Investigators and Central Florida residents were horrified when 16-year-old vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell was arrested and charged with bludgeoning a cult member's parents. When they realized the slain couple's 15-year-old daughter was missing, they feared she was a victim, too. Detectives and journalists swarming over three states soon uncovered a web of blood-drinking occult rituals, illicit sex, wildly dysfunctional families and spiritual … [Read more...]
COLD BLOODED Author Frank Stanfield: Why Are Vampires So Popular?
Why are vampires so popular in pop culture? I mean, sure, Count Dracula wore nice clothes -- black tie for dinner and all -- and he lived in a castle, but he was so creepy. Bela Lugosi launched a career scaring the heck out of moviegoers in 1931’s Dracula. I watched it as a kid on late night “Creature Feature” TV shows in the1960s. Deep psychological messages escaped me at the time. Perhaps I was too busy bonking my little brother over … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for ‘THE SON OF SAM’ AND ME
True crime book trailer for 'THE SON OF SAM' AND ME: The Truth About Why I Wasn't Shot By David Berkowitz by Carl Denaro with Brian Whitney. Learn more Includes Never Revealed Correspondence Between Denaro and Berkowitz! In 1976, a killer who called himself 'The Son of Sam' shot and killed a half dozen people and wounded as many more in New York City. During his crime spree, the madman left bizarre letters mocking the police and … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SERIAL KILLERS
True crime book trailer for OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SERIAL KILLERS. Available in ebook and paperback Learn more: https://wildbluepress.com/out-of-the-mouths-of-serial-killers-mary-brett-true-crime/ Amazon: http://wbp.bz/mouthsserialkillersa WHY DO SERIAL KILLERS KILL? OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SERIAL KILLERS is as close as you will ever come to discovering the answer … and in the killer's own words! In this one-of-a-kind book, author Mary Brett … [Read more...]
Zodiac Killer’s ‘340 Cipher’ Cracked After 51 Years
Some believe the message contains a hidden clue which may bring us closer to solving the case than ever before. Dubbed the "340 cipher," the message was unraveled by a trio of code breakers -- David Oranchak, a software developer in Virginia, Jarl Van Eycke, a Belgian computer programmer, and Sam Blake, an Australian mathematician. Source: cnn.com In the late 1960’s, and early 1970’s, an enigmatic serial killer terrorized the San … [Read more...]
Read Deeper Into Your Favorite True Crime Shows/Movies
True crime is all the rage with dozens of books, podcasts, and shows and movies focused on various cases. The true crime community is always buzzing about the latest "must-watch" shows and movies especially, but they know that the shows and movies don't cover it all. The most voracious true crime fans seek out other points of view and other accounts to get ALL the details. For those most dedicated fans, we put together a list of true crime … [Read more...]
Stranger Than Fiction: 10 Unbelievable True Crime Stories
Big Bird finding a dead woman in his house; a cannibal police officer; a horse suspected of murder; a mysterious crate with horrifying contents; a teenager who murdered his baby sister; one criminal's shocking motive for killing three people; a lady feeding dead men to hogs; an international assassination suspect is murdered in North Carolina for a completely unrelated reason; a family search that ended in harrassment, stalking, and death … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for True Crime Chronicles Volume One
Available in ebook and paperback: wbp.bz/tcc1 True Crime Book trailer for True Crime Chronicles: Serial Killers, Outlaws, And Justice ... Real Crime Stories From The 1800s Volume One by New York Times Bestselling Author Mike Rothmiller. What do Wyatt Earp, Belle Gunness, Big Foot the Renegade, Billy the Kid, and Dr. H.H. Holmes, and The Black Hand have in common? They were all subjects of true crime newspaper reporting in the 1800s, and now … [Read more...]
September 2020- Books Under $3
We're excited to share with you that five of our titles will be on sale from 9/1/2020 to 10/4/2020. Be sure to add these favorites to your collection while they're on sale! Non-Fiction Get Railroaded by Samuel L. Sommer and Christopher Jossart for $1.99 Court proceedings amount to do-overs, appellate victories and overturns, and mysterious documents. Sam is found guilty of murder in 1971. Soon, his case is highlighted in … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for From the Mob to the Movies
True Crime Book Trailer for From the Mob to the Movies: How I Escaped the Mob and Landed in Hollywood by Richie Salerno. Available in ebook and paperback: wbp.bz/mobtomovies "Richie Salerno has an amazing story to tell and he does in From The Mob To The Movies, taking readers from the streets of Brooklyn to Hollywood. Truly a must read." - Dennis N. Griffin, award-winning author of A 'FAMILY' BUSINESS and THE RISE AND FALL OF A 'CASINO' … [Read more...]