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Murder in Mayberry: Greed, Death, and Mayhem in a Small Town by Mary Kinney Branson and Jack Branson
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No CommentsWhen the elderly Ann Branson was found murdered in her Madisonville, Kentucky, no one would believe it could take so long to solve the case. -
Cruel Heart: The True Story of a Beautiful Co-Ed, A Vicious Murder, and the Trial that Tore Apart a Town by William Van Meter (November 2010)
Posted on February 23, 2011 | 5 CommentsWestern Kentucky University freshman Katie Autry was pulled from her Hugh Polland dorm room with third degree burns started by someone trying to destroy evidence -
Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder by Jerry Bledsoe (April 1989)
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 10 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... -
Fatal Seduction by Rena Vicini (July 1994)
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsLiz Turpin wanted a life full of excitement and marriage didn't fit that bill, so she seduced her lesbian friend into finding a hitman that could fix the problem. -
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 -
Killer Kids updated by Don Lasseter (December 1999)
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsA collection of true crime short stories about kids from around the world who have committed so of the most vicious, cold-blood murders on record -
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. -
Will It Wind Up in A Book? for April 27, 2010
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsThree teens attempt to murder a lesbian classmate, a cold-blooded murderer is sentenced, a 20-year-old unsolved murder case is reopened -
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 -
Precious Blood by Sam Adams (April 2007)
Posted on May 19, 2007 | No CommentsThe story of the murders of Blister Cook and his four-year-old son T.J. as depicted in this book are sad