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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.

Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, surrounded by his hunting grounds and mountain body dumps, in the brooding landscape of the Pacific Northwest. But in the 1970s and ’80s, Bundy was just one perpetrator amid an uncanny explosion of serial rape and murder across the region. Why so many? Why so weirdly and nightmarishly gruesome? Why the senseless rise and then sudden fall of an epidemic of serial killing?

By day, Gary Heidnik was a man of God with money, charisma, and a growing congregation. But behind closed doors, he was building a torture chamber by hand and filling it with women.

Who needs horror stories when real life has serial killers, cults, and human soup? 20 of the world’s most disturbing real-life crimes - this isn’t fiction. It’s worse! Walk the haunted alleys of Cape Town, navigate Russia’s frozen wastelands, and venture down the shadowed river Thames - each tale expertly written for fans of true crime, murder mystery non-fiction, and gripping criminal investigations. The Iron Box Killer In 1910s Siam, the first documented serial killer in Thai history shocked a nation with his terrifying crimes. The Gatton Murders A peaceful Christmas night ...

In this unforgettable memoir, the daughter of the "Happy Face" serial killer shares her poignant message of hope and the power of finding your voice. Melissa has told her story on several national talk shows and as the host of the LMN television series Monster in My Family. She continues to share in this updated edition of Shattered Silence, which features two new chapters. Uplifting and emotional, this book will inspire you to trust your intuition and speak out for truth as you face your own challenges and conquer your own obstacles.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials, and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale.

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 ...

With 20 custom illustrations, Medieval Torture and Execution of Modern Serial Killers explores the real life atrocities of both ancient and modern man. This shocking yet morbidly amusing book examines nine real life serial killers and discusses their crimes and motives. In each biopic, their most deplorable acts are reviewed and reckoned, for they will be the determining factors for punishment. As a thought experiment, each serial killer is placed in a primitive time where justice is carried out by way of a medieval executioner. Through documented eye-witness accounts, you will read how ...

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 ...

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, ...

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...

As Murderland indelibly maps the lives and careers of Bundy and his infamous peers in mayhem—the Green River Killer, the I-5 Killer, the Night Stalker, the Hillside Strangler, even Charles Manson—Fraser's Northwestern death trip begins to uncover a deeper mystery and an overlapping pattern of environmental destruction. At ground zero in Ted Bundy's Tacoma, stood one of the most poisonous lead, copper, and arsenic smelters in the world, but it was only one among many that dotted the area.

Serial Car Thieves unfolds across multiple chapters, each peeling back layers on the individuals, gangs, systems, and societal factors that drive this phenomenon. Law enforcement’s painstaking surveillance and wiretaps painted a vivid picture of organized crime in motion, exposing how deeply entrenched the problem had become. The book explores the “chop shop economy,” where stolen cars disappear in hours through illicit dismantling and VIN-switching schemes. Corrupt mechanics, middlemen, and insurance fraud networks collaborate to erase paper trails, making recovery difficult and the ...