In about ten days, true-crime readers from across the globe can become acclimated with a tiny western Iowa community that captured the national spotlight a decade ago: https://wildbluepress.com/dixies-last-stand-john-ferak-true-crime/ This was a murder case that ultimately generated incredible public awareness on hot-button topics such as domestic violence and murder in self-defense. How big a deal was the murder case involving Dixie … [Read more...]
The “Candy Man” Murders: Three Years of Terror in Houston
29 Missing Boys. One Shocking Confession.(opens in new tab) In the early 1970s, teenage boys began disappearing across Houston, Texas. One by one, they vanished, leaving behind empty bedrooms, unanswered questions, and a city that chose not to look too closely. Police called them runaways. Parents were told to be patient. Lack of concern caused a pattern to go unnoticed, until a single phone call changed everything. On August 8, 1973, a teenage … [Read more...]
SERIAL CITY: Detroit and the Hunt for Multiple Serial Predators
The True Story of Detroit Being Overrun by Multiple Serial Predators at the same time. At the turn of the twenty-first century, Detroit investigators faced a nightmare few police divisions ever encounter: multiple serial predators operating at the same time, in the same city, often targeting vulnerable victims in overlapping neighborhoods. To the public, the crimes appeared scattered. A schoolgirl attacked on her way to class. A woman assaulted … [Read more...]
Model Detective – Inside the Mind of a Female Homicide Boss
Leading Murder Investigations in a Man's World, She Broke the Glass Ceiling-With Handcuffs. MODEL DETECTIVE: A True Story of Heels, Handcuffs and Homicides takes readers where true crime has never gone before-inside the heart, mind, and soul of a Chicago homicide detective whose grit and instincts prove that a woman's place is in the homicide division. Sergeant Michele Wood, a 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, has spent nearly … [Read more...]
THE TYLENOL MURDERS: A Father’s Confession to His Son
When the Tylenol murders follow you home. The son who dared to expose the truth. Chicago, 1982. Seven people swallowed Tylenol capsules meant to heal, then they died within minutes. America changed overnight, then the killer vanished into darkness, and that darkness lived in my home. I was eleven, and my father was The Tylenol Killer that terrorized a nation. He created chaos, and confessed with his last breath. I uncovered the truth, and the rot … [Read more...]
In Public Record: A Journey To The Truth Of A Murder And Trial
Acquitted in court. Convicted in public opinion. September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed. Lisa had just passed an important test and earned her driver's license. She was a Girl Scout, athlete, musician, and lover of poetry. Then her life was cut … [Read more...]
THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS: Haunting True Crime Stories of Women Cold Cases
Powerful. Emotional. Unforgettable. The True Stories Behind the Statistics. In a world where every crime tells a story, some voices remain eerily silent. In The Forgotten Girls, Dr. Alyce Clark, a passionate investigator and scholar, invites you to uncover the chilling realities behind the cold cases of women whose lives were cut short, yet whose stories have been overshadowed by time and society. This gripping exploration delves into the lives … [Read more...]
Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces Of A Mafia Killer
Mafia Hitman Turned FBI Informant He Killed for the Mob - Then Betrayed Them All FINALIST in the IAN Book Of The Year Awards! Goodfellow, capo, killer, thief. A man so diabolically evil that he ordered his eldest son to murder his closest associate, and his youngest son to murder his best friend. When Greg Scarpa was in his early twenties he became a goodfellow in the Profaci family by swearing a blood oath to the Mafia, at the time the … [Read more...]
CHASSON’S RUN: The Prison Break That Captivated America And the Love Story That Fueled It
"Sorry folks, but I gotta go." CHASSON'S RUN: The Prison Break That Captivated America And the Love Story That Fueled It is a gripping true crime tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat. On September 6, 1982, convicted murderer Leroy James Chasson made a daring break for freedom from the Massachusetts Correctional Institute-Walpole-one of the most infamous, escape-proof prisons in the country. But this wasn't just any prison break. It … [Read more...]
STORM OF SUSPICION: The Karen Read Murder Trials
Inside the Most Explosive Murder Trials of the Decade Corrupt Cops or a Cold-Blooded Killer? A Deep Dive Into the Trials That Shook America. STORM OF SUSPICION: The Karen Read Murder Trials is an electrifying, real-time courtroom thriller and the gripping personal account of author Kevin Lenihan's detailed examination of the evidence-both known and what he's discovered-as well as the dark rumors, courtroom bombshells, and conspiracy theories … [Read more...]
