Real Life Crime

A gripping collection of stories of human criminality at its most bizarre.

These unusual, sensational murders recall not only gruesome historical crimes, but also touch on shocking and macabre modern murders. Included are details of groundbreaking advances in crime detection, law enforcement, and forensic science. This is the top-secret report on the most grisly, and unusual, criminal activity of our time.

Most of the true crime genre centers around the gritty and bloody world of homicide, serial killers and those crimes that are sensationalized in the media. But what about the crimes that take place behind the keyboard, impacting hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable and innocent victims? Since the popular Dateline show To Catch a Predator, very little attention has been provided to pull back the veil of secrecy surrounding internet crimes against children. Until now. Go down the electronic rabbit hole through a series of true cases conducted revolving around the world of child ...

20 Outlandish Real-Life Tales to Chill Your Bones and Scramble Your Brain! 'So addictive, it should be illegal!' Bizarre True Crime Volume 14 is a meticulously curated anthology of real-life stories so strange, so shocking, and so utterly outlandish, they will shatter your perception of reality. Prepare for a rollercoaster of pure, unfiltered horrific absurdity that will leave you gasping, confused, and checking your locks! A glimpse into the madness: Fridge Full Of Horrors: A reclusive son vanishes after his elderly parents are found dismembered and stored in their own fridge, leaving ...

🔎 25 Chilling Cases of Innocent People Caught in the Crosshairs of Justice 🔎 Imagine being convicted of a crime you didn’t commit. The walls close in, the gavel slams, and the world believes you’re guilty. But what if the real killer is still out there? 📖 True Crimes: Falsely Accused delves into 25 shocking cases where the wrong person took the fall—sometimes due to corruption, false testimony, or sheer bad luck. From cold-blooded murders to high-profile scandals, these stories reveal how fragile justice can be and the horrifying consequences of wrongful convictions. 💀 ...

You won’t find this in any PI manual. Step into the real world of private investigation—where false identities, hidden cameras, and gut instincts collide with human folly and outright fraud. From the quiet corners of Appalachia to the busy streets of New York, this gripping collection of true stories pulls back the curtain on what it really means to chase the truth. Meet the investigator who bluffed his way onto Civil War battlefields, played pool with a fraudster to extract a confession, and faked a car chase just to earn the trust of a backwoods gang. Whether it’s tracking stolen ...

It was the most audacious crime of the 1970’s; a gang of villains tunnelled their way into the safety deposit box vault of Lloyds Bank on Baker Street, London. The ‘walkie-talkie’ robbery (as it became known) was later immortalised in the hit 2008 film ‘The Bank Job’ starring Jason Statham. Dan Shaw, Author of ‘The Krays: Their Life and Crimes’ and ‘The Great Train Robbery’ presents the explosive true account of one of the most daring and ingenious heists in British criminal history. It’s a story packed with suspense and intrigue, near misses, and edge of the seat plot ...

What happens when the most terrifying night of the year is real? After a two-year silence, bestselling author Ben Oakley is back with his most haunting collection yet. The Bizarre True Crime series returns with its long-awaited Halloween Edition, a terrifying anthology dedicated to the real-life monsters who use the shadows of All Hallows Eve as their personal hunting ground. Inside, you will find twenty chilling true crime cases, each one unfolding during the chaos, costumes, and creeping darkness of Halloween. Uncover stories of modern-day vampires, cunning serial killers, and baffling ...

This is the story of my life doing business amid murders, jailings, kidnappings, bombings, arson, hold-ups, betrayals and love. From the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon to hot Tashkent in Uzbekistan, passing through the charming cities of Georgia, wealthy Azerbaijan and the Chinese borders of Kyrgyzstan, this has been a life spent dealing with the KGB, Mafia, sharks, governments, crooks and criminals. Fights, challenges and tears made easier thanks to the beautiful women who stood steadfastly beside me. Business the way no one will ever teach you at Harvard, lessons that you can only learn with ...

Step into the chilling world of true crime, where betrayal, greed, and revenge unleash unthinkable acts. This riveting audiobook unveils real-life stories of cunning criminals, cold-blooded serial killers, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Journey into the minds of the most notorious offenders and unravel the shocking events that shattered lives and stunned communities.

True crime like you’ve never experienced before. Step into the darkest corners of history with 15 immersive retellings of the most shocking and chilling true crime cases ever recorded. From notorious serial killers to unsolved mysteries, each story is reconstructed in gripping, cinematic detail—putting you inside the moment. Inside, you'll experience: ✔ Firsthand-style narratives of real-life crimes ✔ Infamous cases like the Zodiac Killer, Black Dahlia, and more ✔ Unsolved mysteries that still haunt investigators today ✔ The fear, tension, and psychological twists behind each ...

Mix in murderous maids, bumbling burglars, and unflinching local heroes and you have True Crime Philadelphia.

Back in the fall of 2016, we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke the New York of a particular era the way "Crazy Eddie! His prices are insaaaaane!" does. The journalist Herb Greenberg called his death the "end of an era" and that couldn't be more true. What's insane is that his story has never been told.

They vanished without warning. Some were stolen in the night. Others disappeared in plain sight. Their stories shocked the world. True Crime – Taken! plunges readers into fifteen of the most haunting abduction and kidnapping cases in modern history. From Elizabeth Smart’s chilling captivity to the mysterious disappearance of Maura Murray, from the milk carton heartbreak of Etan Patz to the jaw-dropping tale of Colleen Stan’s years in a box—this collection leaves no stone unturned. Logan Carter weaves deeply immersive, narrative-driven accounts of survival, mystery, endurance, and ...

True Crime: Blades A blade doesn't just kill. It carves fear into the heart of its victims — and leaves a bloody signature behind. In True Crime: Blades, Logan Carter rips away the veil on twenty brutal, lesser-known murder cases where knives, swords, and sharpened steel ruled the crime scene. From wandering drifters to obsessive stalkers, these are the true stories the headlines forgot — but the scars remain. Each case is a chilling reminder that you don't always hear the scream... until it's too late. For readers who crave true crime with an edge — sharp, fast, and unforgettable.

They vanished into shadows, backroads, and thin air. From infamous crime bosses to forgotten criminals who outwitted authorities for decades, True Crime: Outlaws dives deep into 20 astonishing real-world cases of fugitives who defied capture. These aren't stories of quick arrests — they’re tales of double lives, wilderness hideouts, plastic surgery, faked deaths, and narrow escapes that kept law enforcement guessing for years. A train robber escapes prison and hides abroad for nearly 40 years A radical bomber lives undetected in suburbia for decades A notorious mobster strolls the ...

From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of 15 adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots.

Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.

A Hookup To Die For: Three True Crime Stories of Sex, Survival, and Murder In the neon glow of late-night screens and anonymous online ads, people search for connection. Some seek love. Some seek money. Some never make it home. In "A Hookup To Die For," a middle-aged man and a teenage boy meet through Craigslist—one chasing sex, the other cash. The encounter ends in blood. Only one walks away. In "She Deserved Better," Brooke is young, pregnant, and out of options. When she turns to Craigslist hoping for a lifeline, she meets "Hard Mike." What begins as desperation spirals into a ...

The Cook, the Crook, and the Real Estate Tycoon, by prize-winning Chinese novelist Liu Zhenyun, is a novel of Beijing that paints a microcosm of contemporary China, dealing with classes at the two extremes: the super rich and the migrant workers who make them rich through deceit and corruption. The protagonist, Liu Yuejin, is a worksite cook and small-time thief whose bag is stolen. In searching for it, he stumbles upon another bag, which contains a flash disk that chronicles high-level corruption.

AMERICAN KILLERS - VOLUME 1 *Bloodlust Unleashed Henry Lee Lucas, an embodiment of unbridled malevolence, reigns as a figure cloaked in darkness and infamy. His claims to have extinguished the lives of hundreds teeter between the chilling realms of truth and the treacherous landscapes of his own sinister imagination. *The Fallacy of a Perfect Slaying Conceived as the epitome of criminal artistry, a meticulously planned crime unfolds. Yet, the hubris of two affluent prodigies who snuffed out the life of a 14-year-old boy proves their intellect far inferior to their audacity. Within mere ...