Serial Killer Crime

Ed Gein (1906-1984), also called the "Butcher of Plainfield" or "Plainfield Ghoul", was an American murderer and body snatcher from Plainfield, Wisconsin. His crimes in the 1950s became notorious for their gruesomeness and heavily influenced horror fiction. Crimes Confessed murders: Gein confessed to killing two women — tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Both went missing from Plainfield businesses. Discovery: Police investigating Worden’s disappearance searched Gein’s farm on Nov 16, 1957. They found Worden’s decapitated, gutted body ...

Elizabeth Báthory (1560–1614) — often called the “Blood Countess” — was a Hungarian noblewoman from the powerful Báthory family. She’s infamous as one of history’s most prolific alleged female serial killers. Some may argue that she is not a true serial killer, but I would say read the evidence in this book Who she was Born: 7 August 1560, Nyírbátor, Kingdom of Hungary Status: Countess, married Ferenc Nádasdy at age 15. They had 5 children. Wealth & Power: After her husband’s death in 1604, she controlled vast estates across modern-day Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania. ...

In this audiobook set of four true crime books, you will learn about men who performed acts so cruel, inhumanely heartless, and unfathomable that their names will never be forgotten. This collection includes four of the world’s most well-known serial killers: Edmund Kemper, Jeffrey Dahmer, Robert Berdella, and Ted Bundy.

She continued her descent, the passage twisting and turning, disorienting her further. The sounds of the city above – the distant rumble of traffic, the faint murmur of voices – were completely absent here, replaced by the low thrum of Thorne's hidden network. It was a world within a world, a secret layer of existence that pulsed with a life of its own. She was no longer just trapped in a labyrinth; she was navigating its very circulatory system. Suddenly, the passage opened into a larger space. Lena stopped, her breath catching in her throat. It was a cavernous chamber, dimly lit by ...

Monster stories aren’t just meant to entertain. They’re meant to inform, even educate. Above all, they ask us to question our own humanity. Nowhere is this truer than in stories of serial killers. What are the origins of this monstrous archetype? Why are we so fascinated with such gruesome terror? What do they reveal about our fears and anxieties? Explore these and other questions in Serial Killers: Real and Imagined, where public scholar Emily Zarka looks at the serial-killer trope across history, from murky 17th-century legends to 21st-century true-crime obsessions.

Petrifying. Bone-chilling. Depraved. Their acts made headlines. Their names live in infamy in the darkest recesses of the internet, but for those who are left behind, these heartless monsters are always there, looming over their every move. This true crime four-book set exposes their inner secrets, details their heinous crimes, and pulls the curtain on the long, hard-fought investigations.

In the very depths of the human soul there is a darkness. It is an entity which most of us may never get to know; for others, however, this darkness grows for years until it takes hold of them and permeates every inch of their body. This darkness is evil incarnate, and it is in the hearts and minds of some of the most dangerous and despicable human beings to have walked this same earth we live in today. In the following volumes, you shall discover the stories of six murderers so tainted by darkness that their horrific accounts still bring fear to men and women of our present day.

Their names echo through true crime history like dark legends: John Wayne Gacy, the Zodiac Killer, Richard Ramirez, Aileen Wuornos, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and the Golden State Killer. Their infamous deeds have been exhaustively chronicled across every medium imaginable. But beyond these household names lies a shadow world of equally chilling cases that rarely make headlines or streaming television documentaries.

THE TRUE CRIME CLASSIC THAT STARTED IT ALL. NOW REISSUED. Richard W. Larsen’s expose, based on first-hand conversations with the killer himself, remains the granddaddy Bundy book of them all – even inspiring a hit miniseries, starring Mark Harmon, that riveted America for weeks. Now BUNDY: THE DELIBERATE STRANGER returns to mark the 30th anniversary of the execution of America’s most famous serial killer. Between 1974 and 1978 a series of brutal sex slayings claimed the lives of nearly forty innocent young women and left a trail of blood that stretched from Seattle, Washington to ...

Over 300 of the world’s most notorious killers, brought together in one definitive volume. The Ultimate Guide to History’s Most Infamous Murderers 2026 Edition Some kill for power. Some for control. Others for reasons no one can fully explain. Some hide in the shadows. Others live in plain sight — neighbours, colleagues, people you might pass every day. From infamous names you recognise to chilling cases you’ve never heard before, The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers takes you inside the crimes, motives and methods of history’s most disturbing murderers — and the twisted psyches ...

With a gritty, raw, and compelling account of the lives and crimes of four terrifying murderers, this eerie and disturbing collection paints a vivid picture of their heinous crimes, along with the chilling psychology that drove them to prey on their fellow men and women. Shedding light on the lives and upbringing of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard “Night Stalker” Ramirez, and killer clown John Wayne Gacy, this audiobook delves into the grisly details of their killing sprees, as well as the warped ideas that drove them to murder.

I should never have taken that DNA test. Then maybe things wouldn't have gone so wrong… Lily thought she was an ordinary woman with an ordinary life. But when a DNA test seems to reveal she carries the 'serial killer gene', she is terrified by the thought of passing it onto her future children...

There are reasons why some of the most famous serial killers in the world have names that stick in our memories, send shivers up our spines, make us double-check to make sure the doors are locked at night, and maybe peek under the bed to be sure nothing is lurking there before we turn off the lights.

Best-selling author Bryan Burrough recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer. In this chilling tale, Burrough raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare.

Eighty thousand words, 100 serial killers, 100 short stories - but thousands of victims. I've selected at random 100 from A to Z. For many beginner true-crime fans, this will give you just enough taste to each story that, if you want to find out more about a particular serial killer, you can search for related books.

Investigative reporter James Renner reopens cold cases that have baffled Clevelanders for years.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the shocking true story now featured in the Netflix documentary My Father, The BTK Killer. What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer? Discover the true story behind the BTK killer, as told by those closest to him. In 2005, Kerri...

A standalone psychological thriller in the Memoirs series. He built a system no one escapes. She learned how to survive it. He never stopped watching. Methodical. Patient. Precise. He doesn’t rely on chaos—he builds systems. Studies behavior. Teaches obedience. And once you’re inside… leaving isn’t part of the design. Ratchel thought survival meant enduring. It doesn’t. Kidnapped and isolated, she’s forced into a routine designed to break resistance and replace it with compliance. Every detail has a purpose. Every reaction is measured. But even systems have limits. And Ratchel...

Aileen Wuornos (1956–2002) was an American serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. She was one of the few female serial killers in the U.S. to receive widespread media attention, and her case sparked debates about trauma, self-defense claims, and how the justice system treats women who kill. The murders: 1989–1990 Wuornos worked as a highway sex worker along Florida’s interstates. Between November 1989 and November 1990, she shot and killed seven men: Richard Mallory, 51 – electronics shop owner, convicted rapist David Spears, 43 – construction ...

The perfect revenge thriller for fans of John Marrs, A. R. Torre, Jeneva Rose and Lucinda Berry! ‘A deliciously dark, twisty turny thriller with characters who leap off the page’ John Marrs 'A book which shines a light on a frightening and often hidden world; dark, disturbing, addictive’...