Nonfiction Crime

Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new Mafia.

A powerful collection of stories about women who murdered - for revenge, for love, and even for pleasure - rife with historical details that will have any true-crime junkie on the edge of their seat, She Kills Me tells the story of 40 women who murdered out of necessity, fear, revenge, and even for pleasure.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Innocence Betrayed: Tia Sharp is missing and only one person knows where she is, the pedophile who calls himself her granddad. The Real Amityville Horror: The horrific true story behind America’s most infamous haunted house. The Vampire of Nuremburg: A monster is on the loose, desecrating graves and committing necrophilia. How long before he kills someone? The Killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman is brutally murdered in front of 38 witnesses. So why didn’t anyone call the ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Joe Clark: A young boy is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night. A year later, another child is missing. This time, there are clues. Antonio Barbeau & Nathan Paape: Antonio wanted a quick score. He figured that his 76-year-old great-grandmother was an easy enough target. Justin Robinson: A terrible murder in a small town, committed for the most flippant of reasons. The teenage killer wanted a little girl’s bicycle. Aza Vidinhar: An argument over the TV remote results in the brutal slaughter of two boys, aged 10 and 4. ...

On the eve of a major treaty conference between Iroquois leaders and European colonists in the distant summer of 1722, two White fur traders attacked an Indigenous hunter and left him for dead near Conestoga, Pennsylvania. This act of brutality set into motion a remarkable series of criminal investigations and cross-cultural negotiations that challenged the definition of justice in early America. Leading historian Nicole Eustace reconstructs the crime and its aftermath, bringing us into the overlapping worlds of white colonists and Indigenous peoples in this formative period.

Thirty-six true crime stories of murder and mayhem. Listeners love this three-book collection, containing volumes four, five, and six.

At age five Sonia Rodriguez's stepfather began to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home had become a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who were friends with her older sister. Threatened by rival gang members at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities in favor of a world of drugs and violence.

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including;Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Counting Corpses: He was young, handsome, and charming. Many women would happily have gone home with him. He preferred to take them by force. The Evil That Men Do: A missing child; one tenuous clue; a massive police investigation. Their inquiries will lead them into the very heart of darkness. Murder at Kinky Cottage: The cottage had a notorious reputation as a venue for sex ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Thief of Joy: A college student answers a Craigslist ad for a babysitter and is never seen again. What happened to her is straight out of a horror movie. The Wall: An eccentric old man dies, leaving behind a house full of bizarre keepsakes. There’s a particularly nasty secret in the cellar. Murder by Consent: This was a serial killer with a unique motive. According to him, his victims had asked to be murdered. On the Run: A cruel killer is sent to prison for the murder of his wife....

Detroit mortgage broker Mark Unger adored his wife Florence and their two young sons. But after a decade of marriage and increasing financial trouble, Mark's life began to slowly unravel. He became addicted to pain killers and gambling, and ended up spending five months in rehab. Forced to go back to work, Flo became bitter and resentful of Mark and began to have an affair with one of his friends. When Mark returned home and his disability checks weren't enough to make ends meet, Flo filed for divorce.

On September 5th, 1934, a young beachcomber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Cleveland’s Lake Erie: the lower half of a female torso, neatly severed at the waist. The victim, dubbed “The Lady of the Lake,” was only the first of a butcher’s dozen. Over the next four years, twelve more bodies would be scattered across the city. The bodies were dismembered with surgical precision and drained of blood. Some were beheaded while still alive.

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Joshua Davies: An extremely callous young man, Davis battered his 15-year-old girlfriend to death on a dare. Esmie Tseng Overachiever Esmie is fed-up with her mother’s unrealistic demands. The answer to her problem is in the knife drawer. Andrew Wurst: His classmates called him ‘Satan.’ Andrew Wurst was determined to live up to that billing. Daniel Petric: His parents took away his favorite video game and Daniel is far from happy about it. Now the game is for real and so are the bullets. John Odgren: A horror-obsessed nerd ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Death in Small Doses: A good marriage gone bad, a wife’s slowly failing health. Is she being poisoned, and if so by who? The answer is far from straightforward. The Wedding Crasher: A joyous day is turned into a night of pure terror when a killer comes calling. The Case of the Flying Corpse: When body parts start washing up on the English coast, the police are left with a baffling puzzle to solve. The solution will leave them dumbfounded. Terror at the Mall: Everyone thought Sylvia...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Act of Murder: Daniel was short of cash and desperate. His solution? The cold-blooded murder of his neighbor – with some collateral damage thrown in. Mr. & Mrs. Monster: A deeply depraved couple snatches an innocent 12-year-old from a suburban street. What happens next is beyond shocking. The Sins of Essie Bible: Essie was a woman on a mission. She knew what she wanted out of life. Those who stood in her way tended to come to a bad end. Mother’s Little Helpers: Paul was a ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Murder on the Menu: The chef and his wife had a fractious relationship. But did he really dispose of her body by cooking it? Some Kind of Monster: An appallingly incompetent decision by a judge delivers a little girl into the hands of a monster – her own, abusive father. Do It Again: Patricia had already gotten away with murder once. Now she’s playing the odds again. Double or quits? Three Little Girls: When three little girls go missing from a summer picnic, a massive search is ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Kill or be Killed: The victim had been stabbed 193 times and the killer’s identity was not in doubt. She was, however, claiming self-defense. Blood Money: It was a seemingly uncrackable case, with no trace evidence and a solid alibi for the prime suspect. Dogged police work would unlock the puzzle. Unfriended: A social media spat turns ugly and escalates into threats and accusations. Soon it will spill over into the real world. With deadly consequences. Trust No One: When Toni met ...

BRITISH KILLERS - VOLUME 5 This 5th book in the series tells the story of 9 crimes, and the events around them, which took place in the UK and captured the attention of the British media and public at the time. *Colin Ireland He killed to be famous A serial killer was on the loose in London, terrorising the gay community. During a 12 week killing spree in 1993 he strangled five homosexual men he had picked up in bars in a deliberate and murderous killing spree to become a famous serial killer. *Donald Hume - 'I got away with murder' It took three trials to clear Donald Hume of murder, and ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Say Goodbye: The divorce had taken a toll on Arthur. He was coming apart at the seams. Why, oh why, were the children left in his care? The Story in Her Eyes: A woman drowns in the bathtub. Her husband swears it’s an accident. He’s up against a brilliant pathologist who thinks otherwise. When Love and Hate Collide: A scheming lawyer and his neurotic wife are the protagonists in this warped tale of bad choices and dire consequences. She Loves Me Not: John wanted a romantic ...

In 1941, with London burning in the Blitz, a group of hedonistic English nobles partied shamelessly in Kenya. Far removed from falling bombs, the wealthy elites of "Happy Valley" indulged in morphine, alcohol, and unrestricted sex, often with their friends' spouses. But the party turned sinister in the early hours of a January morning for Josslyn Hay, Lord Erroll, who had been enjoying the favors of the beautiful young wife of a middle-aged neighbor. Hay was found dead, a bullet in his brain.