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True Crime Case Histories - Volume 16 brings you twelve shocking true crime stories that never made major headlines but are just as disturbing as the most famous cases. In “The Highway of Tears,” a simple traffic stop reveals bloody tools and a suspiciously calm driver. Police soon learn he wasn’t just killing women along remote highways—he was hunting them.

Researcher and author Marlin Bressi has compiled a panoply of unsolved mysteries and unusual happenings throughout the history of the Keystone State. From unsolved mysteries, headless corpses, missing persons, to ghosts and missing treasure, Bressi's compilation is sure to entertain: CONTENTS: PART I: UNSOLVED MYSTERIES The Lamb's Gap Murder Mystery Berks County's Missing Skeleton Who Buried the Babies in the Church Cellar? A Cat's Funeral and a Philadelphia Mystery Allison Hill's House of Mystery The Broad Mountain Mystery The Kulpmont Mob Murders of 1939 The True Story of Shamokin's ...

November 22, 1963—a date seared into the collective memory—marked a decisive moment that fundamentally shifted the course of history. Yet, John F. Kennedy’s assassination remains shrouded in mystery. What exactly transpired on that devastating day in Dallas and in the months leading up to it? What were the essential components needed to pull off the crime of the century? Who emerged victorious and who suffered defeat, both in the immediate aftermath and in the decades that ensued? And how did the perpetrators ensure they would not face consequences?

In the fall of 1986, a shadow fell over Virginia’s historic Colonial Parkway. On desolate lovers’ lanes shrouded in darkness, young couples vanished—and were later found brutally murdered. Lovers’ Lane: The Colonial Parkway Murders unravels the terrifying reality of these unsolved crimes: eight victims, slaughtered over three years, disappeared into the mist as investigation after investigation went cold. With a narrative drive that matches the tension of the case, this book delves into the lives of the victims, the mounting pressure on investigators, and the emotional devastation ...

American profiler Phil Chalmers destroys the myths of today’s serial killers and offers a new look, updating the research done by the early FBI Profilers in the 1970s. Most of what people believe about serial killers today are myths and are no longer true, including “Most serial killers are white,” “Most serial killers kill women,” and “Serial killers like to kill up close and personal.”

Step back into the gaslit alleys of Victorian London, where a shadow known only as Jack the Ripper unleashed a reign of terror that haunts us to this day. In the autumn of 1888, the impoverished district of Whitechapel became the hunting ground for a phantom. A series of brutal, ritualistic murders of destitute women exposed the dark underbelly of the world's wealthiest empire and launched one of the most intense and frustrating manhunts in history. The killer was never caught, leaving behind a terrifying legend and a perfect, unsolved mystery. This meticulously researched book cuts through...

In the tradition of the most gripping true crime narratives, America’s Most Prolific tells the haunting story of Samuel Little, a man who eluded justice for decades while committing a staggering number of murders across the United States. With 93 confessions and over 60 cases confirmed by the FBI, Little’s crimes went unnoticed for years, hidden beneath the cracks of a justice system that failed its most vulnerable. This book uncovers how one of the deadliest serial killers in American history operated in plain sight. America’s Most Prolific gives voice to the women whose stories were...

If a Hall of Fame existed for Pennsylvania criminals, 19th-century outlaw Red Nose Mike would have been inducted with the greatest of ease. After he was hanged in 1889, the blood-thirsty killer with the curious nickname became part of Luzerne County legend. Red Nose Mike is just one of many infamous characters who have left a dark stain on the pages of Pennsylvania history. Residents of Fayette County may recall 'Eatabite' Tibbs, the eccentric bandit-- and alleged cannibal-- who once struck terror into the hearts of men and women throughout western Pennsylvania. Pike County was the home of ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Cassandra Bjorge & Johnny Rider: Problem child Cassandra is on a mission... to free herself from adult authority. If that involves murder, then so be it. Mychal King: Angry and frustrated after arguing with his family, Mychal goes looking for revenge. His target? A complete stranger, passing on a bicycle. Claire Miller: A 19-year-old afflicted by cerebral palsy becomes the object of her younger sister’s jealousy. It culminates in an act of incredible savagery. John Freeman: A single mom leaves her 5-year-old in the care of a ...

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Retd) Madhukar B. Zende is best-known for his sensational arrest of the serial murderer Charles Sobhraj, aka the Serpent. He is also lauded for successfully managing the violent riots in Mumbai that broke out in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1993, and ushering in an era of peace.

In the tense aftermath of the September 2001 terror attacks, a new wave of fear struck the nation: letters laced with deadly anthrax spores appeared in mailboxes across the United States. Five people lost their lives, dozens more were gravely injured, and a massive FBI operation—Amerithrax—was launched. Anthrax Killer takes readers into this gripping saga, chronicling the crime’s unfolding, the panic it unleashed, and the painstaking hunt for the person behind the spores. At the heart of the book is Dr. Bruce Ivins, a seemingly unassuming microbiologist from Fort Detrick who would ...

Go inside the investigation, unlike anything you have ever read…because no investigator has ever given access to a cold case like this. This Journal encompasses a decade of a cold case detective’s life investigating a double unsolved homicide. A mother and her five-year-old daughter were brutally murdered in 1994 in a small Pennsylvania city. See what it is like to be a cold case investigator. Take a journey through the detective’s eyes, seeing the evidence as he sees it. Feel the pressures of being the sole investigator trying to solve a high-profile case. Take this decade long ...

Unsolved Crimes, Lost Lives, and the Search for Justice in the Shadows of Appalachia On a cold Christmas Eve in 1945, a fire consumed the Sodder family home in rural West Virginia. Five children vanished without a trace. What followed was not just a tragedy—but a mystery that refused to die. From the smoldering ruins of that night to the blood-stained back roads of the 1980s Redhead Murders, Names for the Nameless journeys through some of America’s most haunting unsolved cases. In the heart of Appalachia, victims were silenced, erased, and buried without names—but not forgotten. This ...

They loved. They lied. They killed. And the truth is more twisted than fiction. Two real murders. Two unforgettable women. One chilling true crime collection. In this gripping true crime anthology, bestselling author Rod Kackley takes you deep inside two harrowing cases—where love, trust, and cold-blooded murder collide. Story One: He’s Dead, Now What? One woman. One gun. Two dead men. Goidsargi Estibaliz Carranza Zabala—“Esti” to her friends—was the soft-spoken woman serving gelato in a cozy Vienna ice cream shop. But behind her quiet smile was a dark secret: murder. Killing ...

In the late 1970s, a chilling wave of homemade bombings swept across America, targeting universities, airlines, and everyday people. For more than a decade, the perpetrator—dubbed the “Unabomber”—evaded capture, leaving behind chaos, riddles, and mounting terror. The Unabomber: A Decade of Fear plunges readers into this gripping saga, from the first shocking explosion to the nationwide manhunt that would eventually close in on an isolated cabin in Montana. The Unabomber: A Decade of Fearreconstructs the cat-and-mouse game between one of the most elusive domestic terrorists and the ...

In 1808, when the United States was in its infancy, and before Maine became a state, the murder of Cumberland County Deputy Sheriff Ebenezer Parker saw two men jailed and tried for the capital offense. In the end, one man was acquitted, one was convicted, and an execution took place. Widespread apathy for the victim - amid rising sympathies for the condemned - had spawned the birth of a mystery, and a mythical legend, which has endured for over two centuries until a Historian’s Inquiry sought to solve an “ultimate cold case.” This is the story of two men – forever linked in history ...

Married to Murder: 'The Lonely Hearts' Killers is a comprehensive exploration of one of America’s most notorious killer couples—Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck. This true crime account spans their troubled childhoods, psychological profiles, manipulative schemes, cross-country killing spree, trial, execution, and cultural legacy. Through in-depth narrative and psychological analysis, the book investigates how two deeply damaged individuals found each other and embarked on a destructive path, leaving behind a legacy of fraud, betrayal, and murder. Raymond Fernandez’s early life, ...

A mother and young daughter are found brutally murdered inside their own residence on September 2, 1994. Twenty-three-year-old Gail Mathews and her five-year-old daughter Tamara Berkheiser were found beaten, strangled and stabbed with their throats cut.Four years later an arrest is finally made. Those charges were dropped. In 2001, the suspect is arrested once again. Charges were dismissed for the second time. As the case grows colder by the minute, a new investigator is brought in to solve the case. But can he? In 2011, the renewed cold case investigation reveals shocking new evidence and ...

In the late 1960s, a cryptic presence began haunting Northern California—sending letters that would become legendary. The Zodiac Killer, an elusive figure, unleashed a wave of terror by mailing taunting missives and encrypted ciphers to newspapers and law enforcement. His first note arrived in July 1969: "I am the killer of the 2 teenagers last Christmass…"—signed with a chilling crosshair symbol and accompanied by fragments of a 408-character cipher. Over the next five years, he would dispatch over 20 communications—four containing ciphers, two of which remain unsolved to this day...

Ladd Hamilton's vivid storytelling brings to life the infamous murder of popular Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder in the Bitterroot Mountains during the 1860s Idaho-Montana gold rush.