True Mass

The goal of some cult leaders was wealth and power, while others were after comfort or sex. The darkest and most notorious cults and their leaders sought to spread their evil messages through violence and mass murder, through war and genocidal acts. From the Thuggee cult that inspired the term "thug" to the brown shirts of Germany who would become the most destructive cult of all time, the Nazis.

A psychopathic criminal on the run from prison. A family of five held hostage in their home. A frantic police manhunt across the snowbound Derbyshire moors. Just one survivor. The definitive account of the terrifying 1977 Pottery Cottage murders that shocked Britain. For three days, escaped prisoner Billy Hughes played macabre psychological games with Gill Moran and her family, keeping them in separate rooms of their home while secretly murdering them one by one.

"Den polisanmälan som knackades ned tidigt denna junimorgon hölls i samma lakoniska stil som polisanmälningar brukar hållas, vare sig det gäller cykelstölder, krogslagsmål eller mord: 'Tid som i fält 31 ringde kassernvakten I 13 och meddelade att det förekom skottlossning i skogspartiet omkring restaurant kullen. Polispersonal sändes till platsen och påträffade minst 5 döda personer.' " Det hade varit övning för de tretton lottorna som befann sig i kasernen. De hade haft en underbar vecka, sommaren hade kommit, befälhavarna hade varit trevliga, och gruppen hade haft roligt.

"Hej mamma. Jag går och hälsar på Jesper i skolan, har gjort läxan och till och med bäddat sängen, kommer hem senare för att hämta träningskläderna. Ciao/Nico" Nicolas skulle aldrig komma hem igen. Han begav sig till Bromma gymnasium en kall januariförmiddag 2001, för att hjälpa sin bror som hamnat i trubbel med en langare. De två annars skötsamma bröderna hade fått tag på en påse blå valiumtabletter, som langaren ville ha tillbaka. Nicolas går med langaren till en av skolans toaletter, för att överlämna sin del.

Knutby den tionde januari 2004. I en svensk församling mördas den unga pastorsfrun Alexandra Fossmo och grannen Daniel Linde skjuts, men överlever. Händelserna i Knutby och den tillsynes välfungerade församlingen kantades av sex, otrohet och manipulation som tillslut kulminerade i ett mord och ett mordförsök. Vad hände egentligen i Knutby? Innan och efter den omtalade natten? Och vilka var människorna som kom att bli en del av Knutbydramat?

On September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, was bombed, killing four young girls. Who were the perpetrators? Due to reluctant witnesses and racial prejudice, the FBI closed the case without any indictments. But as Martin Luther King, Jr., claimed, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Bending Toward Justice is a detailed account of this key moment in our national struggle for equality and the long road to prosecuting those responsible for the tragedy, related by an author who played a major role in the investigation.

At 2 a.m., the Pulse nightclub was winding down on its weekly Latino night. The building was dark, crowded, and loud. Patrons were making plans to leave when they were ambushed by a gunman, who began firing in every direction. Customers tried to escape, but the killer followed. For the next three hours, the gunman terrorized victims while playing a cat-and-mouse game with the police.

Madrid, 1980. El asesinato de los marqueses de Urquijo, destacados miembros de la nobleza y las altas finanzas, conmociona al país. Entre los sospechosos, aristócratas y plebeyos. ¿Fue una venganza? ¿Hubo un móvil económico? ¿Se contrató a un sicario? ¿La CIA tuvo algo que ver o la clave del misterio se hallaba en el círculo más íntimo de las víctimas?

Alla fine degli anni Sessanta, nel triangolo fra Padova, Treviso e Venezia abitano alcuni degli uomini più feroci del terrorismo italiano. Hanno un disegno: spargere terrore per instaurare un regime militare autoritario, proprio come era accaduto in Grecia con il golpe dei colonnelli. Alle 16.37 del 12 dicembre 1969, a Milano, sotto il grande tavolo al centro della sala aperta al pubblico della Banca nazionale dell'Agricoltura esplode una bomba. Diciassette persone muoiono. Centinaia rimangono ferite. Da allora sono passati anni di inchieste e decine di sentenze.

Sutherland Springs was the last place anyone would have expected to be victimized by our modern-day scourge of mass shootings. Founded in the 1850s along historic Cibolo Creek, the tiny community, named for the designated physician during the siege of the Alamo, was once a vibrant destination for wealthy tourists looking to soak up the "cures" of its namesake mineral springs. By November 5, 2017, however, the day a former Air Force enlistee opened fire in the town's First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs was a shadow of its former self.

In what was to become the deadliest attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma City bombing was one in a long line of violent attacks that have left communities across the nation searching for healing and hope. With the soaring message of the power of love to conquer evil, Grace from the Rubble tells the intertwining stories of four captivating individuals

Emily Webb, co-host of the popular Australian True Crime podcast, details chilling cases of murder and crime that have happened in the quiet streets of Australia's suburbs. Featuring contemporary cases as well as some shocking historical murders you've probably never heard of, Suburban True Crime proves you shouldn't say 'it could never happen here'. This collection of cases that are hard to believe, except they really happened—and all in the streets and homes of the Australia many of us know and live. The suburbs.

Uncover the shocking and brutal truths behind some of the most heinous crimes committed against innocent victims in Killer Case Files, the true crime anthology that takes you on a gripping journey into the minds of depraved murderers. An anthology of 20 stories, Killer Case Files delivers riveting accounts of deviant and horrifying murders. These killers can range from seemingly normal people to psychopaths and serial killers who commit years of murder and mayhem. Every volume delves into the forensic science and detective work used to identify and apprehend these violent predators.

What if you were only known for the worst thing you've ever done? Not only does the US have the highest rate of incarceration in the world, it also makes certain that the stigma of a felony conviction follows people who have already served their time. After she came to understand both the frustrations and untapped potential of the incarcerated, Catherine Hoke founded Defy Ventures, a revolutionary organization devoted to transforming the lives of people both inside and outside prison walls. A Second Chance is the story of how Defy came to be.

Il racconto dell'epopea criminale della "mala del Brenta", l'organizzazione malavitosa guidata da Felice Maniero, il boss con la faccia d'angelo ed il cuore da diavolo che per vent'anni insanguinò il Nord Est.

On a hot rainy summer night in Nassau, the Bahamas, in 1943, someone murdered Sir Harry Oakes, one of the richest men in the world, as he slept. When police found him the next morning, there were four wounds to his skull. His corpse had been abused, covered ritualistically with feathers and set on fire. The murder was perverse, horrific, and jaded by anyone’s standards. A few evenings later in New York City, the phone rang in the home of Alan Hynd, identified in that era by the NY Times as America’s highest paid true crime reporter.

"Zodiac Killer" is a deadly, incredibly elusive, and very much mysterious serial killer who had terrified many people with his strings of brutal, inhumane killings in San Francisco City and Bay Area. Who would think that a person is capable of butchering others, sending letters to the authorities, boasting of his killings and explicitly saying he had enjoyed killing people as much as killing games?

Nueva Jersey, 1987. Charles Cullen pasa sus días atendiendo a los pacientes del pabellón de quemados. Nadie hubiera creído que en esa sala el tímido enfermero concebiría un macabro método para terminar de una vez por todas con los dolores de los enfermos que contaban con sus cuidados para recuperarse. Rumores sobre inexplicables sobredosis de medicamentos cardiacos, silenciosas muertes ligadas entre sí; una sombra asesina recorre los pasillos de nueve hospitales al noreste de Estados Unidos sembrando casi 400 víctimas.

During the war period, an estimated 5,000 females served as guards in concentration camps. These Nazi wardresses would often times be more brutal than their male counterparts. The graphic violence that occurred under the watch of these women would go on to shock and terrify the public. Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS, the movie that essentially spawned the cult subgenre that is now known as Naziploitation, or Nazi Exploitation, was based on Ilse Koch, an overseer at several concentration camps run by her husband, Karl-Otto Koch.

Det telefonsamtal som söndagen 21 februari 1999 klockan 16.15 nådde larmcentralen i Helsingfors inledde en för finska förhållanden unik brottsutredning. Personen som ringde in förklarade att han genast behövde ambulanser och polis till Skytteföreningen, då en kvinna hade anlänt till föreningen och öppnat eld mot ett flertal personer. När polisen anlände möttes de av en makaber syn. Tre unga män låg livlösa på golvet, och en hade livshotande skador.