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A Deadly Affair: The Shocking True Story of a High Profile Love Triangle and Gruesome Death by Tom Henderson (June 2007)
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsMick and Leann Fletcher had just returned from a lesson at the firing range when he called 911 and said his wife had committed suicide after an afternoon rendezvous. But what police uncovered would point more toward murder than suicide. -
The FBI Most Wanted: An Encyclopedia by Michael and Judy Ann Newton (July 1993)
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsEver been curious about the characters of the FBI Most Wanted "honor roll"? This nifty little reference provides readers with a story history of the first 420 fugitives to make "the list." -
Depraved: The Shocking True Story of Americas First Serial Killer by Harold Schechter (1994)
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsAmerica's first documented serial killer was handsome and charasmatic in public, but behind the closed doors of his Chicago suburban castle, he was very, very cruel and manipulative. He was, simply put, depraved. -
Dead But Not Forgotten: The True Story of a Cheating Husband, His Stunning Mistress, and a Murder Case Gone Cold by Amber Hunt (August 2010)
Posted on June 13, 2011 | No CommentsIn July 1993, Barbara George was murdered. Almost 20 years later, her husband Michael was accussed of the crime. Would a Judge and jury agree with investigators? -
Masquerade: A True Story of Seduction, Compulsion, and Murder by Lowell Cauffiel (July 1988)
Posted on March 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsAlthough Detroit, Michigan psychologist Alan Canty was considered weird, no one ever imagined he was slumming in the Cass Corridor, supporting a prostitute and her pimp -
Evil Next Door: The Untold Story of a Killer Undone by DNA by Amanda Lamb (April 2010)
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No CommentsDrew Planten was an extremely socially inept individual who was described as being strange by co-workers and neighbors. But no one ever thought he could be a cold-blooded killer. -
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 -
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 -
The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes (January 1976)
Posted on April 21, 2010 | 4 CommentsBetween 1967 and 1969, a killer prowled the campuses in Yspilanti, Michigan. Before it was over 7 young women were dead. -
Afraid of the Dark by Tom Henderson (December 2009)
Posted on April 5, 2010 | 1 CommentMark and Florence Unger were headed down the divorce path, but murder would be the one to issue to the Final Decree in this marriage