"You haven't heard the last of us yet..." These were chilling words on a note left behind by seven armed and dangerous inmates who escaped from the John Connally prison in South Texas on December 13, 2000. Their promise has apparently been fulfilled. The inmates, now known as the Connally Seven, are suspected of having first robbed a Radio Shack in Houston, and then, days later, on Christmas Eve, of having fatally shot and runover a young police...

A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of Inconvenience Gone. On the morning of March 6, 1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable... but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome...

Award-winning journalist Bill Poulos delves deep into Australia's turbulent and lawless past with this collection of stories recalling crimes, murders and tragedies that once made headlines around the nation. His detailed research takes the reader into townships, settlements and the wide-open spaces of the outback where there is no escape from the shocking and often brutal events he vividly recreates. Bush Tragedies throws a light on shocking events...

For 132 years the ghastly and horrific murders committed in London's East End by the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' have gripped and baffled the world. The Ripper commenced his series of atrocities at the end of August and continued freely until the beginning of November 1888 when inexplicably the murders stopped… In all, five women were brutally murdered and savagely mutilated in the most unimaginable way. The killing spree centered in and around the...

Infamous Criminals Caught in True Crime Cases  "A fascinating read that will haunt you, that will keep you up at night." ―Aphrodite Jones, author of Cruel Sacrifice and host of the ID series, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones #1 New Release in Mass Murder Biographies & Memoirs Actors, musicians, TV personalities, and other public figures in the spotlight aren't always who they appear to be. You might be surprised by just how many have led...

Jeff Ashton, a prosecuting attorney, gives the inside story of the trial of Casey Anthony and the murder of her young daughter, Caylee. "Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation and the verdict that no one saw coming. It was the trial that stunned America, the verdict that shocked us all. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony walked away,...

It's been said the code was never deciphered. That's not true. As an introvert growing up in Lakehurst, NJ, the tragic loss of a close friend forced me to understand how consequence and conscience are akin to the Roman god Janus-both sides of the same coin. 1972 became the genesis of my father's immersion into the macabre Grace Cohen case, a troubled young girl who wrestled with her inner demons and vanished from Horicon Lake. Her vexing disappearance...

The lives and dreadful deeds of 20 horrific medical serial killers, including:Genene Jones: a truly monstrous paediatric nurse who murdered as many as 47 babies and children entrusted to her care.Glennon Engleman:a rather unconventional dentist who moonlighted as a hitman and murder-for-profit killer.Michael Swango: a deadly doctor who took genuine pleasure in poisoning his patients and colleagues. Killed at least 60 in an intercontinental murder...

As idyllic as eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley may be, there's an unexpected dark side. Serial killers, mass murderers, violent gangs and outright hit men have all operated here, along with high-profile family killers. Even before these incidents, there were several Indian massacres and some homicides that made forensic history. In these pages Katherine, in collaboration with Northampton County coroner Zachary Lysek, looks at historical and contemporary...

18 Shocking True Crime Stories of the World's Worst Serial Killers. Included in this volume;David Carpenter: Known as the Trailside Killer, Carpenter turned the hiking trails and beauty spots around San Francisco into his personal killing fields.Catherine Wilson: This Victorian poisoner might have gotten away with four murders, had she not decided to change her venom of choice – to sulphuric acid!Kieran Kelly: A deadly tramp, Kelly employed a unique...