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Crossing the Line: The True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rifkin by Lisa Beth Pulitzer and Joan Swirsky
Posted on March 15, 2010 | 1 CommentJoel David Rifkin suffered through high school, made half-hearted attempts at college, and couldn’t hold a steady job. But there was one thing he at which he never failed: killing... -
Killer Twins by Michael Benson (February 2010)
Posted on February 17, 2010 | 1 CommentAnother Michael Benson book bombs out, which is no suprise with his history of unorganized writing with too much fluff for the average readers' taste -
Never Tell Our Business to Strangers by Jennifer Mascia (February 2010)
Posted on February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments"Jennifer Mascia has written an incredible true story of family secrets, lies, and, ultimately, forgiveness.”—Janice Erlbaum -
The Misbegotten Son: The True Story of Arthur J. Shawcross by Jack Olsen (September 1993)
Posted on February 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhat makes a boy from a seemingly average upbringing become a child killer and later a serial killer of prostitutes -
Till Murder Do Us Part by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings (January 1994)
Posted on November 17, 2009 | No CommentsJustice began when two brave little girls exposed the dark secrets of their stepfather Robert Fioretti with a school principal who cared enough to believed them -
The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo (September 2009)
Posted on October 28, 2009 | 1 CommentAlthough I spent a great deal of the book trying to sort out names of the players and to what family they belonged, I found the story's main focus Tommy Pitera to be an interesting, albeit -
After Etan by Lisa R. Cohen (May 2009)
Posted on September 22, 2009 | No CommentsThe information obtained by AUSA GraBois and FBI Agents from Ramos will sicken, disgust, and outright anger anyone of sound mind - especially parents -
Bike Path Rapist by Jeff Schober with Detective Dennis Delano (March 2009)
Posted on August 4, 2009 | No CommentsFor three decades, he terrorized the women on the bike paths of western New York, even watched as a mentally ill man was wrongfully convicted of his crimes. But eventually DNA evidence will catch up with you, as Altemio Sanchez learned. -
The Bike Path Killer by Maki Becker and Michael Beebe (June 2009)
Posted on July 2, 2009 | No CommentsHe preyed on women. Looking to take control, then brutally rape them. Until control and rape were no longer enough. -
Death of a Dream by Paul LaRosa and Erin Moriarty (March 2008)
Posted on May 6, 2008 | 1 CommentThe question is why was Paul Cortez "the choosen one"? David Haughn depended on Catherine for shelter, food and financial support despite the fact that she had recently told him to move out and their relationship was, at best, a one sided roommate situation.