Unsolved murders True crime cases uncovered
Book - 2019
Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the mysterious Long Island Serial Killer case? This true crime book makes you the detective, investigating some of the most infamous unsolved cases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Crime scenes, crucial evidence, witnesses, and persons of interest are clearly and concisely presented, along with essential details and clues, so you can judge for yourself: who could have done it? Unsolved Murders also profiles the psychology of the killer, discusses the background and life of the unfortunate victim (or victims), and explores how these horrific crimes impacted the victim's family and friends. ...From domestic tragedies to serial killers with a love for the macabre, this book will have you returning to the cases again and again. Can you unlock the secrets of these unsolved crimes where others have failed? (We can't promise that the book will give you the solution!) Presented in a beautiful hardcover format you will be proud to read on your commute or display on your coffee table, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered is like having your favorite true crime podcast or documentary at your fingertips every day.
- Subjects
- Genres
- True crime stories
- Published
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New York, New York :
DK Publishing
2019.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First American edition
- Physical Description
- 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781465479716
- The shrouded house (The Villisca Ax murders, 1912)
- A Hollywood whodunit (William Desmond Taylor, 1922)
- The bodies in the barn (The Hinterkaifeck murders, 1922)
- The impossible murder (The William Wallace case, 1931)
- Deep waters (The shark arm case, 1935)
- Panic in the city (The Cleveland torso killer, 1935-38)
- Scandal in Shangri-La (The Happy Valley murder, 1941)
- The skeleton in the wood (Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?, 1943)
- Death of a dreamer (The Black Dahlia, 1947)
- Did Sam do it? (The murder of Marilyn Sheppard, 1954)
- The last bike ride (The murder of Lynne Harper, 1959)
- Campsite of horrors (The Lake Bodom murders, 1960)
- Killing for fun (The Zodiac Killer, 1968-69)
- Stranger danger (The Oakland County child killer, 1976-77)
- Death at the drugstore (The Tylenol murders, 1982)
- A Christmas nightmare (The murder of Jonbenét Ramsey, 1996)
- Drive-by shootings (Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, 1996-97)
- Shot in broad daylight (The murder of Jill Dando, 1999)
- Staircase of death (The murder of Kathleen Peterson, 2001)
- The bodies in the marshland (The Long Island serial killer, 2003-10).