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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.

Glasgow journalist Danny Delvecchio has spent his life running from the day his twin sister was murdered by serial killer Robert Liddle. Twenty years on, history is repeating itself; bodies begin appearing across the city, each posed like Liddle's victims. Then Danny receives a chilling message: Find her. Danny has twenty-four hours to save a young woman’s life. But the killer knows everything about him. Every move. Every fear. Every mistake that haunts his sleepless nights.

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.

This book explores thirteen bizarre “murder” stories that have taken place in Tennessee over the past two centuries. The first story related here takes place around 1798 and the last takes place in 1998. These stories span the breadth of Tennessee from the Smoky Mountains, to the Mississippi River and most points between. Some of these stories are about famous persons and others are about powerful persons. Some are about persons that are unknown to all but a few. One story is about an abused animal.

Don Miller was quiet and reserved. As a former youth pastor, he seemed a devout Christian. No one would have ever suspected that the recent graduate of the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice was a serial killer. However, when Miller was arrested for the attempted murder of two teenagers in 1978, police quickly realized he was probably responsible for the disappearances of four women. Offered a still-controversial plea bargain, he led police to the bodies of the missing women. Now, after 40 years in prison, Miller has served his time.

In Chase Darkness with Me, you’ll ride shotgun as journalist Billy Jensen identifies the Halloween Mask Murderer, finds a missing girl in the California Redwoods, and investigates the only other murder in New York City on 9/11. You’ll hear intimate details of the hunts for two of the most terrifying serial killers in history: his friend Michelle’s pursuit of the Golden State Killer which is chronicled in I’ll Be Gone In The Dark which Billy helped finish after Michelle’s passing, and his own quest to find the murderer of the Allenstown 4 family.

Finding the Lost Girls follows criminalist Paul Holes — the investigator who helped unmask the Golden State Killer — as he comes out of from retirement to finish the work that haunted him. Years ago, Holes helped put photographer Joe Naso on death row for six murders. But Naso kept a list of ten, and the other cases went cold. Now, with Naso nearing ninety and his health failing, this is Holes's last chance to give the remaining victims their names back.

Mall Rat: A young mother and her toddler go shopping at the mall and vanish without a trace. What happened to them is the stuff of nightmares. Taken by Wolves: A woman arriving at the train station after a day at work; a group of miscreants lurking. They’re looking for someone to abduct. She’s it. Love You to Death: He was the handsome PhD advisor. She was his brightest student. She was also his lover... until she wasn’t. Then things got ugly. The Cruelty of Strangers: Two abused boys are placed in foster care on an idyllic farm. They think they’ve landed in heaven. Actually, its ...

Gerald Gallego hunted for victims with his wife beside him. Charlene helped him turn young women's lives into a nightmare. Across California and Nevada, the couple searched for women they could abduct, control, and kill. Their victims had lives, families, and futures. To Gerald and Charlene, they were people to be taken and used. Together, the Gallegos left a trail of torture and murder across state lines. But when investigators finally caught up with them, another battle began: establishing what each had done—and how much responsibility Charlene bore for the killings. Was she a woman ...

Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hard-boiled style and a wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders. A saintly middle-aged widow bludgeoned to death in her New Jersey home; the headless torsos of two women found floating in the Lake of the Ozarks; a New Year’s fire in Pennsylvania set to cover the traces of a more ghastly crime; a traveling evangelist on a divine mission blown to bits in Berkeley....

In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola Prison and confined to his cell for 23 hours a day. However, Thompson adamantly proclaimed his innocence and just needed lawyers who believed that his trial had been mishandled and would step up to the plate against the powerful DA’s office. But who would fight for Thompson’s innocence when he didn’t have an alibi for the night of the murder and there were two key witnesses to confirm his guilt?

What if the world’s most terrifying horror movies were inspired by real events? Behind haunted houses, masked killers, cursed objects, demonic possessions, and urban legends lie disturbing true stories that continue haunting investigators, historians, paranormal researchers, and audiences decades later. Some are unsolved crimes. Some are rooted in folklore and superstition. Others remain unexplained mysteries surrounded by fear, rumor, and death. In Stories That Inspired Horror Movies, bestselling author Ralph Scott explores the chilling real-world cases behind some of the most famous ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen and his daughter Morgan Olsen, the gripping true-crime story of America’s Lady Bluebeard—a seemingly ordinary wife accused of poisoning husband after husband, who very nearly got away with all of it. On a hot August afternoon in 1920 at...

More than 300 of history’s most infamous killers, brought together in one comprehensive illustrated guide. Updated 2027 Edition. Some killed for power. Some for control. Others were driven by greed, obsession or desires that remain difficult to comprehend. Some became notorious around the world, while others committed equally horrifying crimes without ever becoming household names. Inside, you’ll discover: • Detailed profiles spanning centuries and continents • The motives, methods and patterns behind the crimes • The investigations that finally brought many of these killers to ...

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.

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 is the tale of two bloody years in the 1960s. It was a time when British parents hugged their children a little tighter to keep them safe from two murderous ...

Now a Netflix original series Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals. In...

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 ...

Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. was only fourteen when he first became entangled with serial rapist and murderer Dean Corll in 1971. Fellow Houston, Texas, teenager David Brooks had already been ensnared by the charming older man, bribed with cash to help lure boys to Corll's home. Corll baited Henley with the same deal he'd given Brooks: $200 for each boy they could bring him.

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.