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Some crimes refuse to fade into history. Others harden into legend. But what does the evidence actually show? Anthrax to Zodiac examines seven of America’s most enduring unsolved crimes—not to sensationalize them, but to look closely at documented evidence, investigative gaps, and disputed conclusions that continue to divide investigators, experts, and the public.

On a cold December evening in 2016 a terrified young woman turns up at a brothel in Germany with a French passport but doesn’t speak a word of French. The owner is suspicious and alerts the German authorities, igniting a groundbreaking and history-making global investigation where ancient rituals collide with the modern world of crime fighting.

Este libro cuenta la violencia de un narco rancho donde hacían rituales de santería y torturaban a secuestrados; de las comunidades indígenas que se resisten a dejar sus tierras a pesar de las amenazas; de las pandillas que le cortan los brazos a machetazos a la gente por no recibir la cuota; de quienes buscan a sus desaparecidos; de los migrantes en el calvario que viven al cruzar por México. Historias que coinciden en que el narco y su violencia son parte de su cotidianidad, pero en las que también hay espacio para la solidaridad y esperanza.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the “Candy Man,” one of America’s most prolific serial killers “A masterwork of crime writing . . . Lise Olsen has taken a fifty-year-old story and...

To their coworkers, neighbors, and others who knew them, they led unremarkable lives. They had careers as military pilots, police officers, landscapers, small business owners, farmers, realtors, reporters, authors, veterinary technicians, nurses, doctors, handymen, painters, and chefs, while they simultaneously stalked city suburbs, college campuses, trailer parks, and red-light districts. This chilling book looks at the horrifying stories of nearly thirty malevolent killers who were mistakenly trusted.

When Nathan Carman, a young man with a complicated past, is miraculously rescued from a lifeboat bobbing in the unforgiving North Atlantic, questions swirl about the fate of his mother, who is presumed to have drowned when their fishing boat sank. Nathan is in remarkably good shape for being lost at sea for a week, and his account of what exactly happened out there on the waves raises questions from family members and law enforcement.

In 1981, detective Kay Schucker was the lead investigator in the high-profile missing persons case of Old Dominion University student Janice Starr. The beautiful co-ed disappeared without a trace from ODU's Norfolk, Virginia campus. Among the only leads was Janice's diary, which included detailed journal entries about her daily activities. As Kay studied the diary—going several years back—she learned that Janice, a US Army veteran, had faced the same challenges in the military that Kay did in law enforcement. They were both women trying to succeed in a man's world. 

Bien qu'heureuse chez son parrain et sa marraine, Catherine rêve de connaître ses vrais parents. À 6 ans, à la sortie de l'école, une femme qui se présente comme étant sa mère l'emmène chez elle. La petite Cathy ne peut croire au miracle que quelques heures car, dès l'arrivée dans sa nouvelle maison, l'enfer commence pour elle. Pendant six années, elle sera humiliée, torturée mentalement et physiquement. Esclave de sa mère et de ses frères et sœurs, jouet sexuel du compagnon de sa mère, elle n'a d'autre choix que de se taire. Elle devra sa survie à la Ddass, qui la place à l'âge de 12 ans.

I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial delves into the complex circumstances behind Martin's story. It looks beyond the sensational headlines and legal turmoil into the heart of this controversial case.

Cuando fue secuestrado, a plena luz del día, en mitad de una de las ciudades más pobladas de México, la vida del empresario Alberto de la Fuente cambió para siempre. Esta es la crónica de nueve meses de infame cautiverio dentro de una diminuta celda prefabricada. Los 290 días para elegir, una y otra vez y a pesar de todo, continuar viviendo para volver a abrazar a su familia.

For decades, Sandra Brown’s life has been intertwined with someone she has never met: an eleven year-old girl named Moira Anderson – who disappeared from their hometown of Coatbridge, Scotland, in 1957. It became one of the oldest cold cases in Scottish history. Sandra lived just around the corner from Moira. She grew up hearing about the missing girl, whose memory haunted the town. But she never imagined that, one day, she would be the one trying to uncover what happened. Or that her search for answers would reveal secrets and lies so close to home.

On September 13, 2016, in the small town of Ashland, Ohio, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a terrified woman who claimed to be kidnapped. The man holding her hostage was Shawn Grate, a serial killer whom the press later dubbed “The Ladykiller.” A key to his conviction and death sentence were Grate’s extensive recorded confessions—all extracted by one woman: Detective Kim Mager.

This compilation of 36 stories across three True Crime books contains deeply disturbing content. Unlike typical news reports or TV shows that often sanitize the details of heinous acts, these accounts present an unflinching look at the darkest corners of human behavior. In this collection, you'll find 36 True Crime stories from the last several decades. Many of which you may never have heard of.

Edward Theodore Gein was one of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history. The particularly bizarre and morbid nature of his crimes shocked the world, even though it may never be known if he committed more than two murders. Besides the death of his brother in 1944 under mysterious circumstances, six people disappeared from Wisconsin towns of La Crosse and Plainfield between 1947 and 1957. Gein was conclusively linked to only two, though it is suspected there were more.

El 26 de enero de 2016, Omar y Luis Viñas, dos hermanos de origen canario afincados en Venezuela, son secuestrados por una de las bandas más peligrosas de Sudamérica. Este secuestro, que se prolongará durante 38 días, movilizará a la Guardia Civil, al FBI, a la policía panameña y a las unidades antisecuestro venezolanas, y será uno de los más complejos a los que han tenido que enfrentarse estos cuerpos policiales.

He was a trusted neighbor, a respected businessman, and a smiling clown who entertained children. But beneath the floorboards of his quiet suburban home, a nightmare festered. When police entered 8213 Summerdale Avenue in 1978, they expected answers about a missing teenage boy. What they found was a house of horrors. One body. Then another. Then another. By the end of the excavation, the remains of twenty-six young men and boys had been pulled from the crawl space.

A gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of a woman-led cult—and the enduring allure of extremism across America’s turbulent religious history. On a cool fall night in 1999, twenty-six-year-old Sarah Green crept out of her house, retrieved a backpack from its hiding place, and ran for her...

North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields held the promise of unimaginable wealth… But for some, the price was paid in blood. James Henrikson was a man driven by greed and a lust for power. A mix of charm and ruthlessness, he carefully concealed his criminal past while rising to oilfield royalty alongside his equally deceptive wife, Sarah Creveling. But their short-lived empire was fragile, a house of cards held together by lies. When it all began to crumble, James was blinded by rage and consumed by a need for revenge.

THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE VANISHED ON KAUAI Experience the bizarre, unusual, and heartbreaking stories of those who have gone missing on Kaua’i, never to be seen again. In recent years, this Pacific paradise has been plagued by a series of disappearances and unexplained occurrences that have left families shattered, communities stunned, and authorities baffled. Through meticulous research and intimate storytelling, we'll explore the cases of those who have vanished from the island without a trace.

Griselda Blanco was not just another drug trafficker—she was a pioneer of the cocaine trade, a key architect of the Miami underworld, and one of the most dangerous figures in organized crime history.