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The veteran true crime author chronicles the terrifying murders, surprising arrest and dramatic trial of Illinois serial killer Milton Johnson.   In the summer of 1983, an elusive serial killer stalked the blue-collar industrial city of Joliet, Illinois. One overnight...

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 In every tragic story, men are expected to be the killers. There are...

The disturbing true crime story about what drove an abused New Hampshire wife to kill her violent husband, and the chaos that followed.   Before domestic violence hot lines and safe houses were widespread, June Briand shot four bullets into her husband’s head in 1987...

The New York Times–bestselling author “brings us behind the scenes of the toughest case the NYPD has faced in 20 years” (Dan Mahoney, USA Today–bestselling author).He slipped like a sinister shadow in the night, stalking, then savagely attacking. Most of his...

A deep dive into the murders and minds of John Wayne Gacy, Kenneth Bianchi, William Heirens, John Cannan, and Patricia Wright from the bestselling author.In Talking with Serial Killers: World’s Most Evil, bestselling author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee...

The definitive account of a sadistic serial killer whose murderous rampage across California was fueled by cocaine and Satanism.From April of 1984 to August of 1985, Richard Ramirez entered the homes of families from El Paso to San Francisco. He raped, mutilated and...

This true crime history examines the surprising connection between an infamous small-town murder and the bestselling novel it inspired. Born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Grace Metalious shocked the nation in 1956 with Peyton Place, her sexually charged...

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...