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Rich Cohen’s Murder in the Dollhouse is the chilling story of Jennifer Dulos, a beautiful, rich suburban mother who dropped her kids off at the New Canaan Country School one morning and vanished. Her body has never been found. Dulos was in the midst of an ugly divorce—one of the most contentious in Connecticut state history. The couple, a beautiful, highly connected pair, met at Brown University, had five children, and led what appeared to be a charmed life. In the wake of her disappearance, Dulos’s husband and his girlfriend were arrested.

Echte Verbrechen Spanien – 14 wahre Kriminalfälle aus dem Land der Sonne True Crime Spanien – Bestsellerautor Adrian Langenscheid nimmt Sie mit auf eine erschütternde Reise in die dunkle Seite Spaniens. In 14 schockierenden Kriminalfällen enthüllt er die grausame Realität hinter den sonnigen Stränden, lebhaften Metropolen und der leidenschaftlichen Kultur des Landes. Spanien, bekannt für seine lebensfrohe Atmosphäre, birgt zugleich düstere Geheimnisse: Skrupellose Serienmörder, brutale Familiendramen, mysteriöse Entführungen und eiskalte Verbrechen, die die Nation erschütterten.

Die Morde von Truro erzählt die schockierende wahre Geschichte von Christopher Worrell und seinem Komplizen James Miller. Die Ereignisse in diesem Buch enthüllen eine der grausamsten Mordserien in der Geschichte Australiens. Innerhalb von nur zwei Monaten in den Jahren 1976 bis 1977 wurden sieben junge Frauen brutal vergewaltigt und ermordet.

Im März des Jahres 1828 wurde in Bremen ein Kriminalfall aufgedeckt, der die Stadt aufs tiefste und nachhaltigste erschüttern sollte und der in seiner Beispiellosigkeit in Deutschland, Europa und Übersee ungeheures Aufsehen erregte: Gesche Gottfried vergiftete von 1813 bis 1827 fünfzehn Menschen, darunter ihre Kinder, Eltern und Ehemänner. Mindestens neunzehn weiteren Personen gab sie wiederholt Gift in nichttödlicher Dosis. Am 6. März 1828 wurde Gesche Gottfried verhaftet. Nach dreijähriger Gefangenschaft wurde Gesche Gottfried am 21.

With impeccable research and original reporting, Mark Whitaker tells the story of Malcolm X’s far-reaching posthumous legacy. It stretches from founders of the Black Power Movement such as Stokely Carmichael and Huey Newton to hip-hop pioneers such as Public Enemy and Tupac Shakur. Leaders of the Black Arts and Free Jazz movements from Amiri Baraka to Maya Angelou, August Wilson, and John Coltrane credited their political awakening to Malcolm, as did some of the most influential athletes of our time, from Muhammad Ali to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and beyond.

Whack Job is the story of the axe, first as a convenient danger and then an anachronism, as told through the murders it has been employed in throughout history: from the first axe murder nearly half a million years ago, to the brutal harnessing of the axe in warfare, to its use in King Henry VIII's favorite method of execution, to Lizzie Borden and the birth of modern pop culture.

This raw and unsentimental biography portrays a life where every moment is a fight for survival, and how the love for his girlfriend keeps him alive. The book explores the relentless pursuit of The Big Score, the brutal art of surviving in a South American prison, and navigating a merciless criminal underworld. When an ordinary small-town guy pursues his dream of becoming a golf pro, he believes a new life awaits him. Little does he know that his journey will unexpectedly plunge him into the dark world of drugs and crime.

Through vivid storytelling, this historical account reveals the disturbing influences and grim motives that possessed Alessandro Serenelli, St. Maria Goretti’s murderer. Yet it is much more than a chilling tale; this true narrative is a testament of transformation and redemption — God’s mercy shining forth through the most seemingly hopeless of situations. Just as great literature and spiritual writing have the power to transform the soul and spur it on to heroic deeds, the force of immoral prose can corrupt and even drive the soul to unspeakable deeds.

When it first came to the public’s attention in the fall of 1986, the story of the Billionaire Boys Club and its leader, Joe Hunt, a young man labeled a “yuppie Charles Manson” by the prosecutor, was splashed across headlines and TV screens throughout the nation. The story of rich kids, flagrant excess, and multiple murders fascinated the American public, but deeper truths lay buried beneath. The saga was so complex that neither its scope nor its implications could be clearly discerned—that is, until The Price of Experience was published in 1996.

In this riveting true story, Kate Summerscale mines the archives to uncover the lives of Christie’s victims, the tabloid frenzy that their deaths inspired, and the truth about what happened inside the house. What she finds sheds fascinating light on the origins of our fixation with true crime—and suggests a new solution to one of the most notorious cases of the century.

Karen by Kelsey Grammer delves into the deeply personal and tragic story of the author's sister, Karen, who was brutally murdered at the age of 18. Kelsey was just 20 years old and studying theater at Juilliard in New York when his younger sister, a recent high school graduate, moved to Colorado Springs, where she was kidnapped by several men who had intended to rob the Red Lobster where she worked. They instead kidnapped Karen, raped her repeatedly, and ultimately stabbed her to death.

Von Anfang an schien Robert Hansen zu einem unglücklichen Leben bestimmt. Von seinen strengen Eltern überfordert und von seinen Mitschülern unerbittlich schikaniert, verbrachte er seine Jugend in Einsamkeit. Seine Leidenschaft für Bogenschießen und die Jagd waren sein einziger Trost, bis er seine Kleinstadt verließ und nach Alaska zog, der letzten großen Wildnis.

The Zodiac Killer conducted a campaign of terror in the late 1960s, killing seven victims before taunting investigators through a series of cryptic letters, clues and coded messages sent to local newspapers. For more than five decades, investigators have searched for the identity of the Zodiac Killer. Hoaxes and forged letters fueled an ongoing media circus while the mystery inspired TV documentaries, feature films, books, websites, podcasts, and even copycat killers.

On Valentine’s Day 1988, twenty-year-old Lynette White was brutally murdered in a dark corner of Cardiff’s world-famous, and infamous, Tiger Bay. Stigmatised by a bad reputation, the area was on the brink of major redevelopment which would change the historic community forever. South Wales Police launched its biggest murder hunt to date, and within weeks detectives released a photofit of a prime suspect seen outside the murder scene, his hands covered in blood. A white man. But as the months passed by and no arrest was made, the police came under inevitable pressure.

La violence des femmes reste un impensé de notre société. Pourtant elles peuvent tuer, faire preuve de perversion. Et si le diable était aussi une femme ? La personnalité de Monique Olivier, condamnée à perpétuité pour complicité dans les meurtres commis par Michel Fourniret, nous interroge en ce sens.
" Elle a trahi la cause de toutes les femmes et de toutes les mères ", a déclaré l'avocat général lors du premier procès où Monique Olivier comparaissait aux côtés de son mari, Michel Fourniret.
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In this unique collection, Literary Witches co-creator Katy Horan unearths the true and fictional stories behind twenty traditional murder ballads, exploring the beauty and horror of the art form through stories, lyrics, and original interpretations. The audiobook includes covers of various folk songs by Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, Marissa Nadler, and Lizzie No.

The people of mid-Ohio's Pleasant Valley went on with their normal lives that cold and rainy spring of 1896, not knowing that young Ceely Rose was brooding. She'd been told to forget her obsession with handsome Guy Berry. She'd been told about the danger of Rough-on-Rats poison. She'd heard about murdering those who stand in the way of love. By the time she was done, her family would be dead and others threatened. Later, the place where these crimes took place became Malabar Farm, the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and conservationist Louis Bromfield.

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.

A Gangsters Guide to Al Capone takes you deep into the world of America's most infamous mob boss. From his rise in the brutal streets of Chicago to his iron grip on the Prohibition-era underworld, this book explores Capone's empire built on bootlegging, corruption, and deadly violence. Discover the man behind the legend, his ruthless tactics, and the law enforcement efforts that finally brought him down. A fast-paced, gripping look at the king of organised crime.

Bonnie and Clyde: A Gangsters Guide, Book 1 is a gripping, quick-paced dive into the lives of Americas most infamous criminal couple. From their early days of poverty and hardship to their violent and tragic end, this book paints an unvarnished portrait of Bonnie and Clydes crime spree that captured the nation. Through daring bank robberies, deadly shootouts, and a trail of betrayel, their story is a mix of love, rebellion, and ruthless survival.