Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 23 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Preacher's Wife: The murder of a beloved pastor shocks a small Tennessee town. The secrets that are revealed in its aftermath are more shocking still. Love Kills: A homely accountant and a beautiful, aspiring actress tie the knot in an unlikely match-up. One of them won't make it past the honeymoon. Every Contact Leaves a Trace: The tiny beach community of Port Hueneme, California is rocked by a trio of brutal homicides. The police are convinced that a serial killer is responsible. They're wrong. Michigan Deliverance: Two buddies out on a drinking binge stumble into the wrong bar. Soon after, they disappear. Their fate is the stuff of horror movies. And Never Let Her Go: A woman disappears from a busy city street in broad daylight, leaving the police with a seemingly unsolvable riddle to crack. Dressed to Kill: Dr. Richard Sharpe had some odd kinks. Dressing up in his wife's clothes was one of them. Another was stalking her with a hunting rifle. Mr. Saturday Night: A serial killer is cruising the backroads of South Wales, trawling for victims. Saturday nights just got deadly. Choke Hold: When a woman is found strangled the police are certain that one of the many men in her life did it. The killer turns out to be a far less likely suspect. ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about 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 Murder Most Vile Volume 1 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; If You Love Me You'll Kill Her: Diane was prepared to accept her fiancée's infidelity, but only if he murdered the "other woman." A Japanese Cannibal In Paris: A brilliant Japanese student develops a taste for western women while studying in France. An Unparalleled Evil: Two ten-year-olds abduct a toddler from a mall. What happens next is barely believable. Executed At Fourteen: A double homicide, a juvenile killer, a one-way ticket to the electric chair. Australia's Hannibal Lecter Was A Woman: She learned her butchering skills working in an abattoir, and used them on her errant lover. An Officer And A Psychopath: Who could have known that the colonel was a cross-dressing serial killer? Buried Alive: A beautiful nine-year-old girl disappears from her bed during the night, taken by a depraved pedophile. Chicago's Sausage Vat Murder: Did Chicago's self-proclaimed "Sausage King" turn his missing wife into bratwurst? Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 22 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Over My Dead Body: The divorce was settled amicably in court; the custody dispute was settled with cold-blooded murder. The Final Prank: A little girl is found raped and strangled. The identity of her killer will shock an entire community to its core. If I Can't Have You: If you love someone set them free, if they come back to you, they are yours forever... if they don't, kill them. The Body in the Suitcase: A suitcase is found by the roadside. Its contents will send investigators on a desperate hunt to catch a killer before he strikes again. Murder at the Long Branch Saloon: A much-loved tavern owner disappears from his business in broad daylight, leaving the police with an apparently uncrackable case to solve. Playing with Fire: Taylor was young and eager to experiment; Ben was older and happy to teach her. It was all fun and games until someone turned up dead. The Seaside Murders: Four members of the same family are found hacked to death inside their home in a quiet beach community. But who killed them? And why? A Cain and Abel Story: Its brother against brother in this convoluted tale of money, deceit, and murder for hire. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 17 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Midnight Shift: The advertisement sounded too good to be true. And it was. Those who responded found themselves lured into the grasp of a serial killer. A Doctorate in Death: Professor Amy Bishop was known around campus for her notoriously short fuse. Still, no one would have suspected that she'd pull a gun during a faculty meeting. Secrets and Lies: A duplicitous redhead, a hapless, love-struck rancher and a handsome cowboy come together in this sordid tale of sex, deceit and murder. The Girl in the Yellow Pajamas: How do you catch a killer when you can't even put a name to the victim? A classic murder mystery from Australia. Life After Death: The horrific tale of a woman who was prepared to go to any lengths to have a baby - including bloody murder. Game, Set, and Murder: He was a Wimbledon finalist and the greatest Irish tennis player of his generation. So how did he end up embroiled in a bloody mutilation murder? Eat Me: The advertisement called for a man who was prepared to be killed and then eaten. Amazingly, there were four applicants. A Man Walks into a Bank...: The barely believable tale of a bank heist gone horribly wrong and the robber who, literally, lost his head. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 15 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Scream: Two horror-obsessed teens set out to recreate a scene from their favorite movie. Their target? An innocent girl who thinks they're her friends. Moon Madness: A little girl missing from a hospital ward, a frantic search by moonlight, a killer lurking in the shadows. 666: Deep in the Russian woods, a group of teenaged Satanists is preparing for a ceremony, one that will come as a nasty shock to their newest recruits. The Killer Online: The murky waters of Internet dating are said to hold plenty of fish. Unfortunately, there are sharks too. Killing Mary: The victims had the same name and were killed in the same city within days of each other. Coincidence? Or something more sinister? For My Sister: The police said it was a missing person case but Teresa was convinced that her twin sister had been murdered. Now all she had to do, was prove it. Lesbian Vampire Killers: Four young women cruising the darkened streets of Brisbane, Australia - looking for blood. Thirteen Steps: A disgruntled employee hatches a plan to get back at his former boss, with catastrophic results for an innocent little girl. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 2 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Bodies In The Trunk: A steamer trunk sits on the platform, leaking a vile smelling brown liquid. Who will collect it and, more importantly, what's inside? Blood Will Tell: A serial killer is stalking a quiet English village. Can newly discovered DNA technology catch him before he kills again? The Ugly Death Of A Beauty Queen: Five ne'er-do-goods outlooking for trouble; a beautiful, young woman walking home in the dark. A tragedy waiting to happen. An Eye For An Eye: The victim was a burly biker, the killer, a tiny woman wielding a pickaxe. He never stood a chance. The Colorado Cannibal: Six prospectors go into the Colorado wilderness looking for gold. Five find violent death, the other, a taste for spare rib. The Sadistic Mr. Heath: He preferred his sex with a dollop of pain, inflicted by him, on others. The Philadelphia Poison Ring: A routine murder enquiry unlocks one of the most heinous murder-for-profit schemes in US history. Unhinged: Poisoned cookies, guns and firebombs. The day Laurie Dann finally cracked. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 8 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Beyond Evil: A 16-year-old girl falls into the hands of a group of drugged up miscreants. What happens next is truly beyond evil. Hard To Kill: Four desperate men decide to pull off a murder for profit scam. They could not have chosen a worse victim. No Sex Till She's Dead: A joke that turned deadly, a brutal crime, an innocent life destroyed over petty jealousy. Rattlesnake James: Meet Robert James, quite possibly the most inventive serial killer to ever darken this planet. The Man They Couldn't Hang: John Lee claimed he was innocent and that God had intervened on his behalf. But what really happened at his execution? A Blueprint For Murder: The handwritten notebook contained a step-by-step outline for murder. The killer claimed it was the first draft of a novel. It wasn't. Fit As A Fiddle And Ready To Die: The killer went to his execution wearing the suit of the man he'd murdered. He even composed a special song for the occasion. In League With Satan: Deep in the night, in the middle of the woods, a flame flickers, reflecting back off a falling blade. "Say you love Satan," a harsh voice whispers, then is drowned out by a terrified scream. Bonfire Night: A two-bit Casanova seeking to start a new life away from the women he's seduced hits on a deadly plan, one that spells death for an innocent stranger. Body Parts: A globetrotting killer, traveling the world on his ill-gotten gains. A trail of bodies left behind in his wake. Plus 8 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 25 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-13 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die: He had fantasized about this for a long time. Now here she was, a pretty teenager walking along a dark street. Alone. Pretty Awful: They say beauty is skin deep. Nowhere did that ring truer than with Susan Grund - liar, adulterer, abuser of children, cold-hearted killer. Dead Man's Hand: A psycho is on the loose, marking his kills with playing cards. Will the police catch him before he takes another life? A Message in Blood: It looked like an easy case to solve. The victim had even written her killer's name in blood. But what if the clues point elsewhere? Scene of the Crime: A young mother is found bludgeoned to death in her home. The obvious suspect is her husband but he claims he's innocent. Brilliant detective work will prove him a liar. The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly: A good wife, a cheating husband, and a spurned mistress collide in this dark tale of deceit, sexual obsession and murder. Sad but True: Ronald was upper-crust, a wartime pilot living off a family allowance. He was also dangerously insane, with a predilection for throttling prostitutes. Empty Words: A respected scientist dies in what looks like a case of accidental poisoning. But what if this wasn't an accident? What if it was murder? ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ ˃˃˃ Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now. Book Series by Robert Keller Most of my works are about 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 Murder Most Vile Volume 19 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Time of Death: When a corpse gets caught up in fishing nets off the coast of southeast England, the only clue to the victim's identity is the Rolex watch he's wearing. Who is he and how did he die? Desperate Housewives of Silicon Prairie: Bored housewife Candace though that her affair with her best friend's husband was just harmless fun. She didn't expect to end up on trial for her life. East Side Story: Two of Manhattan's brightest young things hook up in Central Park for a late night tryst. One of them ends up dead. An infamous case from New York City. Murder at the Nunnery: When an elderly nun is raped and murdered in her bed, all clues point to an addle-brained teenager. But was Johnny Garrett put to death for a crime he didn't commit? Who Speaks for the Dead?: A fascinating glimpse into the world of forensic entomology, as science steps in to resolve an "uncrackable" double murder. Keeping Up with the Joneses: When a divorce turns nasty, the Jones clan comes up with a novel way of resolving the custody issue. He can't see his daughter if he's dead! War Machine: Everyone knew that Officer Woo was a fuse ready to blow. Few could have predicted the extent of the carnage he would cause. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: It was the perfect murder, cleverly conceived and expertly executed. But then the killer got greedy and decided to file a lawsuit against his victim's estate. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 6 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Death by Antifreeze: Two police officers die under mysterious circumstances. The common denominator? A femme fatale with a liking for Jell-O. Bloodsucker: A vampire-obsessed teenager on a quest for immortality commits a breathtakingly horrendous murder. Over The Edge: A car plummets down a mountainside, leaving one occupant dead and the other barely scratched. Is it murder or a tragic accident? Death At The Y: A savage decapitation murder pitches police into a race against time. Can they stop the monster before he kills again? Cold As Ice: Hell hath no fury like an ice cream lady with a gun and a chainsaw! Have Death, Will Travel: Two deadly miscreants hook up for a road trip that spells doom for 17 innocent people. Bomber: A warped genius has a warning for those who he believes are destroying the planet... "You're next!" The Man In the Attic: A remarkable tale of sex, obsession and murder from 1920's Los Angeles. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 10 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Murder, He Wrote: It was the perfect crime, until the killer decided to write a novel, using his real M.O. for his fictional murder. Run, Bambi, Run: A young mother is found shot to death and the clues point to the unlikeliest of suspects - a gorgeous ex-cop and playboy bunny. The Man Who Wrecked Trains: The killer had one of the strangest sexual fixations you'll ever encounter - he got his kicks derailing trains. To Love and to Perish: John Perry was tired of his young wife's philandering. His solution? Kill her, cook her, feed her to the cat! For the Love of Money: Greed can be murder and Frederick Seddon is quite possibly the greediest scoundrel you'll ever have the displeasure of meeting. Damned by Evil: A beautiful young girl gains an unwanted admirer, a snuff movie enthusiast with a taste for necrophilia. Gods and Monsters: A quartet of criminals takes control of a tiny Mexican village, sparking an orgy of sex, murder and human sacrifice. The Family: A family of hippies under the control of a murderous messiah, a series of crimes that shook America to its very roots. Dinner for One: The killer was a sous-chef at one of the best restaurants in town. His victim was dinner. A Better Life Through Murder: How far would you go to live the good life? As far as kidnapping? As far as murder? Plus 8 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 20 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; Femme Fatale: She may have had the looks of a Hollywood star but a cold heart beat in Barbara's chest. Ultimately, it would lead her to murder. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: When bodies start bobbing to the surface in Tampa Bay, the police fear that they have a serial killer on their hands. Will they catch him before he kills again? The Ripper's Wife: Convicted murderer Florence Maybrick may have done the world a great service. She may have killed Jack the Ripper. Bad to the Bone: Willie's grandfather had done time for murder, so too had his dad. Why break with family tradition? Granny Ripper: She was 68 years old and she was a serial killer. Not only that but she hacked her victims apart and may have snacked on the corpses. Kill, Keys, Money, Jewelry: Tired of her grandparents' strict discipline, a teenager decides that there is only one way out - bloody murder. Fatal Beauty: He was a man used to getting his own way and woe betide the woman who crossed him. Still, few could have predicted that he'd sink to such depravity. Dead End Road: Call it teenage curiosity if you will. Gary desperately wants to know how it feels to kill someone. Today he's going to find out. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 4 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; The Horrendous Death of Kelly Anne Bates: The pathologist counted over 150 injuries to her body, and that wasn't even the worst of it. Little Hitler: A Nazi-obsessed cross dresser is stalking the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, gunning down anyone he encounters. The Woodchipper Murder: Richard Crafts claimed his wife had left him, but he couldn't explain why he was spotted operating a woodchipper in the middle of the night in the midst of a snowstorm. The Acid Doctor: A narcissistic doctor exacts a horrendous revenge for his wife's perceived infidelity. Ultimate Evil: A deadly pedophile is stalking the children of Maryland and Florida - with the tacit approval of his parents. See You In Hell: Ronald Gene Simmons comes up with a unique way to rid himself of his family responsibilities - kill 'em all! Tainted Love: A mother's love knows no bounds, not even stopping at incest and murder. The Affaire Janet Marshall: A crude French laborer with a history of sexual assaults, a pretty English schoolteacher on a cycling holiday. When their paths cross it can only end in tragedy. Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Get your copy now.

Download or read book Murder Most Vile Volume 11 written by Robert Keller and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre! Shocking! Horrific! Depraved! 18 Shocking True Crime Murder Cases From Around The World, including; No Remorse: The tiny Australian town of Bargo, New South Wales has a new resident, a heartless and deeply depraved child killer... and he's hunting. Best Friends Forever:Two 16-year-old girls decide to get rid of an unwanted friend in this barely believable tale of teenaged friendship gone horribly wrong. Irresistible Impulse: 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.Guilty of Suicide: Can a man really be put to death when even the prosecution agrees that his victim probably took her own life? Countess Dracula: The quite incredible tale of a Hungarian countess who enjoyed taking long baths ... in her victims' blood. The Axe Man Cometh: A young man with money problems decides to claim his inheritance early, via familial slaughter. Night of the Slasher: A killer is loose on the streets of Windsor, Ontario, his savage M.O. drawing comparisons with Jack the Ripper. Don't Talk to Strangers: The Hasidic Jewish community of Borough Park, New York looked after their own and kept strangers out. But what if one of their own was a depraved child killer? Plus 10 more riveting true crime cases. Scroll up to get your copy now.

Download or read book Violence in Canada written by Jeffrey Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people consider Canada, particularly in comparison to its southern cousin, as a "peaceable kingdom." However, as the historical record demonstrates, Canadians have never been a thoroughly non-violent people. Violence in Canada highlights from an interdisciplinary perspective the major areas and contexts where violence takes place.Consisting of thirteen contributions, the book forms an indispensable guide to the subject. All of the authors are experts in their field, many with international reputations, and are drawn from the fields of sociology, political science, history, and criminology. The foreword by Ted Robert Gurr, author of Violence in America, is followed by an historical analysis of violence on the Canadian western frontier. Other scholars describe contemporary violence: by and against indigenous peoples, women, children, and the elderly; in labor-related disputes; homicide; police and prison violence; terrorism; and discuss government responses and policy implications. Each chapter specifically addresses the sociological and political dimensions of violence. The authors make ample use of statistics and empirical research. Jeffrey Ian Ross's introduction outlines the sociopolitical dynamics of violence, and his summary chapter offers directions for future research. When the book was first published in 1995 it was widely praised by scholarly journals and has since become a standard text in the study of violence and modern Canadian cultural studies.The book is all the more valuable as its new introduction places its findings in the context of research that has been produced since the original publication. Violence in Canada will be of interest to sociologists, criminologists, and political scientists.Jeffrey Ian Ross is an associate professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy and fellow with the Center for Comparative and International Law, University of Baltimore. His work has appeared in many academic journals and chapters in academic texts, as well as articles in popular magazines in Canada and the United States. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of eight books.Ted Robert Gurr is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. Among his books are Why Men Rebel and Violence in America.

Download or read book Violence in Canada written by Jeffrey Ian Ross and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people consider Canada, particularly in comparison to its southern cousin, as a "peaceable kingdom." However, as the historical record demonstrates, Canadians have never been a thoroughly non-violent people. Violence in Canada highlights from an interdisciplinary perspective the major areas and contexts where violence takes place. Consisting of thirteen contributions, the book forms an indispensable guide to the subject. All of the authors are experts in their field, many with international reputations, and are drawn from the fields of sociology, political science, history, and criminology. The foreword by Ted Robert Gurr, author of Violence in America, is followed by an historical analysis of violence on the Canadian western frontier. Other scholars describe contemporary violence: by and against indigenous peoples, women, children, and the elderly; in labor-related disputes; homicide; police and prison violence; terrorism; and discuss government responses and policy implications. Each chapter specifically addresses the sociological and political dimensions of violence. The authors make ample use of statistics and empirical research. Jeffrey Ian Ross's introduction outlines the sociopolitical dynamics of violence, and his summary chapter offers directions for future research. When the book was first published in 1995 it was widely praised by scholarly journals and has since become a standard text in the study of violence and modern Canadian cultural studies. The book is all the more valuable as its new introduction places its findings in the context of research that has been produced since the original publication. Violence in Canada will be of interest to sociologists, criminologists, and political scientists. Jeffrey Ian Ross is an associate professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy and fellow with the Center for Comparative and International Law, University of Baltimore. His work has appeared in many academic journals and chapters in academic texts, as well as articles in popular magazines in Canada and the United States. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of eight books. Ted Robert Gurr is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. Among his books are Why Men Rebel and Violence in America.

Download or read book Unprepared To Die written by Paul Slade and published by Soundcheck Books. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gory Stories Behind The Murder Ballads Cheerfully vulgar, revelling in gore, and always with an eye on the main chance, murder ballads are tabloid newspapers set to music, carrying word of the latest ‘orrible murders to an insatiable public. Victims are bludgeoned, stabbed or shot in every verse and killers often hanged, but the songs themselves never die. Instead, they mutate – morphing to suit local place names as they criss cross the Atlantic and continue to fascinate each generation’s biggest musical stars. Paul Slade traces this fascinating genre’s history through eight of its greatest songs. Stagger Lee’s “biographers” alone include Duke Ellington, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Dr John, The Clash and Nick Cave. No two tell his story in quite the same way. Covering eight classic murder ballads, including “Knoxville Girl”, “Tom Dooley” and “Frankie & Johnny”, Slade investigates the real-life murder which inspired each song and traces its musical development down the decades. Billy Bragg, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey, Laura Cantrell, Rennie Sparks of The Handsome Family and a host of other leading musicians add their own insights.