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Fear Came to Town: The Santa Claus, Georgia, Murders by Doug Crandell (December 2009)
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsKim Daniels had been a foster child. She understood their longings, fears, and desires. She felt it was her calling to offer them these things. But here's proof that not everyone can be saved -
The Man with the Candy by Jack Olsen (1974)
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 2 CommentsBoys were going missing in the The Heights section of Houston, Texas. Although police told their parents they were runaways, it would soon be learned they were the victim of one of America's most prolific serial killers -
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America by Les Standiford with Detective Sergeant Joe Matthews (March 2011)
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 1 CommentAdam Walsh disappeared in 1981. Ottis Toole confessed in 1983. This book exposes why it took police 25 years to officially solve the case. -
Caught in the Act: A Courageous Family’s Fight to Save Their Daughter from a Serial Killer by Jeannie McDonough with Paul Lonardo (March 2011)
Posted on March 14, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen Adam Leroy Lane entered the McDonough home, he didn't expect it would be his last night as a truck-driving serial killer -
Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars by Stacey Lannert (March 2011)
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 1 CommentFor nine years, Stacey Lannert suffered sexual and physical abuse at the hands of father. Now she tells about the night it all ended and the 18 years she spent in prison for murder -
Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (December 2010)
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsThis amazing collection of true crime short stories covers stories about Serial Killers from around the world. Includes both historical true crime and contemporary stories -
Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe (April 1989)
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsVery Detailed. Very. Review by Kim Cantrell Susie Sharp Newsom came from a large Southern family of fine reput; even producing the first women to be elected as Chief Justice... -
Salt of the Earth: A Mother, A Daughter, A Murder by Jack Olsen (March 1997)
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsHow does a Mother go on when her child disappears? Jack Olsen follows the life of a mother who spent years living the worst that life has to offer -
Born Evil: A True Story of Cannibalism and Serial Murder by Adrian Havill (December 2001)
Posted on December 22, 2010 | No CommentsQuick Read About a Twisted Serial Killer Review by Kim Cantrell Hadden Irving Clark was always considered strange. No friends, unable to maintain a job, and usually estranged from his... -
A Season of Darkness by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell (December 2010)
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsAll of the Story…35 Years Later Review by Kim Cantrell When Marcia Trimble was murdered in Nashville in February 1975, I wasn’t even out of diapers. But her murder would...