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Bizarre Murderers II edited by Rose G. Mandelsberg (October 1993)
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 1 CommentTrue crime short story collections are my favorites, and Bizarre Murderers II didn't dissappoint -
Deadly Deception by Alva Busch (October 1998)
Posted on February 24, 2010 | 7 CommentsAfter forcing Jolaine to write a note that placed blame for her death on his former co-workers, Anderson then killer the pregnant young mother and her son -
A Voice From The Grave by Carol Mercado (September 1979)
Posted on February 22, 2010 | 1 CommentMurdered Woman Reveals Killer’s Identity Review by Kim Cantrell Somehow I missed this case that was, according to those who remember, the talk of the nation. It is the case... -
Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O’Brien (September 1989)
Posted on December 2, 2009 | 2 CommentsCould such inner turmoil of recognizing his own failings coming to pass in two of his sons a reason to murder -
Appointment for Murder by Susan Crain Bakos (July 1989)
Posted on November 25, 2009 | 1 CommentIf you can wade through the (reminiscent of a dime store novel) sexual escapades of Engleman, there is an interesting story of a man who kill without conscience -
Serial Murder 101 by Bridget DiCosmo (July 2009)
Posted on September 28, 2009 | No CommentsConfronted with DNA evidence on at least two cases, Krajcir would confess to murdering nine more women -
Special Delivery by Bill G. Cox (April 2001)
Posted on August 30, 2009 | No CommentsAnnette Williams wanted to give her boyfriend Feddell Caffey a baby. A tubal ligation kept her from having one, but she found a deadly alternative. -
Invitation to a Murder by Gail Abbot Zimmerman (October 2008)
Posted on June 23, 2009 | No CommentsDonnah Winger was an outgoing, fun-loving, new mother when - on August 29, 1995 - she was beaten to death with a hammer in her own home as her newly adopted daughter lay in a bedroom just down the hall. -
Through the Window by Diane Fanning (May 2007)
Posted on June 28, 2007 | No Comments...from men to women, from teenagers to newborns, there was no one who was safe from falling victim to Sells and his need to kill