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Melissa Ramirez, Claudine Anne Luera, Guiselda Hernandez, and Janelle Ortiz were four marginalized women striving to make ends meet as sex workers. They looked out for one another. But they would soon share a connection that none of them could have imagined. When Melissa was found dead, the other three women were on edge but assumed they were safe. Twelve days later, they too were dead and police had detained an unlikely suspect—Juan David Ortiz, a ten-year veteran of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Born on a dying farm and soon abandoned by his father, Carl Panzram's life was bleak from the start. While other children played and went to school, he toiled away on his family's land, the threat of brutal punishment always looming over his head. Yet, instead of shaping him into the meek, obedient boy his family wanted, Panzram grew meaner with each passing year. His first arrest happened before he had even turned 10.

After being released from jail, handsome and charming Paul John Knowles embarked on a gruesome joyride of kidnapping, rape, and murder across multiple state borders. As the manhunt gathered pace, the cold-blooded killing spree continued to defy detectives. How many more lives would be lost before the police finally caught up?

Providing a chilling glimpse into the twisted psychology of the infamous serial killer Carl Panzram, this disturbing true-crime book offers an unparalleled look at what makes a murderer. Expertly recounting Panzram’s gruesome killing spree and the cruel ideas that drove his grisly murders, this story sheds light on his tragic upbringing and adolescence, his frequent clashes with the law, and the daring escape attempts he made in countless prisons.

In this true crime collection, you’re going to explore more insane stories that led to many sleepless nights for the police. From an unknown Florida serial killer to a killing nurse taking the lives of over 35 patients.

20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Elizabeth Brownrigg: She was a vicious sadist, a psychopath who inflicted horrible torture on the children in her care. This time, though, she’d gone too far. Brittney Dwyer: Troubled teen Brittney is taking a road trip, at the end of which is her grandfather’s house, a reputed fortune, and a bloody murder. Stacey Barker: The horrific story of a young mother, the baby she didn’t want and the terrible atrocity she’d commit to free herself of maternal responsibilities. Stella Williamson: Stella had been the subject of gossip ...

In the annals of historical serial killers, Cary Stayner's story stands out, because for months he made one of the most beautiful places on earth a nightmare for women when California's majestic Yosemite National Park became his own devil's playground. The case of serial killer Cary Stayner and his psychopathic crime spree is chilling because as far as the outside world was concerned, he was a fairly normal guy who found himself uncontrollably compelled to kill.

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.

When Chris Bryson was discovered nude and severely beaten stumbling down Charlotte Street in Kansas City in 1988, police had no idea they were about to discover the den of one of the most sadistic American serial killers in recent history. This is the true story of Robert Berdella, nicknamed by the media the Kansas City Butcher, who from between 1984 and 1988 brutally raped, tortured, and ultimately dismembered six young male prostitutes in his unassuming home on a quiet street in Kansas City.

Verteran investigative journalist Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. It was not until February 2002 that pig farmer Robert William Pickton would be arrested, and 2008 before he was found guilty, on six counts of second-degree murder. These counts were appealed and in 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its conclusion.

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Colorado history.

20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including; Brittany Norwood: Two women are savagely attacked in an apparent robbery at their workplace. One of them is dead. The other knows more than she’s saying. Penny Boudreau: Penny was having a problem with her boisterous pre-teen daughter. Her solution was simple. Obey me or die. Angela Murray: A high class hooker and an elderly Holocaust survivor are the key players in this squalid tale of lust and greed and murder. Robin O’Neill: A perpetually irritable divorcee softens her stance when love enters her life. Now that love is gone ...

On October 20, 1973, in San Francisco, a White couple strolling down Telegraph Hill was set upon and butchered by four young Black men. Thus began a reign of terror that lasted six months and left 15 Whites dead and the entire city in a state of panic. The perpetrators wanted nothing less than a race war.

This gripping book gives you an inside look into 13 of the most frightening serial killer stories of the 1980s. Learning about the lives of these 13 serial killers - along with the lives they took - is a roller-coaster of emotions. It’s scary, shocking, heartbreaking, and enraging all at the same time. This book will leave you feeling almost too scared to leave your house and stunned at how one human could do these things to another.

I order another bourbon, neat. This is the drink that will flip the switch. I don’t even know how I got here, to this place, to this point. Something is happening to me lately. I’m drinking too much. My sheets are soaking wet when I wake up from nightmares of decaying corpses. I order another drink and swig it, trying to forget about the latest case I can’t shake. Crime solving for me is more complex than the challenge of the hunt, or the process of piecing together a scientific puzzle. The thought of good people suffering drives me to the point of obsession.

Presented for the first time in audio format, the chilling transcript of Stephen G Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth's interviews with notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, as seen on the hit Netflix documentary series Conversation with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes - based on their New York Times best-selling book.

True crime is about humanity. We are hardwired to pay attention to things that could harm us, and that’s why so many of us are captivated by the genre. It’s not a reflection of something dark within us - it’s a reflection of human nature. True crime has become more than a source of entertainment, and it plays a critical role in giving forgotten victims a voice they never had the chance to share. Indeed, reading and sharing true crime stories is an act of social responsibility.

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 ...

In "The Brutal Truth Behind My Evil Father," Daniel Weclaw bares the harrowing chapters of his true-life memoir, recounting the agonizing years of abuse endured in his childhood at the hands of his father. This gripping narrative unearths the haunting effects that cast a long shadow over his formative years, leaving scars both seen and unseen. With unwavering candour, Daniel chronicles the tumultuous path he treads through the aftermath of this trauma, wrestling with the emotional turmoil that lingered. The legacy of his past cast its pall over his growth, weaving a narrative of struggle, ...

During the Great Depression, some people just wanted to survive, but some people wanted to kill. Follow along with four Depression-era murderers and their twisted tales of depravity and bloodlust. We recommend you leave the lights on while listening. These four tales of forgotten murderers are sure to live on in the darkest recesses of your mind long after you’ve heard the very end.