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Ashley Coulston is a convicted triple murderer, but was he responsible for far more carnage? Wherever Coulston went, a pattern of unsolved crimes followed, including those of Australia’s infamous ‘balaclava killer’ who has never been unmasked.

Carolyn Pickles retraces the true story of how 11 people came to be brutally cut with a deadly sharp implement, in a spate of attacks that left a town in a state of fear and police mystified about the identity of the attacker. Halifax, West Yorkshire, 1938. The hunt is on for a razor-wielding attacker, possibly a murderer. The papers name him 'The Halifax Slasher'. A huge reward is offered for leads to his arrest. Vigilante groups form, and innocent men are set upon. Baffled, police argue with each other about how to catch the suspect.

Some people amass artwork. For others, it's stamps. But why would you want to collect the possessions of a serial killer?

An account of the crimes of Arthur Shawcross describes how the paroled child killer shot, stabbed, suffocated, and strangled 16 Rochester, New York, prostitutes and examines how the legal system failed his victims.

Few serial killers in history have garnered as much attention as Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer. Although Dahmer killed 17 young men and boys, it was not so much the number of people he killed that makes him stand out among famous serial killers, but more so the acts of depravity that he committed on the corpses of his victims. In this true crime story, you will listen to how Dahmer transitioned from a loner to serial killer, committing numerous unnatural acts along the way such as necrophilia and cannibalism.

Julian Hannes lässt uns 13 wahre Kriminalgeschichten nacherleben. Die Mystery-Größe auf YouTube mit mehr als 2 Millionen Fans lehrt uns das Gruseln: alle Geschichten sind wahr, ungelöst und hochdramatisch. Neben der Faszination über das Verbrechen beschäftigt sich der YouTube-Star mit Fragen wie: Warum wird jemand zum Täter? Kann es mir auch passieren, dass ich zum Mörder werde? Julian Hannes alias Jarow beleuchtet in seinen Kriminalgeschichten all die verschiedenen Facetten der Handlung.

Ein kaltblütiger Serienmörder. Eine verstümmelte Frauenleiche in einem Plastiksack. Ein erschossener US-Amerikaner im Zug. Kriminalhauptkommissar Axel Petermann ist Deutschlands bekanntester Profiler. Er beschreibt seine schwierigsten Fälle. Dabei gewährt er Einblicke in die Methoden der Profiler und erklärt, was die Spuren am Tatort über die Psyche des Täters verraten. Wahre Geschichten, die unter die Haut gehen.

Dennis Nilsen was jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more. Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years, he typed 6,000 pages of introspection, reflection, comment, and explanation. History of a Drowning Boy - taken exclusively from these astonishing writings - uncovers, for the first time, the motives behind the murders, and delivers a clear understanding of how such horrific events could have happened, tracing the origins back to early childhood.

"Mindhunter crossed with American Gothic. This chilling story has the ghostly unease of a nightmare."—Michael Cannell, author of Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber and the Invention of Criminal Profiling The pulse-pounding account of the first time in history that the FBI’s...

For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt's murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest. Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past seven years hunting for Melissa's killer. Her investigation, both thrilling and unpredictable, has led her on a journey like no other.

Lindsey always knew she wanted to be a detective. Her inspiration came after reading about the murders committed by Ted Bundy, who grew up in her hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Also seared into her memory was the 1986 murder of a young girl who'd been out for a bike ride when she went missing. The teen was later found murdered, but the case was never solved. The senseless killing of an innocent young girl would leave a black cloud over Tacoma for three decades.

Era il 1991, una ragazzina persa nel bosco della vita abbandona la sua famiglia. Cerca la sua strada. Non sa ancora che un anno dopo, questa l'avrebbe condotta in Italia dove incontrerà il suo lupo cattivo. Sola, spaventata e soprattutto soggiogata, chiede soccorso ad un amico lontano: "Aiutami!! Ci sono ragazze prigioniere, ragazze scomparse e poliziotti coinvolti!". Fu così che la polizia italiana iniziò a indagare i lupi cattivi, seguendo la falsa pista su un presunto traffico di esseri umani.

Almost since the beginning of time, man has committed crimes that have defied our ability to explain. Among these are the most heinous crimes of all, murders. The taking of an innocent life goes against our most basic principles. Yet, murders continue to occur, and sometimes, they go unsolved. Following are some of the most famous and infamous cases that are still waiting. They are murders, unsolved, in audiobook form.

Cold-blooded murders, tragic kidnappings, cruel torture, ruthless abuse, devastating family dramas and a millennium robbery. Real criminal cases. In the third volume of his book series True Crime International, bestselling author Adrian Langenscheid once again reports truthfully, factually and free of any sensationalism about shocking crimes in people' s immediate neighborhood. Crimes that have actually happened - and not so long ago. Three excellent podcasts have contributed 5 cases to the book.

For weeks, the body count of sexually violated, brutally murdered young women escalated. With increasing alarm, Los Angeles newspapers headlined the deeds of a serial killer they named the Hillside Strangler. The city was held hostage by fear. Darcy O'Brien weds the narrative skill of an award-winning novelist with the detailed observations of an experienced investigator to unravel this chilling true-crime story.

The 13 killings-by-poison revisited in this book were committed by some of the most infamous murderers in British and American history. Presenting infamous cases from 1857-1972, Adrian Vincent recounts their sinister tales and reveals the lure of money, lust, and deviancy that drove them to pure evil.

In the early hours of 27th January 1996, after an evening spent celebrating at Club Bayview in the Perth suburb of Claremont, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers called a taxi to nearby Mosman Park. But when the cab arrived, she’d already gone. She was never seen again. Four months later, on 9th June 1996, 23-year-old Jane Rimmer disappeared from the same area, her body later found in bushland south of Perth. When the body of a third young woman, 27-year-old Ciara Glennon, was found north of the city, having vanished from Claremont in August 1997, it was clear a serial killer was on the loose.

A lo largo de una fantasmal semana de septiembre de 1982, se sucedieron en Buenos Aires cuatro asesinatos nocturnos, sobrios en el despliegue y curiosamente idénticos, a tal punto que se podría pensar en un mismo asesinato repetido cuatro veces. La policía buscó al asesino durante casi un mes, de manera tan intensa como inútil. Finalmente resultó ser un postadolescente de diecinueve años. Un muchacho raro y taciturno que, ya detenido, admitió los crímenes y los describió en detalle sin mostrar emoción alguna. No decía incoherencias, no deliraba....

Klockan var tre på eftermiddagen den 16 april 1996 när den 21-årige Richard Allen Montgomery fattade sitt livs sämsta beslut. Människor som kände honom skulle senare vittna om att Richard, som bodde hemma hos sin syster, var en trevlig och godhjärtad man men att han också var alkoholiserad, drogmissbrukare och "skulle gå med på vad som helst om det fanns sprit eller pengar med i bilden".

Per oltre dieci anni, un uomo ha compiuto più di cinquanta aggressioni nel nord della California. Successivamente, spostandosi verso sud, ha lasciato dietro di sé una scia di sangue: dieci omicidi brutali. Nessuno è riuscito a catturarlo, è scomparso nel nulla sottraendosi alle massicce operazioni di polizia in tutta la zona. Trent'anni dopo, Michelle McNamara, una giornalista, ha deciso di indagare per trovare lo psicopatico che lei stessa ha soprannominato il "Golden State Killer", termine poi adottato anche dalle autorità.