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Understand history's most enigmatic serial killer. In December of 1968, a serial killer began orchestrating a campaign of terror in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not satisfied with the simple act of murder, he taunted law enforcement and the public by writing letters to local newspapers. Through often cryptic and bizarre content - including four ciphers, three of which have never been solved - the psychopath played a twisted game. Reporters dubbed the man the "Cipher Killer", but the murderer chose a different name for himself: The Zodiac. Eventually, he would claim to have murdered 37.

True crime is not for everyone. However, there is a small subset of us that, for some reason or another, finds themselves drawn to true crime stories. Perhaps it’s a desire for truth and justice, an obsession with understanding the criminal mind, or just curiosity about how the cases were solved.

Despite intensive efforts on the part of police, the Stocking Strangler, as he came to be known, managed to elude capture. After the last murder in April 1978, the case went cold. In the spring of 1984, a series of fortuitous events connected to an unrelated murder and a stolen pistol led to the capture of Carlton Gary, who had recently escaped from a South Carolina prison.

Bestselling true crime writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives and partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half's arrest or, in some cases, conviction. When finding out the truth, these innocents have to face the grim reality of betrayal and deceit and often experience guilt for not having recognized the killer in their home.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Family Man: Losing one family to violent death might be considered a tragedy, but three almost certainly points to something more sinister. Death In The Valley: A teenaged boy is accused of murder but acquitted and welcomed back into the village as a hero. Two weeks later he kills again. Unthinkable: Four teenaged girls commit an unbelievably barbaric crime, the torture murder of a 12-year-old. Slayer's Book of Death: Jason had only one ambition, to become America’s most feared...

When Chris Bryson was discovered nude and severely beaten stumbling down Charlotte Street in Kansas City in 1988, police had no idea they were about to discover the den of one of the most sadistic American serial killers in recent history. This is the true story of Robert Berdella, nicknamed by the media the Kansas City Butcher, who from between 1984 and 1988 brutally raped, tortured, and ultimately dismembered six young male prostitutes in his unassuming home on a quiet street in Kansas City.

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.

18 Baffling True Crime Cold Cases - Solved! including; Dealing with the Preacher: He was a respected member of the community, a preacher, a philanthropist. He was also a man with a dark past. Fallen Hero: The victim was a decorated Green Beret. Whoever took him down must have been tough as hell. Well, maybe not. Ashes to Ashes: A body is found floating in the water off the Florida coast. Who is she and how did she die? The mystery will take three decades to unravel. The Ring: A woman is dead. The police suspect her husband but can’t prove it. Then a piece of jewelry shows up in a place it...

The Co-Ed Killer, Son of Sam, Hillside Strangler, and Dating Game Killer—in many ways, terrifying serial killers were as synonymous with the 1970s as Watergate, disco, and the oil crisis. This fascinating collection of profiles presents the most notorious as well as lesser-known serial murderers of that decade. Beyond Ted Bundy and David Berkowitz, it includes more obscure killers like Coral Eugene Watts, known as “The Sunday Morning Slasher,” who killed 80 women; Edmund Kemper, the "Co-Ed Killer"; and Rodney Alcala, who is believed to have killed between 50 and 130 people between 1971-1979.

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on 10 of the most chilling crimes in Alabama history. True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but I’ve made sure to include lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes. If you’re a true crime enthusiast who enjoys hearing about some of the most depraved monsters in our country, you will love United States of True Crime.

This is my story, the true story. This ain’t no fairy tale. This is the story of my life—the truth about the streets in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when the crack era had Atlanta in a chokehold. Back then, the West End was a battlefield. Drug dealers were dropping left and right, bodies turning up in alleys, in houses, in cars. Most of those murders? Still cold cases. But here’s what they don’t tell you: most of those killings were connected. Same hitter. Same ghost in the night. And he wasn’t just some random street dude—he was a Muslim assassin. The man everybody feared....

To the average American, there was nothing out of the ordinary about Edmund Kemper before 1973. Standing at six-foot-nine, the young man was a giant, but he was gentle, soft spoken, and shy. He lived with his mother into his mid-20s and frequented local bars, cozying up to police officers. This was one reality of Kemper's life - the reality he wanted those around him to see. There was another side to the man though, a much darker side. Kemper's actions in his life shocked America, who dubbed him the Co-Ed Killer for his urge to murder and violate co-ed girls in Northern California.

Murder, terrorism, and mass killings were prominent in the news for 2018, and in this true crime anthology, you will find the cases that made international headlines from January to the end of December.

For centuries, the noose was Britain’s answer to murder – but what if the wrong neck was often in the rope? In Murder Tales: The Hangman’s Tales, true-crime historian H. N. Lloyd strips away the spectacle of the public hanging to reveal eight unsettling cases where execution spurred decades-long campaigns for justice. He exposes how the gentle Derek Bentley was condemned for a killing committed while he was already in police custody, and how Ruth Ellis, Britain’s last hanged woman, was manipulated by a lover whose role remained in the shadows. You’ll revisit the notorious A6 ...

Six months ago, Charlotte almost lost everything. Now, she’s determined to keep her daughter, Elle, safe. So when local girls close to Elle in age and appearance begin to go missing, it’s her worst nightmare. Charlotte’s fears are confirmed when a frantic search becomes a shocking murder investigation. The girls’ bodies have been found - half-buried, and with traces of mud and wildflowers under their fingernails. As Charlotte’s obsession with keeping her daughter close pushes her marriage to the brink, local DI Madeleine Wood embarks on a gruelling search for the killer.

In this new true crime book, New York Times bestselling author Rule investigates the case of a woman whose supposed suicide may not be what it seems.

The California Dream is a beautiful lie. Beneath the sun-drenched beaches, rolling vineyards, and idyllic suburbs lies a shadow world of shocking violence and haunting secrets. For decades, predators have stalked these golden landscapes, leaving a trail of baffled investigators and grieving families in their wake. Some got away for years, others for a lifetime. Murder Land: California rips the facade off the postcard image to expose twenty of the state's most chilling and complex criminal cases. This meticulously researched collection takes you inside the crime scenes, behind the yellow ...

In the annals of historical serial killers, Cary Stayner's story stands out, because for months he made one of the most beautiful places on earth a nightmare for women when California's majestic Yosemite National Park became his own devil's playground. The case of serial killer Cary Stayner and his psychopathic crime spree is chilling because as far as the outside world was concerned, he was a fairly normal guy who found himself uncontrollably compelled to kill.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Bodies In The Trunk: A steamer trunk sits on the platform, leaking a vile smelling brown liquid. Who will collect it and, more importantly, what’s inside? Blood Will Tell: A serial killer is stalking a quiet English village. Can newly discovered DNA technology catch him before he kills again? The Ugly Death Of A Beauty Queen: Five ne’er-do-goods outlooking for trouble; a beautiful, young woman walking home in the dark. A tragedy waiting to happen. An Eye For An Eye: The ...

H.H. Holmes was a doctor, real estate speculator, pharmacist, bigamist, swindler, and America's first media superstar serial killer. As he awaited trial, he put out a series of autobiographical documents, press releases, and interviews that revealed his sociopathic tendencies and lies about his crimes. The infamous killer of the Chicago World's Fair published a memoir and a confession, both of which conceal more than they reveal of the truth.