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He Made Them Feel Beautiful, Special and Adored...
Tall, blond and strikingly handsome with penetrating icy green eyes, Glen Rogers could use his knee-weakening charm to entice lonely women out of romantically lit bars and into the night. Each one thought she had found the perfect man-until Roger got her alone and turned on her in a bloody rage that would end in her own violent death...
Then He Led Them Like Lambs to the Slaughter...
In all, four...
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Female Serial Killers Through Time
From historical accounts to modern cases, explore the captivating psychology behind these killer women, unraveling their motives and unveiling the dark complexities of human behavior.
The fair sex. We've often heard this clichéd expression being used to refer to women. Although it has become increasingly outdated, the mindset still exists that women are the gentle and nurturing sex. When it comes to murder, that...
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Bestselling true crime writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives and partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half's arrest or, in some cases, conviction. Only upon Peter's arrest did Sonia Sutcliffe first discover that her husband was leading a secret existence as the Yorkshire Ripper. The wife of the Hillside Strangler...
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Their names may not be as familiar as such notorious female serial killers as Aileen Wuornos, Myra Hindley, Martha Beck, or Belle Gunness. But more than a century ago they made headlines and enthralled a bloodthirsty public. Now, venturing into the darkest side of human behavior, journalist Stephen Jakobi unearths the life and crimes of four of history's most twisted women: Agnes Norman, a London servant girl whose victims of choice were children,...
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En 1988, los detectives del Departamento de Policía de Sacramento, fueron llamados para investigar la desaparición de un hombre en su última dirección conocida: una casa de huéspedes para ancianos, indigentes y enfermos mentales. La propietaria, Dorothea Puente, era una adorable anciana que cuidaba de los vagabundos y del resto de los náufragos de la sociedad. Tenía una gran reputación en la comunidad y era célebre por su desinteresada labor...
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In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience-and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like the answer to every woman's dreams. Until they learned the truth about his once and future crimes...
Ten years before his TV appearance, Rodney was charged...
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From 1974 to 1991, someone in the midwestern city of Wichita was leaving behind slain tortured bodies and anonymously proclaiming himself to police and reporters as "BTK" for "Bind, Torture, Kill." Then, for the next 14 years, BTK was silent. But when he began sending letters again, investigators would not miss their chance...
Stunningly, police arrested Dennis Rader, the president of his church board and the father of two. As a shocked community...
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Delve into the chilling narrative of one of history's most infamous serial killers, Ed Kemper. This meticulously researched book offers a deep exploration of his psyche, childhood, and gruesome crimes. Unravel the twisted motivations and psychological factors behind Kemper's reign of terror, while gaining insights into criminal profiling, forensic psychology, and the enduring impact on true crime culture.
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In Talking with Serial Killers: World's Most Evil, bestselling author and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee delves deeper into the gloomy underworld of killers and their crimes. He examines, with shocking detail and clarity, the lives and lies of people who have killed and shines a light on the motives behind their horrific crimes. Through interviews with the killers, the police, and key members of the prosecution, alongside careful analysis...
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"Behind the Mask: Jeffrey Dahmer" delves into the chilling and disturbing life of one of America's most notorious serial killers. This gripping book explores the twisted psyche, heinous crimes, and the shocking extent of Jeffrey Dahmer's atrocities. Through meticulous research and psychological analysis, it unveils the dark secrets and haunting details behind the mask of a serial killer.
71) Dressed To Kill
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A psycho-killer stalks two New York City women--one a frustrated housewife, the other a street-smart hooker who teams up with the first woman's son to trap the murderer. The film reaches a shocking climax when the slayer's real identity is revealed.
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In 1976, Dr. Al Carlisle and a team of
psychologists at the Utah State Prison
performed a 90-day Psychological
Assessment on Ted Bundy.
Ted had been convicted of attempted
kidnapping and the Court wanted to
know if he had a violent personality.
In 2017 Dr. Carlisle wrote "The 1976
Psychological Assessment of Ted Bundy"
about his experience with Ted. This is the
companion volume, including many of the
tests taken by...
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Albert Fish was a rapist, a child killer and a cannibal who not satisfied with the torture and murders of his young victims would write to the parents to detail all of the vile things he did to the children. One such letter in this book. Albert Fish may have been the sickest serial killer to ever live. He would keep his young victims alive for days and beat them constantly to tenderize their flesh for cooking.John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, who...
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La passion a longtemps été acceptée comme une excuse pour un meurtre commis sous l'effet de la jalousie. À l'heure des féminicides en augmentation, il ne suffit plus de brûler d'amour – ou de le prétendre – pour voir sa peine allégée. La passion en justice comporte un tout autre aspect et il a évolué avec le temps. Ce deuxième volume de la collection Faits Divers suisses, vous raconte des crimes passionnels sortant des clichés. Il...
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A brilliant anthology of modern true-crime writing that illustrates the appeal of this powerful and popular genre, edited and curated by Sarah Weinman, the award-winning author of The Real Lolita
The appeal of true-crime stories has never been higher. With podcasts like My Favorite Murder and In the Dark, bestsellers like I'll Be Gone in the Dark and Furious Hours, and TV hits like American Crime Story and Wild Wild Country, the cultural appetite...
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The author of The Bundy Murders shares unprecedented access to official case files in the investigations to apprehend the infamous serial killer.
In the 1970s, as Ted Bundy spread terror across the United States, law enforcement agencies from the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains to Florida attempted to put an end to his depraved killing spree. In The Bundy Secrets, true crime author and Bundy expert Kevin M. Sullivan provides a revealing...
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Lire un livre de Louis Gildas, c'est s'installer au coin du feu dans la pénombre, un verre de chouchen à la main, et entendre, à travers les mots, sa voix si reconnaissable qui résonne. C'est entamer un voyage breton, à travers les talus et les champs, à travers les âges. « Je vous invite à me suivre en 1896 à Plougoulm, une petite commune léonarde à 5 km de Saint-Pol-de-Léon », écrit-il. Nous sommes prêts. Baptiste SCHWEITZER, rédacteur...
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Das Tal des Grauens Arthur Conan Doyle - Das Tal des Grauens (Das Tal der Furcht, Das Tal der Angst) ist der vierte Sherlock Holmes Roman. Im ersten Teil geht es um die Aufdeckung eines Mordes, im zweiten Teil um die Hintergründe: Eine verbrecherische Loge der Freimaurer beherrscht mit ihren grausamen Methoden ein ganzes Tal, Vermissa. Da kommt ein junger Mann von Chicago her ...
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In the summer of 1874, a beloved schoolteacher mysteriously goes missing upon closing up school. After a frantic search, the young woman is discovered horribly mutilated in the woods, and authorities question everyone in the small railroad village of St. Albans, Vermont.
With the case turning cold, news arrives of an eerily similar crime committed in peaceful Pembroke, New Hampshire, in the autumn of 1875. This one, even more gruesome. Everyone questions...
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Dive inside the twisted minds of some of the most heinous serial killers in history with this true-crime trove of stories about cannibalistic murderers.
Delving deep into the twisted actions of Hannibal Lecter—type murderers, Cannibal Serial Killers profiles the depraved individuals who prolong their horrific crimes beyond the thrill of the chase to a perverse ritualized finale. More than just stomach-churning stories, this terrifying book provides...
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