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The Murder of Chris Kyle

An American Hero

by Robert F. Blevins ...

Chad Littlefield riding in the passenger seat gets a text from Chris Kyle saying, This dude is straight up nutsWatch my six. A police officer pulled up to the house. The officer told Taya, Chris has been hurt. Have you seen Chris truck? Taya called her mother and told her something was wrong.American soldier and patriot Chris Kyle died unexpectedly on home soil at the top of his game with all the ... Read more

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Chad Littlefield riding in the passenger seat gets a text from Chris Kyle saying, This dude is straight up nutsWatch my six. A police officer pulled up to the house. The officer told Taya, Chris has been hurt. Have you seen Chris truck? Taya called her mother and told her something was wrong.American soldier and patriot Chris Kyle died unexpectedly on home soil at the top of his game with all the
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The Anthrax Letters

A Bioterrorism Expert Investigates the Attacks That Shocked America

by Leonard A. Cole ...

The author of The Eleventh Plague delivers a “thoroughly researched, detailed, and fascinating book . . . a well-written forensic mystery” (Journal of the American Medical Association).At 2:00am on October 2, 2001, Robert Stevens entered a hospital emergency room. Feverish, nauseated, and barely conscious, no one knew what was making him sick. Three days later he was dead. Stevens was the first ... Read more

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The author of The Eleventh Plague delivers a “thoroughly researched, detailed, and fascinating book . . . a well-written forensic mystery” (Journal of the American Medical Association).At 2:00am on October 2, 2001, Robert Stevens entered a hospital emergency room. Feverish, nauseated, and barely conscious, no one knew what was making him sick. Three days later he was dead. Stevens was the first
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The Anatomy Of Motive

The Fbis Legendary Mindhunter Explores The Key To Understanding And Catching Vi

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

“A marvelous, thrilling, chilling, and riveting” (Liz Smith, New York Post) look at the root of crime from FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, the authors behind Mindhunter, the inspiration of Netflix’s original series of the same name.Every crime is a mystery story with a motive. With the insight he brought to his revolutionary work inside the FBI’s elite serial crime unit, John Douglas ... Read more

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“A marvelous, thrilling, chilling, and riveting” (Liz Smith, New York Post) look at the root of crime from FBI profiler John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, the authors behind Mindhunter, the inspiration of Netflix’s original series of the same name.Every crime is a mystery story with a motive. With the insight he brought to his revolutionary work inside the FBI’s elite serial crime unit, John Douglas
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Gilles de Rais

Gallant Knight, Occultist and Serial Killer

by Gary Ekborg ...

Gilles de Rais, an esteemed knight and the Marshall of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc. Then he turned to the occult and tried to deal with the devil. Gilles isn’t remembered as a hero of France, instead he is remembered as a gruesome child murderer. Gilles de Rais would stop at nothing to keep his wealth and gain more. He tried Alchemy to turn matter into gold, which lead to sorcery and ... Read more

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Gilles de Rais, an esteemed knight and the Marshall of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc. Then he turned to the occult and tried to deal with the devil. Gilles isn’t remembered as a hero of France, instead he is remembered as a gruesome child murderer. Gilles de Rais would stop at nothing to keep his wealth and gain more. He tried Alchemy to turn matter into gold, which lead to sorcery and
... Read more
American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing

by Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck ...

At 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995, in what was at that time largest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on American soil, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by the explosion of a 7,000-pound truck bomb. One- hundred and sixty eight people, including nineteen children, were killed by the blast, and more than five hundred others were injured. Timothy J. McVeigh, an anti ... Read more

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At 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995, in what was at that time largest terrorist attack ever perpetrated on American soil, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed by the explosion of a 7,000-pound truck bomb. One- hundred and sixty eight people, including nineteen children, were killed by the blast, and more than five hundred others were injured. Timothy J. McVeigh, an anti
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Killer Among Us

Public Reactions to Serial Murder

by Joseph C. Fisher ...

What effects does the presence of a serial killer have on the collective health of a community? What strategies do people adopt to manage the fear and anxiety that accompany news of a serial killer's predations? And why do citizens and the media respond as they do to serial killers, who usually account for only a small portion of the homicides in the communities in which they are active? Killer ... Read more

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What effects does the presence of a serial killer have on the collective health of a community? What strategies do people adopt to manage the fear and anxiety that accompany news of a serial killer's predations? And why do citizens and the media respond as they do to serial killers, who usually account for only a small portion of the homicides in the communities in which they are active? Killer
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Lizzie Borden

The Story Behind the Story

by Derek Clendening ...

Did Lizzie really do it? If so, why? With all the evidence pointing to her, how did she get off? This short account retells the Lizzie Borden murder story from a social and political perspective that will help you to not only understand her motive for murder but how she was acquitted. ... Read more

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Did Lizzie really do it? If so, why? With all the evidence pointing to her, how did she get off? This short account retells the Lizzie Borden murder story from a social and political perspective that will help you to not only understand her motive for murder but how she was acquitted.
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Lies Told Under Oath

The Puzzling Story of the Pfanschmidt Murders and of the Surviving Son—Victim or Villain?

by Beth Lane ...

In 1912, a prosperous Illinois farm familyCharles; his wife, Mathilda; their fifteen-year-old daughter, Blanche; and boarding schoolteacher Emma Kaempenwere brutally murdered, the crime concealed by arson, and the familys surviving son, handsome Ray Pfanschmidt, arrested. He was convicted by the press long before trial. In Lies Told Under Oath, author Beth Lane retells the story of the murders, ... Read more

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In 1912, a prosperous Illinois farm familyCharles; his wife, Mathilda; their fifteen-year-old daughter, Blanche; and boarding schoolteacher Emma Kaempenwere brutally murdered, the crime concealed by arson, and the familys surviving son, handsome Ray Pfanschmidt, arrested. He was convicted by the press long before trial. In Lies Told Under Oath, author Beth Lane retells the story of the murders,
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The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers

An A–Z Guide to History's Most Heinous Murderers

by Skyhorse Publishing ...

A Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to Serial Killers for True-Crime FansEqual parts fascinating and horrifying, the stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have taken on a new cultural prominence with the rise of the true-crime genre. Now, The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers offers murder fans and curious readers a new opportunity to learn about the lives and histories of these ... Read more

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A Thorough, Comprehensive Guide to Serial Killers for True-Crime FansEqual parts fascinating and horrifying, the stories of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer have taken on a new cultural prominence with the rise of the true-crime genre. Now, The Ultimate Guide to Serial Killers offers murder fans and curious readers a new opportunity to learn about the lives and histories of these
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Murder in Brentwood

by Mark Fuhrman ...

For audiences of the popular FX television series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, and Courtney B. Vance. Named on Vogue Magazine's "American Crime Story Reading List" as one of the "eight definitive books on the trial of the century."Twenty years ago, America was ... Read more

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For audiences of the popular FX television series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, and Courtney B. Vance. Named on Vogue Magazine's "American Crime Story Reading List" as one of the "eight definitive books on the trial of the century."Twenty years ago, America was
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Mindhunter

Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

Now a Netflix original seriesDiscover 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 chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, ... Read more

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Now a Netflix original seriesDiscover 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 chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating,
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Green Fields

Crime, Punishment, and a Boyhood Between

by Bob Cowser ...

A narrative reconstruction and reconsideration of the 1979 murder of Cary Ann Medlin, the author’s third grade classmate, and the execution twenty years later of Robert Glen Coe, the man convicted of the crime, the first in Tennessee in forty years. Reminiscent of the best crime writing of Capote, Didion and Baldwin. ... Read more

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A narrative reconstruction and reconsideration of the 1979 murder of Cary Ann Medlin, the author’s third grade classmate, and the execution twenty years later of Robert Glen Coe, the man convicted of the crime, the first in Tennessee in forty years. Reminiscent of the best crime writing of Capote, Didion and Baldwin.
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WOMEN WHO KILL - The Bitches from Hell

by RJ Parker ...

Are women really the weaker sex?When we hear about a Serial Killer, we never consider the sex, we would immediately assume a man...right? But that's not always the case! Females are for the most part, the loving and caring protectors of our species and the ones that are more susceptible to danger. However, they are in fact the most dangerous because they are the least suspected of the Serial ... Read more

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Are women really the weaker sex?When we hear about a Serial Killer, we never consider the sex, we would immediately assume a man...right? But that's not always the case! Females are for the most part, the loving and caring protectors of our species and the ones that are more susceptible to danger. However, they are in fact the most dangerous because they are the least suspected of the Serial
... Read more
Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away with Murder

by Vincent Bugliosi ...

“Provocative and entertaining. ... A powerful and damning diatribe on Simpson’s acquittal.”—PeopleHere is the account of the O. J. Simpson case that no one dared to write, that no one else could write. In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Vincent Bugliosi, the famed prosecutor of Charles Manson and best-selling author of Helter Skelter, goes to the heart of the trial that divided the country and ... Read more

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“Provocative and entertaining. ... A powerful and damning diatribe on Simpson’s acquittal.”—PeopleHere is the account of the O. J. Simpson case that no one dared to write, that no one else could write. In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Vincent Bugliosi, the famed prosecutor of Charles Manson and best-selling author of Helter Skelter, goes to the heart of the trial that divided the country and
... Read more
WORSE THAN EVIL (The murder of baby P)

by Tammy Richards ...

You only have to mention the name Baby P and it stirs up emotions of anger and sadness. It is a name that will forever be associated with how cruel and evil people can be. Baby P (Peter Connelly) was an innocent angel who suffered the most horrendous torture and abuse at the hands of his stepfather and his stepfather’s brother, while his neglectful mother looked away, more interested in internet ... Read more

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You only have to mention the name Baby P and it stirs up emotions of anger and sadness. It is a name that will forever be associated with how cruel and evil people can be. Baby P (Peter Connelly) was an innocent angel who suffered the most horrendous torture and abuse at the hands of his stepfather and his stepfather’s brother, while his neglectful mother looked away, more interested in internet
... Read more
Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century

by Peter Graham ...

On June 22, 1954, teenage friends Juliet Hulme—better known as bestselling mystery writer Anne Perry—and Pauline Parker went for a walk in a New Zealand park with Pauline’s mother, Honora. Half an hour later, the girls returned alone, claiming that Pauline’s mother had had an accident. But when Honora Parker was found in a pool of blood with the brick used to bludgeon her to death close at hand, ... Read more

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On June 22, 1954, teenage friends Juliet Hulme—better known as bestselling mystery writer Anne Perry—and Pauline Parker went for a walk in a New Zealand park with Pauline’s mother, Honora. Half an hour later, the girls returned alone, claiming that Pauline’s mother had had an accident. But when Honora Parker was found in a pool of blood with the brick used to bludgeon her to death close at hand,
... Read more
A Dark Night in Aurora

Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings

by Dr. William H. Reid ...

James Holmes killed or wounded seventy people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Only one man was allowed to record extensive interviews with the shooter. This is what he found.On July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado, a man in dark body armor and a gas mask entered a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises with a tactical shotgun, a high-capacity assault rifle, and a sidearm. He threw a ... Read more

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James Holmes killed or wounded seventy people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Only one man was allowed to record extensive interviews with the shooter. This is what he found.On July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado, a man in dark body armor and a gas mask entered a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises with a tactical shotgun, a high-capacity assault rifle, and a sidearm. He threw a
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John Wayne Gacy

Defending a Monster

by Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broderick ...

"Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of America’s true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga-the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender’s Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation’s history.Sam Amirante had ... Read more

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"Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of America’s true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga-the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender’s Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation’s history.Sam Amirante had
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Until Proven Innocent

Could the real-life Kojak help save a man from the electric chair?

by Arthur Jay Harris ...

Series series Harris True Crime Collection
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT begins with a night 911 call from a woman gasping her last breaths. When police arrived at the house they found her dead, stabbed, and her husband, infant, and father-in-law all shot point-blank. They would survive.Minutes later, a man also called 911, a gunman had released him from a robbery at the same house. He said he knew of no violence before he left. Yet he was the ... Read more

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UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT begins with a night 911 call from a woman gasping her last breaths. When police arrived at the house they found her dead, stabbed, and her husband, infant, and father-in-law all shot point-blank. They would survive.Minutes later, a man also called 911, a gunman had released him from a robbery at the same house. He said he knew of no violence before he left. Yet he was the
... Read more
Obsession

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized ... Read more

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In Obsession, John Douglas once again takes us fascinatingly behind the scenes, focusing his expertise on predatory crimes, primarily against women. With a deep sense of compassion for the victims and an uncanny understanding of the perpetrators, Douglas looks at the obsessions that lead to rape, stalking, and sexual murder through such cases as Ronnie Shelton, the serial rapist who terrorized
... Read more
Cold North Killers

Canadian Serial Murder

by Lee Mellor ...

There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada has been confined toWest Coastbutcher Clifford Olson and the "Schoolgirl Murderers" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, along with the horrific acts of pig farmer Robert Pickton. Unlike our American neighbours, Canada has been viewed as a nation untouched by the shadow of multiple murder. ... Read more

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There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada has been confined toWest Coastbutcher Clifford Olson and the "Schoolgirl Murderers" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, along with the horrific acts of pig farmer Robert Pickton. Unlike our American neighbours, Canada has been viewed as a nation untouched by the shadow of multiple murder.
... Read more
The Edge of Innocence

The Trial of Casper Bennett

by David P. Miraldi ...

The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett’s sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author’s father, a civil trial attorney who had never defended anyone for murder. The book not only recreates the tension ... Read more

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The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett’s sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author’s father, a civil trial attorney who had never defended anyone for murder. The book not only recreates the tension
... Read more
The Devil in Connecticut

From the Terrifying Case File that Inspired the Film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

by Gerald Brittle, Ed Warren ...

From the terrifying case file that inspired the film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. From this New York Times bestselling author comes a shocking case of demonic possession, exorcism, and murder starring the legendary demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who battled the Amityville Horror and whose real-life case files inspired The Conjuring Universe, which includes The Conjuring, ... Read more

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From the terrifying case file that inspired the film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. From this New York Times bestselling author comes a shocking case of demonic possession, exorcism, and murder starring the legendary demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren, who battled the Amityville Horror and whose real-life case files inspired The Conjuring Universe, which includes The Conjuring,
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Mom

The Killer

by Mark Gado ...

Series series Crimescape
(A 90-page True Crime Short with photographs) Over the period of fourteen years, one woman’s children--one only nineteen days old--died suddenly while in her exclusive care. One by one, each child died a quiet and mysterious death while everyone around the woman--friends, family, neighbors, doctors, and police--seemed powerless to stop the killings. She would arrive at funerals, the perfect image ... Read more

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(A 90-page True Crime Short with photographs) Over the period of fourteen years, one woman’s children--one only nineteen days old--died suddenly while in her exclusive care. One by one, each child died a quiet and mysterious death while everyone around the woman--friends, family, neighbors, doctors, and police--seemed powerless to stop the killings. She would arrive at funerals, the perfect image
... Read more

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