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...

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.

A serial killer wants to be the best. He turns a yellow cab into a killing machine and writes a letter to the leading sports writer in NYC telling him he is going to kill one person a week. This will send the City into a panic. He picks, as his victims prominent New Yorkers, his former classmates from prep school and some random elderly people. Ian MacDonald, a seasoned Assistant District Attorney in the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorneys...

Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. Limited time offer. There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada has been confined to West Coast butcher Clifford Olson and the "Schoolgirl Murderers" Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, along with the horrific acts of pig farmer Robert Pickton. Unlike our...

Growing up on the poor side of glitzy Hollywood, Loren Neestrom has developed into a handsome young man worthy of a big-screen idol. But beneath his good looks lies another side, too dark even for Hollywood. Raised by a deranged mother, he is torn between their incestuous relationship and the drive to realize his secret desire... a diabolical plot to kidnap and kill two boys. Steve Bell and his nerdy sidekick, Rick Shoeman, are carefree kids coming-of-age....

As a social exercise, the author of this book collects some of the most disturbing stories from 10 death row psychopaths and their feelings as a last request to be able to put their deepest emotions on paper. All of them were executed days before they could personally deliver them, most of them in different states of the United States. The names were kept private for the participants' privacy.

An investigation into the man Scotland Yard thought (but couldn't prove) was Jack the Ripper Dozens of theories have attempted to resolve the mystery of the identity of Jack the Ripper, the world's most famous serial killer. Ripperologist Robert House contends that we may have known the answer all along. The head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department at the time of the murders thought Aaron Kozminski was guilty, but he lacked the legal...

Get the Summary of Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson intertwines the stories of two men during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair: Daniel Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a charismatic serial killer who exploited the fair to find his victims. As Chicago wins the bid to host the World's...

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...

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...