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Step into the opulent yet treacherous world of Gilded Age New York, where wealth, power, and passion collided with deadly consequences. Architect of Desire reveals the shocking true story of Stanford White, whose fascination with the enchanting Evelyn Nesbit led to his tragic end at the hands of her husband, Harry K. Thaw. This immersive true crime audiobook offers a meticulously researched narrative that brings to life one of America's most notorious scandals. Experience the drama, intrigue, and historical depth through rich storytelling and vivid audio performance.

Irene White was 43 years old when she was found murdered at her home in Dundalk in April 2005. In one of the most vicious and senseless killings in Irish history, Irene was stabbed 34 times. While two men were convicted of the murder in 2019, it was clear they were just carrying out orders. Former Garda detective Pat Marry worked for over a decade on the case, and here he outlines the various obstacles that plagued the investigation, as well as the eventual breakthroughs that brought her killers to justice. But while the mastermind remains at large, is the case truly closed?

The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years of meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.

When the Allen brothers sold Houston's first lots, the city became a magnet for enterprising tycoons and opportunistic crooks alike. As the young city grew, a scourge of crime and vice accompanied the success of oil and real estate. The Bayou City's seedy side—flashing Bowie knives, privileged bad boys, hardened prostitutes, and unchecked serial killers—established its hold. From a young Clyde Barrow to the Man Who Killed Halloween, Houston's past is filled with bloody tales, heartbreaking loss, and despicable deeds.

Norman Mailer was writing The Executioner's Song, his novel about condemned killer Gary Gilmore, when he struck up a correspondence with Jack Henry Abbott, Federal Prisoner 87098-132. Over time, Abbott convinced the famous author that he was a talented writer who deserved another chance at freedom. With letters of support from Mailer and other literary elites of the day, Abbott was released on parole in 1981.

In the winter of 1900, Wiradjuri man Jimmy Governor and his brother Joe murdered nine people across New South Wales, in a rampage that caused panic in the colony on the cusp of nationhood. Triggered, it seems, by a racist incident, they killed men, women and children, evading a vast manhunt until they were eventually captured. Joe was shot in the open; Jimmy survived to be put on trial. Thus the last man to be outlawed in the colony was hanged in the new nation, meeting his end in Darlinghurst Gaol as the Federation decorations were taken down.

In this unique collection, Literary Witches co-creator Katy Horan unearths the true and fictional stories behind twenty traditional murder ballads, exploring the beauty and horror of the art form through stories, lyrics, and original interpretations. The audiobook includes covers of various folk songs by Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, Marissa Nadler, and Lizzie No.

In 2018, police announced that they had finally arrested the "Golden State Killer," a man responsible for over 140 burglaries, fifty rapes, and at least thirteen murders committed in California throughout the 1970s and '80s. That man turned out to be a former California police officer, Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. Just two months earlier, the publication of I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara had rocked the world of true crime.

Baby Killer 2: Is Lucy Letby Innocent? is an in-depth exploration of one of the most controversial and emotionally charged criminal cases in recent history. Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six others, has become a figure at the center of polarizing debates about justice, evidence, and systemic failures in healthcare.

Richard Chase ist das Paradebeispiel für das Verständnis von desorganisierten Mördern. Sein Fall wird noch heute vom FBI wegen seiner unfassbaren Grausamkeit studiert. Glauben Sie, Sie haben in der True-Crime-Szene schon alles gesehen? Richard Chase, bekannt als der Vampir von Sacramento, wird Sie eines Besseren belehren. Sein wahnhafter Glaube, dass das Trinken von Blut und der Verzehr menschlicher Organe der einzige Weg sei zu überleben, trieb ihn zu unsagbaren Taten, die eine ganze Stadt in Angst und Schrecken versetzten.

Perry era um sonhador. Teve criação conturbada e violenta, e achava que a vida lhe tinha dado golpes injustos. Dick, considerado o cérebro da dupla, queria apenas arrebatar o dinheiro e desaparecer. Presos e condenados, ambos morreram na forca em 1965. Publicado no mesmo ano da execução dos assassinos, A sangue frio rapidamente se tornou um sucesso de crítica e vendas, rendendo alguns milhões de dólares ao autor.

Quando, nel febbraio del 2008, uscì Il grande abbaglio – controinchiesta sulla strage di Erba, per l'Italia intera Olindo Romano e Rosa Bazzi erano due mostri. Il libro fu accolto da un diluvio di polemiche. Sui coniugi, che stavano per essere processati, c'erano prove considerate granitiche e questo volume le metteva tutte in discussione: era stato scritto che l'unico superstite della strage avesse riconosciuto subito in Olindo il suo aggressore. Ma non era vero.

A century of shocking cases that gripped the nation Malaysian Murders and Mysteries brings together 42 of the nation's most well-known and notorious cases–and investigates over a century of crimes and murders that have gripped the attention of the entire nation and beyond. The cases go as far back as 1875, beginning with colonial-era intrigues that remain unresolved to this day, to the swift and sudden demise of a North Korean man at KLIA in 2017 and a mysterious epidemic that killed 15 villagers in a remote Kelantan outpost in 2019.

Is there anything more to be said about the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee? The wave of podcasts (starting with the phenomenally successful Serial), blogs, videos, documentaries, and books about this case would seem to indicate that the answer is no. But I would beg to differ. There are questions that have never been answered and mistakes that have never been corrected. After much thought and research, I believe that I have, indeed, been able to present a fresh perspective about what really happened on January 13, 1999 and in the days and weeks afterwards.

Nel luglio 1965, le adolescenti Sylvia e Jenny Likens furono affidate temporaneamente a Gertrude Baniszewski, una madre single di mezza età, e ai suoi sette figli. La famiglia Baniszewski era sommersa di bambini. C'erano poche regole e ampia libertà. Purtroppo, l'ambiente creava una pericolosa gerarchia di darwinismo sociale in cui i forti predavano i deboli. Quello che accadde nei tre mesi successivi fu tanto avvincente quanto agghiacciante. Nell'ottobre del 1965, il corpo di Sylvia Likens fu trovato nel seminterrato di casa Baniszewski, dove era stata imprigionata.

Are you a devoted follower of true crime? Are you familiar with the intricate details of notorious crimes and criminals? Have you grown weary of hearing the same familiar stories? Do you seek out chilling and unusual facts that are not part of everyday life? Then you’ll want to dive into Beyond Wicked True Crime Stories: Heinous Holidays! In a season often filled with joy and celebration, a darker truth lurks beneath the surface.

In this exhilarating and terrifying new book, Emma Kenny explores the bewildering world of cults, looking into the magnetic pull of cult leaders who find, ensnare and indoctrinate followers, transforming them from normal people into devoted acolytes, and, in the most extreme cases, into killers. From Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple to David Koresh and the Branch Davidians; Marshall Applewhite's Heaven's Gate to Order of the Solar Temple, Emma unpicks the interplay between power, manipulation and faith that makes cults work.

In the "Crossroads of America," three active-duty US Army paratroopers commit a more heinous crime than the one they are trying to cover up. Their arrests and trial shock and divide residents of the town between those who see the soldiers as heroes and those who view them as cold-blooded killers. Author Dan Melchior unearths the story of Rudolph Ziemer, known by some as the "Queer Undertaker."

Ivor and Sally Davis were horrified when their Malibu neighbors, Verna Roehler and her son, Doug died in a terrible boating accident. The nightmare only continued when her husband, their friend, Fred Roehler, was arrested and then convicted for their murder. As investigative writers they set out hoping to find Roehler innocent—instead they found a viper's nest of deceit and murder.

As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a police coverup ran rampant, and the case went unsolved along with the murders of several other young women.