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My Brothers Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest to Bring Two Killers to Justice

If your big brother was killed by murderers who thoughtlessly tossed his remains, would you spend a fortune and 30 years to stalk those responsible and bring them to justice? Yeah, you might want to, but...
From the moment he found out his brother was missing, Ted Kergan launched an unparalleled search and recovery mission that put him on a collision path with a teenage-prostitute-turned-register... More

Targeted: A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, A Brutal Murder

When her missing boyfriend is found murdered, his body encased in cement inside a watering trough and dumped in a cattle field, a local sheriff's deputy is arrested and charged with his murder. But as New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist M. William Phelps digs in, the truth leads to questions about her guilt.
In his first full-length, original true-crime book for Wild... More

Held Hostage: Negotiating Life And Death For The Las Vegas Police Department

What do you say to prevent someone from committing 'suicide-by-cop'? Or has a gun pointed at a hostage? Or an armed man who has barricaded himself in a hotel room? Or a despondent woman who is threatening to kill herself?
Veteran police negotiator Lieutenant Dennis Flynn spent nearly two decades responding to more than a thousand of these and other high-intensity incidents with the Crisis Negot... More

Room 1203: O.j. Simpsons Las Vegas Conviction

In 1995, NFL great and movie star, O.J. Simpson beat a murder rap for the death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. But in 2007 his luck with avoiding Lady Justice ran out in Las Vegas.
ROOM 1203 is the true story of the convoluted and bizarre events surrounding a violent armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in a Vegas hotel. On that night, Simpson put an ... More

A Special Kind Of Evil: The Colonial Parkway Serial Killings

For four years a killer, or killers, stalked Virginia's Tidewater region, carefully selecting victims, sending waves of terror into the local community

The Colonial Parkway Murders - the name given eight murders that took place in the Tidewater region in the late 1980's, two of which were on the historic Colonial Parkway, the nation's narrowest National Park. Young people in the prime of their lives were the targets. But the pattern that stitched this special kind of evil together was more like a spider web of theory, intrigue, and mathematics. T... More

Brooklyns Most Wanted: Ranking The Top 100 Most Notorious Criminals, Crooks And Creeps From The County Of The Kings

BROOKLYN'S MOST WANTED parades an impressive perp walk of 100 of the Borough's most notorious, ranking them meticulously from bad to worst. From crime bosses to career criminals to corrupt politicians, pedophile priests to Ponzi scammers, this is not your usual crime chronicle. You want labor racketeering, Ponzi scheming, hijacking, murder, loan sharking, arson, illegal gambling, money laundering?... More

Outlaw Los Angeles

A sunset cruise through a place where ordinary inhumanities are entertainment-with GPS coordinates, photos and more!
Los Angeles is where America's dreams and nightmares got all tangled up. In this otherworldly place of seemingly everlasting life, death could have an otherworldly quality, too. In a city where anything was possible, even the ghastly could happen. Where else does a list of a city... More

Unsolved No More: A Cold Case Detectives Fight For Justice

As a law enforcement officer for over fifteen years, Detective Kenneth L. Mains has investigated thousands of cases. Although he has been called "a modern day success story", it wasn't without failure. This book will take you on a journey from a struggling kid who barely graduated High School to a teenager who joined the Marine Corps and finally to a man who put himself through college in order to... More

She Is Evil: Madness And Murder In Memphis

Deception and murder in Blues City...

"That woman is evil. She is evil!"
Ejaz Ahmad was handsome, charismatic, and a self-made businessman. He arrived in the United States from Pakistan determined to fulfill his mother's dying wish: to come to America, complete his education, and make his mark in the world. Settling in Memphis, Tennessee, Ejaz became owner of several businesses, father to a handsome boy, and a devout Muslim. The on... More

The Rise And Fall Of A Casino Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitmans Eyes

The True Story Behind The Hit Film 'Casino' From An 'Enforcer' Who Lived It

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The True Story Behind The Hit Film 'Casino' From An 'Enforcer' Who Lived It
Tony Spilotro was the Mob's man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The "Little Guy" built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta helped him do it. But Tony's quest for power and lac... More

Outlaw Southwest

"The ultimate guilty pleasure book!" - San Antonio Express News

The line between history and mythology is razor thin-and the American Southwest often erases the line altogether. We might never disentangle crime-fact from fiction, but this book will transport you to Billy the Kid's real-life stomping grounds, legendary Tombstone, the childhood home of one of the worst al Qaeda terrorists, and the scenes of dozens of crimes throughout Arizona and New Mexico's hi... More

A Clockwork Murder: The Night A Twisted Fantasy Became A Demented Reality

They thought about their evil fantasy for months. Then wound up like clockwork toys ... they acted.

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In April 1997, pretty, 22-year-old Jacine Gielinski stopped her car at a red light in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She had no idea that the two young men looking at her from the car next to hers would in that moment decide she would be their target for unspeakable horrors.
George Woldt and Lucas Salmon were an unlikely pair of best friends, much less killers. Woldt was a fast-talking, well-dress... More

Raw Deal: The Untold Story Of Nypds Cannibal Cop

"Cannibal Cop" Gil Valle and author Brian Whitney Team To Write RAW DEAL

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RAW DEAL is the story of Gil Valle, who is known throughout the world as "The Cannibal Cop." It is equal parts of the horrifying tale of a man who was railroaded by the government and imprisoned for thought crimes, and a look into a dark, sexual world that most reader never knew existed. Valle spent close to 2 years in prison before being exonerated. ... More

The Bundy Secrets: Hidden Files On Americas Worst Serial Killer

Rare Revelations Of A Murderous Rampage

Within the pages of THE BUNDY SECRETS:Hidden Files Of America's Worst Serial Killer is a unique, never-before-published look at the investigations undertaken to stop the depredations of America's most infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy. Presented here in an easy-to-follow chronology are the raw, unedited and most fascinating official case files as they appeared to the detectives from the Pacific No... More

Betrayal In Blue: The Shocking Memoir Of The Scandal That Rocked The Nypd

They Had No Fear Of The Cops Because They Were The Cops

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NYPD officers Mike Dowd and Kenny Eurell knew there were two ways to get rich quick in Brooklyn's Lower East Side. You either became drug dealers, or you robbed drug dealers. They decided to do both. Adapted from Ken Eurell's shocking personal memoir, plus hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the major players, including former international drug lord, Adam Diaz, and Dori Eurell, reveali... More

The Politics Of Murder: The Power And Ambition Behind The Altar Boy Murder Case

Attorney Margo Nash Sheds Light On One of Boston's Most Controversial Murder Cases

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On a hot night in July 1995, Janet Downing, a 42-year-old mother of four, was brutally stabbed 98 times in her home in Somerville, a city two miles northwest of Boston. Within hours, a suspect was identified: 15-year-old Eddie O'Brien, the best friend of one of Janet's sons.
But why Eddie? He had no prior history of criminal behavior. He was not mentally ill. He had neither motive nor opportuni... More

Murderers Row: A Collection Of Shocking True Crime Stories

Small-town homicide. Big-time madness.

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In this riveting collection of true crime stories from the files of award-winning journalist, New York Times bestselling author of 32 books, M. William Phelps, someone tries to pin a gruesome murder on a horse, infamous serial killer Son of Sam shows us his true evil nature in a series of lost letters this psychopath never wanted you to see, and Sesame Street's Big Bird comes home to find a dead w... More

Rough Trade: A Shocking True Story Of Prostitution, Murder And Redemption

New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Explores Tale of Prostitution, Murder and Redemption

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ROUGH TRADE by New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson is more than the recounting of a murder, an investigation, and the prosecution of a suspect. It's also the story of two people from the seething criminal underworld of Denver, Colorado and how their paths crossed on the streets and in the courtroom. There was Riggan, who was raised in his own private hell that included rape, incest and... More

Daddys Little Secret: A Daughters Quest to Solve Her Fathers Brutal Murder

Denise Wallace Pens Poignant True Crime Memoir About Secret Life And Brutal Death Of Father

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A WildBlue Press original true crime story from the daughter of the victim, which exposes the inside story of what it was like growing up with a father who preyed on homosexual men by posing as their A.A. sponsor. In her quest to assist the detectives in finding the killer, the daughter and author reveals her father's captivating split-personality.... More

Murder In The Family

New York Times Bestselling True Crime Classic by Burl Barer

The Updated eBook-only Version of Edgar Award Winning Author's Shocking Story of Murder and Brutality

On March 15th, 1987 police in Anchorage, Alaska arrived at a horrific scene of carnage. In a modest downtown apartment, they found Nancy Newman's brutally beaten corpse sprawled across her bed. In another room were the bodies of her eight-year-old daughter, Melissa, and her three-year-old, Angie, whose throat was slit from ear to ear. Both Nancy and Melissa had been sexually assaulted. 23-year-old... More

Failure Of Justice: A Brutal Murder, An Obsessed Cop, Six Wrongful Convictions

FAILURE OF JUSTICE Shines Light on Wrongful Convictions

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On a chilly Nebraska evening, tenants in a downtown three-story apartment building hunkered down for a night of restful sleep. Then came the gruesome discovery. The police found Helen Wilson, a widow in her late sixties, bound, raped and slain inside apartment unit 4. Six went to prison for it, and 20 years later, the truth finally emerged...... More

Ice And Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer

A Killer Is Set Loose To Kill Again When The Prosecution Fails To Stop Him

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In the Fall of 2000, in Anchorage, Alaska, the murders of six women captured headlines and stoked fears a serial killer was on the loose.  In ICE AND BONE, journalist Monte Francis tells the chilling, true account of how a notorious murderer initially evaded police and avoided conviction only to slip back into the shadows and kill again.
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Smooth Talker: Trail Of Death

Smooth Talking Serial Killer Subject Of New True Crime By NYT Bestseller Steve Jackson

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In July 1974, Anita Andrews, the owner and bartender at Fagianis Bar in Napa, California was found one morning in her bar raped, beaten, strangled and murdered. She'd befriended a stranger that night, but no one knew if he did it, and he'd disappeared. A month later, young Michele Wallace, was driving down a read in  the mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado, when she gave two stranded motor... More

The Trail Of Ted Bundy: Digging Up The Untold Stories

Kevin Sullivan Compiles Never Before Published Interviews and Clues from this Historic Case

"Despite the multitude of books about Bundy, The Bundy Murders offers fresh material and ideas about Bundy's predatory movements. Well researched and highly recommended, for Bundy scholars and true crime fans alike." - Katherine Ramsland, Bestselling author of Psychopath and The Mind of a Murderer

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Within the pages of The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories, you'll hear the voices - many for the first time - of some of Ted Bundy's friends, as they bring to light the secrets of what is was like to know him while he was actively involved in murder.  The stories of his victims are here as well, as told by their friends, including the information and anecdotes that didn't make... More

A Taste For Murder

Burl Barer and Frank C Girardot Jr. True Crime Collaboration: A TASTE FOR MURDER

Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Jr. discuss the book on Investigation Discovery's EPIC MYSTERIES

"A true crime murder mystery that will leave you gasping for breath." - Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of BOGEYMAN and NO STONE UNTURNED

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Frank Rodriguez, a much-loved counselor of troubled teens, lies dead on the bedroom floor.  His wife and step-daughter are in shock, and so is the medical examiner when he performs the autopsy.  Aside from being dead, Frank is in perfect health.

Demanding to know the cause of her husband's death, Angie Rodriguez badgers the police, insisting that Frank was murdered.  The cops... More

Sketchcop: Drawing A Line Against Crime

A True Crime Original by Michael W. Streed

"Mike Streed is a cop - and one of California's most vital artists...a standout in his field!" - Orange Coast Magazine, Orange County, CA

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The SketchCop has fought crime from Los Angeles to Baltimore, Salt Lake City to Baton Rouge. He has papered walls of police squad rooms with sketches of their city's most dangerous criminals. You are taken on a thrilling joyride across a landscape littered with crime scenes and violent criminals, including anecdotes from historical cases.
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Body Of Proof: Tainted Evidence In The Murder Of Jessica Ogrady?

Discredited CSI Commander At The Heart of John Ferak's True Crime BODY OF PROOF

"The case of Jessica O'Grady's disappearance remains controversial. ...  A compelling account of a strange case." - Peter Vronsky, bestselling author of Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters

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When they met, Jessica O'Grady was a tall, starry-eyed Omaha, Nebraska co-ed in search of Mr. Right, Christopher Edwards was a deceitful and darkened soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress turned into Nebraska's biggest news story. Enter Douglas County Sheriff's CSI stalwart Dave Kofoed, driven to solve high-profile murders and in this case would lead ... More

Kentucky Bloodbath: Ten Bizarre Tales Of Murder From The Bluegrass State

True Crime Author Kevin Sullivan Digs Up Ten Bizarre Murder Stories in Kentucky Bloodbath

"A well-written book of grime that every true crime reader must have on their shelves or reading device. Compelling and captivating." - RJ Parker, bestselling author of Serial Killers Abridged Encyclopedia, Serial Killer

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A real excursion into the weird and the bizarre: from a medieval-esque murder in a small town museum to the jilted boyfriend who decided that his former girlfriend needed to die on her twenty-first birthday.  And then there's the demented son who returns home to live with his mother and stepfather, and one night in their beautiful mansion sitting atop a high bluff overlooking the Ohio River, ... More

No Stone Unturned: The True Story Of The Worlds Premier Forensic Investigators

Updated and Now Available for the First Time As Kindle eBook and Audio Book Editions!

"Jackson's sharp eye misses nothing in the painstakingly rendered details. A must-have for true crime fans; it should also be of great interest to anyone fascinated with the practical applications of science." - Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review

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A body stuffed in a car trunk swallowed by the swirling, muddy waters of the Missouri River. A hiker brutally murdered, then thrown off a cliff in a remote mountain range. A devious killer who hid his wife's body under a thick cement patio. For investigators, the story is often the same: they know a murder took place, they may even know who did it. But without key evidence, pursuing a conviction i... More

Repeat Offender: Sin Citys Most Notorious Criminal And The Cop Who Caught Him

Las Vegas Underworld Story Roars To Life In True Crime Thriller REPEAT OFFENDER

"If you like mayhem, madness, and suspense, Repeat Offender is the book to read. It's a provocative journey into a world one rarely uncovers, with shocking twists and turns that will keep you riveted!" - Aphrodite Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Sacrifice and host of True Crime with Aphrodite Jones on the Investigation Discovery Network

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Millions in stolen property, revolting sex crimes and murder-for-hire were all in the mix for a Las Vegas police detective as he toiled to take Sin City's most prolific criminal off the streets for good. In REPEAT OFFENDER Las Vegas Police Detective Bradley Nickell brings you the inside scoop on the investigation of the most prolific repeat offender Las Vegas has ever known. Daimon Monroe looked l... More

Dixies Last Stand: Was It Murder Or Self-Defense?

Readers Asked To Decide "Was It Murder Or Self-Defense?" in DIXIE'S LAST STAND

"Impeccably researched and well-written ... a gripping narrative. Highly recommended." - Robert Sberna, author of HOUSE OF HORRORS, the shocking true story of Anthony Sowell

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Dixie Shanahan had a terribly troubled and abusive marriage in the sleepy little town of Defiance, Iowa. Then one summer day in 2002, Dixie's mean and wicked husband was gone. Some of the local residents presumed that Scott packed his bags and left town. But others were skeptical. After all, Scott's brown Ford pick-up truck was still parked in his driveway. The disappearance mystified Defiance for... More

Vampire: The Richard Chase Murders

Sullivan Recreates Historic True Crime Tale With VAMPIRE: The Richard Chase Murders

From The Bestselling Author Of THE BUNDY MURDERS Comes The Story Of 'The Vampire of Sacramento'

"The Richard Chase Murders by veteran true crime writer and historian, Kevin Sullivan, is fraught with emotion and detail. I always admire an author who dedicates their project to the victims, and tells about who they were and not just the crime against them. This is a well-written book that was researched in person and facts gleaned from key players during and after the Chase murders. A must have book for all true crime enthusiasts or book collectors." - R.J. Parker, award-winning true crime author and publisher at RJ Parker Publishing Inc.

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VAMPIRE is the tale of a diabolical, homicidal madman running amok, mutilating and murdering the unsuspecting residents in the quiet neighborhoods of Sacramento, CA. His diabolical and unrelenting desires, not just to kill his victims but to drink their blood, unleashed a terror within the city unlike anything the residents had ever known.... More

Man Overboard: The Counterfeit Resurrection Of Phil Champagne

20th Anniversary Special Edition

"Crisp as a freshly printed C-note. Exceptionally clever and vastly entertaining!" - Lee Goldberg, author, screenwriter and television producer

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A mind boggling blend of fraud, deception, trickery, lies and fine-prime-rib, MAN OVERBOARD was nominated BEST TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR by the World Mystery Convention, and universally praised as the most laugh-filled book in the genre's history.

1982: Oregon businessman Phil Champagne died in a tragic boating accident off Lopez Island, Washington.  He was survived by one ex-wife, f... More

Bogeyman: He Was Every Parents Nightmare

New York Times Bestselling Author Pens A True Horror Story About A Real-life Monster

"Jackson writes deeply. ...It's all in BOGEYMAN, a fascinating, well-paced read about the lows and highs of cold case investigations." - Katherine Ramsland, in Psychology Today

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The inspirational true crime story describing in dramatic detail the efforts of tenacious Texas lawmen to solve the cold case murders of three little girls and hold their killer accountable for his horrific crimes. An incredible police procedural from award-winning journalist and author Steve Jackson that begins in January 1985 and in a very real sense continues to this day as police detectives pu... More