Murder and Mayhem

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All-american Murder : the Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row
Artist/Author/Cast:
Patterson, James
Call Number:
364.1523092 P3177a 2018
Description:

Investigates Aaron Hernandez's first-degree murder conviction and the mystery of his own shocking and untimely death.

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
Artist/Author/Cast:
Callahan, Maureen
Call Number:
364.15232092 C1565a 2019
Description:

How the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, one of the most ambitious and terrifying serial killers in modern history.

Black Klansman : Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
Artist/Author/Cast:
Stallworth, Ron
Call Number:
322.420973 S7827b 2018
Description:

A black detective in Colorado Springs goes undercover as a white member of the Ku Klux Klan in 1978.

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Artist/Author/Cast:
O'Neill, Tom
Call Number:
364.15234 O5882c 2019
Description:

A journalist's twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders leads to shocking new revelations about the FBI's involvement.

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Artist/Author/Cast:
Larson, Erik
Call Number:
364.1523 L3345d
Description:

This true tale illuminates a serial killer who used the 1893 World's Fair to lure his victims to their deaths.

The Fact of a Body : a Murder and a Memoir
Artist/Author/Cast:
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alexandria
Call Number:
364.1523 M3936f 2017
Description:

A book about how the story of one crime was constructed and how we grapple with our own personal histories.

A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
Artist/Author/Cast:
Miller, T. Christian
Call Number:
364.1532 M6516f 2018
Description:

An examination of how victims of rape become the subjects of investigation by unbelieving members of law enforcement.

The Feather Thief : Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
Artist/Author/Cast:
Johnson, Kirk W.
Call Number:
364.1628598 J6785f 2018
Description:

The remarkable true story of a flute-playing, fly-tying, feather-stealing young man who broke into a museum to steal rare bird specimens. 

The five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper
Artist/Author/Cast:
Rubenhold, Hallie
Call Number:
362.88 R8957f 2019
Description:

Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London.

Furious hours : murder, fraud, and the last trial of Harper Lee
Artist/Author/Cast:
Cep, Casey N.
Call Number:
364.15232 C3992f 2019
Description:

Details Harper Lee's research into the case of Reverend Willie Maxwell, who was accused of murder before being killed himself.

The ghosts of Eden Park : the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America
Artist/Author/Cast:
Abbott, Karen
Call Number:
345.77102523 A1322g 2019
Description:

The unforgettable story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur, a long-forgotten heroine, and the excesses of the Jazz Age.

If I Can’t Have You: Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children
Artist/Author/Cast:
Olsen, Gregg
Call Number:
364.152 O5226i 2014
Description:

Discover the facts surrounding the disappearance of Susan Powell, her deviant father-in-law, and the tragic death of her young sons.

I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
Artist/Author/Cast:
McNamara, Michelle
Call Number:
364.1532 M1693i 2018
Description:

A journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer."

The killer across the table : unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators with the FBI's original Mindhunter
Artist/Author/Cast:
Douglas, John E.
Call Number:
363.259523 D7346k 2019
Description:

John Douglas opens his case files from interviews with four notorious killers and reveals his profiling process.

The Last Stone
Artist/Author/Cast:
Bowden, Mark
Call Number:
364.1523 B7844L 2019
Description:

A reporter who covered the abduction of two sisters in 1975 returns to the case after it's solved in 2013.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Artist/Author/Cast:
Berendt, John
Call Number:
975.8 B4885m
Description:

Skillfully woven, this intriguing tale of murder in an old Southern town is filled with colorful characters and unexpected twists.

Artist/Author/Cast:
Naifeh, Steven
Call Number:
M273.7 N1554m
Description:

Mark Hofmann, counterfeiter of treasured LDS documents, detonated two bombs in Salt Lake City to eliminate witnesses of his scheme.

The Phantom Prince: My Life With Ted Bundy
Artist/Author/Cast:
Kendall, Elizabeth
Call Number:
364.15232092 K332p 2020
Description:

Elizabeth Kendall's 1981 memoir detailing her six-year relationship with serial killer Ted Bundy updated and expanded.

Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
Artist/Author/Cast:
Mitchell, Jerry
Call Number:
364.1523 M6816r 2020
Description:

The twisting road that led to the reopening of four infamous killings from the days of the civil rights movement.

Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
Artist/Author/Cast:
Monroe, Rachel
Call Number:
364.374 M7537s 2019
Description:

Interrogates the appeal of true crime through four narratives of fixation.

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