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Ted and Ann: The Mystery of a Missing Child and Her Neighbor Ted Bundy by Rebecca Morris (September 2011)
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 1 CommentCould eight-year-old Ann Marie Burr who disappeared from her Tacoma home in 1961 have been Ted Bundy's first victim? -
Dont Look Behind You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule (November 2011)
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsI think Ann Rule may be listening (er, reading) what her fans are saying when it comes to her true crime volumes because number 15 is a great compromise with our desire for detail while still sharing some of her great cold cases. -
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. -
Taken In the Night by Gregg Olsen (eBook)
Posted on July 29, 2011 | No CommentsA great true crime short story that'll leave you wanting to know, "Who killed 10-year-old Charles Mattson?" -
Fly, Colton, Fly: The True Story of the Barefoot Bandit by Jackson Holtz (April 2011)
Posted on April 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhen 17-year-old Colton Harris-Moore escaped from juvenile detention and cut a path cross-county by stealing planes, breaking into stores, and identity theft, he became a modern day hero of sorts -
Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy by Nigel Blundell (December 2010)
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsThis amazing collection of true crime short stories covers stories about Serial Killers from around the world. Includes both historical true crime and contemporary stories -
Salt of the Earth: A Mother, A Daughter, A Murder by Jack Olsen (March 1997)
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 4 CommentsHow does a Mother go on when her child disappears? Jack Olsen follows the life of a mother who spent years living the worst that life has to offer -
Deadly Secrets by Putsata Reang (March 2001)
Posted on November 22, 2010 | No CommentsDavid Anderson and Alex Baranyi loved fantasy role playing games, but they were ready to up the stakes - they wanted to kill someone for real. -
In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mothers Unceasing Quest for the Truth by Ann Rule (October 2010)
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 4 CommentsAnn Rule returns to one story true crime writing. Was it worth the wait? -
Father of the Year by Glenn Puit (May 2009)
Posted on September 29, 2010 | 1 CommentIn the 1980s, Bill Rundle was named Father of the Year. In 2002, he murdered his wife in cold blood, tossed her body on the side of the road, and headed to Disney World