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Lethal Intent by Sue Russell (November 2002)
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 1 CommentAileen Wournos is America's most famous female serial killer. What leads a woman to kill seven men? An abusive childhood? Mental illness? Author Sue Russell digs deep into the past in an effort to answer that question -
Bizarre Murderers edited by Rose G. Mandelsberg (March 1991)
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 1 CommentTwenty true crime short stories about some of the world's most bizarre murders. From authors such as Gary C. King, Bob Carlsen, Andrew Lowen, and Gary Miller. -
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 -
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 -
Dead of Night by Don Lasseter (October 1997)
Posted on July 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsHis stepmother saw in Jimmy Rode the trouble that lay ahead and tried to get him help. She would become one of the first victims of this serial killing enigma -
Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber by Dane Batty
Posted on June 23, 2010 | 1 CommentThe story of Leslie Rogge's career as gentlemanly bank robber is funny and engaging; a real breath of fresh air in the true crime genre -
Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze (February 1998)
Posted on June 14, 2010 | 6 CommentsHow do seven kids from a Florida beach town decide to become judge, jury, and executioner of a boy they call a friend? -
Murder and Mayhem: An A-Z of the World’s Most Notorious Killers by James Ellroy (May 1993)
Posted on June 9, 2010 | 3 Comments75 True Crime Short Stories Review by Kim Cantrell It’s a little dated. 17 years old, to be exact. And it’s a bit difficult to find anymore. What am I... -
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 -
Blind Fury: The Shocking True Story of Gerald Stano by Anna Flowers (June 1993)
Posted on March 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsSerial Killer or Serial Confessor? Review by Kim Cantrell Gerald Eugene Stano loved cars, loved the beach, but hated women. And as he cruised along the shores of Florida’s Daytona...