True Criminal

A female thief, with four husbands, a lover, and, reportedly, over 12 children, is arrested and tried for the murder of her stepson in 1872, turning the small village of West Auckland in County Durham upside down. Other bodies are exhumed, and when they are found to contain arsenic, she is suspected of their murder as well. The perpetrator, Mary Ann Cotton, was tried and found guilty and later hanged on 24 March 1873 in Durham Gaol. It is claimed she murdered over 20 people and was the first female serial killer in England.

More chilling cold cases solved! Listen to the fascinating true crime stories that were solved years later thanks to modern technologies and investigation techniques. Solving a criminal investigation is never as simple as it looks on television. In this book, we will be looking into some of the highest profile criminal investigations that go years without being solved. These are known as cold cases. But this book will examine those cold cases which have been solved.

Brigitte Scholl disappeared on 29 December 2011, the day after her 47th wedding anniversary. The flowers her husband had given her - red roses - were still on the living room table; in the corner stood the Christmas tree, straight as a die and lavishly decorated. Everything had to be just so. It was to be perfect right up to the end. A woman is brutally murdered and buried in the woods. Suspicion falls on her husband - the former mayor of a small town south of Berlin. They had been married almost 50 years and were considered the perfect couple.

Selbstmörder, die zu Mördern werden - ein neues Thema von True Crime! War es ein Unfall, oder war es Mord? Der Neurologe Dr. Milan Zimmermann beantwortet diese Frage am Beispiel wahrer Geschichten über Familientragödien, Beziehungsdramen und Amokläufe mit unschuldigen Toten - sogenannte erweiterte Suizide. Ob bei spektakulären Verbrechen wie einem Amoklauf oder dem Germanwings-Absturz, ob bei Familientragödien oder dem gemeinsamen Tod eines betagten Ehepaars: Erweiterte Suizide sind immer Tragödien, denn unschuldige Menschen werden aus dem Leben gerissen.

Pittsburgh’s mafia may not have been as infamous as New York’s Five Families or Chicago’s Outfit, but for nearly a century, the LaRocca Mafia Crime Family ruled Pittsburgh’s underworld with an iron fist. This is the untold story of power, betrayal, and survival, from the blood-soaked streets of Wylie Avenue to the backroom deals that shaped the Steel City’s economy. This book uncovers the full story of Pittsburgh’s organized crime history, from the first dons to the final days of the once-mighty LaRocca family.

Deutschlands profilierteste psychiatrische Gutachterin berichtet von ihren Erfahrungen mit Frauen und dem Bösen. Wie kann es sein, dass eine Frau ihren eigenen Mann umbringt? Dass sie ihr Kind nicht vor einem gewalttätigen Partner schützt? Oder dass sie ihr Baby sogar selbst tötet? Solche Gewalttaten lösen häufig große Erschütterung aus, denn Frauen gelten als empathisch, warmherzig und friedfertig. Doch diese Attribute führen dazu, dass die Gefährlichkeit von Frauen unterschätzt wird.

Wie viele Mörder sind noch unter uns? Wer hat die junge Frau vor 20 Jahren bestialisch ermordet? Ein Fremder, ein verschmähter Liebhaber, oder war es gar ein Familiendrama? War es die Russenmafia, die den Häftling in seiner Zelle gefoltert und schwer verletzt hat, oder ging es um Streitigkeiten im Drogenmilieu? Es gibt eine erschreckend hohe Dunkelziffer an ungeklärten Todesfällen. Er geht ihnen auf den Grund: Axel Petermann war Mordkommissar und Leiter der "Operativen Fallanalyse" in Bremen. Mit den Methoden des Profiling kommt er den Mördern auf die Spur.

True Crime Stories von Joe Bausch, dem Experten für Verbrechen und das Böse. "Von unvorstellbarem Ausmaß", so werden Gewaltakte mit tödlichem Ausgang in der Öffentlichkeit häufig genannt. Nur wenige Menschen kennen persönlich so viele Schwerverbrecher wie der langjährige Gefängnisarzt und True-Crime-Spezialist Joe Bausch. In seinem neuen Buch geht er der Frage nach, wie Gewalttaten entstehen. Er erzählt den Fall von der "Eislady", die sich von ihren dominanten Männern nur durch Mord zu befreien wusste. Oder vom dreifachen Familienvater, der auf Jersey elf Jahre lang ein Doppelleben als Sexualstraftäter führen konnte.

After an investigation spanning nearly two years, Los Angeles investigators come up empty in the case of a terrifying serial sex killer. But then, a seemingly unrelated arrest is made across state lines. In book two of Murder by Increments, we journey deeper into the life and mind of the suspect at the center of the case: one of the most confounding and mysterious serial killers in American history. Killing Cousins documents the shocking story of an abusive childhood that created a monster.

Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the state.

How do you defend your mind from those who exploit it without you even knowing? Serial killers, master manipulators—they don’t only happen on TV. By the time they’re part of a true crime documentary, it’s too late. Understanding the dark psychology behind them is your best defense.

What happens if an individual is proven innocent after capital punishment has already been carried out? If you’re looking to broaden your grasp of this subject matter, you’ve come to the right place. Here, you’ll find an intriguing analysis of some of the most complex and controversial cases involving the death penalty. Through it, you will either be forced to reconsider your long-held perceptions...or find solid support for beliefs you’ve always deemed factual.

Are criminals who have been convicted of murder really being released back into society to live among us? Released to Kill Again is the 4th volume in the True Crime Series by John Summit. In this audiobook, he reveals the shocking true crime and murder stories of 7 convicted criminals who not only killed once, but were paroled...only to kill again.

Eye-opening, enlightening, and utterly engaging, How to Spot a Liar in 7 Seconds or Less is an essential addition to the bookshelf of anyone who wants to learn what makes people tick, what motivates liars to bend the truth, and how to defend themselves against deceivers and others who want to take advantage of them.

La llamada Oficina de Envigado es uno de esos fenómenos criminales colombianos que los medios mencionamos casi a diario sin saber bien qué es y sin preguntarnos por qué ha podido sobrevivir tanto tiempo. En este libro, Juan Diego Restrepo responde las dos preguntas, basándose en cientos de documentos y testimonios recogidos a lo largo de su fructífera carrera periodística.

Na noite de 14 de março de 2018, a vereadora Marielle Franco e o motorista Anderson Gomes foram mortos a tiros no Estácio, zona central da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Liderança nascida e criada na favela, a quinta vereadora com mais votos no pleito em que foi eleita, Marielle era ao mesmo tempo assertiva e carismática em seus posicionamentos, fosse na defesa de moradores de áreas dominadas por milícias, fosse nas reivindicações ligadas às comunidades LGBTQIA+.

Menschliche Abgründe. Deutschlands bekanntester Profiler berichtet fesselnd über die oft ebenso schwierige wie verblüffende Aufklärung authentischer Kriminalfälle und lässt uns tief in seine Suche nach den Tätern eintauchen. Wahre Geschichten, die unter die Haut gehen: Die tatsächliche Bedeutung eines vermeintlich unwichtigen Fundstücks demaskiert den Täter. Die bizarren Phantasien eines Sexualmörders. Nahezu 20 Jahre lang bleibt ein Mord ungeklärt, bis kriminalistisches Gespür einen Serienmörder entlarvt. Eine wahrhaft komplizierte Fallgeschichte.

"Creepy crawling" was the Manson Family's practice of secretly entering someone's home and, without harming anyone, leaving only a trace of evidence that they had been there, some reminder that the sanctity of the private home had been breached. Now, author Jeffrey Melnick reveals just how much the Family creepy crawled their way through Los Angeles in the sixties and then on through American social, political, and cultural life for close to fifty years, firmly lodging themselves in our minds.

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, as one judge described her, as "a coldly calculated criminal recidivist and serial killer." She had experienced a lifetime of murder, mayhem, and mental illness. She killed two boyfriends, including one whose body was stuffed in a freezer. And she was convicted in one of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's strangest cases: the Pizza Bomber case, in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb locked to his neck exploded after he robbed a bank in 2003 near Erie, Pennsylvania, Diehl-Armstrong's hometown.

Lydia Benecke, Co-Autorin des Long- und Bestsellers "Aus der Dunkelkammer des Bösen" geht dem Ursprung des Bösen nach. Die Gefängnispsychologin, Fachfrau für besondere Vorlieben (Paraphilien) und erfahrene Ansprechpartnerin für Kriminalermittler nimmt uns mit auf einen Streifzug der Delikte, die uns alle in unserer Gegenwart so beschäftigen: U-Bahn-Schläger, rohe Gewalt, Amokläufer, Tierquälerei, Sadismus, Kannibalismus, Kindesmissbrauch und brutale Misshandlung. Was geht in so einem Täter nur vor? Und wie nah dran sind diese schrecklichen Taten an den ganz normalen Fantasien, die jeder von uns schon einmal hatte?