Gruesome Crimes

Inside this chilling true crime audiobook, you’ll peel back the curtain on one of the most twisted and psychopathic men to ever stalk America. Known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, his gut-wrenching crimes have fascinated and terrified people ever since his shocking arrest.

WARNING: These 25 stories are not for the faint of heart. In this raw and relentless sequel to the bestselling True Crime: GORE, Logan Carter returns with 25 more brutal cases that defy belief—but every one of them really happened. Inside this collection, you’ll encounter killers who drank blood, torturers who filmed their crimes, and predators who struck without warning. These are the stories that even seasoned true crime fans find hard to shake. From Japan’s Otaku Killer to Mexico’s death cult sisters, from basement prisons to cannibal horrors, GORE 2 pulls no punches. Each case ...

As a chilling listen for true crime fans and the morbidly curious alike, Israel Keyes: The True Crime Story of the Gruesome Serial Killer offers a play-by-play of his life, complete with real transcripts and interviews. This audiobook is perfect for anyone who wants to get into the distorted mind of a remorseless murderer and witness the strange inner contradictions within.

Providing a chilling glimpse into the twisted psychology of the infamous serial killer Carl Panzram, this disturbing true-crime book offers an unparalleled look at what makes a murderer. Expertly recounting Panzram’s gruesome killing spree and the cruel ideas that drove his grisly murders, this story sheds light on his tragic upbringing and adolescence, his frequent clashes with the law, and the daring escape attempts he made in countless prisons.

The terrifying sequel to Farm... It's been 6 months since Kevin escaped the gruesome, brutal confines of the farm, and 6 months since the infamously evil, demented cult that owns it managed to lure him back. But this time, Kevin is no longer a prisoner and is instead seduced into being an accomplice to the Farmer family's sick, twisted shenanigans; helping them to carry out their latest venture... the circus. Nancy, Kevin's long-suffering wife, goes looking for him with the help of her friends when police are unable to track down her husband. However, what appears to at first be a straight-...

On July 13, 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson of Kinston, North Carolina, went to pick up her two toddler sons. It would be the last time she was seen alive. Laura's ex, Grant Hayes - the father of her two sons - and his wife, Amanda, the mother of his newborn daughter, both pointed the finger at each other as the one guilty of murdering Laura, cutting up her body, and then transporting and disposing of the remains on the shores of Oyster Creek, Texas.

Cassie West licenses crimes for V.I.C.E, spending long hours convincing grieving families to allow her to sell their tragedies to the highest bidder. Life is hard and the cost of living high, but she and her husband Harris have never been happier. After years of trying, Cassie is finally pregnant. But leaving work late one evening, Cassie starts to worry. Harris isn't responding to texts or calls. Even worse, dozens of emergency drones seem to be heading in the same direction as she is: straight to their home.

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, FBI Agent Pendergast reluctantly teams up with a new partner to investigate a rash of Miami Beach murders ... only to uncover a deadly conspiracy that spans decades. After an overhaul of leadership at the FBI's New York field office, A. X. L. Pendergast is...

One by one, three waterlogged suitcases were pulled from the Chesapeake Bay. In each were body parts of a man. In a forensics room, the truth was discovered: William McGuire had been horribly murdered and dismembered. William and his loving wife, a registered nurse named Melanie, had just closed on their New Jersey dream home. But Melanie had been involved in a long-term affair with a married doctor at the fertility clinic where she worked - and she had plans for the future that didn't include William.

A fire department lieutenant and a bold, brash detective must team up to investigate a homicide in this tense and romantic thriller. "In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, Lieutenant Reed Solliday has never experienced anything like this recent outbreak of house fires -- devastating...

In 1997, the bodies of young African American men began turning up in the cane fields of New Orleans suburbs. The victims - many of them transient street hustlers - had been brutally raped and strangled, leaving Louisiana's gay community rattled. When no leads were found and the murders continued, detectives Dennis Thornton and Dawn Bergeron came together as task-force partners and were indefatigable in their decade-long effort to track down the killer.

The true story of two men who turned tools into instruments of terror—and Southern California into a hunting ground. Step into the chilling world of Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, better known as the Toolbox Killers. This gripping true crime book pulls back the curtain on one of the most disturbing serial killer duos in American history. In 1979, a van, a box of everyday tools, and a sinister plan led to a series of horrific crimes that shocked the nation.

Murder, madness, and the macabre in Iowa? You've got to be kidding! When most people think of Iowa, their minds conjure up pigs, cornfields, and crotchety old farmers. But ax murders, mass killings, and ghostly sightings - those atrocities are reserved for big cities like Chicago or LA, not a little burg like Villisca, Iowa - population 2,000. Gruesome Iowa is a collection of true-life stories - most of them rescued from old newspaper accounts published over 100 years ago. Only a few of the events in this audiobook - such as the Villisca Ax Murders have ever made it into print.

Tired of fighting for the Confederacy, Porter deserts the Civil War. His plan to migrate to California is interrupted when Quinn, a grieving widow, asks for Porter's help restoring her family's ranch. Porter stays, but things soon get complicated when he falls in love with Quinn's daughter, Rose. Rose is a God-fearing Christian; Porter is an unapologetic atheist. Rose decides her best opportunity for salvation is to follow her younger sister into the Salt Lake Valley and become a sister wife to a wealthy Mormon. When tragedy strikes, it falls to Porter and Quinn to mete out justice and seek...

A quiet town, a sinister past, and one brutal murder that cracks open a conspiracy… Detective Harrison steps into a sleepy town expecting dusty files and tepid cases. However, the vicious murder of recluse Douglas Rush, an enigma with secrets buried as deep as the town’s forgotten history, smashes the illusion. The Detective teams up with journalist Meg Hoffman, and together, they sniff out connections to a years-old cold case. They soon uncover a tangled web of deceit entwined with Doug’s estranged daughter and a reclusive artist with dark secrets and paint-stained hands. Yet, as the...

Dive into the captivating abyss of deceit, murder, and nobility with our riveting mystery novel, "Murder in the Fog". Set against the backdrop of the late 19th century London. This narrative promises a fascinating blend of suspense, investigative intrigue and unmistakable charm of aristocratic London. The story commences with Carter, a young man living with his crime fiction enthusiast aunt, and his accidental involvement in a real-life crime - the murder of Mr. Roosevelt. The plot thickens as Carter becomes embroiled in the investigation, led by Inspector Drillford and shaken by the ...

Cannibal. Necrophiliac. Kidnapper. Killer. The stories of serial killers often begin with terrible upbringings and sad events of trauma, but not all have such unfortunate beginnings. Some simply develop their evil on their own and become tainted without anyone realizing it. Jeffrey Dahmer was a man described by his own father as the result of a child becoming lost in the maelstrom while nobody paid attention, a child who was strange and apathetic but whom nobody bothered to ask why.

Dr. Tony Hill and Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan return in the award-winning series that is the basis for the ITV television show Wire in the Blood. In a small grim room, the body of a woman is discovered, panic and pain etched in her face. The scene matches in every detail a series of...

What makes someone become a serial killer? What goes through the mind of these coldblooded killers while they pretend to be normal like the rest of the world? We can't say for sure for every single one of them - but for those who were caught and told their stories, we can. Plunge yourself into the dark and chilling abyss, and peek inside the minds of the world's most dangerous monsters - the infamous and cold-blooded serial killers.

Have you ever wondered where the skeletons are buried in your hometown? Gruesome Missouri is a collection of murder mysteries from St. Louis, St, Joseph, Catawissa, Kirbyville, Bull Creek, and more. Gruesome Missouri is a collection of true-life stories - most of them rescued from old newspaper accounts, published over 100 years ago. Only a few of the events in this audiobook have ever made it into print. Except, maybe, in musky-old county histories. Even then, they are lucky to rate a paragraph.