Murderabilia
A History of Crime in 100 Objects
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From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told through the dark objects left behind.
The false teeth of a female serial killer from 1908, the cut-and-paste confession of the Black Dahlia killer, the newly cracked cipher of the Zodiac killer, the shotgun used in the Clutter family murders, which were made famous by Truman Capote's true crime classic In Cold Blood—these are more than simple artifacts that once belonged to notorious murderers. They are objects of fascination to the legion of true crime obsessives around the world. And not merely for fleeting dark thrills, but because they represent a way to better understand those who we typically label monsters in lieu of learning how they actually became one.
In Murderabilia, veteran true crime writer Harold Schechter presents 100 murder-related artifacts spanning two centuries (1808–2014), with accompanying stories of various lengths. A visual and literary journey, it presents a history unlike any previously told in the true crime genre, one that speaks to the dark fascination of true crime fans while also presenting a larger historical timeline of how and why we continue to be captivated by the most sensational crimes and killers among us.
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 309
In 1927, while the majority of the township of Bath, Michigan, was celebrating a new primary school - one of the most modern in the Midwest - Andrew P. Kehoe had other plans. The local farmer and school board treasurer was educated, respected, and an accommodating neighbor and friend. But behind his ordinary demeanor was a narcissistic sadist seething with rage, resentment, and paranoia. On May 18 he detonated a set of rigged explosives with the sole purpose of destroying the school and everyone in it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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One of my favorite true crime authors flops.
- De John L en 03-14-21
De: Harold Schechter
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Psycho USA
- Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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In the horrifying annals of American crime, the infamous names of brutal killers such as Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and Berkowitz are writ large in the imaginations of a public both horrified and hypnotized by their monstrous, murderous acts. But for every celebrity psychopath who's gotten ink for spilling blood, there's a bevy of all-but-forgotten homicidal fiends studding the bloody margins of US history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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True crime enthusiast's dream
- De Athelsten en 08-24-17
De: Harold Schechter
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Fiend
- The Shocking True Story of America's Youngest Serial Killer
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Kyle Tait
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 225
When 14-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. "The Boston Boy Fiend" was imprisoned at last. But the complex questions sparked by his ghastly crime spree - the hows and whys of vicious juvenile crime - were as relevant in the so-called Age of Innocence as they are today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Graphic descriptions of child torture
- De mobius_spider en 11-13-20
De: Harold Schechter
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Killer Colt
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 3
In this masterful account, renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter takes you into the life and crimes of convicted murderer John Caldwell Colt, drawing parallels between John's rise to notoriety and his brother Samuel Colt's rise to fame as the inventor of the legendary revolver. With a killing that made headlines around the nation, John Colt became a cultural touchstone whose shocking villainy inspired and provoked such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, and Herman Melville.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't listen
- De M.W. Johnson en 02-18-25
De: Harold Schechter
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The Serial Killer Files
- The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World’s Most Terrifying Murderers
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 18 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 838
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 741
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 739
Hollywood's make-believe maniacs like Jason, Freddy, and Hannibal Lecter can't hold a candle to real-life monsters like John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and scores of others who have terrorized, tortured, and terminated their way across civilization throughout the ages. Now, from the much-acclaimed author of Deviant, Deranged, and Depraved, comes the ultimate resource on the serial killer phenomenon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Made me feel sick, yet I didn't want it to end
- De Neuron en 02-07-17
De: Harold Schechter
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Deviant
- The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,335
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,828
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,816
From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" ( Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation - and redefined the meaning of the word psycho.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has its Moments but Overly Salacious
- De Adam en 08-26-16
De: Harold Schechter
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Man-Eater
- The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Eric G. Dove
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 293
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 258
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 258
In the winter of 1873, a small band of prospectors lost their way in the frozen wilderness of the Colorado Rockies. Months later, when the snow finally melted, only one of them emerged. His name was Alfred G. Packer, though he would soon become infamous throughout the country under a different name: "the Man-Eater."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Made me hungry. Just kidding.
- De daniel en 05-01-17
De: Harold Schechter
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Hell's Princess
- The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,538
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,342
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,343
In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana “murder farm". Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can a book about a serial killer be entertaining?
- De Lori Hanson en 05-08-18
De: Harold Schechter
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The Devil's Gentleman
- Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 15 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 182
The wayward son of a revered Civil War general, Roland Molineux enjoyed good looks, status, and fortune - hardly the qualities of a prime suspect in a series of shocking, merciless cyanide killings. Molineux's subsequent indictment for murder led to two explosive trials and a sex-infused scandal that shocked the nation. Bringing to life Manhattan's Gilded Age, Schechter captures all the colors of the tumultuous legal proceedings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book Without an Accompanying Wiki Page Is Always A Treat
- De Carolina en 02-27-17
De: Harold Schechter
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Ripped from the Headlines!
- The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies' Most Memorable Crimes
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 10 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 200
Bestselling true-crime master Harold Schechter explores the real-life headline-making psychos, serial murderers, thrill-hungry couples, and lady-killers who inspired a century of classic films.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Look at Films Based on True Crimes
- De Admiralu en 08-06-20
De: Harold Schechter
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Panic
- Bloodlands collection
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Steven Weber
- Duración: 1 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 991
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 863
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 862
During the Depression, economic anxieties found an outlet in a series of child murders that triggered an irrational nationwide hysteria: pedophiliac psychopaths were overrunning the country. As America was brought to rage and fury by the press and the FBI, lynch mobs took to the streets, reason gave way to doomsday scenarios, and one father was even driven to murder his three daughters to “save them” from a degenerate crime wave. A terrifying cautionary essay, Panic explores the combustible mix of unfounded fears, moral crusades, and the dangers of collective thinking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too sensational
- De Texaspaz en 10-14-20
De: Harold Schechter
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Butcher's Work
- True Crime Tales of American Murder and Madness
- De: Harold Schechter
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 121
A Civil War veteran who perpetrated one of the most ghastly mass slaughters in the annals of U.S. crime. A nineteenth-century female serial killer whose victims included three husbands and six of her own children. A Gilded Age “Bluebeard” who did away with as many as fifty wives throughout the country. A decorated World War I hero who orchestrated a murder that stunned Jazz Age America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another necessary work by Schector
- De Brandon en 12-27-22
De: Harold Schechter