Serial Killer Crime

Detective Porter and the team have been pulled from the hunt for Anson Bishop, the Four Monkey Killer, by the feds. When the body of a young girl is found beneath the frozen waters of Jackson Park Lagoon, she is quickly identified as Ella Reynolds, missing three weeks. But how did she get there? The lagoon froze months earlier. More baffling? She's found wearing the clothes of another girl, missing less than two days.

Considered one of the most prolific serial killers in Michigan's history, John Eric Armstrong is believed to have attacked at least 10 people in Detroit between summer 1999 and spring 2000, killing five and forever changing the lives of five others. But his numbers beyond Detroit may be even more deadly: With his April 2000 arrest on Michigan Avenue, one of Detroit's thriving areas of prostitution, Armstrong confessed to numerous other killings around the country and world from serving in the Navy aboard the USS Nimitz in the 1990s.

I thought the worst part of a blackout was waking up in a strange place. Turns out waking up next to a dead woman is far worse… Memory lapses have plagued PI Dean Steele since childhood. This time when he opens his eyes, there's a woman lying nearby. A woman he doesn't recognize. As Dean tries to determine how he ended up in the woods next to a dead body, he attempts to piece together the things he remembers. But the situation takes a bewildering turn when the dead woman’s body disappears from the scene. Someone doesn't want Dean uncovering secrets, and things get even more heated when ...

In February 1990, Oregon State Police arrested John Sosnovke and Laverne Pavlinac for the vicious rape and murder of Taunja Bennet. Pavlinac had come forth and confessed, implicating her boyfriend and producing physical evidence that linked them to the crime. Authorities closed the case. There was just one problem. They had the wrong people. And the real killer wasn't about to let anyone take credit for his kill.

We tend to think of serial killers as a modern phenomenon. They are not. The first known serial killers in the United States were the Harpe brothers. Active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Harpe brothers spread a path of terror across more than half a dozen American states. Along their way, they murdered between 39 and 50 men, women, and children. Their crimes, which often included grotesque mutilations, were so vicious that they made other murderers cringe with disgust. This is a true story, and it is as gruesome as any horror tale ever told. This fully documented story ...

After getting canned from the Seattle PD, brilliant, wisecracking Thomas Prescott follows his sister Lacy to Philadelphia, where she swims on the Drexel University team. While Thomas’s slapstick antics mask a keen analytic mind, it’s his nose for trouble that leads him again and again into dicey situations. The ex–homicide detective is not long in Philly before getting caught up in two high-powered criminal cases. Thomas stumbles into a crime scene amid the Occupy Philadelphia protests. Activist Brooke Wexley has been strangled within sight of city hall.

Murderous drifters. Cold-blooded killers. Twisted disappearances. Oregon’s shadowy past is steeped in unsolved mysteries and chilling crimes that still haunt the state today. Inside Murder Land: Oregon, you’ll discover: 🔪 The I-5 Killer – A former football star turned serial predator left a bloody trail along Interstate 5 in the early 1980s. 🔪 The Lava Lake Murders – In 1924, three fur trappers were found brutally slain near Bend. The sheer violence of the attack has left investigators baffled for nearly a century. 🔪 The Highway 20 Killer – A state highway worker turned ...

Who needs fiction when real life serves up acid baths, cannibal cults, and killers with freezers full of flesh? 20 stories from 20 countries - all real and all shocking! From acid-dissolved corpses in Pakistan to brutal ritual killings in Tanzania — these aren’t horror stories. They’re real. Climb into Hamburg’s attic of horrors, stand trial with a Cuban war criminal, and uncover the butcher couple of Brazil who turned victims into food — each story in Macabre Volume #2 is meticulously told for lovers of twisted true crime, historical atrocities, and human darkness laid bare. ...

A Treacherous Killer Carries Out a Terrifying Legacy of Abduction and Murder After discovering a grisly collection of fresh human remains in a long abandoned burial ground, FBI Special Agent Bailey Flynn faces off against a prolific serial killer with a hidden connection to Belle Harbor’s deadly past. Suspecting the buried bones hold the key to the killer’s identity, she enlists the help of a local forensic anthropologist to excavate the gruesome crime scene and identify the remains. But when the anthropologist goes missing and several members of the excavation crew turn up dead, Bailey...

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.

Not every woman is meant to be a mother. In The Murder of Jennyann: A Shocking True Crime Story, Rod Kackley unravels the harrowing true story of Martha Ann Johnson—a woman whose desperate attempts to keep her husband, Earl, from leaving her took a devastating toll on her innocent children. Each time Earl strayed, Ann’s fury grew darker, and tragedy struck. She called it bad luck. But Earl and his best friend, Stanley, suspected something far more sinister, even as their suspicions fell on deaf ears. Despite their pleas, law enforcement, medical professionals, and social services ...

The lights are on at the Singleton vacation home on Lopez Island, Washington, illuminating the horror within. The family is found dead, and the police's main suspect - the property caretaker - has disappeared. In her secluded vineyard home two hours away, Laura Gretchell is on edge. Her husband is out of town on business, and the children are understandably shaken. Laura tries to tell herself there's no reason to fear. Then the door handle rattles, and the real terror begins.

If anyone still has any doubt why Charles Manson was convicted of the crimes as a conspirator and whether or not he controlled his followers, this book should dispel those doubts. Manson, ironically, was his own worst enemy as can clearly be seen in the pages of this book.

If Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader (BTK Killer), and Robert Hansen had a prodigy, it would be Israel Keyes. Meet the most methodical serial killer in modern history. Israel Keyes wasn’t just any killer; he was a master manipulator and a meticulous student of his dark craft. He studied other notorious criminals to perfect his own gruesome methods, spreading fear wherever he went.

Step into the minds of the world’s most infamous serial killers and uncover the horrifying truths they tried to hide. In Inside the Minds of Killers, Dr. Harper Delaney pulls back the curtain on real-life monsters—delving into their twisted psychology, disturbing methods, and chilling confessions. From little-known facts to disturbing crime scene details, this book reveals what most true crime shows won’t.

18 Baffling True Crime Cold Cases - Solved! including; Dealing with the Preacher: He was a respected member of the community, a preacher, a philanthropist. He was also a man with a dark past. Fallen Hero: The victim was a decorated Green Beret. Whoever took him down must have been tough as hell. Well, maybe not. Ashes to Ashes: A body is found floating in the water off the Florida coast. Who is she and how did she die? The mystery will take three decades to unravel. The Ring: A woman is dead. The police suspect her husband but can’t prove it. Then a piece of jewelry shows up in a place it...

Audrey has a secret. She likes killing bad people. She’s on the hunt for her next victim, what she doesn’t know is that someone is also hunting her. Is there such a thing as a ‘good serial killer’? Meet Audrey King. She’s young, privileged, beautiful, desirable, respected and admired. But none of these matters to Audrey. As the youngest daughter of billionaire Victor King, she’s not interested in fast cars, fast men, private jets and super yachts. She’d rather put her allowance and her unique talents to more ‘humane’ pursuits—like killing bad people. But then it all goes...

The Detective Nessa Ainsley Novella Series If you love emotional thrillers with a twist, you'll love the Detective Nessa Ainsley Novella Series, Get complete series of all 4 novellas in one chilling collection! Steal Her Breath, Book One When the body of a young coed is discovered near the local college campus on Nessa Ainsley's first day as a Major Crimes detective, she quickly finds herself on the trail of a vicious predator. Take Her Life, Book Two When hikers find the body of a young woman in the Twisted Pine Forest outside Rosewood, Georgia, Detective Nessa Ainsley soon discovers a ...

Why do serial killers kill? Out of the Mouths of Serial Killers is as close as you will ever come to discovering the answer...and in the killer’s own words!

Love can be beautiful - or deadly. Journey through the darker side of love, where passion and devotion spiral into obsession, manipulation, and violence. Designed for true crime enthusiasts and mystery lovers alike, this volume presents twelve gripping tales of relationships that turned tragic, and at times, deadly. From historic events to contemporary horrors, these stories unveil the shocking and sinister twists of love: • Poisonings and betrayals that rattled entire communities • Greed-driven schemes where money eclipsed human life • Couples like Bonnie and Clyde, whose fierce ...