Murder

"[John] Edward narrates dialogue so naturally that listeners will hear his conviction and picture his thoughtful gaze as he directs [Narrator Robert] Hilland's focus. Hilland becomes a strong believer, and listeners will as well." — AudioFile How a skeptical FBI agent reached out to a famous...

Christopher Dale Flannery received his first criminal conviction at the age of 14. Within 20 years, he would become one of the most feared criminals in Australia, believed to be responsible for up to a dozen murders, most of which he was never tried for.

On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Sunday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.

Anyone can see the place where the children died. You take the Princes Highway past Geelong, and keep going west in the direction of Colac....

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the...

A mysterious disappearance, a brazen murderer and the police who hunted him down. In March 2020 secret lovers Russell Hill and Carol Clay disappeared in Victoria's remote Wonnangatta Valley.

One Australian woman is hospitalised every three hours and two more lose their lives each week as a result of family violence. But for some women there is a punishment far more enduring than injury or their own death....

Lucy Letby seemed like a totally ordinary young woman: fun-loving and popular. She had a happy childhood with devoted parents, and after university she landed her dream job as a nurse looking after sick babies. She even became a poster girl for the hospital where she worked.

Bonus material! Includes an excerpt from John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s Obsession! Discover the classic behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas' 25-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country's most...

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas takes you behind the scenes with a blow-by-blow account of one of the most intriguing and enduring murder mysteries of our time....

From acclaimed true crime author and podcaster Emily Webb comes a gripping collection of chilling cases from Australia and beyond. This volume delves into both well-known and obscure crimes, revealing the dark underbelly lurking beneath seemingly peaceful neighbourhoods.

THE #1 TRUE CRIME BESTSELLER. Serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. This is the memoir of a homicide detective. WINNER OF 2021 DANGER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION Here I am: tall and broad, shaved head, had my nose broken three times fighting. Black suit, white...

When Cindy Gambino dropped her three boys off at their dad's on Father's Day 2005 she had no idea she would never see them again. By day's end, their bodies lay at the bottom of an icy dam, a tragedy that sparked one of the most controversial and prolonged murder cases in Australian history.

Their names echo through true crime history like dark legends: John Wayne Gacy, the Zodiac Killer, Richard Ramirez, Aileen Wuornos, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and the Golden State Killer. Their infamous deeds have been exhaustively chronicled across every medium imaginable.

Imagine living with the knowledge that your father had murdered your mother and lied to you your whole life, telling you she left because she didn't love you anymore. How could a father do this to his children? How could a husband do this to a woman he at one time loved? When she was four years...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of...

Underbelly meets Molly's Game - the true crime investigation that rewrote the story of Melbourne's infamous gangland war and triggered a royal commission. Melbourne's gangland war was an era dominated by murders, stings, hits, drug busts, corruption and greed - inspiring bestselling books and...

'A CHILLING new memoir by the daughter of mass murderer Fred West and his wife Rose describes the savage cruelty of her upbringing in 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester' DAILY MAIL 'Mae, I mean this ... I'm not a good person and I let all you children down ...' Rose West, HM PRISON DURHAM It has...

A true insider's story of the backpacker murders from the detective who led the team that arrested Ivan Milat....

This huge set of 10 Volumes of Curated True Crime - with over 160 stories in total - has some of the most gut wrenching, twisted, and disturbing murders ever.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the shocking true story now featured in the Netflix documentary My Father, The BTK Killer. What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer? Discover the true story behind the BTK killer, as told by those closest to him. In 2005, Kerri...

Charmer: The True Story of a Ladies' Man and His Victims is a masterwork of true crime journalism from acclaimed author Jack Olsen, delivering a chilling portrait of a killer who weaponized charisma.

From John Douglas—the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter—comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the...

It was the double murder case that gripped Australia, and former Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi KC is finally able to share all the astonishing details. Shortlisted for the 2023 Danger Awards Dorothy Davis and Kerry Whelan were both happy, healthy, affluent, middle-class women from conservative...

Discover the true crime in Australia’s toughest prisons, including Pentridge, Cessnock, Minda, Goulburn, Silverwater, Rison and Lithgow....

Die Angst geht um in Berlin. Immer wieder werden im Herzen der Stadt zerstückelte Frauenleichen gefunden. Die Polizei ermittelt fieberhaft, aber ohne Erfolg. Eher zufällig stoßen die Beamten schließlich auf den unscheinbaren Straßenhändler Carl Großmann. Was der hinter verschlossenen Türen trieb, will im Nachhinein niemand gewusst haben. Doch schon bald wird klar: Großmann ist einer der schlimmsten Serienmörder der deutschen Geschichte. Seine Verbrechen gehen um die Welt; die Presse nennt ihn „den Schlächter von Berlin".

In Pain Bleeds Crime, she shares twenty-three gripping true stories from her decades working in maximum-security prisons, courts, and forensic hospitals. The crimes are shocking—murder, rape, paedophilia, assault, fetishism, bestiality, and more—but what lies beneath is often even more confronting.

The New York Times bestselling True Crime Files series continues with this haunting collection of the dangers lurking among those we trust the most—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me. Doomed relationships and deadly betrayals are at the heart of this...

For My Boys is Claire’s heartbreaking story and her tale of determination to seek justice for her sons and give a voice to all children who are at risk at the hands of an abusive parent. Her battle with government and court bureaucracy will anger and shock, but Claire’s humbling and remarkable story of strength will inspire.

In this chilling volume of New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule’s Crime Files, discover unforgettable cases of a spouse, lover, family member or helpful stranger who is totally trusted—until it’s too late. Whether driven to extreme violence by greed or jealousy, passion or rage, the...

This first installment in the New York Times bestselling Crime Files series is a chilling collection of shocking crimes and the ensuing struggles to bring the perpetrators to justice—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me. Soon to be a Lifetime original movie...

Some murders reveal a terrifying truth: the capacity to plan another person's destruction with cold, deliberate precision. This collection of 12 meticulously researched cases exposes killers who had time to reconsider, countless chances to stop, but chose murder anyway.

The thirteenth entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from the “prolific and talented” (Publishers Weekly) Ann Rule focuses on crime victims who had no idea they were in life-threatening danger, often from the very people they trusted the most. In this collection’s featured case...

“America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews) presents an all-new collection of crime stories drawn from her private files and featuring the riveting case of a fraudulent doctor whose lifelong deceptions had deadly consequences. The inspiration behind the upcoming Lifetime movie...

The true crime genre tends to revolve around the same notorious names, retold until every detail becomes familiar. But for every killer who achieved infamy, dozens more committed equally heinous acts that barely made it past the local news. Their victims' stories remain untold, their families' grief unacknowledged. This collection digs deeper, unearthing cases that prove not all monsters are famous. These accounts reveal that the most disturbing crimes often happen far from the spotlight—in quiet suburbs, rural communities, and forgotten corners where evil thought no one was watching.

From the depths of the Grand Canyon to the towering peaks of Yosemite, Murder on the Trail delves into chilling stories of killers, mysterious disappearances, and other harrowing crimes that have occurred in US national parks, including those involving: Cary Stayner, Yosemite Park Killer; Gary Hilton, National Forest Killer; the tragic story of vanlifer Gabby Petito; Toni and Harold Henthorn; and more.

En el verano de 1915, cinco víctimas —entre ellas dos niñas y una mujer embarazada— fueron masacradas a hachazos en una finca remota de un municipio fronterizo al noroeste de Cáceres, y como consecuencia cinco campesinos del lugar fueron arrestados y condenados a cadena perpetua. La condena fue el inicio de un largo proceso de búsqueda de la verdad protagonizado por los abogados defensores, convencidos de la inocencia de sus defendidos y de que se había cometido un gravísimo error judicial.

De prisiones, putas y pistolas es la historia de una amistad y también de una promesa, de cómo dos amigos trazan un plan y lo llevan a cabo, no en elegantes despachos ministeriales, ni en los restaurantes más selectos, ni tan siquiera en las agencias de inteligencia estatales, sino en grises oficinas de los funcionarios anónimos, en los pasillos de las prisiones o en conversaciones telefónicas, y que consiguen que los esforzados y a veces desencantados servidores públicos, encargados de lidiar con la decepción y la mala leche, y a los que nadie otorgará nunca medallas al mérito, sean quienes l

La pasión por la crónica negra habría de servirle para escribir relatos de ficción a partir de un hecho real, demostrar que había leído abundante bibliografía de criminología y entendía de todos estos temas y, también, que conocía al dedillo las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes, que despreciaba.

Smitty: My Marriage to Serial Killer Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson unveils an unforgettable tale of love, betrayal, and survival. Diane Schmid thought she had found her Prince Charming when she met Charles Schmid, a charismatic and mysterious man who swept her off her feet as a teenager in the mid-1960s. But her fairytale quickly unraveled when her husband was arrested for multiple shocking murders that captured national attention.

La Policía Judicial acude hasta el número 13 de la calle Montesinos. Dos niños, Francisco, de seis años, y Adrián, de cuatro, yacen muertos sobre la cama. Paqui, su madre, les cuenta que un ecuatoriano ha entrado en casa durante la madrugada y ha acabado con la vida de sus dos hijos, pero con las primeras pesquisas se despiertan las sospechas. Las incoherencias de su relato y las pruebas forenses pronto desmienten su coartada.

Una película de éxito, The Way (El Camino), la animó a hacerlo de la misma forma que su protagonista: recorriendo el Camino de Santiago. La mañana del 5 de abril de 2015, después de salir de Astorga (León), la peregrina desapareció sin dejar rastro. Esta es la historia de una apasionante investigación de la Policía —también de la solidaridad de muchas personas— en la que desde el primer minuto hubo un sospechoso claro, pero en la que parecía imposible encontrar pruebas que pudieran incriminarlo.

Dos mujeres desaparecidas con cinco años de diferencia. No se conocen, jamás se han visto. Solo les unen dos cosas: han vivido en el mismo chalé de Majadahonda (Madrid) en épocas distintas y han conocido a Bruno Hernández Vega. Eduardo cruza el mundo para encontrar a su hermana Adriana, pero su rastro se pierde en ese chalé en el que Bruno le alquilaba una habitación. Las pesquisas pronto pondrán sobre la pista a la Guardia Civil. Descubren que desde hace años tampoco nadie sabe nada de Liria, la tía de Bruno y propietaria de la casa.

Mujeres que matan, en el ámbito doméstico siempre, por necesidad, para huir de la miseria o el maltrato, o también por inquina, por pura desesperación, incluso por compasión. Mujeres que matan con lo que tienen a mano, con imaginación, sin sangre, en silencio. La historia del crimen perpetrado por las mujeres a lo largo de la historia se resume en una palabra: veneno.

Denisa tenía 17 años cuando rompió con su novio en 2018, tras un año de relaciones, y empezó a convivir con otro joven. Una fría y lluviosa noche de noviembre, Rocío creyó ver que en el teléfono móvil de su chico había entrado una solicitud de amistad enviada por Denisa. Eso causó en ella un ataque de celos que la enfureció hasta el extremo de hacer que Mario la llevase en su coche hasta la casa de Denisa en Alcorcón (Madrid), donde le asestó una cuchillada que acabó con su vida casi en el acto.

El 24 de enero del año 2003, Alfredo Galán Sotillo salió de su casa con la intención de dar una vuelta por Madrid y, cuando encontrara una condición favorable, matar a alguien. A cualquiera. Al llegar a una calle céntrica vio una portería abierta y entró. Allí encontró a un hombre dando de comer a su hijo pequeño. Le pidió que se arrodillara y, ante la mirada del niño, lo ejecutó. Aquella fue la primera de las nueve víctimas del que se convertiría en uno de los criminales en serie más buscados en España, apodado por la prensa como el Asesino de la Baraja.

Durante años viajé por España siguiendo un rastro de sangre. Era mi trabajo. Como periodista he buscado la dimensión global de cada crimen. Existen crímenes que me han perseguido durante toda mi existencia. Me sumergí en ellos por trabajo como periodista de investigación, inconsciente de lo que iban a suponer en mi realidad profesional y personal. Este libro visita por última vez mis crímenes verdaderos y algunos paisajes ensangrentados.

There are crimes that stand the test of time. Cases so mysterious, cruel, and incomprehensible that they become deeply engraved in the collective memory and never fade away.

Aileen Wuornos shocked the world not only for her crimes, but for who she was: a female serial killer with no remorse, a brutal past, and a firestorm of media attention. In Aileen Wuornos: America’s Female Serial Killer, David G. Stone traces her life from a devastating childhood to a string of murders that left seven men dead on Florida highways.

Generally naive about their world, children are thought to be nearly incapable of serious wrongdoing and are rarely suspects in violent crimes. Yet, from the 1960s to the mid-90s, the U.S. saw several waves of juvenile murders that caused widespread public concern. The phenomenon created longstanding debates about the sources or causes of a child killer's mindset. Some blame external triggers like video games, rock music or pornography, while others argue the causes are deeper issues, such as an underdeveloped brain experiencing abuse and neglect.