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I’m Just An Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story by James C Hays (September 1997)
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsSharon Kinne was a dangerous woman to mess with. She killed a husband, a lover's wife, and a man she met during a Mexican vacation. And then she disappeared into thin air. -
Almost Midnight: An American Story of Murder and Redemption by Michael Cuneo (April 2004)
Posted on May 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsDarrell Mease killed three people, but he believed he would be spared the death penalty, proclaiming God as his law. Would divine intervention save a mass murderer -
Redemption: A Story of Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Freedom Behind Bars by Stacey Lannert (March 2011)
Posted on March 9, 2011 | 1 CommentFor nine years, Stacey Lannert suffered sexual and physical abuse at the hands of father. Now she tells about the night it all ended and the 18 years she spent in prison for murder -
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 -
Lie After Lie by Lara Bricker (November 2010)
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 37 CommentsJames Keown loved living the high life, but such a lifestyle requires plenty of money. When his financial well was running dry, Keown killed his wife, Julie, was anitfreeze to collect her $250k life insurance policy. -
No Remorse by Bob Stewart (February 1996)
Posted on June 28, 2010 | 1 CommentIn 1966, Kenneth McDuff was sentenced to death for the murder of three teenagers. In 1990, the State of Texas would set him free to kill again and again and again -
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 -
Dying to Get Married: The Courtship and Murder of Julie Miller Bulloch by Ellen Harris (August 1992)
Posted on May 12, 2010 | 1 CommentAll Julia Alicia Miller wanted was a nice husband, nice kids, and a nice house. But when she placed a personals ad looking for Mr. Right, she met a gold digging Satan incarnate instead. -
Internet Slave Master by John Glatt (October 2001)
Posted on May 10, 2010 | 1 CommentLuring them initially with promises of masochisistic adventures, he then closed the deal by assuring them of jobs offering dream salaries. But they would die before ever being paid. -
Murder in Little Egypt by Darcy O’Brien (September 1989)
Posted on December 2, 2009 | 1 CommentCould such inner turmoil of recognizing his own failings coming to pass in two of his sons a reason to murder