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Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother (February 2011)
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 4 CommentsSkylar Deleon went from a child actor on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to an inmate on California's death row when he killed Tom and Jackie Hawks for their money and boat -
True Stories of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit by Kevin Dwyer and Jure Fiorillo (November 2007)
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 1 CommentA great true crime short stories collection featuring 25 of the most popular cases from the hit television show -
Too Good To Be True by Janet Parker Beck (January 1992)
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsCraig Anderson appeared to be Denise Redlick's Prince Charming, but then he turned possessive and abusive. When she tried to leave, he stopped her...by murdering her -
My Stolen Son: The Nick Markowitz Story by Susan Markowitz with Jenna Glatzer (September 2010)
Posted on October 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsBen Markowitz owed drug money to Jesse James Hollywood. When it was time to pay up, Ben wasn't around. But his 15-year-old half brother, Nick, was and he would pay Ben's debts with his life -
Father of the Year by Glenn Puit (May 2009)
Posted on September 29, 2010 | 1 CommentIn the 1980s, Bill Rundle was named Father of the Year. In 2002, he murdered his wife in cold blood, tossed her body on the side of the road, and headed to Disney World -
Doctors of Death by Wensley Clarkson (October 1992)
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 1 CommentTen true crime short stories from veteran true crime author Wensley Clarkson that will make you think twice about your doctor -
Serial Killers: The World’s Most Evil by Nigel Blundell (March 2010)
Posted on August 11, 2010 | 3 CommentsA collection of true crime short stories featuring serial killers from the United States, Canada, Russia, Belgium, France, and England from veteran British true crime author Nigel Blundell -
Beauty Killers by Kathy Braidhill (April 2010)
Posted on August 9, 2010 | 24 CommentsMichael Thornton used powerful mind control tactics to turn his young teenager lover into a killer and partner in his sick, twisted sexual games -
Smooth Operator: The True Story of Seductive Serial Killer Glen Rogers by Clifford Linedecker (December 1997)
Posted on August 4, 2010 | 3 CommentsSerial Killer Glen Rogers is believed to be responsible for the deaths of 12 women across the United States. He claims the total is over 70 -
Finding Chandra: A True Washington Murder Mystey by Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz
Posted on August 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsCalifornia Congressman Gary Condit was the prime suspect. But was there another suspect police should have looked at closer?