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As Bobby lifted his 'gooney stick' axe handle above his head and swung it down with brute force for the third time, he licked his lips as the weapon smashed again into the limp head of his train boxcar companion. He savoured the moment as he watched the frantic eyes of his victim stammer to a halt and slowly drain of life. Bobby had become exceptionally good at taking lives - the lives of those who would not be missed. This is the true story of an extremely brutal and extraordinary serial killer who plagued the United States' busy freight train tracks for some fifteen years. Over the decade and a half between 1981 and 1996, Robert Joseph Silveria Junior's horrific and truly terrifying killing spree led him to ultimately take the lives of some 28 fellow travellers until being finally apprehended.

A hard day teaching dance. Finish work and head to the beach. It's an appealing prospect especially when that beach is the North Shore of Oahu, on the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Whether it is standing by the ancient temple looking out to sea, having a coffee on any of the waterfront cafes or swimming in the warm blue ocean, the beach is one of those paradise-like places about which we all dream...It might be a touch different today to what it was like back in the mid-1980s, but the ambience is little changed. On July 6th 1985, a talented and enthusiastic student planned to go to that beauty spot along with friends when she finished teaching her dance class at the Rosalie Woodson Dance Academy, located in the 'Aiea district of Honolulu. ..But Diane Yayoe Suzuki never made it. Her class finished at 3.00pm, but by the time her friend arrived fifteen minutes later, the student was missing. She has never been seen since.

O livro explora as vidas e crimes de indivíduos infames como Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy e Alexander Pichushkin. Os leitores são levados numa viagem no tempo e através dos continentes, explorando as mentes sombrias e distorcidas destes criminosos.- O livro investiga a psicologia desses criminosos, examinando seus motivos e os fatores que os levaram a cometer atos hediondos.- O livro também examina o papel da aplicação da lei e do sistema judicial na detenção destes criminosos e em levá-los à justiça.- Através de uma investigação meticulosa e de uma narrativa convincente, o livro esclarece o impacto destes crimes na sociedade e o legado duradouro destes criminosos.

- Het boek onderzoekt de levens en misdaden van beruchte individuen als Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy en Alexander Pichushkin.- Het boek duikt in de psychologie van deze criminelen en onderzoekt hun motieven en de factoren die hen ertoe brachten gruwelijke daden te plegen.- Lezers worden meegenomen op een reis door de tijd en over continenten, waarbij ze de duistere en verwrongen geesten van deze criminelen onderzoeken.- Het boek onderzoekt ook de rol van wetshandhaving en het rechtssysteem bij het arresteren van deze criminelen en het voor de rechter brengen ervan.- Door nauwgezet onderzoek en meeslepende verhalen werpt het boek licht op de impact van deze misdaden op de samenleving en op de blijvende erfenis van deze criminelen.

Książka bada życie i zbrodnie nieslawnych osób, takich jak Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy i Alexander Pichushkin. Czytelnicy zostają zabrani w podróż w czasie i przez kontynenty, badając mroczne i pokręcone umysly tych przestępców.- Książka zaglębia się w psychologię tych przestępców, badając ich motywy i czynniki, które sklonily ich do popelnienia ohydnych czynów.- Książka analizuje także rolę organów ścigania i wymiaru sprawiedliwości w zatrzymywaniu tych przestępców i stawianiu ich przed wymiarem sprawiedliwości.- Dzięki skrupulatnym badaniom i fascynującej opowieści książka rzuca światlo na wplyw tych zbrodni na spoleczeństwo i trwale dziedzictwo tych przestępców.

- Scrúdaíonn an leabhar saolta agus coireanna daoine clúiteacha ar nós Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy agus Alexander Pichushkin.- Scrúdaíonn an leabhar síceolaíocht na gcoirpeach seo, ag scrúdú a n-chúiseanna agus na tosca a thug orthu gníomhartha uafásacha a dhéanamh.- Tugtar léitheoirí ar thuras tríd an am agus trasna na mór-roinne, ag fiosrú meoin dorcha agus chasta na gcoirpeach seo.- Scrúdaíonn an leabhar freisin an ról atá ag forghníomhú an dlí agus an chórais cheartais maidir leis na coirpigh seo a ghabháil agus iad a thabhairt os comhair an cheartais.- Trí thaighde mionchruinn agus scéalaíocht an-láidir, cuireann an leabhar solas ar thionchar na gcoireanna seo ar an tsochaí agus ar oidhreacht bhuan na gcoirpeach seo.

Shannan and Chris Watts looked like the perfect couple. She had already proudly posted an ultrasound image of their new child, with whom she was just over three months pregnant, on Facebook. At a party, she would announce the gender of the latest member of the Watts family. It was a boy, and they would call him Nico. The thirty-four-year-old wife, with the good job, the nice home, the terrific kids and the perfect, loving husband really did seem to have it all.But, she didn't. It certainly seems to be the case that Shanann's publicly offered feelings were true to her heart, but her husband's were not. He was a man with many secrets; we are only just beginning to learn the extent of these, and time will help to identify those that are true, and those that have emerged, on shaky ground, from the gossip surrounding the tragic and horrific story which is about to unfold.Because Chris Watts is currently in prison, awaiting trial on a number of charges. Among them, are the first-degree murders of Shanann, Celeste and Bella, along with causing the premature termination of his son's life.

Some murders offer more questions than answers. The vicious slaying of Michael McMorrow, a forty-four-year-old real estate worker, is such a case. That his murder was carried out by fifteen-year-old kids is just one of the bizarre elements to the crime, which took place in the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park, New York City, in 1997.Who actually wielded the blows that killed Michael? Was it Daphne Abdela, the rich girl gone bad? Or Christopher Vasquez, the boy from the other side of the tracks whose numerous emotional issues saw him placed on prescription drugs to help him cope with anxiety and depression? Or was it the two, egging each other on in a fit of alcohol fuelled frenzy?

A love story gone horribly wrong, and the complex web that had to be untangled to get to the truth...On August 4th 1992, paramedics responded to an emergency call to Number Seven Summit Drive, Peru, Indiana. Outside, the caller still had the phone pressed to her ear, presumably still talking to Duke Memorial Hospital Emergency Room's dispatcher. Inside the master bedroom was a lifeless body lying on a couch, seemingly asleep. Upon closer inspection, E.M.T. technician Carolyn Shaffer could tell that the individual was no longer alive. Minutes later, the house was swarming with policemen, crime scene specialists, the medical examiner as well as a few family members. This quick response by authorities was mainly because the victim was one of their own. James Grund, who was called Jimmy by practically everyone, was a third generation lawyer in the town of Peru. His death came as a shock to many, and law enforcement officers pulled into the driveway to lend a hand, and their own theories as to who could have committed the murder...Little did they know just how tangled the web was...

Young love is infectious. The future is an open book, each page to be filled as the couple go along. Hope blossoms; everything is rosy. Amy Wroe Bechtel and her husband Steve were an active, outdoor adventure type couple making the small town of Lander, Wyoming a perfect location for their second home together. They had only recently moved into their compact ex miner's cottage on Climbers Row when their paradise was punctured. Because, on July 24th, 1997, Amy disappeared...What happened to Amy Bechtel? No one knows for sure but there are theories...

Cartea explorează viețile și crimele unor indivizi infami precum Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy și Alexander Pichushkin. Cititorii sunt duși într-o călătorie în timp și peste continente, explorând mințile întunecate și întortocheate ale acestor criminali.- Cartea se adâncește în psihologia acestor criminali, examinând motivele lor și factorii care i-au determinat să comită acte odioase.- Cartea examinează, de asemenea, rolul forțelor de ordine și al sistemului de justiție în reținerea acestor criminali și aducerea lor în fața justiției.- Prin cercetări meticuloase și povestiri convingătoare, cartea aruncă lumină asupra impactului acestor crime asupra societății și asupra moștenirii de durată a acestor criminali.

In August 1994, two farmers working in a field stumbled upon the skeletal remains of Clinton Trezise. Unfortunately, there was no evidence present on the remains or the grave that could help police identify the victim. There was evidence of dyed hair and previously broken bones, which gave forensic experts hope that they would be able to identify the victim, but nobody came forth to claim the victim, not even after a $100,000 reward was offered. Trezise's family finally filed a missing person report in October 1995, but authorities still couldn't make the connection. Photos of Trezise were sent to forensic experts to compare against the skull, and they concluded that they were not a match - twice. Trezise was an openly gay man. Soon there would be numerous bodies of gay men found dead or missing in the area. A man or group of men were targeting them. Thus began the story of the Snowtown Murders...

On Wednesday May 6, 2020, investigators arrived at Clark Perry Baldwin's home in Waterloo, Iowa, and placed him under arrest for multiple murders. Brent Cooper, the district attorney general of the 22nd Judicial District in Tennessee announced the arrest later that day, revealing that Baldwin was the main suspect in three cold cases, one in Spring Hill Tennessee, and two in Wyoming. Baldwin is suspected of the 1991 murder of Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall and her unborn baby, and the 1992 murders of Bitter Creek Betty and the I-90 Jane Doe and her unborn baby. He was charged in Tennessee with two counts of murder in the case of McCall and her unborn baby. Two murder charges were also brought against him in Wyoming for the murder of the two Jane Does, Bitter Creek Betty and the I-90 Jane Doe, who had been discovered 400 miles apart in 1992. Baldwin, who grew up in Nashua, Iowa, graduated from Nashua-Plainfield High School in 1979. As an adult, he was a resident of a few different towns, including Nashua, Missouri, Waterloo, Virginia, Newport News, and Springfield. He worked as a long-haul trucker for Marten Transport for a number of years, spanning the times and locations of the murders.Baldwin's arrest came as a surprise to friends and neighbors, many of whom described him as a quiet person, with one person going as far as stating that he was a "gentle giant."What possessed Baldwin to commit the atrocities he did?

Debra Lynn Baker seemed to have scored the perfect job. She had no skills to speak of but called herself a "fast learner" when she interviewed for the position of bookkeeper for millionaire Jerry Sternadel. A close friend of his wife, the two allegedly began embezzling money from Sternadel's business, causing numerous checks to bounce. Sternadel caught wind of the embezzlement and threatened legal action. He died under mysterious circumstances weeks later with the money still outstanding. Who stole the money and why have they not been prosecuted?

Female serial killers are incredibly rare because the women, in general, are not prone to murdering more than one person. Even if they do, they usually use poison or kill their victims in a non-violent way. Brutality is not common, and it is more prominent when the authorities are dealing with a male killer. However, Irina Viktorovna Gaidamachuk does not match the standard description of a serial murderer. She didn't kill because she thought it was fun or felt an urge to take someone's life. Instead, Irina did it because she needed money to feed her ever-growing alcohol addiction which did fit into the profile because she killed in order to gain wealth.

Ebby was a shy and troubled teen who eventually came out of her shell when she changed schools. Hardworking, she worked two minimum-wage jobs during her teen years but unfortunately started running with the wrong crowd. Leaving home, she emancipated herself and began living with friends until one night she came back home, claiming she had been gang-raped. Shortly thereafter, she went missing. Her case remains unsolved and the questions linger...Who murdered Ebby Steppach?

An anthology of True Crime investigations into famous kidnappings such as Charles Lindbergh Jr, Bobby Greenlease, and others.

Mae'r llyfr yn archwilio bywydau a throseddau unigolion drwg-enwog fel Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy ac Alexander Pichushkin. Mae darllenwyr yn cael eu tywys ar daith trwy amser ac ar draws cyfandiroedd, gan archwilio meddyliau tywyll a dirdroëdig y troseddwyr hyn.- Mae'r llyfr yn ymchwilio i seicoleg y troseddwyr hyn, gan archwilio eu cymhellion a'r ffactorau a'u harweiniodd i gyflawni gweithredoedd erchyll.- Mae'r llyfr hefyd yn archwilio rôl gorfodi'r gyfraith a'r system gyfiawnder wrth ddal y troseddwyr hyn a dod â nhw o flaen eu gwell.- Trwy ymchwil manwl ac adrodd straeon cymhellol, mae'r llyfr yn taflu goleuni ar effaith y troseddau hyn ar gymdeithas ac etifeddiaeth barhaus y troseddwyr hyn.

Kniha skúma zivoty a zločiny neslávne známych jednotlivcov ako Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy a Alexander Pichushkin. Čitatelia sa vydávajú na cestu časom a naprieč kontinentmi, pričom skúmajú temné a zvrátené mysle týchto zločincov.- Kniha sa ponorí do psychológie týchto zločincov, skúma ich motívy a faktory, ktoré ich viedli k ohavným činom.- Kniha tiez skúma úlohu orgánov činných v trestnom konaní a justičného systému pri zadrzaní týchto zločincov a ich postavení pred súd.- Prostredníctvom starostlivého výskumu a pútavého rozprávania kniha objasňuje vplyv týchto zločinov na spoločnosť a trvalý odkaz týchto zločincov.

Ann Brier and her husband Eric Miller were nicknamed "Ken & Barbie" by both family and friends. She was a tall blonde and he was a successful doctor. He did research to find a cure for AIDS while she was a successful career woman. But Ann wanted more...She wanted more money and even more men...She soon fell herself going circling down a drain of sex, money...and murder.

Best friends forever. The bond between teenage girls can be strong. And often is. That was certainly the situation between eighteen-year-old Susan Smalley and her great mate, Stacie Madison, who was just a year younger.The two were classic late eighties girls. Lots of carefully styled hair, innocent smiles and a love of life. Their bubbly personalities and bright intellects lit up wherever they went. A friend was holding a party in Arlington, which lies to the west of Dallas. It is a fair drive from Carrollton - to the north west of the city - to the small town, which sits mid-way between Dallas and Fort Worth. But they were teens, and possibly thought nothing of the forty-minute journey they would have to make. So, after changing at Susan's home, they headed off there. The girls stayed at the party for just a short while and left at around 10pm to drive back to Stacie's house. But at midnight, the youngsters did something out of character. Although they had been told to be home by midnight - a reasonable enough expectation for such young adults - they decided to return to the party. It was an odd decision, being so far - close to another ninety minutes of driving there and back, in the dead of night. Still, that is what they appeared to set off to do. Perhaps, though, they changed their mind - or at least had doubts. Because, on the way, they stopped at a Steak and Ale restaurant where Susan worked part time as a waitress.She chatted to a boy who was a co-worker for a while, and Madison waited in the car. Then the two girls went on their way. As far as is known, their plan was to head back to the party.Neither girl was seen again.What happened to Stacie Madison & Susan Smalley?

On Christmas Eve of 2007, Michele Anderson and Joseph McEnroe drove to her parents' house, where McEnroe distracted her mother, Judy Anderson in a back room while Anderson confronted her father, Wayne Anderson, before he shot both him and later her mother...Their bodies were dragged to a backyard shed, and the couple spent the next hour mopping up the blood...Then her brother and his family came upon the scene, not knowing the carnage that had taken place...This is what happened that fateful night...

Yeardey Love and George Huguely seemed like the average college couple...dating then drifting apart. It seemed as though, in the beginning, this was something that both sides accepted. Young people change more quickly than older ones, and long college relationships are rare. When a couple had so little time to be together, the process of breaking up becomes easier and more likely. But as their final college days approached, Huguely became less and less able to accept the end of their relationship. Graduation was just three weeks away when, on May 3rd 2010, friends arrived in the early hours at Yeardley's apartment. There, they found their buddy lying on the floor. It was clear that she was dead...What they didn't know was that she was murdered...

As the title implies, two women who took their bitchiness to a whole other level in the form of murder. Judith Neeley was a homicidal psychotic who kidnapped and murdered women with the help of her equally crazy husband. Judith had a kindred soul in Catherine Birnie, who teamed up with her husband to become one of the most notorious serial killers in the history of Australia.

- Le livre explore la vie et les crimes d'individus tristement célèbres comme Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy et Alexander Pichushkin.- Le livre explore la psychologie de ces criminels, examinant leurs motivations et les facteurs qui les ont conduits à commettre des actes odieux.- Les lecteurs sont emmenés dans un voyage à travers le temps et à travers les continents, explorant les esprits sombres et tordus de ces criminels.- Le livre examine également le rôle des forces de l'ordre et du système judiciaire dans l'arrestation de ces criminels et leur traduction en justice.- Grâce à des recherches méticuleuses et à une narration convaincante, le livre met en lumière l'impact de ces crimes sur la société et l'héritage durable de ces criminels.

Sarah Vercauteren moved out of her fiance's home in order to get clean for the sake of her two-years-old son Skylar. She could always count on her mother so Sarah returned to her hometown, seeking a non-toxic environment in which she could rebuild her life and become a better mother. In the beginning, Sarah was down with the plan, following the rules and staying out of trouble. However, things became complicated when her mother discovered that Sarah was still using weed to help her out with the withdrawal. As soon as the weed became unavailable to her, Sarah's cravings for heroin returned which had a deadly outcome that shocked this small town.

Knjiga raziskuje zivljenja in zločine zloglasnih posameznikov, kot so Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy in Alexander Pichushkin. Bralci se popeljejo na potovanje skozi čas in čez celine ter raziskujejo temne in sprevrzene ume teh kriminalcev.- Knjiga se poglobi v psihologijo teh zločincev, preučuje njihove motive in dejavnike, ki so jih pripeljali do gnusnih dejanj.- Knjiga preučuje tudi vlogo organov kazenskega pregona in pravosodnega sistema pri prijetju teh kriminalcev in njihovem privedbi pred sodisče.- Z natančnim raziskovanjem in prepričljivim pripovedovanjem zgodbe knjiga osvetljuje vpliv teh zločinov na druzbo in trajno zapusčino teh zločincev.

The case looked like the plot line of Fifty Shades of Grey with a plot twist of murder...Morgan Jane Smith and Darryl Smith shared an affinity for bondage. For over ten years, she was at his beck and call to do whatever he pleased. But Darryl grew tired of Morgan's slavish ways and found a new girlfriend in Andrea Stranko. Obsessed with Darryl, Morgan would not take the break-up laying down. She took a 20-gauge shotgun and stalked the couple down, taking out her jealousy on the innocent Andrea...But it was the details of Morgan's indulgence in bondage and sex games that added to the lurid nature of the murder. What psychological scars led to Morgan, the mother of a twelve-year-old girl, to throw her life away over a love triangle? Could this tragedy have been prevented?

On July 29, 1962, four of Joe Strupp's relatives were found shot to death in their South Dakota home.The killer: Joe's great-uncle, John Bowman.The victims: Bowman, his wife, and their two teen-age sons.The result: a shocking tale of simmering tensions, mixed motives, and deadly outcomes that still harbors a mystery-why did it happen?When Joe first heard about the tragedy 20 years ago, he began a long and intense investigation into the family secret that revealed a tangled history of mental illness, alcoholism, and still-unanswered questions as to why this horrific crime occurred.Why did a quiet, frustrated father with no history of violence kill his family in cold blood and then take his own life, leaving no note of explanation?Why did the priest who administered last rites leave the church soon after?Why was the killer allowed to leave a mental hospital after years of troubling incidents?And why did Joe's family keep it secret for 40 years?

Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man? Moments before boarding a passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian "Kit" Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin's mugshot, clad in a pilot's uniform, spread across the internet, sparking a media firestorm with headlines such as "Monster in the Cockpit." A combat helicopter pilot, Kit Martin had seen his life unravel after seeking a divorce. His wife's threatening words, "If you leave me, I will ruin your life ...," overheard by his daughter, seemed to have become a grim reality, escalating to a court-martial and culminating in a high-stakes murder trial at which he was convicted. I WILL RUIN YOU!: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial delves into the complex circumstances behind Martin's story. It looks beyond the sensational headlines and legal turmoil into the heart of this controversial case. With an investigative journalist's eye, author Emilio Corsetti III presents the facts of the crime that led to the arrest and the extraordinary lengths used to secure a conviction in this unforgettable true crime page-turner.