House of Mystery True Crime History

I became a writer on a warm, bright fall night at about one in the morning at USC's film school. I was studying for my Master of Fine Arts when my editing teacher, Ken Robinson, said, "You're a writer aren't you?" He was challenging me on something I had written. And from that moment, I knew that I was one. Earlier in my career, under the name "Frederic W. Rosen," I was the Camera columnist for The New York Times. Later, I was a journalism professor at Hofstra University and most recently a film professor at the New York Institute of Technology. I eventually was offered the opportunity to write a true crime book and ran with it. Lobster Boy, Body Dump, There But For the Grace of God, The Historical Atlas of American Crime and Trails of Death are among the 25 books I have written and published. I get involved with the cases and people I write about. It's the only way I know.

The shocking tale, based on a true story, of one man’s spiritual journey to find his roots, only to discover his origins are what nightmares are made of. The monster, H.H. Holmes, Herman Mudgett, the Doctor of Death, The Devil in The White City, and proprietor of the Murder Castle, his Great Great Grandfather! The first serial killer, thought responsible for well over 200 murders. And Jack the Ripper! Well, you decide after reading Bloodstains, if our greatest mystery has finally been solved. Step into the author’s shoes as his research into the evil past turns into an eerie fascination, then obsession and finally a struggle for his very survival as his inner demons are turned loose while he dances with the devil. Halfway through the book, and right up to the terrifying conclusion, you’ll find yourself asking what would you have done in his place? “While most of BLOODSTAINS is absolutely true, portions are a figment of my very fertile imagination, so jump on, buckle your seat belt tight and prepare to experience the wildest literary ride you’ve been on in quite a while.” JLM

Having begun her career as a syndicated columnist for United Features Syndicate, Jones eventually published eight best-selling true crime books, three of which translated into films. Her book, All She Wanted was transformed into the Academy Award winning film, Boys Don’t Cry, which catapulted Hilary Swank to world-wide fame. Her other books include The FBI Killer, which was made into the ABC TV movie Betrayed By Love, starring Patricia Arquette. Jones’ book, A Perfect Husband, the story of novelist-turned-murderer, Michael Peterson, became the acclaimed Lifetime movie The Staircase Murders, starring Treat Williams and produced by Lionsgate TV. Jones has also authored the New York Times best seller, Cruel Sacrifice, the unspeakable story of four teenage girls who committed one of the most heinous teen murders America has ever known, The Embrace: A True Vampire Story, a strange and cautionary tale about teen violence in America’s heartland, Red Zone, a behind the scenes account of an infamous dog mauling in San Francisco, Michael Jackson Conspiracy, which takes on the media’s role in the court of public opinion, and Della’s Web, the story of a suburban Black Widow, soon to be featured on the new ID show, Fatal Attractions. Before landing her own crime series, Jones created and hosted a reality TV show called The Justice Hunters, which ran on the USA network in the weeks prior to the 9/11 attacks. Currently, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones is produced by Peacock Productions, a division of NBC News, and will air on the Investigation Discovery channel in early 2013.

A harmless-looking man moved to Montreal looking for a new start and to get off drugs. Somewhere along the line, his urge to prey on unsuspecting women, something he'd done and kept a secret for twenty years, became too much to keep inside. William Fyfe, aka "The Killer Handyman," snapped, leaving at least nine women brutally beaten, murdered and sexual abused (post-mortem). If not for the diligent work of a criminal forensic specialist and her discovery of a single fingerprint, Fyfe may have continued to kill at will, keeping Montreal residents, particularly single middle-aged women, frightened and sequestered in their own homes.

A Flaperon is Found! What Does This Mean In The Case Of Flight MH370 Missing flight Malaysian flight MH370 is in the news again. What does the discovery of floating debris mean in the search for the airplane? In the Third Edition of this highly-rated book (over 40 reviews averaging 4.5 stars) the author describes the drifting path, and shows that it confirms not only the fact that the airplane crashed, but that the present search area is the proper place. Many people assume that terrorists or suicidal pilots must be involved. In Malaysia Flight MH370 Lost in the Dark, author, engineer, and U.S. Air Force veteran John Choisser proposes a radically different theory of what happened that day. Choisser walks readers through his detailed research of the information available as he plots out a scenario of a rare accident that exonerates both pilots. Readers of this book will get to explore the fascinating and tragic disappearance of Flight MH370 like never before. Those who want to educate themselves and come to their own conclusions will appreciate Choisser’s in-depth analysis of the Boeing 777’s various systems. Choisser also tackles some of the most puzzling mysteries surround Flight MH370, like: >>> Why didn’t the passengers answer their cell phones? >>> Could someone have hidden in the cargo bay? >>> Could the airplane have flown by itself? >>> Could someone have hacked the plane and operated it externally? Choisser’s short and engaging book is a must-read for anyone who wants to cut through all the confusion and wild conspiracy theories in order to realistically evaluate what truly could have happened to Flight MH370. Choisser’s intriguing hypothesis will also make readers think twice about the blame and speculation that has swirled around the flight’s two pilots. Until Flight MH370 is found the truth cannot be known, but Malaysia Flight MH370 Lost in the Dark, provides a provocative answer that deserves attention and consideration

John Crutchley seemed to be living the American Dream. Good-looking and blessed with a genius level IQ, he had a prestigious, white-collar job at a prominent government defense contractor, where he held top secret security clearance and handled projects for NASA and the Pentagon. To all outward appearances, he was a hard-working, successful family man with a lavish new house, a devoted wife, and a healthy young son. But, he concealed a hidden side of his personality, a dark secret tied to a hunger for blood and the overriding need to kill. As one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, Crutchley committed at least twelve murders, and possibly nearly three dozen. His IQ elipsed that of Ted Bundy, and his body count may have as well. While he stalked the streets hunting his unsuspecting victims, the residents of a quiet Florida town slept soundly, oblivious to the dark creature in their midst, unaware of the vampire next door. J.T. Hunter is an attorney with over fourteen years of experience practicing law, including criminal law and appeals, and he has significant training in criminal investigation techniques. He is also a college professor in Florida where his teaching interests focus on the intersection of criminal psychology, law, and literature. This is his debut true crime novel.

Drawing upon exclusive interviews with Stacys friends and family and even Drew himself, Chicago area reporter Joseph Hosey presents the most researched account of the Stacy Peterson case yet. Still, as the charges against Drew Peterson mount, one haunting question remains: Where on earth is Stacy… In October 2007, 23 year old Stacy Peterson vanished from the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, leaving behind her husband and children. Retired Police Sergeant Drew Peterson, thirty years Stacys senior, steadfastly asserted his innocence and maintained that his wife had simply fled their tumultuous marriage and run off with another man. Throngs of journalists and camera crews besieged Petersons quiet suburban culdesac, but the ex cop seemed to relish in this newfound limelight. As exhaustive searches for Stacys body turned up nothing and suggestive clues led nowhere, questions were raised about their unusual marriage, about Stacys past vocal concerns for her safety, and about Drew Petersons bizarre public behavior in the wake of Stacys disappearance. Then in February 2008 came a startling development. After a second autopsy, the unusual death of Petersons third wife, Kathleen Savio, was ruled a homicide. Three and a half years earlier, Savio had been found dead in the bathtub of their home, but in light of Stacys curious disappearance, Kathleens body was exhumed and the case was reopened. Two of Drew Petersons four wives, it appeared, had met untimely fates tragic and unexpected but hardly coincidental. JOSEPH HOSEY has been a reporter for the Chicago area's Herald News since 1999 and has been on the cusp of every major development in the Drew Peterson case. He is the only member of the media to cover Kathleen Savio's inquest, having broken the stories of her death and, later, the disappearance of Stacy Peterson.

BODY OF PROOF: Tainted Evidence in the Murder of Jessica O'Grady? When they met, Jessica O'Grady was a tall, starry-eyed Omaha, Nebraska co-ed in search of Mr. Right, Christopher Edwards was a deceitful and darkened soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress turned into Nebraska's biggest news story. Enter Douglas County Sheriff's CSI stalwart Dave Kofoed, driven to solve high-profile murders and in this case would lead to questions surrounding the forensic evidence used against Edwards. BODY OF PROOF, the new true crime from award-winning journalist and author of DIXIE'S LAST STAND, John Ferak, is the stand-alone sequel to his first book BLOODY LIES. http://www.johnferak.com/

GRAVE SECRETS Ted Bundy reaches out from the grave to reveal his most closely-held secrets. • Who was the man behind the mask? • Why did Bundy become a killer? • Can we learn the identities of more of his victims? • Can we find any of their remains? • Were Bundy's accounts of his escapes truthful? • Why did he opt for the death penalty? • Why did Bundy devise his "bones for time" scheme? • Was he influenced by pornography? • How did he feel about his life of depravity? • What is the significance of Bundy's last words? • Did he inspire the Gainesville student killer? Enter the mind of Ted Bundy and learn, through his words and images, the truth behind this enigmatic killer.

Murder, necrophilia, dismemberment and an international manhunt – this is the grisly true story of a man with a long history of mental illness and his gruesome attempt to gain notoriety. The horrific murder and mutilation of 32-year-old Concordia student Lin Jun shocked and captivated the nation. From the time the body was discovered, to the capture of Magnotta, and through the ensuing two years it took for justice to be served, the country anxiously waited for the outcome of the trial in December, 2014. This book chronicles the journey that led Luka Magnotta to become known as the Canadian Psycho

Mike Morford, has been researching unsolved cold cases for many years. He has extensively researched the case of the Zodiac Killer and is the webmaster at the Zodiac Killer website, www.zodiackillersite.com

This is the real, long-promised, complete, fully documented, peer-reviewed edition of the book. If you already bought a Kindle copy of the first edition, Amazon has promised me that you will NOT have to buy a copy of this second edition. You should received an email from Amazon notifying you to download the revised edition. The second edition should be "live" on the Kindle store on or before June 1, 2015, as soon as I finish the final proofread. Thank you for your patience! An exhaustive analysis of the "Zodiac Killer" letters of 1969 reveals the shocking truth that they were a cruel hoax intended to terrorize the public with a fictitious "deranged killer" who took "credit" for the otherwise unrelated murders of five young people in the San Francisco Bay area. The letters are compared, sentence by sentence, with the actual evidence in each crime, which reveals not only that the letters were a hoax, but also reveals the exact sources of the hoaxer's information. This research also reveals, for the first time, that two infamous phone calls from the supposed "Zodiac Killer" were also hoaxes. To learn more: http://zodiackillerhoax1986.freeforums.net https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnVLP1dcsOCNQEudrNsdsQ

The story of one of the nation’s most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But two years after he was exonerated of that crime and poised to reap millions in his wrongful conviction lawsuit, Steven Avery was arrested for the exceptionally brutal murder of Teresa Halbach, a freelance photographer who had gone missing several days earlier. The “Innocent Man” had turned into a cold blooded killer. Or had he? This is narrative non-fiction at its finest. A true crime thriller

The US government has spent half the time covering up conspiracies as it has spent helping the American people. In Hidden History, you will see the amount of effort over the past fifty years that our government has dedicated to lying and covering up the truth to the world. Starting with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Don Jeffries chronicles a wide variety of issues that have plagued our country’s history. Whether it’s the assassinations of MLK and RFK, Iran-Contra, the Oklahoma City bombing, TWA Flight 800, voting fraud, or 9/11, every major disaster or war that we’ve witnessed has somehow been distorted by those who are supposed to be protecting us. Jeffries also delves into extensive research on the death of John F. Kennedy Jr., and you’ll be shocked by what he finds out. So whether you’ve only heard bits and pieces of these stories or have read several books on the topics, Hidden History is the book that belongs in every conspiracy theorist’s library, as the information included in this encyclopedia has never been collected together in any other published work available. So sit down, strap in, and get ready to be shocked and awed by how much has been hidden from you by our government over the past fifty years.

Barer is the author of true crime non-fiction books, including Man Overboard: The Counterfeit Resurrection of Phil Champagne, which was nominated for an Anthony Award by the World Mystery Convention in the category of Best True Crime,[3] Murder in the Family, Body Count, Head Shot, Mom Said Kill, Fatal Beauty, and Broken Doll. He is listed by the Williamsburg Regional Library in its list of 100 plus narrative non-fiction authors to read