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Women Behind Bars by Wensley Clarkson (August 2001)
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsLife behind bars is easy no one, especially the women profiled in this 2001 true crime book by author Wensley Clarkson. -
Everybodys Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder by Ken Englade (January 1999)
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsStefanie Rabinowitz had no idea her husband was running a Ponzi scheme with money from their friends and family, and used the money to buy gifts for a stripper and enjoy daytime interludes from family life at five star hotels. -
Conspiracy of Silence by Lisa Priest (February 1989)
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsBetty Osborne was an ambitious young woman who only wanted to succeed, but four drunk young men had something else in mind first. That cold November night would change Canada forever. -
The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule writing as Andy Stack (March 1984)
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsHandsome and athletic Randy Woodfield could have been an NFL superstar but instead gained his fame as the I-5 killer. -
Lipstick and Blood by John Kearney (October 2006)
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsA husband, a wife struggling with her sexuality, and a gay best friend who's tired of waiting equals a recipe for murder. -
A Killers Touch by Michael Benson (October 2004)
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen a young mother is abducted from her home, she begged 911 to help. Unfortunately it came too late, but she left behind clues that put her killer on death row and change Florida's emergency standards forever. -
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel (November 1999)
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 15 CommentsEddie Sexton couldn't get his own religous following, so he created a cult with the only ones he could control: his family. -
Luggage by Kroger: A True Crime Memoir by Gary Taylor (December 2008)
Posted on October 25, 2009 | 1 CommentCatherine Mehaffey ranked high on the hot scale which, of course, meant she was extremely crazy. Toss in the single Gary Taylor and you've got a recipe for a crazy hot disaster. -
Deadly Angel: The Bizarre True Story of Alaska’s Killer Stripper by Fred Rosen (June 2009)
Posted on August 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsKent Leppink sensed that his three-timing girlfriend may have plans to murder him for the life insurance, but he did a little pre-mortem planning when he wrote a letter to his parents proclaiming, "..."take Mechele DOWN. Make sure she is prosecuted."










