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message 1: by Almeta (new)

Sep 15, 2011 01:44PM

Enjoy the real story? List your favorites here.

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message 2: by Almeta (last edited Nov 14, 2011 08:03AM) (new)

Sep 15, 2011 02:19PM

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote

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message 3: by Almeta (last edited Jul 17, 2015 10:30AM) (new)

Sep 21, 2011 03:06PM

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale

Columbine by Dave Cullen

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi

The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London by Sarah Wise

The Black Dahlia Files: The Mob, the Mogul, and the Murder That Transfixed Los Angeles by Donald H. Wolfe

Dancing for the Hangmanby Martin Edwards

The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer

Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery by Norman Mailer

The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters

Killing for Company: The Story of a Man Addicted to Murder by Brian Masters

The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule

The Night Stalker by Philip Carlo

Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience by Gitta Sereny

A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism by Alston Chase

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message 4: by Linda (new)

Sep 22, 2011 02:10PM

Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis is a compelling read, although McGinnis himself came in for a lot of criticism after it was published.

Personally I found The Suspicions of Mr Whicher a bit of a let down; it wasn't particularly gripping. I also know that many, many people disagree with this :)

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message 5: by Almeta (last edited Sep 24, 2011 06:57AM) (new)

Sep 24, 2011 06:53AM

Ann Rule was researching the Bundy murders while the crimes were still being committed. She was unaware at the time that her co-volunteer was the perpetrator. The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story

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message 6: by Almeta (last edited Nov 14, 2011 07:47AM) (new)

Nov 14, 2011 07:48AM

Linda wrote: "Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis is a compelling read, although McGinnis himself came in for a lot of criticism after it was published.

Personally I found The Suspicions of Mr Whicher ..."

Joe McGinniss

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Books mentioned in this topic

Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience (other topics)
A Mind for Murder: The Education of the Unabomber and the Origins of Modern Terrorism (other topics)
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story (other topics)
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez (other topics)
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic

Gitta Sereny (other topics)
Alston Chase (other topics)
Ann Rule (other topics)
Philip Carlo (other topics)
Vincent Bugliosi (other topics)
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