Fred Rosen researches the shocking true story behind the murder of Lobster Boy—and finds his own life at riskIn his account of the sensational life and murder of Grady Stiles Jr., also known as the le
On January 24, 1848, as carpenter James Marshall worked on building a sawmill at John Sutter's Fort, east of Sacramento, California, he accidentally discovered a pea-sized nugget of gold in a ditch.
The terrifying true story of Louisiana serial killer Ronald Dominique’s ten-year killing spree that left more than twenty men dead, and the two dedicated detectives who hunted him down. In
From Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Brooklyn Heights, New York, Fred Rosen investigates the horrifying true story of 2 brothers who murdered their family—and the legacy of dysfunction behind their crimes
The bizarre and heartbreaking true story of 2 men who gruesomely slayed their innocent victimsJeremiah Rodgers and Jonathan Lawrence met in a Florida hospital for the criminally insane, where both had
The inside story of a serial killer who abducted, raped, and murdered women and hid their bodies in his home—completely unbeknownst to his neighborsIn the late 1990s in Poughkeepsie, New York, prostit
They stared into the faces of pure evil . . . and survived! Ted Bundy . . . Jeffrey Dahmer . . . David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz . . . Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer . . . These are some of the names
A narrative examination of some of history's most famous murder cases seeks to prove or disprove the guilt of convicted parties, drawing on eyewitness testimony, FBI public files, crime scenes, and ot
Former columnist for the New York Times and author of 13 books, Rosen (criminal justice, Ulster County Community College) offers what he is pretty sure is the first popular history of cremation in t
An astonishing true story of bizarre love and lethal obsession in America's last frontier. Mechele Hughes came to Wasilla, Alaska (pop. 4200), looking for a new life and easy money. As an exotic
Reveals the true story of a "model mother" whose active campaigns against teen gang activity earned her respect, until the police uncover Mary Louise Thompson's involvement in a local gang murder and
