Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 5 Christmas Edition written by Ben Oakley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Give Santa the Shits!"More interesting than Christmas dinner with the in-laws!" Sodder Children Disappearance - After escaping a Christmas Eve house fire, two parents comforted four of their children, but five more were left inside - only for investigators to find no evidence the children had been in the house at all. The Great Coram Street Murder - In Victorian London, a lady of the night was found in her room with her throat slashed, and the door locked from the outside. Read the story of one of the oldest unsolved murders in London. Ghost of Christmas Past - A man shot dead outside a Cathedral on Christmas Eve, would be cursed for eternity to haunt the steps he died on, while his murderer believed the ghost of a dead Bishop had persuaded him to kill. The Bad 'SantaCon' Robber - Some scrooge dressed as Santa devised a perfect plan to rob a bank in plain sight and then escape into a crowd of thousands of Santa's drunkenly celebrating SantaCon. Carnage in Covina - For survivors of the Covina Massacre, Christmas memories are now filled with blood and fire, and a loss of innocence ripped away by a man dressed as Santa, whose suit melted onto his own skin. Bloody Christmas at the Lawson's - Christmas afternoon ends in bloodshed, when a tobacco farmer decides to kill his entire family with a shotgun, amidst rumours that his daughter was pregnant - with his own child. Child Beauty Queen Murder - One infamous murder, seven suspects, infinite theories. You are dared to tread through a real-life Christmas horror story that has haunted and taunted investigators for quarter-of-a-century. Time-Travelling Nazi Killer - Seven people at a technology company were shot dead by a co-worker who believed he had earned a soul from God by travelling back in time to kill Hitler and the last six Nazis. Body in the Oven - In Finland, echoing the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel, the body of a woman was found buried in the firepit of an oven, except she was no witch, but a victim of murder. The Song of Stagger Lee - The pimp and cowboy, Stagger Lee, was immortalised in folklore when he murdered a man for crushing his cowboy hat, in a St. Louis saloon on Christmas night. + TEN MORE true crime stories and mysteries that some consider to be bizarre! Perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ Follow Ben Oakley on Amazon to be informed of new releases.
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 2 written by Ben Oakley and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Give You Brown Trousers!"This is not another Netflix true crime series - thankfully!" Yuba County Five Mystery - On a freezing Winter's night in California, five men drive up a treacherous mountain road and into bizarre true crime legend. What happened next raises enough questions to fill a book. The Abduction of Dirk the Penguin - When Dirk the penguin went to bed at Sea World on Queensland's Gold Coast, he probably didn't expect to wake up in a holiday apartment with two hungover Welsh men. The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario - After travelling to a remote Scottish island in search of the 'thin place', an occultist with links to Aleister Crowley was found dead, killed in an apparent occult ritual. Mystery of the Dead Screenwriter with No Hands - When a Hollywood screenwriter is found dead with no hands, attention turns to his final screenplay - which is missing - and was alleged to have accused the U.S. Government of wrongdoing. Massacre on the Mary Russell - In 1828, the Mary Russell brig floated into Cork Harbour, with seven of its crew dead. They had been brutally murdered by their Captain, and the survivors had a disturbing story to tell. Doorway to Hell - A group of nine teenagers entered a theme park horror attraction, but only one would come out alive, the rest were burned so badly they were mistaken for mannequins. Phantom of the Opera Killer - A violinist playing for the Metropolitan Opera vanished during the intermission, only to be found murdered the following morning by a killer the press had dubbed 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Mountain of the Dead - The Ural Mountains, aliens, military experiments, infrasound vortices, cover-ups, parachute bombs, Yeti's, Disney's Frozen, and nine dead hikers - welcome to the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Hacked by Captain Midnight - HBO's live broadcast transmission was taken over in an act of video terrorism by a hacker named Captain Midnight, AKA: a frustrated satellite dish salesman from Florida. Bodies on the Tracks - What begins as a suspected double suicide takes a turn down a mysterious rabbit hole involving Bill Clinton, Barry Seal, corrupt cops, a former WWF wrestler, and drug runs from Central America. + TEN MORE bizarre true crime stories, perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ Bizarre True Crime is the new series from bestselling true crime author and researcher Ben Oakley.
Download or read book Summary of Ben Oakley s Bizarre True Crime Volume 1 written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-30T23:00:00Z with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Charles Walton, a 74-year-old local gardener and hedge cutter, was murdered in 1945. His body was found the same night on Firs Farm, on Meon Hill, Warwickshire. His death remains the oldest unsolved murder in Warwickshire. #2 Charles Walton, an old man who lived on his own, had been murdered. He had been beaten with his own stick and his neck had been cut open with the cutting hook. The pitchfork had been driven through his neck, pinning him to the ground, and the cutting hook was left embedded in the side of his neck. #3 The police arrested Alfred Potter, the local farmer, for the murder. He had been drinking with another farmer, and had seen Walton cutting hedges shortly after the murder. It was believed that he had been killed at around 2 p. m. #4 The murder of Walton was never solved, but it was believed that Potter had killed him. He was never charged, but the local police were suspicious of him. He was a farmer, and he had the strength to overpower Walton and push the pitchfork through him. But he said that he had only touched the murder weapons when he first arrived at the scene.
Download or read book Inborn written by Thomas Enger and published by Orenda Books. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a double murder takes place in a Norwegian village high school, a teenager finds himself subject to trial by social media ... and in the dock. Bestselling, highly emotive and award-winning Nordic Noir... 'One of the finest writers of the Nordic Noir genre' Ragnar Jnasson 'Satisfyingly tense and dark' Sunday Times 'Spine-chilling and utterly unputdownable' Yrsa SigurardttirBRBRBRBRWhat turns a boy into a killer?/BBRBRWhen the high school in the small Norwegian village of Fredheim becomes a murder scene, the finger is soon pointed at seventeen-year-old Even. As the investigation closes in, social media is ablaze with accusations, rumours and even threats, and Even finds himself the subject of an online trial as well as being in the dock ... for murder?BRBREven pores over his memories of the months leading up to the crime, and it becomes clear that more than one villager was acting suspiciously ... and secrets are simmering beneath the calm surface of this close-knit community. As events from the past play tag with the present, he's forced to question everything he thought he knew. Was the death of his father in a car crash a decade earlier really accidental? Has a relationship stirred up something that someone is prepared to kill to protect?BRBRIt seems that there may be no one that Even can trust. But can we trust him?BRBRA taut, moving and chilling thriller, IInborn You loved Quicksand and We Need to Talk about Kevin, now read Inborn 'A pithy, twisty, challenging tale with a cracking concept ... The ending caught in my throat, piercing, then shattering my crime-sleuthing thoughts. Inborn is so very readable, it also provoked and sliced at my feelings, made me stop, made me think, it really is very clever indeed' LoveReading 'If you like your crime smart, dark and morally compelling then you'll absolutely love this book' 17 Degrees Magazine 'Clever plotting and thought-provoking premise. Another feather in Thomas Enger's cap' Crime by the Book 'Thomas Enger's novels are intelligent and emotionally aware and Inborn is no exception ... an exciting and thought-provoking novel' New Books Magazine 'One of the most unusual and intense talents in the field' Barry Forshaw, Independent 'MUST HAVE' Sunday Express S Magazine 'Intriguing' Guardian 'Sophisticated and suspenseful' Literary Review 'Full of suspense and heart' Crime Monthly 'Inborn is a small-town murder mystery and courtroom drama with multi-faceted characters and compelling twists that will keep you guessing until the very end' Culture Fly 'A tightly plotted mix of thrillers and courtroom drama ... compelling, twisty and full of emotion' Off-the-Shelf Books
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 3 written by Ben Oakley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Bring on the Screaming Meemies!"More hair-raising than a ghost walk through Windsor!" The Beast of Bodom - Four teenage friends go camping for the night on the shoreline of an idyllic lake. As the Sun rises the next morning, only one has survived the night - barely. Drained of Blood - During annual carnival celebrations, a call-girl was murdered in her apartment and the blood drained from her body, leading to the case being cited as proof of vampires. Mystery of the Missing Lighthouse Keepers - Shortly before Christmas in 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished into thin air. The mystery has led to theories of pirates, rogue waves, violent seabirds, murder, or something even more sinister. The Great Banco Rio Robbery - After a six-hour bank siege, police special forces entered the building to find pizza-eating hostages, toy guns, $20million missing, and no sign of the bank robbers, despite all exits being covered. Hammersmith Nude Murders - If Jack the Ripper has gripped imaginations for over 100 years, then the story of Jack the Stripper in 1960s London, is enough to send chills to the darkest parts of your soul. Countess Dracula - Queen of the Vampires, castles, baths of blood, hundreds of victims, brutal slayings, legend, myth, and the worst female murderer in human history, welcome to the world of Elizabeth Báthory. Dance of the Dead - In a bizarre and tragic tale of graverobbing, obsession, and necrophilia, one man dug up the love of his life and lived with her corpse for almost a decade. Woman from Ice Valley - The mystery of the Isdal Woman found dead on the slopes of a mountain, is a cold case the authorities have never cracked, and one of Norway's most intriguing tales. Axeman of New Orleans - A mystery serial killer with a penchant for axes and bloody murder, threatened to kill more people on a specific date - unless he heard jazz music echoing throughout the city. Enemy to the Milk-Wenches' Bums - In old London, women were arming themselves and men were crossdressing to catch a mysterious buttock beater, who would lift women's skirts and spank them before retreating to the dark alleyways. + TEN MORE bizarre true crime stories, perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ New editions of Bizarre True Crime are released on the 10th of each month! Follow Ben Oakley on Amazon to be informed of new releases.
Download or read book Business For Authors written by Joanna Penn and published by Curl Up Press via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-08-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to take the next step in your author journey? Art for the sake of art is important. Writing for the love of it, or to create something beautiful on the page, is absolutely worthwhile and critical to expand the sum of human expression. But I’m not here to talk about creativity or the craft of writing in this book. My aim is to take the result of your creativity into the realm of actually paying the bills. To take you from being an author to running a business as an author. I was a business consultant for 13 years before I gave up my job in September 2011 to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. I worked for large corporates and small businesses, implementing financial systems across Europe and Asia Pacific. I’ve also started a number of my own businesses ”" a scuba dive charter boat in New Zealand, a customized travel website, a property investment portfolio in Australia as well as my freelance consultancy. I’ve failed a lot and learned many lessons in my entrepreneurial life and I share them all in this book. In the last six years of being an author, through tempestuous changes in the publishing world, I've learned the business side of being a writer and I now earn a good living as an author-entrepreneur. I’m an author because it's my passion and my joy but also because it's a viable business in this age of global and digital opportunity. In the book, you will learn: Part 1: From Author To Entrepreneur The arc of the author’s journey, definition of an author-entrepreneur, deciding on your definition of success. Plus/ should you start a company? Part 2: Products and Services How you can turn one manuscript into multiple streams of income by exploiting all the different rights, various business models for authors and how to evaluate them, information on contracts, copyright and piracy. Plus/ putting together a production plan. Part 3: Employees, Suppliers and Contractors The team you need to run your business. Your role as author and what you’re committing to, as well as co-writing. Editors, agents and publishers, translators, book designers and formatters, audiobook narrators, book-keeping and accounting, virtual assistants. Plus/ how to manage your team. Part 4: Customers In-depth questions to help you understand who your customers are and what they want, as well as customer service options for authors. Part 5: Sales and Distribution How to sell through distributors and your options, plus all the information you need to sell direct. ISBNs and publishing imprints ”" do you need them? Plus/ your options for pricing. Part 6: Marketing Key overarching marketing concepts. Book-based marketing including cover, back copy and sales pages on the distributors. Author-based marketing around building your platform, and customer-based marketing around your niche audience and targeted media. Part 7: Financials Revenues of the author business and how to increase that revenue. Costs of the author business and funding your startup. Banking, PayPal, accounting, reporting, tax and estate planning. Part 8: Strategy and Planning Developing your strategy and business plan. Managing your time and developing professional habits. The long-term view and the process for becoming a full-time author. Plus/ looking after yourself. Part 9: Next Steps Questions from the book to help you work out everything to do with your business, plus encouragement for your next steps. Appendices, Workbook and Bonus Downloads including a workbook and business plan template. If you want to go from being an author to running a business as an author, download a sample or buy now.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers written by Michael Newton and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopaedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition provides accurate information on hundreds of serial murder cases - from early history to the present. Written in a non-sensational manner, this authoritative encyclopaedia debunks many of the myths surrounding this most notorious of criminal activities. New major serial killers have come to light since the first edition was published, and many older cases have been solved (such as the Green River Killer) or further investigated (like Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer). Completely updated entries and appendixes pair with more than 30 new photographs and many new entries to make this new edition more fascinating than ever. New and updated entries include: Axe Man of New Orleans; BTK Strangler; Jack the Ripper; Cuidad Juarez, Mexico; John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the Sniper Killers; Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer; and Harold Frederick Shipman.
Download or read book Our House written by Louise Candlish and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The perfect book for thriller readers and true-crime podcast addicts...a stunning literary thriller that artfully twists and turns until the very end."--Bustle One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Year One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year One of Real Simple's Best Books of the Year On a bright morning in the suburbs, a family moves into the house they've just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it's your house. And you didn't sell it. When Fiona Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband, Bram, have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years; how can another family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has Bram disappeared--along with their two young children--when she needs him most? As the nightmare takes hold, Fiona begins to untangle the lies that led to a devastating crime--and a betrayal so shocking it will teach her to keep her own secrets behind locked doors....
Download or read book If I Disappear written by Eliza Jane Brazier and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new novel has more twists and fakeouts than an episode of Serial." --Rolling Stone "An eerie, twisted thriller sure to shake up the most seasoned true crime die-hard. --Harper's Bazaar A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Rolling Stone - CNN - E! Online - Buzzfeed - New York Post - Popsugar - Woman's Day - Crime Reads - Hello Giggles When her favorite true crime podcast host goes missing, an adrift young woman sets out to investigate and plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern California and her own dangerous obsession. Sera loves true crime podcasts. They give her a sense of control in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She's sure they are preparing her for something. So when Rachel, her favorite podcast host, goes missing, Sera knows it's time to act. Rachel has always taught her to trust her instincts. Sera follows the clues hidden in the episodes to an isolated ranch outside Rachel's small hometown to begin her search. She's convinced her investigation will make Rachel so proud. But the more Sera digs into this unfamiliar world, the more off things start to feel. Because Rachel is not the first woman to vanish from the ranch, and she won't be the last... Rachel did try to warn her.
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 1 written by Ben Oakley and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Cases to Send the Willies Right Up You!"More interesting than another Ted Bundy book!" Ritual Murder in a Sleepy English Village - In 1945 Britain, witchcraft was long gone, but ask any local from the sleepy town of Lower Quinton, what happened to Charles Walton, and they'll tell you it was - witchcraft! Headless Body in Topless Bar - If the New York Post's headline of 'Headless Body in Topless Bar' was written to draw you in, then the true story behind it was enough to make you vomit. Visions of Murder - From a brutal murder in London to one of the most convincing cases of psychic mediumship in the history of true crime. Hammer Time - An amateur playwright auditions black women for his new play, Hammer, with the intention of killing them - with a sledgehammer. On one occasion, he succeeded. Captured by his 105th Wife - The 'Pigamist' travelled the world, marrying women, then abandoning them two weeks later, after selling all their belongings. This is the bizarre tale of how his 105th wife tracked him down. The Man Who Died Twice - When a fire ripped through a house in Nashville, investigators found the recently deceased body of the owner's husband, which was unusual, as the man had died ten years earlier. The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm - From a violent serial killer to a screaming ghost, the story of Herb and the haunting of Fox Hollow Farm, is one true crime tale that'll send the willies right up you! The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar - A missing boy is returned to his parents eight months after disappearing. Finally, the family can move on, except, the boy that had come back was not their son at all. The Shark Arm Murder Case - In Sydney, a captive tiger shark vomited a human arm, sparking an investigation that led to one of the most bizarre murder cases you'll ever read. Factory of Death - When a Russian maniac built an underground textiles factory, he began recruiting young females, not as workers, but to fulfil his twisted dream of owning an army of slaves. + TEN MORE bizarre true crime stories, perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ Bizarre True Crime is the new series from bestselling true crime author and researcher Ben Oakley.
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 4 written by Ben Oakley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Have You Crapping in Your Coffin!"This series discombobulates your brain and shivers your timbers!" The Villisca Axe Murders - In a town known as the pretty place, an entire family were killed by an axeman who had been hiding in their attic waiting for them to go to sleep, in a case that continues to haunt to this day. The Uncatchable - A man known as the Greek Robin Hood, went on a 30-year crime spree, gave money to the poor, twice broke out of prison with a helicopter, and broke into prison to rescue his brother - with a tank. Black Mass of the Fortune Teller - Black magic, witchcraft, poisonings, French aristocracy, hundreds of deaths, and a secret network of abortionists and fortune tellers, welcome to the tale of Catherine Monvoisin. The Bodies of Murder Park - Since 1946, almost 100 bodies have been found in a park in the middle of Baltimore, at least 40 had been murdered by different people, at least 10 remain unsolved. First Case of Hacking in History - People gathered in anticipation for the first public demo of the wireless telegram system, only for the world's first hacker to tap the signal - and use Morse code to insult the inventor! Soul Eater and the Runaway Devil - A man claiming to be a 300-year-old vampire, and a 12-year-old girl, fell into a forbidden love which left the girl's entire family murdered - a dark tale that concludes with a disturbing twist. Battle of Lanarca Airport - Forced to return with the plane they had hijacked, two assassins and their hostages watched from the windows in shock, as special forces opened fire - on each other. Nude in the Nettles - A strange phone call leads to the discovery of a woman's body on the North York Moors, but for over 40 years, her identity and death remain a mystery, and one of England's oddest unsolved cold cases. Killings of Templeton Woods - After the first Templeton Woods murder, girls stopped walking the streets alone, after the second, the area became ground zero for Britain's most infamous cold case, with links to the Zodiac Killer. The Real 'Orphan' - Straight out of the Hollywood horror 'Orphan', a loving couple adopt a young girl, only to discover she is an adult, who stands at the end of their bed at night, holding a knife. + TEN MORE bizarre true crime stories and mysteries, perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ New editions of Bizarre True Crime are released on the 1st of every month! Follow Ben Oakley on Amazon to be informed of new releases.
Download or read book The Craftsman written by Sharon Bolton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Is someone copying the original murders? Or did she get it wrong all those years ago? When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened... it gets personal. In master of suspense Sharon Bolton's latest thriller, readers will find a page-turner to confirm their deepest fears and the only protagonist who can face them.
Download or read book Deadly American Beauty written by John Glatt and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greg DeVillers was a top biotech executive, and Kristen Rossum was embarking on a career in toxicology at the San Diego Medical Examiner's office. They seemed to be happily married, living the American dream. But only months shy of their second anniversary, Kristen found her handsome husband dead from a drug overdose-his corpse sprinkled with rose petals. By his side was their wedding photo. The scene was reminiscent of American Beauty, one of Kristen's favorite movies. Authorities deemed it a suicide. Until they discovered that the rare poison found in Greg's body was the same poison missing from Kristen's office. Until they discovered the truth about Kristen's lurid affair, about her own long-time drug addiction, and about the personal and professional secrets she would kill to keep hidden-secrets that would ultimately expose the beautiful blonde as the deadly beauty she really was...a Deadly American Beauty
Download or read book True Crime written by Andrew Klavan and published by Dell. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heat of the city, a man is out of time: speeding in a beat-up Ford Tempo, blasting easy-listening music. Reporter Steve Everett drinks too much, makes love to his boss's wife, and has just stumbled upon a shocking truth: a convicted killer is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit. In the cold confines of Death Row, Frank Beachum is also out of time. Ready to say good-bye to the wife and child he loves and hello to the God he still believes in, Beachum knows he did not kill a convenience store clerk six years ago. But in a few hours—if Steve Everett can't find the evidence to stop it—a needle is going to pierce Frank Beachum's skin. The killing machine is primed. The executioner is waiting. And so is the priest. Now the clock is ticking down and the race is on—between the reporter and his demons, between the system and its lethal flaws, between the last innocent man and society's ultimate crime. . . .
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 8 20 Madcap and Shocking True Crime Stories Season Two written by Ben Oakley and published by Bizarre True Crime. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Give You Goose Pimples!"An ongoing resource for crime writers and true crime junkies!" Season two of Bizarre True Crime kicks off with a new look and improved layout, pimped to the max with 60 facts dotted throughout, bitesize extras, selected bibliography, and improved images! The Real Amityville Horror - A haunted house, a violent history, an investigation by Ed and Lorraine Warren, dozens of movies, and the truth behind one of Long Island's most infamous family massacres. Horror of the Kansas City Butcher - There is perhaps no serial killer more inhuman than The Kansas City Butcher, who inflicted such terrible tortures on his victims that the term 'monster' has never been so appropriate. John Harrison and the Resurrectionists - Son of one U.S. President, and father to another, John Harrison lived a fruitful life until his death in 1878 - when his corpse was stolen by resurrectionists within an hour of his burial. Grand Theft Auto Crime Spree - Inspired by Grand Theft Auto, a man went on a nine-hour crime spree that involved carjacking, robbery, assault, theft of weapons, fraud, impersonation of a female, and pooing on a lawyer's desk. The Devil's Night Murder of Martha Moxley - The night before Halloween in Belle Haven, a wealthy teenage girl was murdered in the night. The case went unsolved for 25 years, until a suspect was arrested - who had ties to the Kennedy family. The Eyeball Eater - The case of a crazed man who slaughtered his entire family, cut open their chests, removed their hearts, and gouged out his own eyeballs - before eating one of them. The Ossett Exorcist Murder - A loving husband, thought to be possessed by 40 demons, became the subject of an all-night exorcism, and less than two hours later; ripped his wife and dog to pieces with his bare hands. The Beasts of Satan - Bonded by their love of death metal and occult rituals, the Beasts of Satan went on a six-year killing spree involving sacrificial murder, drug-fuelled sex, and Satanism. The Mormon Manson - A polygamous cult leader ordered the murders of at least 25 people, many from beyond the grave, in a tale of fear, control, and a mission to create the Kingdom of God on Earth. The Bank Robber and the ATM - Dressed in camo gear but forgetting to put his mask up, a robber held up a bank for $150 before depositing the three-figure haul into his account - via the ATM outside the same bank. + TEN MORE varied true crime stories including murder, robbery, serial killers, disappearances, and mysteries! Perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ Follow Ben Oakley on Amazon to be informed of new releases.
Download or read book Bizarre True Crime Volume 6 written by Ben Oakley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Bizarre True Crime Stories to Make Your Nelly Nervous!"More interesting than another Charles Manson Movie!" Murder In Room 1046 - In the New Year of 1935, a man checked into a hotel in Missouri, only to have his stay marred by unusual behaviour, bizarre communication, and ultimately, his mysterious death. La Quintrala: The Chilean Elizabeth Bathory - One of history's worst female murderers had a hobby of torturing and killing slaves, but escaped justice due to her wealth and connections, before becoming revered in Chilean culture. Eerie Lady of the Dunes - Read the tale of one of America's most infamous unsolved murder cases, that involves the film 'Jaws', the son of Stephen King, multiple theories, and a mystery that remains to this day. The World's Most Consistent Art Thief - Over a period of six years, a French art thief stole 250 artworks, averaging out to one every 15 days, but he didn't sell for profit, he stole for the love of the art. The Great Reality TV Swindle - How a down-on-his-luck homeless man conned fame-seeking wannabes to take part in a year-long reality TV show that didn't exist. First Human Killed by a Robot - In 1979, one of science fiction's most feared scenarios became reality when Robert Williams became the first person in history to be killed by a robot. Killer In the Walls - A creepy intruder terrorised a family by living in the walls of their home and making them think the house was haunted, in a true urban legend that ended with multiple murder. The Bennington Triangle Disappearances - At least 40 people have mysteriously disappeared in and around an abandoned town, where eerie and unexplained events happen, along with the curse of a nearby mountain said to swallow its victims. The Wendigo Cannibal - A Cree Indian named Swift Runner became possessed by the spirit of the mythical Wendigo then killed and cannibalised his entire family, in the most famous case of Wendigo Psychosis. The Strange Case of Two Men Who Died Over Dinner - When two Frenchmen enjoying a summer dinner were found dead at their garden table, police assumed murder was afoot in the small town of Authon-du-Perche, but the truth was far stranger. + TEN MORE varied true crime stories including murder, robbery, serial killers, disappearances, and mysteries! Perfect for late night reading or a quick tale at lunchtime. ^^^SCROLL UP TO GET YOUR COPY NOW!^^^ Follow Ben Oakley on Amazon to be informed of new releases.
Download or read book Paper Ghosts written by Julia Heaberlin and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong? FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • “Fast and furious . . . You’ll never see what’s coming.”—The Washington Post Years ago, her sister Rachel vanished. Now she is almost certain the man who took Rachel sits in the passenger seat beside her. He claims to have dementia and no memory of murdering girls across Texas in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. To find the truth, she proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip with a possible serial killer to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man? Is he a pathological con artist—or is she? You won’t see the final, terrifying twist spinning your way until the very last mile. Praise for Paper Ghosts “Paper Ghosts is a riveting summer read that shows Texas in a powerfully intimate light.” —The Austin Chronicle “[An] artful and elegiac psychological thriller . . . riveting.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Paper Ghosts] elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art.”—Sunday Express (UK) “Texas has yet again bred a major American noir writer.”—D Magazine “[Heaberlin has] developed a distinctive literary voice, one that is on full display in Paper Ghosts.”—Houston Chronicle “Entertainingly unnerving.”—The Dallas Morning News “Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place, and some dark comedy make this travelogue-cum-psychological thriller well worth the read.”—The Guardian
