Damon Wilson
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A collection of the most shocking, horrifying accounts of true crime ever.
Evil knows no boundaries. In 1614, Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory died, sealed in a tiny closet in her castle. Her crimes? She was rumored to have bathed in the blood of her victims, which may have numbered in the hundreds. More recently, Russia's Andrei Chikatilo, the United States' Ted Bundy, and Great Britain's Peter Sutcliffe added to the horrors humans inflict...
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Over fifty of the most fascinating accounts of history's greatest unsolved mysteries.
Did werewolves roam the countryside of fifteenth century France? What exactly is El Chupacabra, a creature whose name translates to "The Goat Sucker" in English? What phantoms and apparitions drift the halls of Borley Rectory, earning it the nickname of "The Most Haunted House in England"? Featuring maps, callouts, and facts that locate these mysterious happenings,...
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Serial killers are the headline-grabbing criminals of the modern world. But despite extensive police investigations, court trials, and news stories, a complete map of the serial-killer mindset has proven elusive.
This fascinating study by one of the world's foremost popular criminologists lays bare the roots of a terrifying modern phenomenon. The term "serial killer" is still relatively new, coined by the FBI to describe those who murder repeatedly...