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The riveting true account of a grisly crime and the unprecedented three murder trials faced by Fort Bragg soldier Tim Hennis. On Mother’s Day, 1985, the bodies of Kathryn Eastburn and her two young daughters were found in their Fayetteville, North Carolina, home....

The true crime story of the California serial killer who won a date on the 1970s TV show The Dating Game during his killing spree.The real story behind the Anna Kendrick Netflix film Woman of the Hour In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on The Dating Game, one of...

The true crime story of a notorious arsonist and murderer who kept a Cape Cod town in fear thanks to crooked cops. The Cape Cod beach town of Falmouth seemed like a lovely place to visit. But those who lived there year-round knew its other, darker side… Local...

After the murder of her husband, a military wife becomes a fugitive from the law in an attempt to avoid conviction, in this true-crime biography.A man in uniform . . .He was a captain in the US Air Force. She was a psychologist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On the...

A detailed account of the serial killer who terrorized Wichita, Kansas, for more than thirty years from the New York Times–bestselling author.From 1974 to 1991, someone in the midwestern city of Wichita was leaving behind slain tortured bodies and anonymously...

***Please note: This ebook edition does not contain the photos found in the print edition.***Nancy Richards was a young, beautiful speechwriter when she met Jeremy Akers, a decorated war hero and environmental lawyer. Nancy was immediately taken with the daredevil...

Alba, Texas. In 2008, Terry Caffey, a home health care aide and aspiring preacher, was asleep in his bedroom when he woke up to a barrage of bullets. His wife, Penny, was killed instantly. With blood pouring from five bullet wounds, among other serious injuries, Terry...

"You haven't heard the last of us yet..."These were chilling words on a note left behind by seven armed and dangerous inmates who escaped from the John Connally prison in South Texas on December 13, 2000. Their promise has apparently been fulfilled. The inmates, now...

In this “astounding autobiography,” a celebrated true crime author delves into a tragic murder committed by his own son (Publishers Weekly).As a single father raising two sons, Carlton Stowers did his best to instill in his boys a healthy sense of right and wrong. But...

The New York Times–bestselling psychologist and true crime author examines the twisted mind of a doctor driven to kill time and again.Dr. John Kappler was a well-respected physician in dozens of California hospitals, yet none of his patients ever imagined that his...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter, “a classic true-crime tapestry” (Ron Franscell, bestselling author of The Darkest Night).   Andrea Yates, a suburban Houston mother of five, horrified the nation on June 20, 2001, when she dialed 911...

“A suspenseful, well-researched account of the life and trial of a man accused of smothering his babies for the insurance money.” —Kirkus ReviewsIn 1981, the daughter of Garrett Wilson—a man prone to money problems and extramarital affairs—apparently succumbed to...

New York Times Bestseller: The “astonishing” true story of the notorious “black widow” who preyed on her husband and daughter and faked her own death (The Washington Post Book World). Pretty, smart, and pampered, Audrey Marie Hilley grew up in a small Alabama town...

The New York Times–bestselling true crime author reveals the gruesome tale of a family falling victim to assault and murder on the waters of Tampa Bay.For Joan Rogers and her two teenaged daughters, a Florida sunset cruise was a dream come true. While on a family...

“[This] deeply engaging tale of a teenager who may—or may not—have helped kill her parents [is] a model of evenhanded true-crime writing.” —Kirkus Reviews   Sixteen-year-old Patricia Columbo began working for pharmacist Frank DeLuca, a married father of five, in the...

In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies embark on a hunting trip from suburban Detroit to rural Michigan, unaware they would soon become the hunted.Darker than Night tells the chilling true story of the mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two...

After two decades in the corporate world, author Phillip Tomasso found himself tossed into the realm of public safety. He went from handling legal employment issues to working for a busy 911 Center.In this collection, Tomasso shares impactful stories from thirteen...

A San Antonio woman’s baffling disappearance leads police to suspect her husband of murder in this dramatic true crime exposé.Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she disappeared. Three days later, her car was...

Neighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California—the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren. But on March 12, 2004, gunshots were heard inside the Wesson home,...

Elizabeth Lochtefeld was a glowing, charismatic and driven woman who'd built a million-dollar fortune in Manhattan before settling into a new life in one of America's most elite resort communities. She'd planned to dedicate the rest of her life to charity-and to marry...

An inconvenient wife, a suspicious husband, a lover who refuses to leave — the flip-side of love can all too easily turn out to be murderous hatred.In trunks, under floorboards, in remote ravines — even in their own beds — the bodies of those for whom their lovers’...