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More than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular imagination. After scrupulously re-examining official documents of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect who has never been seriously considered until now. If you are expecting a finger to be pointed at one...
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Retired Phoenix Police Sergeant Darren Burch captivates you on another wild police ride-along with outrageously macabre and compelling stories from his thirty-year career as a rookie cop, sex crime detective, and night detective sergeant in the Phoenix Police Department's Homicide Unit in this gut-clinching, horrific, and oftentimes laugh-out-loud funny follow-up to Darren's award-winning true-crime book, Twisted But True. Darren's dark humor reemerges...
3) Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror: Life During the Reign of Victorian London's Most Brutal Killer
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An exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of the Londoners who lived through it, including eye-witness accounts and inquest testimonies.
The shocking murders carried out by an unknown serial killer in London's East End in during the autumn of 1888 dominated the news and public imagination at the time and have continued to exert a baleful influence ever since. But what was it like to live through those terrifying weeks? No matter...
5) Hayride 2
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Immediately following the events of "Hayride" the survivors arrive at the hospital to recover from the previous night's massacre. Unfortunately, the seemingly invincible "Pitchfork," fueled by hatred, is also on his way to finish what he started.
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After being left at the altar 5 years ago, ex-beauty queen Farrah Adjani has receded into her own world. She lives at home in an apartment shared by her mother and aunt, and rarely comes out of her room. She spends her time flipping through the 24-hour news cycle and feeding her obsession with Jackson Miles, a recently convicted serial killer. Everything changes when her overbearing drunk of a mother returns home from her date, flashes a ring, and...
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A Son's Worst Fears...
When Jerry Heimann's son arrived at his father's home in Everett, Washington, he found his grandmother, an Alzheimer's patient, alone in the house, starving and dehydrated. His father was missing. The furniture was gone. Within hours, police realized that Jerry's live-in housekeeper, Barbara Opel, had robbed him and fled. But where was Jerry?
A Mother's Worst Crime...
The next morning, Barbara Opel's 11-year-old son led...
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The Killer Book of Serial Killers is the ultimate resource (and gift) for any true crime fan and student of the bizarre world of serial killers. Filled with stories, trivia, quizzes, quotes, photos, and odd facts about the world's most notorious murderers, this is the perfect bathroom reader for anyone fascinated with serial killers.
The stories and trivia cover such killers as:
John Wayne Gacy
Ted Bundy
The BTK Killer
Jack the Ripper
The Green...
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After Detective John Calvino receives a signed confession to a shocking crime from 14-year-old Billy Lucas, he feels that somehow Billy has come home with him, to his family. Then another killing spree happens, just as and when John Calvino dreaded it would. Billy is safely locked away, but not the "ghost", if the ghost exists, that links these murders with past crimes, and with John Calvino. Anything could happen, and surely will -- again.
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A deranged man's pursuit of women he considers sinful explodes into a nightmare of terror for City Horticulturist Wendy Coleman. Although she rationalizes otherwise, he makes her feel somewhat responsible for the terror raining down on her. As the Apostle's net tightens, Detective Shawn Flannery and Wendy devise a plan that leads to a showdown with the Apostle's evil forces, a showdown that's risks Wendy's life even more.
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What drives serial killers to commit their horrific crimes? Are sex crimes really motivated by sexual desire? Why do some killers stop killing, while others escalate?
The science of personality theory has advanced dramatically in recent years, shedding new light on the inner workings of these criminals. In this book, professional counselor Todd Grande applies personality theory to over a dozen of the most notorious serial killers in modern history,...
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A serial killer haunts the streets of Dayton, Ohio, leaving a trail of women's bodies in their wake. Two men can stop it, but one is not the hero you would expect. Charlie, a serial killer himself, is forced into an investigation he's being accused of. Detective Chance Roning is hot on his trail, forcing Charlie to fend for his very existence. An adventure like no other, you will sit on the edge of your seat as you fly through the pages to discover...
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The Forgotten Soldier is a true-life story of a young male adolescent who struggles through life and overcomes many challenges and difficulties to become a successful military officer. The story is an epic adventure of a Black male who grew up in the ghetto and still found a way to make a positive impact inside his home, the community, and the United States Army. This phenomenal endeavor highlights the harsh lifestyle of guns, violence, deception,...
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En el 2013, una mujer observó horrorizada cómo de un sótano ubicado en el centro de Bilbao intentaba huir una mujer ensangrentada que buscaba desesperadamente una salida a la calle. Su llamada a la Ertzaintza destapó los crímenes de Juan Carlos Aguilar Gómez, autoproclamado como el primer monje Shaolin occidental, tres veces campeón del mundo de kung-fu y ocho de España. Sus títulos resultaron ser una ficción, así como su condición de...
18) Serial Killers
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From perverse acts of cannibalism and dark sexual fantasies to vicious acts motivated by greed and a simple lust for blood, this book reveals the methods and motivations of some of the world's most notorious serial killers, including Juan Corona, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Pee Wee Gaskins, and Ivan Milat. Whatever the personal stories that emerge from this line-up of twisted individuals, Serial Killers is a compelling testament, and warning, of the...
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Charles Manson was the illegitimate child of a teenage prostitute; in 1969, on his orders, eight people were hacked to death in an orgy of violence. Ted Bundy had the power to charm women. With his arm in a fake sling, he used to ask them to help him get his sailboat down off his car, but first they had to go to his house... Joanna Dennehy stabbed her lover Kevin Lee in the heart, dressed him in a black sequin dress, and dumped him in a ditch. To...
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Do you ever really know a person? I mean know down to the core and back, through the heart and deepest layers of hidden secrets. Some say it's impossible. Human nature is a lunar landscape full of mysteries and unknown spaces that never see the light of day, or truth. We hide intentions and manipulate our way through life, getting our needs and wants met as best we can, sometimes at a terrifyingly high price with no regard for so called loved ones....
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