True Crime Serial Killers Nonfiction

She slept with the devil. She killed with the devil. She never stopped loving the devil. July 1963: All of England is rocking to the music of Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and Elvis. It’s also the month when Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, two of England’s most prolific serial killers, would claim their first victim. He was a child they buried in the muddy, swampy moors near Manchester. Sleeping With The Devil: A Shocking True Crime Story of the Most Hated Woman in Britain is the tale of two bloody years in the 1960s. It was a time when British parents hugged their children a little tighter to ...

The term “serial killer” was first introduced in the 1970s by FBI Agent Robert Ressler. Shortly after joining the FBI in 1970, he was recruited to join the newly developed Behavioral Science Unit where he became fascinated with the psychology behind violent offenders. He wanted to better understand the motive behind a murder – what caused the person to act out in such a way, and what similarities these individuals shared. Ressler recognized that most offenders knew their victims, but there was a certain type of killer that picked their victims at random, and often killed multiple ...

The sprawling highways and quiet small towns of Texas hide a dark and brutal history. Beyond the headlines and whispered local legends lie the definitive, blood-curdling stories of the state's most horrifying crimes. True Crime - Gore in Texas is not for the faint of heart. This meticulously researched anthology rips open the case files on the Lone Star State's most infamous and psychologically disturbing criminals. From the sadistic "Candy Man" Dean Corll to the shocking acts of family annihilators and the cold, calculated slayings of cartel hitmen, these accounts detail the manhunts that ...

Serial sexual homicide is a crime that is committed purely for sexual gratification. Well known serial killers such as Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and BTK were all motivated by power, sexuality, and brutality. These types of murders often receive widespread publicity, and create a sense of fear due to their nonsensical, motiveless, and random nature. At some point in the killer’s life, their sexual urges and arousal become intertwined with sadism – taking sexual pleasure from their victim’s fear, humiliation, physical, and emotional pain. The obsession often takes root during the ...

From human stew to hammer murders, these are the crimes nightmares are made of. Why read ghost stories when history drips with cannibals, assassins, and ritual killers? This collection brings together all three volumes of the series, delivering 60 chilling true crime stories and mysteries from around the world. Within these pages lie the darkest corners of human history: serial killers who stalked with hammers, ritual murders steeped in superstition, cannibal feasts, political assassinations that shook nations, and unsolved mysteries that defy explanation. Each story is meticulously ...

Beneath the rolling cornfields and along the forgotten highways of America’s Heartland, darkness is never far from the surface. Are you ready to uncover the most chilling murders, unsolved mysteries, and infamous serial killers that have haunted the Midwest for over a century? True Crime and Tragedy in the Midwest plunges readers into unforgettable stories of murder, mystery, and tragedy from across the Midwest, each case more gripping and real than the last.Inside You’ll Discover: Notorious Serial Killers: Encounter the twisted minds of John Wayne Gacy, H. H. Holmes, the Bloody Benders...

Pain, torment, and torture. Cruelty, brutality, and violence. The twisted psyches, murder. and yes, even the ability to charm people. Take a deep dive into the terrifyingly real serial murderers, spree killers, and true faces of evil.

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.

The Open Road Promised Freedom. For His Victims, It Became a Highway of Horrors… For decades, America’s highways have been symbols of adventure and independence. But hidden in their shadows was a predator who turned freedom into fear. This is the untold, shocking true story of Robert Ben Rhoades—the long-haul trucker who transformed his eighteen-wheeler into a rolling dungeon and stalked the interstates as one of the most sadistic killers in modern history. The Truck Stop Killer’s Double Life By day, Rhoades appeared ordinary: a polite, quiet driver hauling freight across the ...

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.

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.

The Devil in the City: The Shocking True Story of the Son of Sam and the Cult That Haunted New York New York, 1977. The heat was unbearable. The fear was worse. In a city already collapsing under crime, corruption, and decay, a faceless gunman began hunting young couples parked in quiet streets. He left behind bodies, letters, and a name that would haunt America forever—Son of Sam. But behind the bullets and headlines lay something even darker. A web of obsession, isolation, and whispered ritual that turned one man’s madness into a movement of terror. The True Story Behind the Summer of...

What happens when the most terrifying night of the year is real? After a two-year silence, bestselling author Ben Oakley is back with his most haunting collection yet. The Bizarre True Crime series returns with its long-awaited Halloween Edition, a terrifying anthology dedicated to the real-life monsters who use the shadows of All Hallows Eve as their personal hunting ground. Inside, you will find twenty chilling true crime cases, each one unfolding during the chaos, costumes, and creeping darkness of Halloween. Uncover stories of modern-day vampires, cunning serial killers, and baffling ...

Uncover the sinister side of humanity with "The Murder of Sydney Sutherland: Shocking True Crime Stories." This riveting collection plunges you into the infamous and perplexing murder cases, each meticulously researched and vividly recounted to grip your imagination and keep you on the edge of your seat. And that is just the beginning. You'll also read: TO KILL A SERIAL KILLER THE MURDER OF ASHLEY WADSWORTH DEAD MAN RIDING KILLED FOR A COMIC BOOK STORE MURDER BY DESIGN MURDER ON DEL RIO DRIVE TORSO KILLER CONFESSES HERE'S WISHING YOU A DEADLY CHRISTMAS THE KANSAS CITY BUTCHER THE MURDER OF....

SLASHED: THE UNFORGETTABLE TRUE STORY THAT HAUNTED A GENERATION On a sweltering July night in 1966, Chicago’s South Side descended into madness. Eight young student nurses—each with a dream, a future, and a purpose—were bound, brutalized, and murdered inside their shared townhouse. The man responsible, Richard Speck, would become one of the most infamous names in American criminal history. The nation would never be the same. “The night Chicago screamed” was more than a headline—it was the night America lost its innocence. THE KILLER WHO CHANGED AMERICA FOREVER Richard Speck ...

When reality writes horror stories that fiction can't match—these are the cases that changed nations. Another 20 Solved and Unsolved Tales from Around the World From the frozen Arctic to tropical Thailand, from Communist show trials to aristocratic massacres, this volume delivers 20 meticulously researched cases that expose humanity at its most incomprehensible. Featured Cases: The Mad Trapper of Rat River Canada's greatest manhunt: A mysterious stranger with cold eyes triggers a 48-day chase through Arctic wilderness, leaving two Mounties dead and a riddle that DNA testing still can't ...

18 Baffling True Crime Cold Cases - Solved! including; Storm Warning: A blizzard is raging across Colorado. For two women caught out in the storm, that's the least of their worries. Dead In The Water: Bodies start showing up in the water off the Florida Coast. The police fear they might have a serial killer. They're right. In God’s Hands: Two seemingly unrelated murders, 750 miles apart, are linked by DNA. The killer will never face justice. He has a third victim. Himself. The Coldest Case: It was the oldest unsolved homicide on the department’s books. But even a 57-year-old case is no ...

Do you like true crime stories? What about real crime committed by women? You may not have heard much about some of these bad women, but they were real and ruthless All had their "15 minutes of fame" leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them Their escapades were daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end • Radiant Jade – Mat Hari of the East Traitor to her native China, assassin and spy for the Japanese, Radiant Jade was the daughter of a Manchu prince and the mistress of murder and intrigue so sinister that 300 million Chinese thought she was the devil ...

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.

20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including; Tashia Stuart: Judy had taken Tashia in as a baby, raised her as her own. Her reward for this lifetime of care? A death you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. Tracey Grissom: An unarmed man is gunned down at the side of the highway in front of horrified witnesses. Murder? It’s more complicated than that. Tawny Sue Gunter: The childminder had already escaped prosecution for one suspicious death. Now another child is dead. Will she get away with it again? Kate Southern: Georgia 1878, a society ball. The band was just finished ...