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True Crime Movies & Television
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Friday Fiction: The Third Rail by Michael Harvey (April 2010)
Posted on April 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen you board train for work, do you ever think about who is watching? Waiting? That it could be your last ride -
They Call Them Grifters by Alice McQuillan (March 2000)
Posted on March 31, 2010 | 1 CommentEveryone knows that mothers and sons share a special bond, but that between Sante Kimes and son Kenneth anything but ordinary -
The Boy Next Door by Gretchen Brinck, M.S.W. (September 1999)
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 2 CommentsJon Dunkle has the capability to plot and kill two children then manipulate investigators, yet some claim he is severely mentally disabled -
Death Trap by M. William Phelps (March 2010)
Posted on March 22, 2010 | 11 CommentsJessica McCord was a bitter a woman who would stop at nothing to keep her ex husband Alan Bates and his wife Terra from getting custody of their children. Even if it meant murder -
Friday Fiction: Victim Six by Gregg Olsen (February 2010)
Posted on March 19, 2010 | 1 CommentNeed a little break from true crime? Why not enjoy an awesome mystery fiction from a true crime author? -
For a Mothers Love by Lee Butcher (December 1992)
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 1 CommentFull of vivid testimony about murder, incest, bisexuality, homosexuality, hit men, wealth, and deceit, readers will find there is never a dull moment -
Crossing the Line: The True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rifkin by Lisa Beth Pulitzer and Joan Swirsky
Posted on March 15, 2010 | 1 CommentJoel David Rifkin suffered through high school, made half-hearted attempts at college, and couldn’t hold a steady job. But there was one thing he at which he never failed: killing... -
Friday Fiction: The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker and Dick Lochte (November 2009)
Posted on March 12, 2010 | 1 CommentAl Roker teamed up with Dick Lochte (Sleeping Dogs) for a first time mystery fiction novel. Was his endeavor successful or should he just stick to doing the weather? -
While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS by Adrian Havill (January 2001)
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 6 CommentsOne Sided Much? Review by Kim Cantrell Garrett E. Wilson was spoiled rotten, with a mother and father who gave him anything he wanted all of his growing years. Any... -
Angel of Darkness by Dennis McDougal (May 1991)
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsMcDougal doesn't sugar coat anything in this book. His recounting of the crimes are about as straight-forward as anything I've ever read

