Download or read book California s Deadly Women written by Michael Thomas Barry and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's an old saying in the news business: If it bleeds, it leads. The nightly California news and other media outlets are filled with stories of crime, killing, and sorrow. Within these pages rediscover 46 of the most notorious murders and shocking crimes committed by women in the state of California between 1850 and 1950. Examine the accounts of such notorious murderesses as the "Black Widow," Louise Peete; "Tiger Woman," Clara Phillips; the "Duchess," Juanita Spinelli; and many more. Written in chronological sequence and enhanced by 50 photographs, each entry provides a concise overview of the crime, background information, and final dispositions. At one point these California crimes horrified the collective imaginations of the state--and nation--but many have faded away from our historical consciousness. They're back. This book is an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in California history and crime.
Download or read book California s Deadliest Women written by David Kulczyk and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We like to think of women as nurturers, not murderers, but women do kill. California’s Deadliest Women is the definitive guide to the murderesses of the Golden State, a horrifying compendium of women driven to kill by jealousy, greed, desperation, or their own inner demons. From Brynn Hartman, who killed her husband, comedian Phil Hartman, to chemist Larissa Shuster, who dissolved her husband in acid, to dominatrix Omaima Aree Nelson, who cooked and ate her husband, the 28 women profiled in California’s Deadliest Women show that the fairer sex can be as evil―and as deadly―as any man.
Download or read book Deadly Women Volume 6 18 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill written by Robert Keller and published by Deadly Women. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 18 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Amber Hilberling: A woman pushes her husband to his death from a 25th floor window. She claims it was an accident. You decide. Anu Singh: All of Anu Singh's friends knew that she was about to murder her boyfriend. None of them did a thing to stop it. Adelaide Bartlett: Edwin Bartlett was dead, the victim of apparent chloroform poisoning. But who administered the toxin, his wife or her lover, the local vicar? Clara Harris: When Clara discovered that her husband was cheating, she decided to confront him head on - at 40 m.p.h., driving a Mercedes Benz. Laurie Dann: Poisoned cookies, guns and firebombs. The day Laurie Dann finally flipped. Adriana Vasco: A respectable married couple is found shot to death in their car beside a California highway. The investigation into their deaths will turn up some dirty little secrets. Barbara Opel: When Jerry Heimann is found dead, the police suspect his former employee, Barbara Opel. Except Barb didn't do the killing herself. She hired a group of teenagers to do the dirty work. Deanna Laney: The disturbing tale of a Bible-obsessed woman who murdered her four sons in order to "gain favor with God." Plus 10 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Deadly Women Volume 6. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works cover serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories
Download or read book Lady Killers written by Tori Telfer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by author Tori Telfer's Jezebel column “Lady Killers,” this thrilling and entertaining compendium investigates female serial killers and their crimes through the ages. When you think of serial killers throughout history, the names that come to mind are ones like Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. But what about Tillie Klimek, Moulay Hassan, Kate Bender? The narrative we’re comfortable with is the one where women are the victims of violent crime, not the perpetrators. In fact, serial killers are thought to be so universally, overwhelmingly male that in 1998, FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood infamously declared in a homicide conference, “There are no female serial killers.” Lady Killers, based on the popular online series that appeared on Jezebel and The Hairpin, disputes that claim and offers fourteen gruesome examples as evidence. Though largely forgotten by history, female serial killers such as Erzsébet Báthory, Nannie Doss, Mary Ann Cotton, and Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova rival their male counterparts in cunning, cruelty, and appetite for destruction. Each chapter explores the crimes and history of a different subject, and then proceeds to unpack her legacy and her portrayal in the media, as well as the stereotypes and sexist clichés that inevitably surround her. The first book to examine female serial killers through a feminist lens with a witty and dryly humorous tone, Lady Killers dismisses easy explanations (she was hormonal, she did it for love, a man made her do it) and tired tropes (she was a femme fatale, a black widow, a witch), delving into the complex reality of female aggression and predation. Featuring 14 illustrations from Dame Darcy, Lady Killers is a bloodcurdling, insightful, and irresistible journey into the heart of darkness.
Download or read book Little Girl Lost written by Joan Merriam and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shedding painful light on a brutal crime, the author explores the neglectful and abusive circumstances that brought young Shirley Katherine Wolf and Cindy Lee Collier to the edge and resulted in their stabbing murder of eighty-five-year-old Anna Brackett. Reissue.
Download or read book Honeymoon With A Killer written by Don Lasseter and published by Pinnacle Books . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking true crime story of a California bride who took her wealthy husband for everything he had—including his life. Everything She Wanted . . . Rebecca Salcedo had an easy smile, a sexy body, and strong appetites—she wanted the world. Bruce Cleland, she decided, would buy it for her. The shy engineer quickly fell victim to her charms, getting her whatever she wanted. A new car. A boat. A house. But he wasn’t Rebecca’s only admirer . . . She Got . . . Even after Rebecca manipulated Bruce into marrying her, hoping to divorce him and take him for everything he had, she occupied herself with a series of lovers. Male strippers, women . . . they all spent time in Rebecca’s bed. But when she learned that a divorce would only get her a few pennies, she knew she had to find another way to secure Bruce’s fortune. Even Murder . . . Enlisting two family members as killers-for-hire, Rebecca set in motion her solution to the problem. While she watched, the first bullet hit Bruce in the face. Three more would follow. But while Rebecca kept the blood off her hands, she could not conceal evidence that led straight to her, culminating in a trial that would shock a community. With sixteen pages of shocking photos Praise for Honeymoon with a Killer “The sordid tale of an innocent man and the woman who plotted his murder. . . . Lasseter and Bowers provide readers with a highly detailed depiction of events leading up to and following the gruesome murder of Bruce Cleland. True crime aficionados will savor this riveting read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Download or read book Deadly Women written by Clifford Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a bizarre journey into the world of women who kill for thrills, Thrill Killers Obsessions can take many forms: beauty, devotion, ego and power. Women kill their spouses, lovers and children for profit. Crimes of revenge are usually single acts of passion. But sometimes the female killer is driven by a deeper, smoldering anger. No one doubts a woman's capacity to love, but sometimes lust can turn lethal. When a deranged mind of a Deadly Woman snaps, there's no telling when the killing will stop. Even medicine can do a power of good but, in the hands of a Deadly Woman, Bad Medicine can be devastating. Women are more often prey than Predators, but the exceptions are Deadly Women indeed. Sometimes the innocence of childhood is swept away by dark thoughts and violent currents. In a childhood without love, a murderous urge can fill the vacuum. Money is the driving force behind many crimes, especially murder. These women would stop at nothing to get their hands on the cash they needed. Some killers are so troubled and so disturbed that their actions are almost impossible to comprehend. In the suburbs and in the office, the most terrifying killers in history went about their deadly work unnoticed. When sexual cravings are out of control, when desperation for love becomes all consuming, when illicit desire is thwarted by others... some women step outside the boundaries of society. Some women burn madly with jealousy, it becomes an anger so deep that they'll be prepared to kill to satisfy it.
Download or read book Women Who Kill Men written by Gordon Morris Bakken and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 1870–1958 was revolutionary in the lives of women. Society’s shifting perceptions of women and their role were apparent in the courtroom. Women Who Kill Men analyzes eighteen sensational cases of women on trial for murder in this period to identify the intersections of media, law, and gender in California. The fascinating details of these murder trials, documented in court records and embellished newspaper coverage, mirrored the changing public image of women. Most women and their attorneys relied on gendered stereotypes and language to create their defense and sometimes to leverage their status in a patriarchal system. Those who could successfully dress and act the part of the victim were most often able to win the sympathy of the jury. Gender mattered. And though the norms shifted over time, the press, attorneys, and juries were all informed by contemporary gender stereotypes.
Download or read book I ll Be Gone in the Dark written by Michelle McNamara and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Nonfiction | Anthony Award Winner | SCIBA Book Award Winner | Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn • Afterword by Patton Oswalt “A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can’t-stop-now reading.” —Stephen King For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark—the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death—offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic—one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.
Download or read book Deadly Women Volume 12 written by Robert Keller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including; Brittany Norwood: Two women are savagely attacked in an apparent robbery at their workplace. One of them is dead. The other knows more than she's saying. Penny Boudreau: Penny was having a problem with her boisterous pre-teen daughter. Her solution was simple. Obey me or die. Angela Murray: A high class hooker and an elderly Holocaust survivor are the key players in this squalid tale of lust and greed and murder. Robin O'Neill: A perpetually irritable divorcee softens her stance when love enters her life. Now that love is gone and her belligerent attitude is back...with a vengeance. Ineta Dzinguviene: Ineta's husband had made it clear that he did not want another child. That put the devoted mother of three in a spot. She was pregnant. Brookey Lee West: A foul stench seeped out from the storage unit, causing the manager to call the cops. What they found inside was beyond horrific. Michelle Burgess: First she seduced her husband's boss. Then she set her sights on becoming his wife. Their respective spouses were in the way. Michelle had a plan for that. Jennifer Hyatte: Prison nurse Jennifer has fallen for one of the inmates. She has a plan to bust him out. There may be shooting involved. Plus 12 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Deadly Women Volume 12. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works cover serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories
Download or read book Deadly Women written by John Kerr and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four who have killed here, could hardly be more different people. Their murderous impulses are different, their criminal acts likewise.
Download or read book Deadly Women Volume 10 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Elizabeth Brownrigg She was a vicious sadist, a psychopath who inflicted horrible torture on the children in her care. This time, though, she'd gone too far. Brittney Dwyer Troubled teen Brittney is taking a road trip, at the end of which is her grandfather's house, a reputed fortune, and a bloody murder. Stacey Barker The horrific story of a young mother, the baby she didn't want and the terrible atrocity she'd commit to free herself of maternal responsibilities. Stella Williamson Stella had been the subject of gossip for decades. Now she's dead and those rumors are about to be tested. Elise Ledvina Religious fanatic Elise has been hearing voices in her head. She believes that they are instructions from God - telling her to kill. Rosie Alfaro The family had shown her nothing but kindness. She repaid them by taking their most valued possession - the life of an innocent little girl. Marguerite Fahmy An Egyptian prince is murdered at a plush London hotel. The killer's identity is not in question. But why did she do it? Paula Sims When Paula's first child went missing everyone believed that the baby had been abducted. Second time around, the story was somewhat harder to swallow. Plus 12 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Deadly Women Volume 10. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works cover serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories
Download or read book Evil Wives written by John Marlowe and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people find it difficult to believe that women are capable of extreme acts of violence, so female killers have often been able to evade the long arm of the law for extended periods of time. Indeed, the concept of the evil wife seems much more shocking than that of the evil husband, perhaps because women are so closely associated with nurture and support in western society. In the case of most women, society's trust is not misplaced, but one must be ready to accept there are always exceptions, such as the women you'll encounter within these pages, who all proved themselves far deadlier than the male... Evil Wives focuses on the most horrible crimes ever committed by women. Author John Marlowe presents a carefully chosen cross-section of history's deadliest female criminals, whose fascinating life stories are viewed with an unflinching gaze, making for a chilling but engrossing read. Features: • Nancy Kissel • Kimberly Hricko • Jane Andrews • Rita Gluzman • Nancy 'Nannie' Doss • Rosemary West
Download or read book Deadly Women Volume 9 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Betty Wilson Murderous twin sisters, an affluent doctor and a cut-rate hitman combine in this tragic tale of a marriage gone bad. Edith McAlinden A petty argument turns into a bloodbath, leaving three men dead. Given the nature of the woman involved, it was hardly unexpected. Wendi Andriano Joe Andriano was dying of cancer and had just months to live. To his wife Wendi, that was too long. Amy DeChant When a Las Vegas bookie goes missing, his lover claims that he was abducted by mobsters. The clues, however, point elsewhere. Dawn Silvernail He was a bug-eyed loser who somehow seemed irresistible to certain women. They would do anything for him. Even kill. Grete Beier The face of an angel but the heart of a fiend. That was how they described Grete Beier. It was not unwarranted. Della Sutorius Della had been married and divorced four times when she met Dr. Darryl Sutorius. Perhaps the good doctor should have asked himself why. Alice Mitchell A steamy lesbian romance in 1890s Tennessee, a promise broken, a deadly revenge. Plus 12 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Deadly Women Volume 9. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works cover serial killers, while the "Murder Most Vile" series covers individual true crime stories. These are the main collections; American Monsters 50 American Serial Killers You've Probably Never Heard Of Murder Most Vile Human Monsters British Monsters Australian Monsters Canadian Monsters German Monsters Cannibal Killers Plus various other standalone books, including the The Deadly Dozen, which is available as a free download on Amazon, and Serial Killers Unsolved, which you can get for free when signing up to my mailing list. Robert Keller's True Crime eBook Categories: Serial Killers True Crime Serial Killer Biographies Murder and Mayhem True Murder Cases Serial Killer Case Files True Crime Short Stories
Download or read book A Death in California written by Joan Barthel and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A troubled Los Angeles socialite is both terrorized and tempted by a killer in this “brilliantly written” true story by the author of A Death in Canaan (Ann Rule). Hope Masters lived in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Beverly Hills—but was entitled to food stamps. Pretty, petite, and privileged, she was recovering from two failed marriages and a string of poor decisions. But when Hope met and fell in love with a handsome advertising executive, she believed her life was finally back on track—until the morning she woke up to find the barrel of a gun in her mouth. Hope’s fiancé lay dead in the next room. His killer was a new acquaintance who’d been visiting the couple in a remote ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. He claimed to be a journalist, but his real identity was as mysterious as his motivations. Even more bizarre, however, was what happened at the end of the long, nightmarish weekend in which Hope saw everything she cared about destroyed: She began to fall in love with her tormenter. A fascinating and frightening portrait of the power of evil to lead the most innocent of victims down the darkest of paths, A Death in California is “a first-rate piece of reporting” (Kirkus Reviews) on “one of the strangest cases in the annals of American crime” (The New York Times).
Download or read book Deadly Women Volume 2 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 18 Shocking True Crime Cases of Women Who Kill, including Laurie Bembeneck: Gorgeous ex-cop and playboy bunny who was convicted for the murder of her husband's former wife and became America's most infamous fugitive. Christine & Lea Papin: The Pain sisters were considered the perfect domestic help, until the day they went feral and turned on their employers. Sylvia Seegrist: Everyone thought Sylvia Seegrist was a harmless kook - until the day she showed up at the mall brandishing an assault rifle. Mary Wilson: A black widow with a twist, the elderly Wilson did not kill for money but rather to facilitate her quest for true love. Joanna Dennehy: Mother-of-two Dennehy embarked on a campaign of apparently motiveless murders, stabbing and slashing three men to death. Andrea Yates: A troubled young woman finds the burden of caring for her five children too much to bear. Her solution to the problem will shock you to the core. Theresa Cross: How far will a mother go to maintain control over her children? As far as torture? As far as murder? Dorothea Puente: Notorious American serial killer who turned her Sacramento boarding house into a lucrative murder-for-profit enterprise. Plus 10 more horrific true murder cases. Scroll up to grab a copy of Deadly Women Volume 2.
Download or read book The Accidental Truth written by Lauri Taylor and published by SelectBooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lauri Taylor was just your average suburban PTA mom and marketing exec. Then tragedy struck. When her mother is found dead in Mexico, Lauri finds herself embarking on a journey to uncover the identity of her mother’s murderer—but what she finds isn’t what she was expecting. With the help of famed FBI profiler Candice DeLong, Lauri works to unearth the secrets buried in her mother’s death. Key evidence comes to light—and a shocking revelation unfolds. Lauri Taylor’s memoir The Accidental Truth: What My Mother’s Murder Investigation Taught Me About Life is a profound narrative of true crime, family bonds, and the grief of sudden death. Achingly intimate, The Accidental Truth chronicles Lauri’s personal journey as she empowers herself with truth, finds the courage and compassion to forgive herself and her mother, and eventually learns to let go.
