True Crime Serial Murders

As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turned to the owner of the house. John Gacy was an upstanding citizen, active in local politics and charities, famous for his themed parties and appearances as Pogo the Clown. But in the winter of 1978-79, he became known as one of many so-called “sex murderers” who had begun gaining notoriety in the random brutality of the 1970s.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; No Remorse: The tiny Australian town of Bargo, New South Wales has a new resident, a heartless and deeply depraved child killer… and he’s hunting. Best Friends Forever:Two 16-year-old girls decide to get rid of an unwanted friend in this barely believable tale of teenaged friendship gone horribly wrong. Irresistible Impulse: A troubled young woman finds the burden of caring for her five children too much to bear. Her solution to the problem will shock you to the core. Guilty of ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Over My Dead Body: The divorce was settled amicably in court; the custody dispute was settled with cold-blooded murder. The Final Prank: A little girl is found raped and strangled. The identity of her killer will shock an entire community to its core. If I Can’t Have You: If you love someone set them free, if they come back to you, they are yours forever… if they don’t, kill them. The Body in the Suitcase: A suitcase is found by the roadside. Its contents will send ...

The stories of six brutal murderers of women. Were these men simply bad, or were they actually mad? The juries of the day had their say, but you can make up your own mind. The Acid Bath Murderer- The disturbing life of John George Haigh. Blood-drinking lunatic, or opportunistic ‘man with a disposal plan’? The Ladykiller- Was post-war Britain ready to be introduced to the ‘charming’ aircraft pilot Neville George Clevely Heath? The Southwark Poisoner- Was George Chapman a serial-killing poisoner, or something even worse? True Justice?- The controversial case of Ronald True, a case ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Five Puzzle Pieces: A complicated investigation spanning over a decade. Meticulous police work will finally crack it… with a little help from the victim. Taxi Driver: He had the perfect cover for a serial killer. Victims got willingly into his taxi cab. Some never got out. A Pathetic Kind of Evil: A born loser, desperately clinging to a failing romance; two innocence kids who he sees as an encumbrance; a sickening solution. The Only Way Out: As a cop, he swore to uphold the law. As...

The Parable of the Knocker is a nonfiction book about the investigation, prosecution, and trial of a notorious serial killer, Charles Severance. Severance committed his crimes in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, an affluent, historic community just miles south of Washington, DC. Over the course of a decade, Severance ambushed three outstanding Alexandria residents in their middle-class neighborhood by knocking on their front doors in broad daylight and shooting them unexpectedly when they answered the knock.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Bodies In The Trunk: A steamer trunk sits on the platform, leaking a vile smelling brown liquid. Who will collect it and, more importantly, what’s inside? Blood Will Tell: A serial killer is stalking a quiet English village. Can newly discovered DNA technology catch him before he kills again? The Ugly Death Of A Beauty Queen: Five ne’er-do-goods outlooking for trouble; a beautiful, young woman walking home in the dark. A tragedy waiting to happen. An Eye For An Eye: The ...

Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hard-boiled style and a wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders. A saintly middle-aged widow bludgeoned to death in her New Jersey home; the headless torsos of two women found floating in the Lake of the Ozarks; a New Year’s fire in Pennsylvania set to cover the traces of a more ghastly crime; a traveling evangelist on a divine mission blown to bits in Berkeley....

In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.

Step into the heart-pounding world of The Murder of Katherine Brown: A Shocking True Crime Story, where forbidden passion and unimaginable violence collide in a gripping tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This nonfiction masterpiece uncovers the chilling account of a man consumed by his own insatiable cravings, leading him down a path of destruction and death. In the quiet corners of a rural community in Western Michigan, a seemingly ordinary father of two harbored a dark secret. Driven by an uncontrollable lust for a woman he could never possess, he transformed into a ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Kill Me Twice: When a young girl is savagely raped and murdered, her sister struggles to come to terms with her death. Thus are the seeds of yet another tragedy sown. The To Do List: A much-loved sportscaster becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his wife. His alibi appears solid but is undone by one glaring oversight. Twisted: The victim lay face down on the bed, the back of his head obliterated. It looked like a botched robbery but something bothered detectives. The man’s ...

Ken Holmes worked in the Marin County Coroner's Office for 36 years, starting as a death investigator and ending as the three-term, elected coroner. As he grew into the job - which is different from what is depicted on television - Holmes learned a variety of skills, from finding hidden clues at death scenes, interviewing witnesses effectively, managing bystanders and reporters, preparing testimony for court, to notifying families of a death with sensitivity and compassion.

In Why We Love Serial Killers, criminology professor Dr. Scott Bonn explores our powerful appetite for the macabre, while also providing new and unique insights into the world of the serial killer, including those he has gained from his correspondence with two of the world’s most notorious examples, David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") and Dennis Rader ("Bind, Torture, Kill").

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Needle and the Damage Done: A male nurse with a well-worked date-rape routine. It worked until it didn’t. Then someone ended up dead. Rest Now, My Love: His daughter had been murdered. Andre Bamberski knew it and he wasn’t going to rest until her killer was brought to justice. Behind Closed Doors: Lance was a multi-millionaire bachelor who enjoyed playing the field. This time, he’s hooked up with a psycho. Black Flag: Poor and desperate, Jessie King struck on the idea of ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Horrendous Death of Kelly Anne Bates: The pathologist counted over 150 injuries to her body, and that wasn’t even the worst of it. Little Hitler: A Nazi-obsessed cross dresser is stalking the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, gunning down anyone he encounters. The Woodchipper Murder: Richard Crafts claimed his wife had left him, but he couldn’t explain why he was spotted operating a woodchipper in the middle of the night in the midst of a snowstorm. The Acid Doctor: A narcissistic ...

In the World of Murder series, Detectives Jack O’Roarke and Stella Garcia, two murder cops, seek out killers on the streets of New York City. Their investigations take them from the sleazy world of strip joints to Manhattan's upper Eastside. Poor and rich alike, no one is exempt from murder. O'Roarke and Garcia are stars at NYPD with their careful forensic investigative skills and just plain, solid cop work.

After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined.

🔪 The strangest, most twisted true crime cases you’ve never heard of. Some crimes are so bizarre, so unsettling, and so completely beyond belief that they sound like fiction. But every case in Twisted Crimes is 100% true. Inside this collection, you’ll uncover: ✅ The man who lived in a woman’s attic—for years—without her knowing. ✅ The shocking story of the ‘Human Chimney’ mystery. ✅ The case of the vanishing hotel room—where a woman disappeared, and even history erased her. ✅ A small-town cult that spiraled into madness and murder. ✅ The chilling case of a ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Grave Danger: A prolific serial rapist is sowing terror in the City of Brotherly Love. How long before he kills someone? Little Detectives: The killer thought he’d gotten away with murder. He should have known that children see things; children hear things; children talk. Old Habits Die Hard: Tony Ayers had killed before, serving 19 years for the crime. Now he’s back on the street, still angry, still dangerous. Tragedy at Gander Lake: A day at the lake turns tragic when two ...

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....