True Crime Serial

The horrific and disturbing nature of these stories often makes you question everything you thought or believed about humanity. Yet they are engaging and fascinating at the same time. We all had evil thoughts throughout our lives. What is it that makes us different from those who actually act upon it? Is it the act alone? These are questions that many ask themselves, and these stories will help dig into the elements and psychology behind some of the most terrifying killers in history.

How the Zodiac and Son of Sam Serial Murders Were Meant to Usher in the Coming of Satan.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Who Killed Baby Doe?: The pitiful remains of a murdered child wash up on a Boston beach. Who killed her and why? Flesh and Blood: Karl Karlson had lived a life blighted by tragedy. People had a habit of dying around Karl, usually his heavily-insured nearest and dearest. The Lady in the Lake: A woman’s body turns up at the bottom of a lake 20 years after she disappeared. All of the clues point to her husband. Did he do it? Might Just Take Your Life: Meet Franklin Floyd, jailbird, ...

In this revised, updated, and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous American serial killers on record. Bundy's story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the US legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence, and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information about several murders is unveiled.

This audiobook uncovers 10 amazing true crimes that exploded into the national news, shocking Americans from coast to coast - crimes that were eventually forgotten - until now. Many of these incredible cases went unexplored for decades.

In the most extraordinary journey Ann Rule has ever undertaken, America's master of true crime has spent more than two decades researching the story of the Green River Killer, who murdered more than 49 young women. Green River, Running Red is a harrowing account of a modern monster, a killer who walked among us undetected. It is also the story of his quarry -- of who these young women were and who they might have become.

In Murder Tales: The Child Killers, H. N. Lloyd examines some of the most shocking and horrifying crimes in the blood soaked annals of history, child murders. This volume of Murder Tales includes ten true crime chillers including: Albert Fish: The despicable child cannibal, the most loathsome man in the annals of crime who taunted his victims parents with foul letters, and who wrote a confession so blood chilling and sickening his lawyer refused to let it be released to the public. Alice Crimmins: A mother accused of murdering her two children, a wholly inadequate and biased police ...

They didn’t just kill. They planned, hunted, and destroyed—with cold calculation and no remorse. This isn’t a dramatization. These are real case files, torn from the archives and laid bare with every disturbing detail intact. In Volume 1 of the True Crime Butcher Files, former federal investigator and bestselling author George T. Masterson exposes the darkest side of human nature. From charming sociopaths to hidden predators in uniforms and lab coats, you’ll come face-to-face with the twisted minds behind history’s most brutal crimes.

After suffering an emotional nervous breakdown from witnessing his longtime girlfriend cheat on him. Darren Phillips heads off into a spiritual journey to lose himself and forget the pain. But on this journey he runs into two unknown faces that are convinced he is the man responsible for abducting a friend of theirs, which leads to Darren's imprisonment. The only way for Darren to survive is to convince them of his innocence or wind up six feet underground.

Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, the Toolbox Killers, brought a level of terror that changed the way people carried out their daily lives. It was a time of innocence in California, where young girls could walk the streets or hitchhike along the freeways without a care or concern for their own safety, day or night. But that innocence and trust were to be shattered as five girls made the fatal mistake of accepting a ride from Bittaker and Norris. What started as a chance meeting in prison of these terrible men resulted in a murder spree that was planned right down to the finest details. They knew the type of victims they wanted, how they were going to abduct them, and what they were going to do to them. And they did everything they could to make their depraved fantasies come true. This true crime book includes chapters that explore the psychological make-up of these killers, and factors that may have influenced their twisted minds. How could these men inflict such horrific pain and suffering on their victims, and get away with it until five victims are left dead and scattered in a desolate canyon? What would have happened if Bittaker and Norris had never met? These famous serial killers were organized and sexually sadistic, and were responsible for some of the most horrendous true murders involving unimaginable torture in history. This is one of those true crime stories that will make you question humanity, and look twice at those who live among us.

Crime has always been a part of human history, but some criminal acts stand out not only for their audacity or brutality, but for the profound impact they have on the public. From high-profile cases that captivated the world’s attention to less known but equally consequential events, these crimes have shaped societal attitudes, influenced public policy, and sometimes even changed the course of history. In this eclectic collection, we explore a variety of crimes that, through their nature or aftermath, have left an indelible mark on the collective consciousness. The crimes presented here ...

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Mother Knows Best: How far will a mother go to maintain control over her children? As far as torture? As far as murder? A Killer On The Doorstep: A beautiful young model returning home from a night on the town; a sexual predator lying in wait; a monstrous crime about to happen. A Lust For Blood: A real life vampire is stalking the streets of Sacramento, tearing his victims apart and drinking their blood. Dealing With the Preacher: Who could have known that the respected small town ...

From true crime legend Ann Rules comes this riveting story of a young woman whose life ended too soon - and a determined mother’s crusade to clear her daughter’s name. Barb Thompson never for one moment believed her daughter committed suicide.

On a snowy winter evening in 1982, 21-year-old Mary Brown accepted a ride from a handsome stranger in the resort town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The trip ended with her brutally beaten and raped. Mary survived, but her predator's violence had only just begun. After 10 years in prison, Tom Luther was released a far more vicious criminal. Soon, from the Rockies to West Virginia, like Ted Bundy, Luther enticed a chain of women into his murderous trap.

Six true crime authors come together to present the second annual Serial Killers True Crime Anthology, which depicts 13 horrific cases of serial homicide told in detail. Each case will take the listener from the background of the serial killer to the crime scene, investigation, trial, and sentencing.

Randall Lee Smith is an American murderer who was active along the Appalachian Trail in Southwestern Virginia. On May 19, 1981, Smith murdered two 27-year-old social workers from Maine, Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay. Their murders were the first double homicide to occur in the Appalachian Trail.

In 1967, during the time of peace, free love, and hitchhiking, 19-year-old Mary Terese Fleszar was last seen walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One month later, her naked body stabbed over 30 times and missing both feet and a forearm was discovered on an abandoned farm. A year later, the body of 20-year-old Joan Schell was found, similarly violated. Over the next two years, five more bodies of female students were uncovered around the area.

A vivid, frightening novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast.

Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Bloodlust: As a child, he loved stories of vampires and the undead. As an adult, he turned those stories into reality. The Happiest Man on Death Row: Questions remained over his guilt, but Joe Arridy wasn’t bothered by them. He went smiling to the gas chamber. Six Days of Terror: His family claimed he was a gentle giant, full of “love and kindness.” Tell that to the five people he butchered. Angry Young Woman: Maria was tired of men, tired of their sexual innuendos and groping ...

Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art - as well as extensive evidence - points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material - including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause - and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny.