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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 -
Desire Turned Deadly by Kevin F. McMurray (March 2009)
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 5 CommentsWhen Michael and Cathryn Borden told 18-year-old David Ludwig he was no longer allowed to see their 14-year-old daughter Kara, he refused to take no for an answer and murdered them in cold blood. -
Killer Kids updated by Don Lasseter (December 1999)
Posted on September 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsA collection of true crime short stories about kids from around the world who have committed so of the most vicious, cold-blood murders on record -
Bizarre Murderers II edited by Rose G. Mandelsberg (October 1993)
Posted on April 7, 2010 | 1 CommentTrue crime short story collections are my favorites, and Bizarre Murderers II didn't dissappoint -
Killer Babes edited by David Jacobs (February 2000)
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 11 CommentsFrom a variety of authors - including many well-loved such as Bill G. Cox and Don Lasseter - this 407 page book offers straight-up recounting of killer women from across the United States -
Serial Murder 101 by Bridget DiCosmo (July 2009)
Posted on September 28, 2009 | No CommentsConfronted with DNA evidence on at least two cases, Krajcir would confess to murdering nine more women -
Cradle of Death by John Glatt (March 2000)
Posted on March 8, 2008 | No CommentsThis emotion provoking tale of a mother who kills her children one by one over a span of 18 years will leave its readers baffled, frustrated and angry with the justice system AND her seemily dimwitted husband, Arthur, who proclaims his wife's innocence. -
Cellar of Horrors by Ken Englade (April 1992)
Posted on January 22, 2008 | 1 CommentGary Heidnik held five women captive in his basement; all the while raping, torturing and starving them -
Monster by Steve Jackson (October 1999)
Posted on June 27, 2006 | 1 CommentTom Luther was good looking and charming, but he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. But one woman would stick by his side until only criminal charges could separate them