True Crime Psychology

Whether in Truman Capote’s detailed murder of the Clutter family or Ted Bundy’s small-town charm, criminals have always roamed rural America and towns worldwide. Featuring murder stories, criminal case studies, and more, The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns contains all-new accounts from writers of true crime, crime journalism, and crime fiction. And these entries are not based on a true story - they are true stories. Edited by acclaimed author and anthologist Mitzi Szereto, the stories in this volume span the globe.

In the tranquil heart of Indiana, where the rumble of racecars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway punctuated a peaceful suburban rhythm, an unexpected terror shattered the quiet. In September 1978, the town of Speedway became ground zero for a calculated bombing spree that would test the limits of law enforcement, redefine the meaning of safety in small-town America, and launch a decades-long search for justice. The Bomber Next Door: The True Story of the Speedway Bomber is a compelling, meticulously researched true crime narrative that peels back the layers of a case that still ...

Police Investigation: In the atlas of world history, it would occupy a small space of time. Without warning a bomb goes off in a shopping complex. Two housewives and three children are left dead. An act of anger and retaliation in a holiday resort, which triggered a violent chain of events.

FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS - VOLUME 1 This is the first book in a series telling the story of 10 true crimes, and the behind-the-scenes forensic investigations that took place to help discover the actual identity of the victims (in some cases), what happened to them, when it occurred and who did it. *The Arm in the Shark Case A dispute between Australian gangsters led to a murder that only came to light when a tiger shark disgorged a tattooed human arm in a Sydney aquarium. *Exploded Body For Miami police, proving that a badly disfigured skeleton was a former gang member helped them nail a ...

In the tradition of Ann Rule and the international best seller Women Who Kill comes the first book that chronicles the psychological profiles of spouses who kill, from Scott Peterson to Rabbi Fred Neulander, told by a renowned psychotherapist who specializes in spousal behavior and the criminal mind.

On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a White couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young Black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left 15 Whites dead and the entire city in a state of panic. The perpetrators wanted nothing less than a race war.

Brutally groomed to be a weapon under their control, would she be the key to her own survival? Every second of Tina Soctoy’s life was ruled by terror. Succumbing to the toll of constant abuse and merciless training, the abducted little girl’s sudden scarily realistic visions began to rattle her cruel captors. Demanding domination over her inexplicable gift, they subjected her to relentless psychological enslavement aimed at completely breaking her down. Taught how to kill people with only a knife, Tina learned how to survive enemy assassins. But her growing mental abilities are starting...

AMERICAN KILLERS - VOLUME 1 *Bloodlust Unleashed Henry Lee Lucas, an embodiment of unbridled malevolence, reigns as a figure cloaked in darkness and infamy. His claims to have extinguished the lives of hundreds teeter between the chilling realms of truth and the treacherous landscapes of his own sinister imagination. *The Fallacy of a Perfect Slaying Conceived as the epitome of criminal artistry, a meticulously planned crime unfolds. Yet, the hubris of two affluent prodigies who snuffed out the life of a 14-year-old boy proves their intellect far inferior to their audacity. Within mere ...

Juan Martinez, the fiery prosecutor who convicted notorious murderess Jodi Arias for the disturbing killing of Travis Alexander, speaks for the first time about the shocking investigation and sensational trial that captivated the nation. Through two trials, America watched with bated breath as Juan Martinez fought relentlessly to convict Jodi Arias of murder one for viciously stabbing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, to death.

On June 25, 1973, a seven-year-old girl went missing from the Montana campground where her family was vacationing. Somebody had slit open the back of their tent and snatched her from under their noses. None of them saw or heard anything. Susie Jaeger had vanished into thin air, plucked by a shadow. As days stretched into weeks, and weeks into months, Special Agent Pete Dunbar attended a workshop at FBI Headquarters in Quantico, Virgina, led by two agents who had hatched a radical new idea: What if criminals left a psychological trail that would lead us to them?

As with the two prior volumes of True Crime Case Histories, I want to start with a quick word of warning. Most news articles and television true crime shows skim over the sticky details of truly gruesome crimes. In my books I don't gloss over the facts, regardless of how horrible they may be. I try to give my listeners a clear and accurate description on just how demented the killers really were. I do my best not to leave anything out. The stories included in these books are not for the squeamish.

For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.

When the circus leaves town, the horror stays behind. Clowns have entertained crowds for centuries, but behind the painted smiles lurks something far more sinister. Criminal Clowns: True Crimes and Urban Legends of Killer Clowns dives deep into real-life cases, terrifying encounters, and urban myths surrounding the most unsettling figures in history. From notorious serial killers in clown suits to eerie sightings of silent, lurking clowns on empty streets, this book explores the chilling truth behind the painted faces. ✔ Real-life criminals who hid behind clown makeup ✔ Famous creepy ...

Donald Trump's campaign chairman went to jail. So did his personal lawyer. His long-time political consigliere was convicted of serious federal crimes, and his national security advisor pled guilty to others. Career intelligence agents and military officers were alarmed enough by the president's actions that they alerted senior government officials and ignited the impeachment process. Yet despite all this, a years-long inquiry led by special counsel Robert Mueller, and the third impeachment of a president in American history, Donald Trump survived to run for re-election. Why?

Any murder causes pain and suffering that ripple through families and communities - of both the victims and the perpetrators - but premeditated murders cause the worst kind of damage. The Allure of Premeditated Murder is about the worst kinds of premeditated homicide in which the perpetrator plans an attack over a period of days, weeks, or months, leaving behind massive carnage and unspeakable suffering. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with murderers, sociologists Jack Levin and Julie B. Wiest help listeners understand why such vicious murders occur.

Martin Corona, a US citizen, fell into the outlaw life at 12 and worked for a crew run by the Arellano brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the Southern California drug trade and much bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona's crew would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, kill whomever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon. Martin Corona played a key role in the downfall of the cartel when he turned state's evidence.

Between December 1968 and October 1969, a hooded serial killer called Zodiac terrorized San Francisco. Claiming responsibility for 37 murders, he manipulated the media with warnings, dares, and bizarre cryptograms that baffled FBI code-breakers. Then, as suddenly as the murders began, Zodiac disappeared into the Bay Area fog. After painstaking investigation and more than 30 years of research, Robert Graysmith finally exposes Zodiac's true identity.

In November 1987, a young couple on an overnight trip to Seattle vanished without a trace. A week later, the bodies of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and her boyfriend Jay Cook were found in rural Washington. It was a brutal crime, and it was the perfect crime: With few clues and no witnesses, an international manhunt turned up empty, and the sensational case that shocked the Pacific Northwest gradually slipped from the headlines.

As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead. When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right - and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die?

Profiler Roy Hazelwood is one of the world's leading experts on the strangest and most dangerous of all aberrant offenders - the sexual criminal. In Dark Dreams he reveals the twisted motive and thinking that go into the most reprehensible crimes. He also catalogs the innovative and remarkably effective techniques that allow law enforcement agents to construct psychological profiles of the offenders who commit these crimes.