True Crime Mystery

Hatte der struwwelköpfige Mann auf einsamer, nächtlicher Landstraße auf die drei Kinder geschossen, um das Auto zu kriegen, und die Mutter weiter fahren lassen? Oder standen die Kleinen der flotten Briefträgerin nur im Weg zu weiteren Abenteuern? Der Staatsanwalt musste hinsichtlich Mutterliebe noch Überzeugungsarbeit leisten. Sie vergiften und erschlagen, sie erschießen und erstechen, und wenn es sein muss, tun sie das alles auch in Serie: die Mörderinnen dieser Welt.

Wien zur Zeit des Dritten Mannes. Der durch Schleichhandel reich gewordene Gemischtwarenhändler lag erschlagen in seinem Laden. Mordwaffe ein Fleischwolf. Täter eine Täterin, die sich gegen die unsittlichen Angriffe wehrte, oder doch, wie sie sagte, der geheimnisvolle Mann im Dufflecoat, nach dem ganz Wien suchte?

Zwei tote Mädchen, liebevoll abgelegt am Straßenrand. "Behutsam erstickt", "Sanft erwürgt" sagte der Obduktionsbericht. Von der Mutter? Vom Vater? Schließlich doch von der Mutter. Drei Sensationsprozesse, zwei Urteile, unter heftiger Anteilnahme von Publikum und Presse.

Wahrscheinlich Deutschland "erfolgreichste" Giftmischerin. Die tüchtige und beliebte Haushaltsperle beförderte alle ihre Dienstgeber in den Tod: Amts- und Gerichtsräte, versuchte es auch bei deren Besuchern, Dienern, Boten und bei einem ganzen Kegelklub. Ihr Ziel, eine solide Altersversorgung, erreichte sie aber nicht.

Let’s face it, the last thing a nature lover expects to find in the beautiful deep woods is a human corpse. But if one mystery isn’t enough, nothing explains the awkward way bodies have been positioned, the mysterious carvings in their flesh, and sometimes, the eerie feeling of being watched.

Bodies in the Woods shares unsolved and true accounts from nature lovers who stumbled upon desecrated corpses in the great outdoors but were denied closure by resistant and evasive law-enforcement officials.

Reeling from the devastation of 9/11, America anxiously waited for the other shoe to drop. Then the anthrax letters came, branded by the FBI as the worst biological attacks in US history. Despite a lengthy and expensive investigation, no suspect was ever charged. In 1969, as the first astronaut stepped on the moon and 350,000 Americans flocked to Woodstock, the Zodiac killer terrorized California residents, claiming his murder victims would be his slaves in the afterlife. Despite one of the longest-running investigations in the state’s history, the killer has never been identified.

A tutt'oggi sono poche le certezze sul caso Orlandi, la ragazzina di 15 anni scomparsa nel nulla il 22 giugno 1983. Forse la sola certezza è che di lei non si è saputo più niente di concreto. In questa brutta storia entrano a più riprese e a vario titolo bande criminali, terroristi internazionali, il Vaticano e, forse, addirittura servizi segreti di diversi paesi.

La scomparsa di Emanuela Orlandi e il massacro delle guardie svizzere sono due tra i casi più bui e intricati della recente storia Vaticana. Da una parte una ragazzina di appena 15 anni che sparisce senza motivi e, soprattutto, senza lasciare la minima traccia, nel pieno di un'estate romana come tante altre; dall'altra un doppio omicidio e un suicidio (per lo meno questa è la versione ufficiale dei fatti) che rappresentano il più grave fatto di sangue avvenuto in Vaticano nel secolo scorso.

Sono circa le nove di sera del 4 maggio 1998 quando una suora sente dei rumori di colpi di arma da fuoco provenire da un appartamento non lontano dal Palazzo Apostolico di Roma. La suora corre e trova la porta dell'appartamento aperta. Si affaccia all'interno e scopre così uno dei più gravi delitti mai compiuti all'interno della città del Vaticano: in un lago di sangue trova il corpo del neo comandante delle guardie svizzere Alois Estermann, di sua moglie Gladys Meza Romero e del vice caporale Cedric Tornay.

The county of East Lothian, previously known as Haddingtonshire, is an often-overlooked gem nestled in Scotland's central lowlands. Its boundaries include the Scottish Borders to the south, Edinburgh to the west, and Midlothian to the south-west. The central administrative hub is the Royal Burgh of Haddington, which can trace its heritage back 900 years.

Being married to Bart Titus gave Lisa a great deal...money, position, all those things she'd thought were important. But it was also boring. A trap. He was controlling. So when she went to Mexico for a vacation, she decided to have a little fun. But sometimes fun catches up with you, and now she was being blackmailed. So one problem had become two. A clever and impatient girl like Lisa isn't going to let that situation fester. All she wants is to have a little fun, but that might require some work and planning.

In this fascinating thriller, a virus is sweeping the country, and America's hospitals are no longer safe. Patients across the United States are checking into hospitals for routine procedures but never checking out. Join Dr. Isaac Carlson and his team of medical superstars as they race against the clock to defeat the mysterious illness and save lives. Joseph has the kind of life many people dream about: A challenging career, a house in the suburbs, and millions in the bank.

The sensational case of Leo M. Frank is undisputedly Atlanta's and the south’s greatest murder mystery of modern years. The story of how little Mary Phagan was foully murdered us she went to get her pay at the National Pencil factory, revolting and horrible as it is in its details, naturally interests every working man and every working woman. The Mary Phagan murder mystery, however, lost its identity when Leo M. Frank, superintendent of the big factory, was arrested. The reason of the unusual importance of the case is that Frank was being persecuted because he was a Jew.

On October 26, 1961, after an evening of studying with friends on the campus of Transylvania University, 19-year-old student Betty Gail Brown got into her car around midnight - presumably headed for home. But she would never arrive. Three hours later, Brown was found dead in a driveway near the center of campus, strangled to death with her own brassiere. Kentuckians from across the state became engrossed in the proceedings as lead after lead went nowhere. Four years later, the police investigation completely stalled.

Drawing on the infamous Lord Lucan affair, this compelling novel explores the roots of a shocking murder from a fresh perspective and brings to vivid life an era when women's voices all too often went unheard. In the summer of 1974, Mandy River arrives in London to make a fresh start and begins working as nanny to the children of one Lady Morven. She quickly finds herself in the midst of a bitter custody battle and the house under siege: Lord Morven is having his wife watched.

First published in 1924, Charles E. Pearce’s account of some of the most gruesome and intriguing unsolved murders of the 19th century continues to captivate amateur sleuths to this day. Pearce guides us through a fascinating world of wicked assassinations, missed clues, ingenious stratagems, and cunning deceits in one last attempt to track down historical villains who evaded justice. It is impossible to establish the truth beyond reasonable doubt in any of the cases at this distance, but the light which Pearce sheds on the investigations and contemporary testimony, encourages us to evaluate the evidence anew.

Tara is on her way to pick up both her children from the airport following a visit with their father in America, but within seconds, her happiness is replaced by the shocking realization that only her daughter returned. Tara’s world is shattered as she’s thrust into the American legal system, determined to fight for her son.

Are you fascinated by the unknown? Don’t trust the mass media? Have you seen a UFO? If you want to learn more about the mysteries of the universe, you’ll most likely start with our very own “earthly” conspiracy theories. This audiobook is purposely crafted to give you an eye-opening experience and encourage you to change your perspective. You’ll also discover what Area 51 is - and why “ufologists” are so fascinated with this secretive facility.

A boy with a rifle walks into a middle school, intent on carrying out Western-style vigilante justice. A wife and mother of four kisses her twelve-year-old student and forever changes our definition of student-teacher conferences. The world's most famous serial killers put Washington on the map. A bathtub, a handgun, a meat grinder, and a burn barrel play a role in the murder of the captain of a freighter.