Weird Crimes

Weird but True Stories from the 1950's: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from America’s Atomic Age Think you know the 1950's? Think again. Beneath the surface of poodle skirts, chrome diners, and black-and-white TV was a decade overflowing with mystery, irony, and stranger-than-fiction true stories. This captivating collection reveals ten astonishing real-life events from the 1950's that defy expectation and logic—each one verified and rooted in historical fact. From radar panic over Washington D.C. to the eerie Phantom Whistler of New Jersey, from mid-air collisions with ...

The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.

🔪 The strangest, most twisted true crime cases you’ve never heard of. Some crimes are so bizarre, so unsettling, and so completely beyond belief that they sound like fiction. But every case in Twisted Crimes is 100% true. Inside this collection, you’ll uncover: ✅ The man who lived in a woman’s attic—for years—without her knowing. ✅ The shocking story of the ‘Human Chimney’ mystery. ✅ The case of the vanishing hotel room—where a woman disappeared, and even history erased her. ✅ A small-town cult that spiraled into madness and murder. ✅ The chilling case of a ...

Step into the polyester-clad, disco-fueled, and unpredictably weird world of the 1970s with this fascinating collection of bizarre, shocking, and unbelievable true stories from one of the most chaotic decades in modern history. In Weird but True Stories from the 1970's, you'll explore ten astonishing tales that reveal the stranger side of the Me Decade—each one entirely real, thoroughly researched, and almost too strange to believe. From exploding record collections and garbage barges gone rogue to military standoffs over a tree and heiresses turned bank robbers, this book uncovers the ...

Weird but True Stories from Scottish History: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales from the Highlands to the Lowlands explores the strangest real events ever recorded in Scotland’s long and complex past. From cannibal clans and prophetic Highland seers to haunted castles, body-snatching murderers, and a legendary whisky heist, this book uncovers the weirdest episodes in Scottish history—stories that sound like fiction but are entirely true or historically accepted. Perfect for fans of unsolved mysteries, folklore with facts, and dark true history, each chapter reveals a strange and...

Weird but True Stories from the Roaring 1920s: Strange and Bizarre Tales from the Prohibition Era is a riveting collection of real, historically documented events that prove truth is stranger than fiction. From haunted courtrooms and dance marathons that drove people to madness, to bootlegging schemes, deadly medical frauds, and a massacre that changed organized crime forever, this book explores the weirdest corners of 1920s America. Set against the backdrop of Prohibition, jazz, flappers, and gangsters, these ten unforgettable stories showcase the bizarre side of the decade that redefined ...

Welcome to the Saloon Sector, Deputy! Thelma Bach graduated top of her class after four years at the Galactic Justice academy. But she’s a Rock Sector citizen. She was a fool to believe the core worlders would ever allow her to beat them at their own game. She’s been assigned to serve her seven years as a deputy in the Saloon Sector. The message for the Federation’s out-world citizens is clear: you’ll never be our equal, so don’t even try. The core worlders chose the wrong person to push around. Assigned to the despised frontier, Thelma will get her revenge even if she has to ...

Florida Man strikes again — and again — and again! From flying alligators to sword fights at laundromats, this outrageous collection brings you 25 unbelievable short stories inspired by real headlines. Dive into a world where the bizarre is everyday news, and chaos lurks around every corner. Logan Carter’s hilarious, jaw-dropping tales capture the spirit of Florida's most infamous characters, blending truth, madness, and a whole lot of gator. Buckle up. It’s going to be a wild ride. Florida Man strikes again — and again — and again! From flying alligators to sword fights at ...

Drugs. Delusions. Or the biggest mystery in Florida since the will-o’-the-wisp? Meet Barry Babcock: swamp-dwelling, self-medicated, unemployed—and now infamous. After a death-defying stunt lands him in a psychiatric ward, Barry swears the real reason he’s locked up isn’t booze or bad decisions. It’s the frog people. According to Barry, deep in central Florida’s swamps lives a secret race of amphibious cryptids—ancient, bizarre, and very real. His story spirals from alligator dodging and backwoods chaos into conspiracy, cryptids, and the kind of madness only Florida could cook ...

With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat-out scariest books you will read this—or any other—year. The London that comes to life in Kraken is a weird metropolis awash in secret currents of myth and magic, where criminals, police...

Explore Some Of The Most Fascinating Mysteries Of All Time Book 1: Unexplained Mysteries Of The World Humanity has come so far and explored so much. As a species, we have more or less conquered the entire Earth and all of its resources. We have built towering structures, intricate systems and settled everywhere — from the tallest peaks to the deepest valleys. We have now entered what many like to think of as the enlightened, scientific era — where old superstitions and fears have been abolished, and the mysteries of the past have been solved. Basically, many of us like to think we have ...

A genius with a brush. A menace with a blade. A single night that shattered everything. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was already infamous in Rome for his temper, his brilliance, and the trail of chaos he left behind. Patrons loved him. Rivals feared him. Friends never fully trusted him. He was the sort of man who could paint a saint with breathtaking tenderness in the morning and find himself in a tavern fight before sunset. But one night, deep in one of Rome’s narrow alleys, Caravaggio crossed a line even he could not outrun. This taut, immersive 5,000-word short read drops you into...

Discover Some Of The Most Captivating Mysteries Of All Time Humanity has come so far and explored so much. As a species, we have more or less conquered the entire Earth and all of its resources. We have built towering structures, intricate systems and settled everywhere — from the tallest peaks to the deepest valleys. We have now entered what many like to think of as the enlightened, scientific era — where old superstitions and fears have been abolished, and the mysteries of the past have been solved. Basically, many of us like to think we have figured it all out. However, whether we ...

Break free from the norm to lead a radically abnormal (and endlessly more fulfilling) life. In our over busy, unprincipled, oversexed world; lust, debt, guilt, and shame are far more common than a healthy relationship to time, money, and relationships. Simply put, normal isn't working. In WEIRD...

A woman wakes surrounded by trees. A lake at her side. AND no memory of who she is—or who she was. She knows only one thing: she must make sense of this strange, dystopian world. Eventually she remembers her name: Michelle Blydin. On her journey, she meets Evelyn and Brice, equally lost. But survival is no easy path—when a plant’s stinger pierces her finger, dark veins snake under her skin, bringing unbearable pain. The group presses on, drawn toward an ancient, eerie coliseum. There, they face their deadliest threat: Clancy, a massive, man-eating lion. As Michelle fights to survive, ...

Five dark tales of crime, supernatural horror, and suspense… In Tennessee, a father and his adolescent daughter must battle two evil men who harbor sinister intentions toward one of them. In Zacatecas, Mexico, a recent college graduate takes a job as a private English language tutor for a wealthy family. But the entire household is hiding a horrible secret. In Virginia, a young stockbroker’s colleagues insist that George Washington, the First President of the United States, is alive and well in the twenty-first century. In rural Ohio, curiosity compels two travelers to stop at an ...

A village in Cornwall is thrown into turmoil after a young girl falls from a train to her death. Was this an accident? Or murder? The mystery deepens when clues link the girl to a double homicide committed ten years earlier. Braddon's sensational novel takes us to the estates of aristocrats, the haunts of tabloid writers, the homes of Bohemian artists, and the dark alleyways of Paris. Braddon, one of Victorian England's best-selling novelists, is at the height of her powers in Wyllard's Weird.

Sam Bankman-Fried—better known as SBF—was at the top of the world and lauded as a leading figure in cryptocurrency, an industry whose popularity has exploded over the past few years. He was being compared to the legendary financier J.P. Morgan and sometimes even rumored to have the potential to become the world’s first trillionaire. He built a crypto empire with trading firm Alameda Research and crypto exchange FTX, which became one of the world’s largest. He attracted leading investors and walked the corridors of power in Congress. Then, seemingly within days, everything collapsed.

Learn why the concept of "weird" is being reclaimed and turned into a badge of honor, used to show how being different—culturally, socially, physically, or mentally—can be a person's greatest strength. "An insightful ode to oddballs." —The Washington Post Most of us have at some point in...

Charming, sleepy, Wallingford Heights. Shattered by a chilling triple homicide. Eastern Massachusetts, 1893 Everyday life, disrupted. A town's secrets exposed. Wallingford Heights shattered by a chilling triple homicide. One of America's first salons - The Vine, a hub of activity, with falling hair and flowing information. Estelle, Chasity, Marilou and Clara—known for their impeccable hairstyling and listening skills. Four spirited women, unravel the town's dark mysteries. From gossip at the salon to pillow-talk whispers in the night. Amateur sleuths who uncover chicken thieves, window ...