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Dismembered by Susan D. Mustafa and Sue Israel (July 2011)
Posted on July 6, 2011 | 27 CommentsHis first victim was an elderly woman. His second victim, a jogger in an affluent neighborhood. His next victims would be prostitutes. It would be the killing of friend that would be his undoing. -
Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans by Ethan Brown (September 2009)
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsWhy did Zachery Bowen murder and dismember his girlfriend, Addie Hall? Was he suffering from post-war PTSD? The stress of living in post-Katrina New Orleans? Or maybe he was just a guy that couldn't take any more. -
Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary Noesner (September 2010)
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsFormer Chief of the FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit Gary Noesner shares his experiences in a memoir style book that details cases he worked around the world, from militia stand-offs to domestic disturbances. -
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 -
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 -
Eye of the Beast by Terry Adams, Mary Brooks-Mueller, and Scott Shaw (February 1999)
Posted on November 8, 2009 | No CommentsWhen His Sick Nature Called, He Answered Review by Kim Cantrell From the book cover: On a summer afternoon in 1993, an eleven-year-old girl sets out through her familiar neighborhood... -
Blood Bath by Susan D. Mastafa, Tony Clayton, Sue Israel (August 2009)
Posted on August 27, 2009 | 1 CommentHe hung in the shadows, watching the dark-haired, fair-skinned beauties, waiting for the perfect time that he could make them his own. -
Deadly Weekend by John Dillmann (December 1991)
Posted on September 14, 2006 | No CommentsSeldom is there a book that I won't force myself to finish so that I can give a complete and accurate review, but Deadly Weekend by John Dillman was an exception to this rule