific kidnapping and murder cases in American history, from the moment Marion Parker disappeared to the day that her killer swung from the gallows – and delves into the ghostly tale that has lingered long after her death. There are few murder tales in Los Angeles history as gruesome as the story of Marion Parker and it’s one of the strangest stories to ever be featured in the series. It’s also one that will stay with you long after the final pages have been turned!

    More than one.Some stories just have to be told and so it is with the Tuxhorn family. Murder Is A Family Affair follows August Tuxhorn to America in the mid 1850s where Charles was born in Illinois. The boy grew up with a beautiful face and a stone heart. Evil set in motion by his grandfather and then his father, Charles carries on the family’s violent temper and disregard for human life. Did he inherit these traits shared by others? More important, did he pass them on? Follow their lives and watch the carnage they leave behind. The lives lost or destroyed in their wake.Has the evil in this family been buried with them?Or is it just the beginning?

    Jesse Pomeroy : known as "The Boy Fiend," Pomeroy was sentenced to death aged just 14. Jeffrey Dahmer : one of America's most notorious serial killers, Dahmer murdered at least 15 young men, cannibalizing them and preserving their body parts. Glen Rogers : Rogers murdered at least four women. But did his confession prove that O.J. Simpson was innocent? Michael Swango : a deadly doctor who may have killed at least 60 in an intercontinental murder spree. Gary Heidnik : held 6 women as sex slaves in his self-designed torture chamber. Anna Marie Hahn : serial poisoner from the 1930's who went to the electric chair for her crimes. Alton Coleman and Debra Brown : a murderous pair who launched a killing spree across 5 states, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. Erno Soto : a deadly phantom who preyed on the children of Harlem and went by the sobriquet "Charlie Chop-off." Robert Ben Rhoades : murderous trucker who turned his rig into a mobile torture chamber. Anthony Sowell : the Imperial Avenue Strangler murdered ten women, stashing their remains in his home. Darren O'Neall : brutal rapist and murderer who strangled and bludgeoned at least three women to death. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    But was Heirens really the brutal slayer of three, or was he the politically expedient fall guy for an ambitious States Attorney? Richard Cottingham : mild office worker by day, torturer and serial killer by night, the Torso Killer left a trail of mutilated bodies across New York and New Jersey. Gary Ridgeway : As far as body count goes, few murderers match the Green River Killer. Confessed to 48 victims, but investigators suspect there may have been more. Craig Price : America's youngest serial killer, Price murdered his first victim at 13, and had added three more before he'd even turned 16. Richard Speck : cold-blooded killer who raped and murdered 8 young nursing students in a single night. Robert Garrow : a career criminal with a taste for bestiality and necrophilia, Garrow slaughtered four young victims during a murderous spree. Henry Lee Lucas : proficient serial killer or proficient liar? Lucas confessed to over 300 murders, definitely committed three and is suspected in as many as 50. John Edward Robinson : lured his victims via Internet chat sites, then raped, tortured and murdered them, before storing their bodies in his own, unique coffins. Dorothea Puente : murder-for-profit killer who fed drug overdoses to her elderly tenants then went on cashing their social security checks for years after their deaths. John Eric Armstrong : traveled the world with the US Navy, racking up kills in every port, from Hawaii to Hong Kong. Harrison Graham : Graham had a unique way of dealing with corpses, he simply allowed them to rot in his apartment. The stench of 8 decomposing bodies eventually led to his downfall. Zodiac : America's most enigmatic killer. Zodiac killed at least 5 and taunted the San Francisco police, daring them to try and stop him. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    Many know the story of the killer’s spectacular escape from a Louisiana penitentiary in April 2006 and his near-capture shortly after by police on railroad tracks. But for the first time, we get the full story behind McNair’s escape and his time on the lam. Now held at the Supermax in Colorado, Richard McNair has given Canadian crime reporter Byron Christopher exclusive access to his story. After nearly five years of research and travel across the U.S. and Canada, the author takes readers on a wild ride. They’re with McNair every step of the way, through his three escapes. They see how the Oklahoma native avoided bloodhounds, search helicopters and a massive police dragnet. They feel the joys and defeats of McNair's time on the lam, get a play-by-account of his capture by the R.C.M.P. in the fall of 2007 ... and with proprietary information about the 1987 North Dakota homicide, readers get a front row seat to the murder that put McNair behind bars.

    The shocking murders carried out by an unknown serial killer in London's East End during the autumn of 1888 dominated the news at the time and have continued to exert a baleful influence ever since. But what was it like to live through those terrifying weeks? No matter what precautions the locals took, the killings continued. This book looks at the crimes of Jack the Ripper through the eyes of the Londoners who had to survive his career of brutal savagery. It follows the way the crimes affected the local population, the rumours that swept the streets, the alarms, the riots, the persecutions, the suspicions and the sheer naked terror of the awful autumn when The Ripper stalked London's East End.

    Even when I lie." - Tony Montana Scarface is a powerful, stylized commentary on violence, materialism, excess, corruption and crime in America. Set during the drug-driven decadence of Miami in the 1980s, it is a rags to riches story about the rise and fall of an illegal immigrant from dishwasher to narcotics kingpin who is undone by greed and delusions of grandeur triggered by cocaine psychosis. It is both thrilling entertainment and a wicked, nightmarish parody of the American dream. Scarface: The Ultimate Guide places the movie in its historical context and examines its origins, development, production, release, critical reception and current status in the culture. The highlight of the book is a detailed analysis of the movie from first frame to FADE OUT. Everything there is to possibly know about the history of the 1983 gangster classic is here. Who really came up with the idea? Martin Bregman or Al Pacino? How many of the 18 creatures mentioned in the film can you name? Did Pacino ad-lib the word 'yeyo'?Why do rappers like the film so much?How does music play a part in the movie?Is Scarface anti-Semitic?What is the relevance of the pelican?Was it really dismissed by critics?What did Quentin Tarantino steal from the movie?Where does the line 'Don't get high on your own supply' come from?Did you know the production was chased out of Miami and had to relocate to L.A.?What is the significance of the name 'Elvira'? Was Omar Suarez a stoolie?Why are there so many background shots of US Presidents in the movie?Is the chainsaw scene really violent?Why are there so many errors in the movie?Where was Sosa's estate shot?What are Tony's true feelings about his sister?Who exactly is Nick The Pig? Sit back, grab a glass of gin, spark up a Cuban cigar, check the magazine in your M16 assault rifle with 40mm grenade launcher, find a mirror or clear a surface on your desk and let Scarface: The Ultimate Guide take you on an illuminating tour of your favorite movie. "Chi-Chi. Chi-Chi. Get the yeyo."

    Several innocent men were taken into custody before the victim's husband, John, was accused of the crime. He would endure two sensational trials before being acquitted.Eighty years later, local historian Diana Staresinic-Deane studied the investigation, which was doomed by destroyed evidence, inexperienced lawmen, disappearing witnesses, and a community more desperate for an arrest than justice. She would also discover a witness who may have seen the murderer that fateful morning.

    Though they are icons today, these men represent only a small fraction of the vast number who risked everything to bring law and order to the frontier. Many other "law dogs" of the untamed West engaged in exploits rivaling or surpassing those of their renowned contemporaries, yet their names are little, if at all, known today. They've been overlooked, forgotten, or - in the parlance of their day - "disremembered." A key reason is that many of these men died in the line of duty, careers and lives cut short and any chance at lasting glory buried with them. They were truly "the numberless unknown heroes, equal to the greatest heroes known." This book is intended as a tribute to such men, giving a small sampling of them - fourteen in all - their long-awaited due. In these accounts of their careers and untimely deaths, readers will find true tales as exciting and engaging as any told about the usual suspects - already the heroes of countless dime novels, books, films, and television shows.

    In 1987, Graham Nown first told Madden's story in his book The English Godfather, in which he traced Madden's boyhood in England, his immigration to New York City, and his rise to mob boss. Nown also uncovered a love story involving Madden and the daughter of the Hot Springs postmaster. Before his arrival in Hot Springs, Madden was one of the most powerful gangsters in New York City and former owner of the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. The story of his life shows us a world where people can break the law without ever getting caught, and where criminality is so entwined in government and society that one might wonder what is legality and what isn't.

    Born into the deep streets of East Oakland, I had to learn how to survive. I was the second born to a single mother on welfare trying to maintain two young men on her own. Reading this you will see my story, feel my pain and understand my journey of losing my brother and uncle. You will hear about my journey through bodybuilding, see my rise and fall of a promising football career, and walk along with me while I do prison time, drug deals, pimping, stripping, and gang affiliation. You will see my transition to Godly principles, meet my soul mate and experience my new success. You think you know me, well come along with me on this roller coaster ride and see if you can relate to my struggles of learning what true love is really about, something I didn't know anything about until God put my wife in my life. I never knew what love was growing up. I can say now that I have found my place in life and I am where I need to be and fulfilling my dreams. Step into my world!

    . .'The Cartel is Britain's biggest drugs gang, a global corporation employing thousands of criminals and flooding Britain with cocaine and heroin. Yet the established order is under threat: street gangs are overwhelming the old-school Cartel godfathers with a campaign of violence, intimidation and mayhem, heralding a series of events that has had devastating consequences for the whole of society.In Young Blood, the explosive follow-up to The Cartel, bestselling true-crime author Graham Johnson reveals how the brutal assassination of drug baron Colin 'King Cocaine' Smith in 2007 by a group of young bucks triggered the rise of the foot soldier, and exposes the bitter struggle that has spread throughout Europe as various factions battle to seize control of the most lucrative crime syndicate in British history.

    Though Pennsylvania is known for  its bucolic landscapes and the City of Brotherly love, the Keystone State has a darker side, including an extensive history of crimes and misdemeanors.  The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania is the ultimate guidebook to the criminal and seedy history of the state.  With photographs, maps, directions, and precise GPS coordinates, this collection of outlaw tales serves as both a travel guide and an entertaining and enlightening read.  It is a one-of-a-kind exploration into well-known and more obscure sites in Pennsylvania that retain memories of bandits, corpse-snatchers, murderers, snipers, bootleggers, assassins, rogue scientists, spies, mobsters and corrupt politicians and their scandalous deeds.

    Harvey Robinson - once this juvenile serial killer locked on a female target he seldom quit, as one terrified victim discovered. Albert De Salvo - was De Salvo really the Boston Strangler? Many experts now believe the real killer got away with murder.Angel Resendiz - a deadly illegal alien who rode the rails from Mexico to Canada, dispensing death wherever he stopped.Dean Corl - along with two willing teenaged accomplices Corll orchestrated the biggest killing spree in American history. Nannie Doss - a chubby granny with an engaging giggle who sent four husbands, a sibling, two children, two grandchildren and her mother to their graves.Gary Ray Bowles - the houseguest from hell, those who offered this brutal killer hospitality, invariably ended up bludgeoned to death. Edmund Kemper - a double murderer at 15, Kemper was set free, to unleash a reign of terror on the student population of Santa Cruz. Charles Albright - some people collect stamps, some art, others coins. Charles Albright collected eyes.Carl Panzram - the toughest man every to pass through the American penal system, Panzram conducted a decades long killing spree encompassing four continents. Loren Herzog & Wesley Shermantine - a.k.a. the Speed Freak Killers. Best friends since childhood, these reprobates graduated from bullying to murder while still in their teens. Randy Kraft - a prolific serial killer who tortured and murdered as many as 67 young men, keeping a detailed scorecard of his atrocities.

    Featuring 52 cases that shocked the country, the early chapters describe crimes which occurred against the turbulent political backdrop of the 18th century, including the infamous lynching of Captain John Porteous in Edinburgh in 1736 and the assassination of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure in the spring of 1752. Also included is the case of an Edinburgh baby farmer hanged in 1889; the brutal murder of a wealthy spinster in Glasgow in 1908; the shooting of a Detective Inspector during a failed attempt to rescue a convict from a prison van in Glasgow in 1921; and the summary execution of a German POW at the hands of his fellow Nazi prisoners in Comrie, Perthshire in 1944. This well-illustrated and enthralling book will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Scotland's past.

    Walk along the path as he is selected to be one of the original profilers. Take an inside view of the extraordinary and ground-breaking training received by this 'new breed' of FBI agents, made famous by the renowned Behavioral Science Unit. Work along with him and see what he's thinking as he analyzes facts and develops profiles in several murder cases he investigates.

    Haunted Henry County IV, ghostwritten by Perry's daughter, Lisa Perry Martin, is Perry's true legacy. Always fascinated by the mysterious 1913 disappearance of Catherine Winters from New Castle, Indiana, Perry devoted more than three decades to searching for clues about what happened to the little lost girl. Did the 9-year-old run away with her favorite aunt? Was she kidnapped for ransom by a limping degenerate? ...or was she murdered, her body hidden so well that it took a hundred years and the tenacity of a justice-driven retired nurse to find her? Entwined through the pages of Perry's final goodbye lies the answer.

    He claims he went to the defence of Gypsies being attacked by Monov and a bunch of soccer hooligans. The Bulgarians claim it was an act of cold-blooded murder.In a case of many twists and turns, where vital evidence was kept out of court and crucial witnesses never called, Belinda Hawkins brings to life the legal battle that haunted two shattered families on opposite sides of the globe. She also reminds us of the dangers we all confront when travelling to worlds very different from our own. But it is the attempt by Jock's father, Dr Simon Palfreeman, to obtain justice for his son and the terrifying emotional cost involved that are at the heart of Every Parent's Nightmare.This is the harrowing story of what happens when world's collide. It is also the powerful and heartbreaking story of one father's fight to prove his son's innocence.

    George Rowe’s gritty and harrowing story offers not only a glimpse into the violent world of the motorcycle outlaw, but a gripping tale of self-sacrifice and human redemption that would be the stuff of great fiction—if it weren’t all true. Rowe had been a drug dealer, crystal meth addict, barroom brawler, and convicted felon, but when he witnessed the Vagos brutally and senselessly beat his friend over a pool game, everything changed.Rowe decided to pay back his Southern California hometown for the sins of his past by taking down the gang that was terrorizing it. He volunteered himself as an undercover informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and vowed to dismantle the brotherhood from the inside out, becoming history’s first private citizen to voluntarily infiltrate an outlaw motorcycle gang for the U.S. government.As “Big George,” a full-patched member of the Vagos, Rowe spent three brutal years juggling a double life—riding, fighting, and nearly dying alongside the brothers who he secretly hoped to put away for good. During this time, Rowe also became entwined in a tumultuous relationship with a struggling addict named Jenna, never once revealing that he was actually working for the Feds. The road to redemption was not an easy ride. Rowe lost everything: his family, his business, his home—even his identity.To this day, under protection by the U.S. government, Rowe still looks over his shoulder, keeping watch for the brothers he put behind bars. They’ve vowed to search for him until the day they die.

    Late in 1923, Malm participated in the robbery of a sweater factory that left a watchman dead, led to a thrilling manhunt, and kicked off a string of murders by women that would unleash the greatest media frenzy in Chicago history up to that time. Told with novel-like immediacy, "The Wolf Woman" rediscovers a fascinating lost chapter in the Second City’s criminal history that remains relevant to this day.

    A cousin of hers, Walter Horsford, was soon arrested for her murder. This is the first, full account of Annie Holmes’ death and the subsequent trial of Walter Horsford at Huntingdon Assizes. The court case and the aftermath for those involved are followed through in great detail, the facts of which have been gathered from extensive research using various sources including, Cambridgeshire library and museum records, contemporary newspaper accounts and Home Office files. Some scenes have been dramatised, but all dialogue used is taken from contemporary accounts.

    

    HOLMES, HIS INSIDIOUS MURDER CASTLE, AND THE HORRORS OF GASLIGHT ERA CHICAGO Chicago during the Gaslight Era was a place that embodied both the elegance of America's Gilded Age and the vice, crime and sin of the most corrupt city in the country. During the 1880s and early 1890s, Chicago was home to killers, thieves, gamblers, con artists and whores - and hosted perhaps the greatest World's Fair in our nation's history. It was to this place that a man named H.H. Holmes was drawn like a moth to the flame and Chicago embraced him as one of its own. Charming and dapper, Holmes soon slashed his way into American history with devious schemes, unconscionable swindles - and bloody murders. Killing for profit and convenience, he claimed an unknown number of victims with his infamous "Castle" on Chicago's South Side, a grandiose monstrosity that was filled with trapdoors, winding passages, secret doors and staircases, torture chambers a crematorium and worse. Then, finally on the run from the law, he left a trail of corpses behind him before his past crimes finally caught up with him and led to what the newspapers called the "Trial of the Century." In this spellbinding book, author Troy Taylor tackles the chilling tale of H.H. Holmes, cutting through the myths and exaggerations that have plagued the strange story for years and presenting a clear and concise account of Holmes' murders, his swindles, his confessions and the myriad of lies that effortlessly spilled from his lips. How many people did Holmes really kill? Who was the intrepid detective that finally brought about his downfall? And did a supernatural curse really surround those who sent Holmes to the gallows? You'll find out in one of the author's best books so far!

    Cream arrived on the scene, dispensing death with his special little pills.Beverley Allitt: a desperate need for attention drove this deadly nurse to target the most vulnerable victims of all - sickly children.Peter Sutcliffe: one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, the Yorkshire Ripper bludgeoned and stabbed 13 women to death during a five year reign of terror.Kenneth Erskine: a burglar and petty criminal who turned to murder, targeting the elderly citizens of London's Stockwell.Mary Ann Cotton: a notorious poisoner, Cotton send husbands, lovers, children, friends and relatives to an agonizing early death.Dennis Nilsen: known as the British Jeffrey Dahmer, Nilsen strangled at least a dozen young men, cluttering up his tiny apartment with their corpses.John George Haigh: a cold hearted psychopath who wiped out entire families, dissolving their bodies in acid baths. Haigh claim to be a vampire but his true motive was somewhat simpler.Anthony Hardy: a once successful businessman whose sexual appetites led him down the path of serial murder, with disastrous results for the women of Camden.John Straffen: sent to prison for the strangulation deaths of two young girls, Straffen escaped to kill again.Fred and Rosemary West: a truly depraved serial killer couple who tortured and dismembered at least 11 young women and girls to service their sick sexual needs. Among their victims were their own children.˃˃˃˃˃˃˃˃˃ Plus 5 more shocking cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of British Monsters Volume 2. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works cover serial killers, while the “Murder Most Vile” series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller’s True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories

    Through the power of their stories, understand the impact of crime, the stages of grief, the struggles they endured on their unique journeys, and the importance of families and friends.

    What incited him to kill the people he loved? What was in his mind? A Voice out of Nowhere is the true story of a young man's sudden plunge into mental illness where voices and delusions commanded him to do the unthinkable. Drawing from court transcripts, interviews and eye-witness statements, A Voice out of Nowhere takes the reader deep into the mind of a psychotic killer and explores the awful consequences of untreated mental illness.

    The Trash Bag killer, despite standing just 5'5”, Kearney cut a swathe of destruction across southern California, leaving at least 35 dismembered corpses in his wake. Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez : an obese, sex-starved nurse and a toupee wearing Latin lothario, who duped and then murdered lonely women in 1940's New York. Dennis Rader : the notorious and elusive BTK Killer, who held the citizens of Wichita, Kansas in a state of terror for over 30 years, before his eventual capture. Earle Nelson : the inhuman “Gorilla Killer”, who rampaged through 1920's America and into Canada, killing and raping as he went. Charles Schmid : known as the Pied Piper of Tucson, Schmid had an almost cult-like following of teenaged devotees who would do anything for him - even participate in murder. Joel Rifkin : a born loser who failed at everything he tried - except murder. Rifkin killed and dismembered as many as 17 women. Herb Mullin : a deadly psychotic, Mullin killed with guns, knives and bludgeons, all because he believed he could prevent an earthquake by committing murder. John Joubert : snatched three young boys off the street in broad daylight, then tortured and stabbed them to death. Paul John Knowles : rejection by his fiancée triggered a murder spree across 25 states during which 18 people were brutally slain for the amusement of the, so-called, Casanova Killer. Larry Eyler : a lethal psychopath who trawled the freeways of the American Midwest for victims who he literally tore apart. Ray and Faye Copeland : Ray was 76, Faye 69, but that didn't stop them murdering five men - for the most unusual of motives. Cary Stayner : For 30 years Cary Stayner fantasized about murdering a woman, then he snapped, with deadly consequences for the four unfortunates who crossed his path. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    George Joseph Smith : a truly heartless killer who preyed on lonely spinsters, killing them by an ingeniously original method. John Reginald Christie : this outwardly respectable middle-aged man held a deadly secret, he was a necrophile and murderer of at least seven women. John Duffy and David Mulcahy : a brutal serial killer team who terrorized London and the southeast during the 1980's, raping and killing in and around railway stations. Amelia Dyer : Britain's most notorious 'baby farmer' may have murdered as many as 400 infants for profit. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley : arguably the most reviled killers in British history. Brady and Hindley sexually assaulted and killed 5 children, recording their vile deeds with audiotape and photographs. Graham Young : a juvenile poisoner who was released to kill again. Young subjected his victims to agonizing deaths, while keeping a log of their suffering in his diary. Robert Black : a remorseless pedophile who sexually assaulted and murdered at least three little girls and may have killed many more. Burke and Hare : grave robbing was a profitable but taxing business in 19th century Britain. Burke and Hare came up with a better idea - they created their own corpses. Harold Shipman : the world's most prolific serial killer, Shipman killed at least 215 of his elderly patients. Some estimates run as high as 1000 victims. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    Wecht, M.D., J.D., one of America’s most respected forensic pathologists. Coauthored by crime writer Dawna Kaufmann, Final Exams explores both the technical and the human side of murder. From the heartbreaking case of abducted child, Jessica Lunsford, held captive within shouting distance of her loved ones, to the peculiar story of a murder for hire with a most unlikely victim, Final Exams takes the reader behind the scenes. Secrets about the private lives of both predators and victims are revealed as the authors detail the events that turned rage to tragedy. Fans of CSI will appreciate how Wecht and Kaufmann share the real life process of solving crimes with clues left with the victim.

    The complete series is now available as a book with an introduction by Brickell telling of her 16-month experience investigating the unsolved mystery when her life was threatened, and of the controversy that occurred when her findings were made public.

    Michael has one clue to guide him, the final cryptic words of a dying man. “My wife Audrey, she knows the..." That leads Michael to Audrey, her mane of long red hair a talisman to Michael’s better forgotten dreams. And Audrey leads Michael to Dirk Vanderhof, a billionaire online gambling mogul who is the one link tying all the disparate pieces of this mystery together and whose name pops up in every rotten place Michael looks.The first in a series of throwback crime novels, inspired by the Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spades of the author’s youth, Michael is himself a throwback private detective, preferring persistence to gadgetry and brains over guns and brawn. Operating a one man shop out of Laurel Lagoon, modeled after Laguna Beach, CA, South On Pacific Coast Highway is at once an affectionate ode to everything LA, from the cookie cutter communities to the seedy shops dotting the beach towns along that stretch of coastline, a portrait of the moral and cultural arc of Southern California over the past fifty years, and on a personal level, simply the tale of a man haunted by a woman’s uncanny resemblance to the redhead he once loved.

    I debated long and hard whether to share it publicly. My Extreme Cruelty journey led me from the highs of a wonderful job with significant leadership responsibilities, respect, confidence, trust, and moderate wealth to the lows of unproductivity, unemployment, multiple deaths, isolation, depression, financial ruin, and utter humiliation. Did I really want to openly share this with others?"After August Moore finds himself divorced and lonely, a budding online romance with a woman named Crystal reignites his lust for life. She is everything he wants—beautiful, professional, and willing to explore the adventurous side of life. The only problem is that her job places her thousands of miles away, and for months their plans to meet are mysteriously thwarted. In a state of love-induced naïveté, August is willing to go to outrageous lengths for the woman he loves.Discovering that she comes as a "package deal" with her best friend Leona, August becomes entangled in a web of duplicity and compromised values. Blinded by his new-found love, he is led down a path that yields bizarre experiences with every step. And at the end of the path, Crystal is not all that she seems…A true-crime story of love, deception, and redemption, Extreme Cruelty serves as a warning that professional con artists are actively seeking to take advantage of those who are vulnerable and willing to compromise their entire lives for the sake of love. Part I details how August falls into this elaborate con and the loss he experiences as a result. His story is real… and it could also happen to you.

    The retrial is currently scheduled to begin September 30, 2013.The Author is retired Forensic Engineer Ron Hendry, who in June of 2010 was provided extraordinary access to police crime scene videos and photos. His findings and reconstruction work were published in the Injustice In Perugia www.injusticeinperugia.org website in the fall of 2010. The narrative is based upon Author Ron Hendry's prior investigation and reconstruction of the criminal events in the upper flat. Included in the narrative are some actions of Rudy Guede that the Author extrapolated from Rudy’s early self serving statements along with the Author's interpretation of his motives for the several crimes.As the narrative progresses, the Author points out an assortment of failures by the police in their investigation and interpretation of the crime scene. The full set of police crime scene photos analyzed by the Author in 2010 are now available on the internet. Selected police crime scene photos are used throughout the narrative to illustrate the points and actions depicted in the narrative. Many of the selected photos have been cropped and markers have been added to some to emphasis the evidence discussed.

    Charged alongside two male friends in the murder of an elderly widow during a botched robbery attempt, “Bloody Babs” became the third woman executed in California—after a 1953 trial that played out before standing-room-only crowds captured the imaginations of journalists, filmmakers, and death penalty opponents. Why, Kathleen A. Cairns asks, of all the capital cases in the twentieth century, did Graham’s have such political resonance and staying power?Leaving aside the question of guilt or innocence—debated to this day—Cairns examines how Graham’s case became a touchstone in the ongoing debate over capital punishment. While prosecutors positioned the accused woman as a femme fatale, the media came to offer a counternarrative for Graham’s life highlighting her abusive and lonely beginnings. Cairns shows how Graham’s case became crucial to the abolitionists of the time, who used instances of questionable guilt to raise awareness of the arbitrary and capricious nature of death penalty prosecutions. Critical in keeping capital punishment in the forefront of public consciousness until abolitionists homed in on a winning strategy, Graham's case illustrates the power of individual stories to shape wider perceptions and ultimately public policies.

    In these pages you will find a story about a tormented serial killer and how he resorted to cannibalism, a celebrity's fan with an obsession to murder her, torture murders, crimes of passion, among many others—chilling crimes that could only be perpetrated by the twisted minds and gruesome obsessions of coldblooded killers, the stuff that horror movies and novels are made of, brought to you from the vault of bestselling true crime author and serial killer expert Gary C. King.There are 15 terrifying, heart-pounding true crime stories in all, guaranteed to keep you awake and your doors locked!

    108 page, perfect-bound book.Limited edition: 100 copiesSotos text about Shasta and Dylan Groene abduction, among other subjects.

    Many books have been written about convicted criminals, usually to prove either their innocence or their depravity. It is rare for the biography of a lifer to be written simply because it is a fascinating story in itself, regardless of his guilt or otherwise.This is such a biography. His 45 years in prison have seen enormous changes in the justice system, changes which he has experienced at a very personal level. If that were all, this story would be at least a valuable social document. However, there is much more. This lifer has polarised opinion from the very beginning. Educated in a 400 year-old English public school, he was described by a police officer as a ‘refined young gentleman’. That impression has been a mixed blessing, with some people seeing an educated cultured man while others saw a man with an inflated sense of superiority. Roger John Payne, a young bank clerk, was arrested in 1968 in Maidstone, Kent for the murder of his wife’s friend, Claire Joseph. At his trial, no motive was offered by the prosecution, no witnesses put him at the scene and his fingerprints were not found. The prosecution relied on forensic evidence and his conviction was the first on such evidence alone. The sentence was Life. The Judge’s recommendation, not public in those days, was less than fifteen years.Payne vehemently maintained his innocence. An anonymous letter received by his wife after his conviction, purporting to be from the real murderer, was not considered sufficient to allow him leave to appeal. Twice in the 1970s he took the Home Office to court on issues of natural justice, once representing himself and receiving high praise from the Judge, as well as coverage in the press and law journals. Although he lost both cases, history has vindicated him, with changes being introduced to address the issues he was fighting. In 1991 after Payne had been in open prison for three years, working in Bristol three days a week for two years and having many extended Home Leaves, the Parole Board recommended release. The then Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker, used his veto to overturn that decision. In despair at this knockback, Payne made the plan that he would fail to return from one of his Home Leaves, a plan he carried out meticulously.The Prison Service announced that he was ‘no risk to the public’ and made no attempt to find him. The next three years saw Payne living as Thomas Fairfax, ‘a gentleman of independent means’ in Lydney, Gloucestershire, joining the local Conservative Party and the congregation of the Church of England and mixing with the upper echelons of Lydney society. These were the happiest years of his life but they came to an abrupt end in December 1994 with an early morning knock on the door.After his re-arrest, it was clear that as long as he maintained his innocence, his progress through the system would be slow. Friends advised him to acknowledge guilt so that he could be rehabilitated and move quickly towards release. He took the advice but the expected result has not followed. In 1995, he changed his name by deed poll to Thomas Fairfax. In 2006 at his first oral hearing of a Parole Board Review, the panel recommended open prison. That recommendation has not been carried out, partly because of his refusal to cooperate with a system he does not trust.Why has this man spent 45 years in prison when a life sentence today rarely means more than 25 years? His story illustrates some significant issues in the justice system today, not only in the UK.

    House of Representatives in 1979, and the Assassination Records Review Board report of 1998.Warren Commission: Appointed by President Johnson after the assassination, The Commission reviewed reports by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, Department of State, and the Attorney General of Texas, and then requested additional information from federal agencies, Congressional committees, and state and local experts. The Commission held hearings and took the testimony of 552 witnesses. On several occasions, the Commission went to Dallas to visit the scene of the assassination and other places. The Commission presented its Report, in which each member concurred, to the President on September 24, 1964.Select Committee: The House Select Committee on Assassinations was established in September 1976 by House Resolution 1540, 94th Congress, 2d Session. The resolution authorized a 12-member select committee to conduct a full and complete investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The committee was constituted for the four remaining months of the 94th Congress. This report presents the committee's analysis and synthesis of the evidence the committee obtained on all four issues the committee deemed necessary to fulfill its mandate. The committee issues this report to fulfill its legislative and informing responsibilities under the Constitution.Assassination Records Review Board: This panel was formed as a result of the 1992 President John F. Kennedy Records Collection Act. "The Review Board has worked hard to obtain all records relating to the assassination of President Kennedy and to release the records to the fullest extent possible to the American people. The Board and its staff have contributed significant professional and personal time to this important effort. We have done so in the hope that release of these records will shed new evidentiary light on the assassination of President Kennedy, enrich the historical understanding of that tragic moment in American history, and help restore public confidence in the government's handling of the assassination and its aftermath. The Review Board's Final Report is unanimous. It summarizes the Board's experience in interpreting and applying this unique way to provide broad access to government records. Most importantly, it illuminates the Review Board's legacy—the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection at the National Archives." Contents: Chapter 1: The Problem of Secrecy and the Solution of the JFK Act * Chapter 2: Establishment of the Review Board and Definition of "Assassination Record" * Chapter 3: Public Activities of the Assassination Records Review Board * Chapter 4: Developing the Review Process * Chapter 5: The Standards for Review: Review Board "Common Law" * Chapter 6, Part I: The Quest for Additional Information and Records in Federal Government Offices * Chapter 6, Part II: Clarifying the Federal Record on the Zapruder Film and the Medical and Ballistics Evidence * Chapter 7: Pursuit of Records and Information from Non-Federal Sources * Chapter 8: Compliance with JFK Act by Government Offices

    Featuring in-depth and expanded stories previously published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and others, The Vicodin Thieves is an instant classic of crime, politics, and socio-analysis.

    Meet the mad, the bad ... and the sad, in all their glory. Be amazed at the rat like cunning, the guile - and of course the abject stupidity of offenders as they cross this talented author's path.

    Westley Allan Dodd : a sickening pervert who tortured, stabbed and strangled three young boys to death. Richard Ramirez : a.k.a. The Night Stalker, a satanic burglar, rapist and murderer who had the whole of Los Angeles living in a state of terror. Melvin Rees : dubbed the Sex Beast by the media, this depraved killer from the fifties wiped out an entire family to satisfy his appalling appetites. Gerald and Charlene Gallego : a killer couple who targeted young girls, killing and raping their way across four states. Donald Harvey : dubbed the “Angel of Death”, Harvey killed at least seventy hospital patients by suffocation, poisoning, drug overdoses and other methods. Robert Berdella : turned his house into a virtual torture castle, where he conducted vile experiments on young men - and noted their reactions in his murder journal. Harvey Glatman : a sexually depraved photographer who criminal profilers and psychologists consider an archetypal serial killer. Bobby Joe Long : a prolific rapist who turned to murder, with devastating results for the women of south Florida. Cleophus Prince Jr. : serial killer who terrorized San Diego in the 1980’s, stabbing young women to death in their apartments. Christopher Wilder : a millionaire building contractor with a taste for raping and torturing beautiful women, who went on a coast-to-coast murder spree. Gordon Northcott : an axe murderer from the 1920’s who tortured, sexually abused and murdered several young boys. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Scroll up and grab a copy today.

    Slumland streets controlled by crime bosses Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine. Lyndsey Collier, an ambitious country girl, joins the Women's Police. As her work draws her into Sydney's underworld, Lyndsey discovers a greater threat than the criminals she is investigating. Betrayed by a corrupt police officer, Lyndsey escapes into the shadows of underworld Sydney to protect the man she loves. A lifetime away and nearing death, Lyndsey reveals her story to Abigail Hollingsworth, a nurse at Kirkland Home for the Elderly. Caught up in the tale, Abby must also confront her own troubled marriage. Sophia Lane is a haunting story of loss and regret and a love that brings together two women generations apart.

    Scotland's worst and most infamous murders : Includes accounts of the infamous Burke and Hare, cannibalistic Sawney Bean, child murderer Jessie King, still-unidentified Bible John and the present-day crimes of Peter Tobin.

    Later, the justices’ resolve began to unravel. Why? What were the consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the case? These are some of the fascinating questions answered in Murder at the Supreme Court. Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O’Brien not only pull back the curtain of secrecy that surrounds Supreme Court deliberations but also reveal the crucial links between landmark capital-punishment cases and the lethal crimes at their root. The authors take readers to crime scenes, holding cells, jury rooms, autopsy suites, and execution chambers to provide true-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard judicial system that punishes them. The cases reported are truly "the cases that made the law." They have defined the parameters that judges must follow for a death sentence to stand up on appeal. Beyond the obvious questions regarding the dubious deterrent effect of capital punishment or whether retribution is sufficient justification for the death penalty (regardless of the heinous nature of the crimes committed), the cases and crimes examined in this book raise other confounding issues: Is lethal injection really more humane than other methods of execution? Should a mentally ill killer be forcibly medicated to make him "well enough" to be executed? How does the race of the perpetrator or the victim influence sentencing? Is heinous rape a capital crime? How young is too young to be executed?This in-depth yet highly accessible book provides compelling human stories that illuminate the thorny legal issues behind the most noteworthy capital cases.

    A behind the scenes view of the murder trial that gripped the nation.

    They brought dynamite, guns and a getaway car. On October 11, 1923, at the summit of the Siskiyou Mountains in southern Oregon, the three young men held up a passenger train, with disastrous consequences. Their rash actions resulted in the tragic deaths of three Southern Pacific trainmen and one U.S. Mail clerk, unleashing a public outcry that still rings through Oregon's history. In this riveting account, rail historian Scott Mangold draws on interviews, in-depth research and previously unpublished maps and photographs to document the events at Tunnel 13. Join Mangold as he chronicles the resulting four-year manhunt and eventual conviction of the DeAutremonts and provides insight into the lives derailed by the robbery's bitter legacy.

    Or someone somewhere between. It's hard to tell if Ottis Toole himself knew which Ottis was Ottis.

    Thirteen years later, that murderer and my paths crossed. Paths Crossed of Villains, Victims & Victors by Michigan State Police Detective Lieutenant Clifton L. Edwards is a true dramatic narrative of everyday heroes and crime drama. It reveals a police officer’s evolution from rookie to veteran and its impact, both professionally and personally. Told in a highly inspirational manner appealing to the general public and its insight to a law enforcement career makes it suggested reading for all criminal justice students. Intended as the first in a trilogy, it is crafted in 76 chapters which follow an orderly theme. Every chapter stands alone as a short story coupled with lessons learned, although many are enriched by prior episodes. Chapters are accented with pictures, articles, documents and quotes. Intriguing, sometimes shocking and always inspiring, it is a must read for all served by law enforcement. These stories allow the reader to experience perseverance, mistake and sacrifice. Foremost, the stark, yet precious reality of law enforcement is made real.

    When the famous Untouchable Elliot Ness is brought in the killer is tracked down and the verge of being arrested. So why was this killer allowed to walk free and never be arrested? Find out in this page-turning book!

    This makes the bizarre crime spree in London all the more an oddity. The killings were not those of a brutal gutter thug. They were skillfully executed to be public mysteries. Prostitutes were found on the streets, their bodies flayed for the first passers-by, which was often only minutes later. The culprit was never known. He faded into history as only a moniker: Jack the Ripper. But what was his purpose? Was he just a madman? For over a century theorists have glossed over the cases in order to support their own suspect. The result is a convoluted legend devoid of facts. For example, the lack of blood at one crime scene is explained away as having soaked into the clothes- a physical impossibility in the short interim between the victim having been slain and the police finding the warm body. Not even a heavy rain can soak under a prone body in a mere 10 minutes let alone pints of a thick fluid like blood. This is only one example of evidence that requires a re-thinking of the actual crime spree of Jack the Ripper. The actual cases, critically presented in meticulous detail and taken collectively, is the only way to reopen the case of Jack the Ripper and start anew. In this painstaking chronicle, the crimes and seasons of Jack the Ripper are vividly recreated. The purpose is to plunge the reader back into Whitechapel 1888. For those who want a companion of facts by which to judge all the theories and suspects that have and no doubt will continue to be proposed, Scarlet Autumn is that source. It is a detective work and an historical expose of the most puzzling crime spree in history. Gian J. Quasar has achieved public acclaim for living a real X-Files life. He has also been called the real life Kolchak. Instead of pursuing the world of the unknown, unseen, mysterious and macabre with the extemporanea of popular journalism, he has applied the keen surgical tools used in History, coining the term "investigative historian." Yet his writings are not those of the academician. They are the result of a serious investigator out to find the truth behind the world's unsolved mysteries and historical riddles. One of his books, They Flew into Oblivion, inspired a Congressional Resolution. He has been the guest on hundreds of radio shows and the subject of over 30 documentaries on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, NBC, SCI-FI, Fox, TLC, BBC, National Geographic Explorer, and many others. He is a native of California and still resides there.

    1 UK Kindle bestselling author Gregg Olsen... a box set of three full- length true crime classics about women who did the unthinkable.Bitter AlmondsA domestic terrorist and the greed that drove her to murderStella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff—until authorities discovered Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a "random casualty" of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was.Bitch on WheelsThe true story of a murderous wife and her mountain man loverSharon Nelson, a Colorado woman, had her lover Gary Adams murder two of her three husbands, five years apart. But more interesting than the crime itself is Olsen's portrait of Nelson as a brash, trashy, manipulative sexpot who believed that she was entitled to (and got) everything and everyone she wanted: even her confession, given freely to police in a Pizza Hut restaurant, was anything but contrite. Moreover, Olsen records the recollections of many community members who saw Nelson for what she was, yet seemed oblivious to the adultery, theft and murder under their noses (Publisher's Weekly).Cruel DeceptionThe true story of a Munchausen mom and her tiny victimsIn this true story, Olsen delivers the chilling tale of a mother so desperate for attention that she murdered one of her children and repeatedly attempted to suffocate the other. This was one of the first books to focus on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a disorder in which parents create fake illnesses in their children to receive attention from their families and medical practitioners.

    Read about the country's ongoing war on drugs, study the habits of the world's most dangerous terrorists, examine high-profile mass murder cases, ride the waves with modern-day pirates, peek in on real-life mobsters and learn about serial killers' patterns and motives.

    Had she just gone missing or was this another in the string of child abductions that had plagued the capital in recent times?Neighbourhood gossip thought otherwise. It fixed responsibility for the disappearance squarely on a local woman named Esther Pay, who until recently had been the mistress of Georgie's father. But when Scotland Yard detectives came calling, sexy, sassy Esther just laughed them off, flaunting a seemingly impregnable alibi.But the detectives kept digging and in doing so uncovered an almost unbelievable saga of sex and betrayal that would lead to one of the most sensational trials ever heard in a Victorian courtroom.In The Killing of Georgie Moore, noted forensic science author Colin Evans presents a never-before-told story that is sure to appeal to true-crime aficionados everywhere.

     "Great read, I highly recommend this eBook" Paula, Y. This eBook will provide the reader a clear understanding of the Art and Science behind the Polygraph examination which up until this point has never been so thoroughly explained by an active academic and law enforcement officer. Have you ever wondered if the “Lie Detector” was a legitimate tool to determine deception? This clear, easy-to understand book simplifies the arena of Psychophysiology with clear concise data as well as real-life experiences from the author as well as other practitioners in the field. Whether you’re a college student, academic, legal and or law enforcement professional, or simply interested in researching the polygraph, The Truth about the: Psychophysiological Detection of Deception Examination (Polygraph) is the most comprehensive resource available anywhere. What’s more, this book offers actual real-life criminal case polygraph examinations and their outcomes. “Whether you’re a college student, academic, legal and or law enforcement professional, or simply interested in researching the polygraph, The Truth about the: Psychophysiological Detection of Deception Examination (Polygraph) is the most comprehensive resource available anywhere.” It seems like lie detector tests are everywhere these days; TV, job sites, court rooms, and the police department. But do they even work? And if they work, how? And just how accurate is a polygraph anyway? All these questions and more will be answered when you start reading this book!

    I was sexually abused and became consumed with drug addiction which ultimately led to me to stabbing my boyfriend 54 times in self-defense. I was facing the death penalty. As I stood up to face my charges the noise in the courtroom faded away and I felt detached as the judge read the charge of 2nd degree murder. I couldn't hear what the judge was saying because the blood was pounding in my head and my life was flashing before my eyes. I was asking myself how did I get to this point in my life, how did it get so out of control? The answer was simple but yet not so simple. . .

    a moving story of personal redemption and an eyewitness account of the beginning of one of the sport's greatest success stories ever." - Fran Fraschilla, ESPN Analyst Accusations, attempted cover-ups and betrayal surrounded the summer of 2003 ending with the disintegration of a rising basketball program. Those events ripped my life apart. Playing basketball for Baylor University was the realization of a lifelong dream. But I could have never foreseen the devastation that would rock our foundation. Coach Scott Drew took over a broken program and his vision of "hope in the future" was hard to swallow. Yet, in the midst of so much pain, a miracle happened. Our brotherhood of "Leftovers" banded together. We were considered the underdogs, yet that didn't deter our desire to play. As co-captain of that team, I tell a story of tragedy, personal struggle, anger, shaken faith and perseverance. Surprisingly, I learned that we inspired our university, community and nation. The Leftovers is the story behind that story.

     Delve into a gaslit London, where Jack the Ripper is making headlines, but another, much more dangerous, madman is on the loose. When a rotting torso is discovered in the vault of New Scotland Yard, it doesn't take Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, long to realise that there is a second killer at work in the city where, only a few days before, Jack the Ripper brutally murdered two women in one night. This is the hand of a colder killer, one who lacks Jack's emotion. And, as more headless and limbless torsos find their way into the Thames, Dr Bond becomes obsessed with finding the killer. As his investigations lead him into an unholy alliance, he starts to wonder: Is it a man who has brought mayhem to the streets of London, or a monster? 'A compulsively readable story that starts as a conventional murder mystery and morphs, by degrees, into a horrifying supernatural thriller' Guardian

    Her disappearance remained a mystery until 2002 when Michael Anthony Guider pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a 12-year jail sentence. Co-author Denise Hofman met Guider in the mid-1990s and worked closely with him on conservation projects until he was suddenly charged with dozens of child sex offences – and she learned he’d once secretly known Sam. Based on never-before-published eyewitness accounts, Forever Nine is at once an inspiring personal story, a redemptive tale of police blindness, and a vivid portrait of a killer who could soon be free.

    Almost all executions were carried out in the hanghouse of Mountjoy Prison by members of the Pierrepoint family. The often shocking and fascinating stories of these men and one woman have been largely forgotten. Their remains lie behind prison walls as strange testaments to an abandoned form of punishment.Among those buried in Mountjoy are Bernard Kirwan, convicted of killing his brother, though a body was never conclusively identified. Kirwan’s presence in Mountjoy Prison and his execution inspired Brendan Behan’s play The Quare Fellow. Also there lie Henry McCabe, convicted of killing six people in a house in Malahide, and Annie Walsh, convicted of murdering her husband for compensation money. Few had ever been convicted of a crime before each was convicted of the most serious of all. The voices of some seem to whisper from the unmarked graves that it was not they who carried out the crime as doubts remain about the safety of some of the convictions.

    He decides to return to the police force hoping the operational work might offer some reprieve. Fate would have it otherwise as he is thrust straight back into an intense murder investigation.One Friday night in the year 2000, Nick Hanes is heading home after a night out with his mates. Barely two-hundred and fifty metres from his home, he is set upon by two men. Bashed, beaten then murdered, Hanes dies after a senseless and randon attack. Seymour is called to the St Marys crime scene. He examines the body and discovers that there are very few clues and no leads, no witnesses.Deadly Paths tells the true story of two men embarking on dangerous paths. One man finds himself the victim of violent crime, the other searching for justice for the dead man's family as he struggles with his own battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the result of a life spent giving his all for others. Both paths are intertwined, and there is no turning back.

    Among the murders detailed in this volume are the assisted suicide of the vicar of Hungerton in 1925, and the unsolved ‘Green Bicycle Murder’ of 1919 at Little Stretton.Generously illustrated with 100 pictures, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Leicestershire’s grim past. Read on ... if you dare!

    She still remembers the flames reflected against the newly fallen snow and the bodies the police dug up one of them her mother's. It was the nation's worst murder scene in decades and the killer was never found! Twenty years later Hannah is a talented CSI investigating a case of child abuse when the past comes hurtling back. Years of buried questions are brought to life. A killer with unfinished business is on the hunt. And an anonymous message turns Hannah's blood cold: Your Mom called... “Olsen's flashback narrative shines with lurid, carefully distributed details, and if it ultimately overshadows the present-day plot, his bizarre, many-layered mystery will keep fans of crime fiction hooked.” – Publisher’s WeeklyA Cold Dark Place (Emily Kenyon 1)In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered--and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop, Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily's teenage daughter Jenna is one step ahead of her... Jenna knows the boy suspected of murdering his family and wants to help him--perhaps too much. Then within days of the first murder, another family is butchered, this time in Iowa. And on the heels of this brutal slaying, another follows in Salt Lake City. Eerie similarities link the crime scenes. But an even darker connection threatens to claim even more victims... As Emily fits the puzzle pieces together, she realizes the danger surrounding her daughter is worse than she'd imagined. Now in a desperate race to save Jenna, Emily must match wits with the most cunning, diabolical killer she's faced yet in her career--a killer who's just placed her and her daughter at the top of his list...“When a powerful twister hits the little town of Cherrystone, Wash., former Seattle homicide detective Emily Kenyon checks in on the Martins: she finds their home demolished by the storm, and three of the four family members murdered by a demented killer. Suspiciously missing from the carnage is older son Nick, but is he a witness or the murderer? And Emily soon finds that her teenage daughter, Jenna, has run off with Nick in order to help him clear his name. What Emily doesn't know is that the Martin family deaths are connected to a series of murders going back two decades, and are linked to a case from her own past whose tragic outcome ultimately drove her out of the Seattle police force. Olsen does a nice job balancing past and present plots and subplots in this intricately layered story, keeping the tension taut and pages turning,” Publisher’s WeeklyHeart of Ice (Emily Kenyon 2)Three bodies, three different towns. Each victim was a sorority girl--pretty, privileged, and brutally murdered. There are no fingerprints, no clues. He is scrupulously careful, craving those exquisite seconds when the light fades from his victim's eyes. But the rush never lasts, and the killing won't stop--not until one special woman has been made to suffer. . . Emily Kenyon is back on the case in the sequel to A Cold Dark Place.“Olsen (A Cold Dark Place) deftly juggles multiple plot lines as Cherrystone, Wash., sheriff Emily Kenyon investigates the murder of a local woman while crazed serial murderer Michael Barton, on a cross-country killing spree, terrorizes comely young sorority girls. The dead woman's husband is an arrogant philanderer, but Kenyon lacks solid evidence that he was the one who disposed of his inconveniently pregnant wife in a particularly grisly manner.” – Publisher’s Weekly

    The territories his newspapers service have been the hunting grounds for three separate serial killers.

    David Adkins and his girlfriend, Kathy Macaulay, had been dating for four years, but it hadn’t been good lately. He could feel her pulling away, and he wasn’t going to allow that to happen. Kathy and two of her friends, Heather Goodwin and Danae Palermo, were having a sleepover when David and two of his friends visited them.Things turned ugly quickly, and David Adkins and one of his friends blasted them with a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, brutally killing all three of the girls. A telephone call prompted Heather’s parents, Darrell and Mimi Goodwin, to get there quickly. When the police arrived, Darrel entered the blood-spattered room and identified the bodies of his daughter and her friends.Detectives Mike Korpal and Tim Sweetman—husband of author Adele Sweetman—were assigned to the intense investigation. A Deadly Silence reveals their investigative reasoning and privileged findings. At a highly publicized double-jury trial, jurors heard gripping taped confessions. No motive was given. Convicted, Hebrock told his story to Adele Sweetman from his cell in Pelican Bay Prison.This gripping, true-crime account also examines victims’ rights and parents’ torment when personal tragedy is converted into melodrama as front page news."

    Dur�n, a former gang member turned scholar, recasts such groups as an adaptation to the racial oppression of colonization in the American Southwest. Developing a paradigm rooted in ethnographic research and almost two decades of direct experience with gangs, Dur�n completes the first-ever study to follow so many marginalized groups so intensely for so long, revealing their core characteristics, behavior, and activities within two unlikely American cities.Dur�n spent five years in Denver, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah, conducting 145 interviews with gang members, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other relevant individuals. From his research, he constructs a comparative outline of the emergence and criminalization of Latino youth groups, the ideals and worlds they create, and the reasons for their persistence. He also underscores the failures of violent gang suppression tactics, which have only further entrenched these groups within the barrio. Encouraging cultural activists and current and former gang members to pursue grassroots empowerment, Dur�n proposes new solutions to racial oppression that challenge and truly alter the conditions of gang life.

    It is rare to really be able to examine the torment serial killers and stalkers have on their prey. Unfortunately, there are not often survivors to tell their story. The images and nightmares that were created by his disturbing, threatening phone calls are brought to the surface giving the reader some real insight into the games played by these psychopaths. Even when the threat is removed, the lasting effects linger. The physical threat by a deranged monster is always evident. The emotional, mental torture is entirely different. Sarah is one of few people that can offer that firsthand account. She lived it for several months. Sarah's Story gives both the physical and mental aspects of being stalked by a serial killer capable of evils beyond imagination. To make matters worse, the police could not catch him! Sarah Lea Pisan is a 52-year-old, mother of three, grandmother of five. She currently lives in Oregon, near the coast. She enjoys time spent with her family. She also likes to fish, clam and crab. Her hobbies include painting, reading, and various crafts. She is working in insurance presently. Please feel free to e-mail me your comments or feedback at sarahsstoryfeedback@gmail.com

    Tired after a long drive, he stops at a boardinghouse and meets sweet -- and sexy -- Ida, who rents him a room. That very night, Ida tells him "Mother" and "Father" have run their auto over a cliff, then seduces him in the teary aftermath. Smitten now, Joe starts helping out around the boardinghouse, and the two marry. The honeymoon is over when a shocking series of events force the Kruegers down to San Francisco, where Ida is injured in a bus accident. Soon enough, insurance investigators have chased them out of the city to another town where Ida schemes to swindle a motel owner out of her property. Next, the motel owner and her crippled husband are missing, a water softener salesman is shot, and workmen are digging holes in Joe Krueger's basement. Schulz shifts gears from his recent Jazz Age Trilogy, combining the exquisitely wrought language of those novels and a straight-for-the-throat pulpy narrative. Imagine the pathology laid bare in Don DeLillo's Libra fused with the sordid and desperate criminality of Jim Thompson's The Getaway, and the black humor of Bruce Jay Friedman. Based on the true story of Iva Kroeger and her husband Ralph, who were indicted for the murders of Mildred and Jay Arneson in 1962, Naughty culminates in a trial: Ida, whose crimes have (only just) begun to catch up to her, is at her zenith, pleading insanity and playing the part to the hilt. The reader learns Joe's and Ida's fates via excerpts from authentic court documents. Naughty explores exactly what happens when "a swell-looking babe" is unleashed on real life, leaving marks, patsies, and bodies in her wake.

    This tale parodies Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Tent City located in Phoenix, Arizona. It contains exploits and anecdotes navigating the perilous and often absurd ins and outs of a jail which has been a lightning rod for controversy. This story features affable, optimistic schemer, Janie Doughie. At 48, Doughie finds herself confined to indoor lockup where she waits six months for a judge to decide her fate. Here she befriends Maria; a prostitute, who is the maternal, interfering kind with a lifetime habit of butting into other people’s business. Keisha is Doughies’ poker partner who could do more with the raising of an eyebrow than Moses could do with the Ten Commandments. Angel has a glass-eye and a heart of marble yet Doughie finds herself unaccountably attracted to her. Doughie is finally sentenced to one year in Tent City. Refusing to work in the laundry without Hazmat certification, Doughie is manhandled and tossed into the hole. Humbled by isolation, she returns to the tents only to be hit in the head with a pink sock full of combination locks (Slock) for sitting at the wrong table at chow. Unmoved by unpleasantness, Doughie dreams up a scheme to get cigarettes into the encampment to help shore up her gambling problem. A Jailbird’s-eye View of Tent City if a feel good tale that ends in heavenly redemption, while offering: some fights, some lunatics, oodles of racial tension, pink undies, green bologna and a women’s chain gang. Doughies’ contrite manner, delusional optimism, perseverance and a surrounding cast of endearing convicts makes this romp behind razor-wire more comic than corrective.