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Mysteries: True Crime
Ann Rule is just the beginning of these true crime books. To order any of these
titles, contact the library by email, phone, mail, in person, or order through our
online catalog. Most titles can be downloaded from BARD.
Scoreboard, Baby a Story of College Football, Crime, and Complicity by
Ken Armstrong
Read by Gregory Gorton
12 hours, 41 minutes
Seattle Times reporters detail their investigation into crimes--including rape,
robbery, and attempted murder--committed in 2000 by University of Washington
football players. The journalists document the arrests, evidence, and dismissal
of charges against some of the athletes. Violence, strong language, and some
explicit descriptions of sex. Edgar Allen Poe Award. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB074796
Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton
Read by John Polk
13 hours, 44 minutes
Retired Florida attorney details the three years he spent prosecuting Casey
Anthony for the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Recounts the
evidence against Casey, her ever-changing story, unusual behavior during
Caylee's absence, and history of fabrications. Expresses his astonishment at
her 2011 acquittal. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB074059
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Nightmare in Wichita: the Hunt for the BTK Strangler by Robert Beattie
Read by Fred Major
13 hours, 28 minutes
Lawyer chronicles the more-than-three-decade search for the self-named serial
killer BTK (bind, torture, kill), who terrorized Wichita, Kansas, residents. Begins
with the 1974 discovery of the first-known victims, summarizes the murderer’s
media correspondence, and follows the case through the 2005 arrest of Dennis
Rader. Violence. Bestseller. 2005.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB060180
A Dance with the Devil: A True Story of a Marriage to a Psychopath by
Barbara Bentley
Read by Annie Wauters
11 hours 29 minutes
A California-based advocate for victims reveals details about her marriage to a
man who impersonated an admiral. Discloses the emotional and financial abuse
she suffered prior to his attempt to murder her in 1991. Offers warning signs
that suggest someone is a psychopath. Strong language and some violence.
2008.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB068464
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: a Savannah Story by John
Berendt
Read by Frank Coffee
13 hours, 29 minutes
In the 1980s, New Yorker Berendt began visiting Savannah, Georgia.
Enchanted by the city and its inhabitants, he spent more and more time there.
He introduces Savannah and the hodgepodge of friends he made, especially
Jim Williams, an antique dealer active in the restoration of Savannah. He also
discusses the murder on May 2, 1981, for which Williams went to trial--four
times. Strong language.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB038077
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Also available in braille BR011463
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Run Brother Run: A Memoir of Murder in My Family by David Berg
Read by Geoffrey Alan Berg
7 hours, 37 minutes
Attorney Berg chronicles his dysfunctional family life and the events that led to
his brother Alan's 1968 murder in Texas by hired gun Charles "Chuck"
Harrelson, actor Woody Harrelson's father. Discusses the trial and the shocking
verdict. Violence and strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB076911
The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in
Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
Read by Kerry Dukin
11 hours, 40 minutes
Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist chronicles the birth of forensic medicine
and the careers of toxicology pioneers Dr. Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler
during the early twentieth century. Examines criminal cases in which Norris and
Gettler identified previously difficult-to-detect chemicals and advanced scientific
understanding of how poisons worked. Some violence. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB072307
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, Movie-Making, and the Crime of the
Century by Howard Blum
Read by Bob Moore
9 hours 51 minutes
Examines the October 1, 1910, bombing of the Los Angeles Times offices that
killed twenty-one workers. Chronicles the violent labor disputes that preceded
the attack. Discusses the roles of PI Billy Burns, filmmaker D.W. Griffith, and
Clarence Darrow, who defended the two brothers accused of the crime. Some
violence. Edgar Award. 2008.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB068656
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In His Sights: a True Story of Love and Obsession by Kate Brennan
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
7 hours 58 minutes
Writing from a secret location, the author describes being stalked by her wealthy
former lover Paul, who has pursued her for more than thirteen years. Details
repeated moves and identity changes to escape Paul's harassment, which
includes threatening calls, notes, and break-ins. Some strong language. 2008.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB070882
Joyce Ann Brown Justice Denied by Joyce Ann Brown
Read by Gail Nelson
7 hours 29 minutes
Experiences of an African American Texas woman wrongly convicted of robbery
and murder in 1980. Brown recounts the bewildering criminal trial that resulted
in a life sentence, her nightmare behind bars, and her nine-year struggle to
prove her innocence. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong
language. 1990.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB057325
Impossible Odds the Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic
Rescue by SEAL Team Six by Jessica Buchanan
Read by Erin Jones
8 hours, 40 minutes
Buchanan and her husband Landemalm tell of her kidnapping by Somali pirates
on October 25, 2011, and her three months of captivity in a desert camp while
Landemalm frantically negotiated for her release. Describes Buchanan's rescue
on January 25, 2012, by a Navy SEAL team. Some violence. 2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB076804
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Helter Skelter: the True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
Read by Ray Foushee
23 hours 54 minutes
Bugliosi prosecuted the 1969 murder case against cult leader Charles Manson
and his followers. Among the brutal deaths attributed to the group is the mass
murder of actress Sharon Tate and her house guests. Bugliosi gives detailed
descriptions of the crime scenes, the frustrating investigation, the arrest and
trial, and the retaliation murders. Strong language and violence.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB036994
The Central Park Five a Chronicle of a City Wilding by Sarah Burns
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
8 hours 44 minutes
Examines the trial of five black and Latino teenagers convicted of raping and
beating New York banker Trisha Meili in 1989 and exonerated in 2002.
Describes the social milieu and racial tensions of 1980s New York and their
effect on what became known as "the Central Park Jogger" case. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073944
Operation Family Secrets How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down
Chicago's Murderous Crime Family by Frank Calabrese
Read by Michael Scherer
9 hours, 30 minutes
Imprisoned for racketeering, the author approached the FBI in 1998 and offered
to tape incriminating conversations with his father Frank Calabrese Sr., a crew
chief in the Chicago mob who was responsible for multiple murders. Violence
and strong language. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073179
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In Cold Blood a True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
by Truman Capote
Read by Ray Hagen
11 hours 54 minutes
The author coined the term 'nonfiction novel' for this account of the murder of a
Kansas family. He reconstructs the crime and the backgrounds and
personalities of all the principals, drawing his information from observation,
interviews, and official records.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB022726
The Murder Room the Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the
World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases by Mike Capuzzo
Read by Gregory Gorton
14 hours, 56 minutes
An inside look at Philadelphia's Vidocq Society, founded in 1990 by forensic
sculptor Frank Bender, former FBI agent William Fleisher, and criminal profiler
Richard Walter. Describes their monthly meetings with investigators from
around the world to solve cold cases. Details some of the group's successes.
Violence and strong language. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB072172
The Butcher Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo
Read by Bob Moore
9 hours 46 minutes
Author of The Night Stalker (DB 62844) chronicles mobster assassin Tommy
"Karate" Pitera's brutal killings in New York City during the 1980s. Discusses
Pitera's life, his associates, and DEA agent Jim Hunt's investigation that led to
Pitera's arrest. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071692
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After Etan: The Missing Child Case that Held America Captive by Lisa
Rachel Cohen
Read by Madelyn Buzzard
17 hours 19 minutes
Television producer examines the open case of Etan Patz, who disappeared at
age six while walking to the school bus stop in his Manhattan neighborhood in
1979. Discusses the key players in the ongoing investigation, including the
imprisoned child-molester and drifter whom many believe abducted Etan. Some
strong language. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071525
Almost Paradise the East Hampton Murder of Ted Ammon by Kieran
Crowley
Read by Jake Williams
12 hours 32 minutes
New York Post reporter details the October 2001 murder of multimillionaire Ted
Ammon allegedly by his wife Generosa's blue collar lover, Danny Pelosi. Traces
Generosa's troubled childhood, Ted's financial success, and Danny's psychiatric
problems--all factors in this author's analysis of the crime. Strong language.
2005.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB060537
Columbine by David Cullen
Read by David Hartley-Margolin
16 hours, 58 minutes
Journalist uses eyewitness testimony, police reports, and the killers' writings to
dispel myths that the Columbine shooters were bullied, isolated kids who
targeted victims. Argues Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had friends, good
grades--and plans to blow up the school. Discusses the murderers'
psychological assessments. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB068856
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Whitey Bulger America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt that
Brought Him to Justice by Kevin Cullen
Read by Richard Davidson
19 hours, 15 minutes
Award-winning reporters chronicle the South Boston crime boss's life, including
his involvement in gang wars, bank robberies, and murders from the 1950s into
the 1990s; secret work as an FBI informant; and sixteen-year flight from
authorities. Details the investigation that led to Bulger's 2011 capture in
California. Strong language. 2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB076630
Murder in Italy the Shocking Slaying of a British Student, the Accused
American Girl, and an International Scandal by Candace Dempsey
Read by David Hartley-Margolin
12 hours 56 minutes
Detailed account of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in
Perugia, Italy, and the arrests of her American roommate Amanda Knox,
Amanda's Italian boyfriend, and a local acquaintance. Explores the intense
media interest in the case and Knox's support in her hometown of Seattle.
Some strong language. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073008
A Stolen Life A Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard
Read by Mare Trevathan
6 hours
The author describes her 1991 abduction at age eleven by parolee Phillip
Garrido and his wife. Recounts her eighteen years of captivity, during which she
endured sexual abuse and raised two daughters, and her 2009 discovery and
rescue. Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence.
Bestseller. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073692
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Out There the In-Depth Story of the Astronaut Love Triangle Case that
Shocked America by Diane Fanning
Read by Annie Wauters
7 hours 59 minutes
Details circumstances surrounding NAS
A astronaut Lisa Nowak's 2007 assault
on Air Force captain Colleen Shipman, who was dating Nowak's former lover,
fellow astronaut Bill Oefelein. Describes events leading up to and following the
attack, including Nowak's career highlights and her arrest. Some strong
language. 2007.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB068480
The Road out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville
Murders by Anthony Flacco
Read by John Polk
10 hours 44 minutes
Detailed account of Stewart Northcott's 1920s murder spree in Wineville,
California. Flacco uses newspaper articles, court transcripts, and interviews to
inform a narrative written primarily from the perspective of Northcott's teenage
nephew Sanford Clark, an unwilling accomplice whom Northcott sexually
abused. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB070678
Deaths on Pleasant Street the Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and
Doctor Hyde by Giles Fowler
Read by Gregory Gorton
8 hours 28 minutes
Reconstructs the 1909 murder case that shocked early twentieth-century
America. Kansas City doctor Bennett Clark Hyde was accused of poisoning his
wife's uncle, philanthropist Colonel Thomas Swope, and creating a typhoid
outbreak among the Swope family to inherit their fortune. Details Hyde's initial
trial and subsequent appeals. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB072594
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The Darkest Night Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of
Innocence in a Small Town by Ron Franscell
Read by Joe Wilson
11 hours 3 minutes
Details the 1973 Casper, Wyoming, abduction of two sisters by two men who
raped the teen and threw them both from a bridge, killing the younger child.
Describes the surviving girl's ongoing troubles and her attackers' lives before
and after their swift arrest and conviction. Violence and strong language. 2007.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071455
Secrets in the Cellar a True Story of the Austrian Incest Case that Shocked
the World by John Glatt
Read by Fred Major
7 hours, 13 minutes
Investigative reporter's account of Austrian engineer Josef Fritzl, who secretly
imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth in a dungeon for twenty-four years while
claiming she had joined a cult. Discusses Josef fathering seven children with
Elisabeth, the terror he inflicted on his family, and his prior crimes. Violence.
2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB068924
Dillinger's Wild Ride the Year that Made America's Public Enemy Number
One by Elliott J. Gorn
Read by Joe Wilson
12 hours 45 minutes
Chronicles the final year in the life of John Dillinger (1903-1934). Details the
crime spree that began a month after his release from nine years in prison and
ended with his death at the hands of federal agents. Describes bank robberies
and shoot-outs and discusses Dillinger's lingering pop-culture presence. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071465
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Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham
Read by Gary Tipton
12 hours, 15 minutes
Describes the notorious 1954 New Zealand matricide committed by teenage
friends Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, who later became bestselling mystery
writer Anne Perry. Discusses the girls' plans to run away and become writers,
their trial and prison terms, and their lives since their release. Some violence.
2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB077316
Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by
David Grann
Read by Ann Marie Lee, Will Patton and Danny Campbell
9 hours, 6 minutes
An examination of the 1920s murders of wealthy Osage Indian Nation members
in Oklahoma. When the newly-formed FBI bungled the investigation, young
Director Hoover turned to ex-Texas Ranger Tom White, who put together an
undercover team, including one of the only American Indian agents in the
Bureau. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB087767
The Eyes of Willie McGee a Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim
Crow South by Alex Heard
Read by Barry Bernson
13 hours, 33 minutes
Author examines the 1945 Mississippi case of African American Willie McGee,
who was convicted of raping Willette Hawkins, a white married woman.
Chronicles the involvement of civil rights leaders, celebrities, and the
Communist Party USA as they tried unsuccessfully to prevent McGee's 1951
execution. Violence and some strong language. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB074649
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Finding Chandra: a True Washington Murder Mystery by Scott Higham
Read by Chuck Young
7 hours 3 minutes
Washington Post reporters chronicle the 2001 disappearance of federal intern
Chandra Levy; the initial focus on Rep. Gary Condit, who had an affair with
Levy; the discovery of her remains; and the arrest of a suspect eight years later.
Some violence and some strong language. Edgar Award nominee. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073191
Say Nothing: a True Story of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by
Patrick Radden Keefe
Read by Matthew Blaney
14 hours, 42 minutes
In 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged
from her Belfast home by masked intruders, and her bones weren’t found until
2003. Discusses McConville’s abduction as well as the rest of the violent
Northern Ireland conflict known as the Troubles and its aftermath. Unrated.
Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB094329
Blood Will Out: the True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade
by Walter Kirn
Read by Ray Hagen
7 hours, 29 minutes
Kirn, author of Up in the Air (DB 53856), recounts his fifteen-year long-distance
friendship with a man he knew as Clark Rockefeller. Relates learning in 2008
that the man was an imposter and was wanted for a 1985 murder. Explores the
clues Kirn overlooked. Bestseller. 2014.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB078624
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Nightmare in Napa the Wine Country Murders by Paul LaRosa
Read by Jim Zeiger
7 hours, 53 minutes
Award-winning journalist chronicles events surrounding the murders of
roommates Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna, who were stabbed by an
intruder in their Napa, California, home on Halloween 2004. Traces the police
investigation that appeared to dead-end until new developments and a surprise
confession revealed the alleged killer. Some violence. 2007.
Download from BARD: Nightmare in Napa the Wine Country Murders
Also available on digital cartridge DB066215
Seven Days of Rage the Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer by
Paul LaRosa
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
4 hours 56 minutes
Recounts the 2009 crimes of Boston University medical student Philip Markoff,
who robbed women at gunpoint in their hotel rooms and killed one who fought
back. Explains how Markoff found victims through their Craigslist ads and
details police use of cell-phone and computer records to track the unlikely
suspect. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB71436
Honeymoon with a Killer by Don Lasseter
Read by Joe Wilson
12 hours 9 minutes
Describes the short, troubled marriage of Rebecca Salcedo and Bruce Cleland,
which ended with the 1997 shooting death of Bruce during a supposed
carjacking. Details events surrounding the murder and the subsequent arrests
and trials of Rebecca and her two cousins. Some violence and some
descriptions of sex. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB072791
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My Stolen Son the Nick Markowitz Story by Susan Markowitz
Read by Mare Trevathan
8 hours 12 minutes
Describes the 2000 murder of the author's fifteen-year-old son Nick. Explains
that the killers were young men who had a drug dispute with Nick's half-brother.
Discusses Nick's life and the nine-year search for Jesse James Hollywood, who
fled the country after arranging Nick's death. Strong language and some
violence. 2010.
Download from BARD: My Stolen Son the Nick Markowitz Story
Also available on digital cartridge DB073417
The Fact of a Body: a Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-
Lesnevich
Read by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
10 hours, 40 minutes
When beginning her summer job at a Louisiana law firm, the author is staunchly
anti-death penalty. But the moment she reviews old tapes of convicted murderer
Ricky Langley, she is overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die, and
something in his story is unsettlingly familiar. Commercial audiobook. 2017.
Download from BARD: The Fact of a Body: a Murder
Also available on digital cartridge DB088137
The Informant the FBI, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Murder of Viola Liuzzo by
Gary May
Read by Michael Kramer
16 hours, 37 minutes
Examines the role of FBI informant Gary Thomas Rowe Jr., who infiltrated the
Alabama Klan and identified suspects in the 1965 murder of civil rights activist
Viola Liuzzo, a white woman from Detroit, while he participated in other race
crimes. Criticizes the effectiveness of the FBI's reliance upon informants. 2005.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073394
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In the Middle of the Night by Brian McDonald
Read by Joe Wilson
7 hours 31 minutes
Describes the July 23, 2007, murders of Dr. William Petit's wife and daughters
by two career criminals who broke into the Petit home in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Details the background of the family members and their accused killers.
Violence and strong language. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073407
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden
State Killer by Michelle McNamara
Read by Suzanne Toren
11 hours, 40 minutes
The late author’s lifelong interest in true crime culminated in investigating the
never-identified serial-killing rapist who plagued California in the seventies and
eighties, whom she dubbed the Golden State Killer. This detailed telling of what
she learned was completed posthumously by her researcher. Violence, strong
language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2018.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB090637
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by
Rachel Monroe
Read by Jayme Mattler
8 hours, 29 minutes
Four narratives examine the appeal of crime. A frustrated 1940s heiress
revolutionized forensic science. A young woman entwined herself with the Tate
family after the Manson murders. A landscape architect fell in love with a
convicted murderer through letters. And a teenager fan of the Columbine killers
planned a mass shooting. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB097742
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The Last Place You’d Look: True Stories of Missing Persons and the
People Who Search for Them by Carole Moore
Read by Catherine Byers
11 hours, 7 minutes
Former investigative journalist discusses numerous case studies of missing
persons and some of the errors committed by the police in the initial searches
and investigations. Explains the importance of DNA, forensic tools, and dental
records in identifying or finding lost individuals. Includes families' personal--and
emotional--experiences. Some violence. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB073820
The Yoga Store Murder the Shocking True Account of the Lululemon
Athletica Killing by Dan Morse
Read by Mark Delgado
8 hours, 54 minutes
Washington Post reporter dissects the March 2011 murder of a young
saleswoman by her coworker in an upscale yoga-apparel boutique in Bethesda,
Maryland--a killing overheard but ignored by employees in the Apple Store next
door. Violence and some strong language. 2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB077925
People who Eat Darkness the True Story of a Young Woman who
Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo and the Evil that Swallowed Her Up by
Richard Lloyd Parry
Read by Simon Vance
13 hours, 11 minutes
London Times Tokyo bureau chief investigates the case of twenty-one-year-old
Englishwoman Lucie Blackman, who was murdered after moving to Tokyo,
Japan, in 2000 to work as a nightclub hostess. Follows the trial of the accused
and describes the Blackman family's anguish. Some strong language.
Commercial audiobook. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB076031
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The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who
Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
Read by Madelyn Buzzard
12 hours, 7 minutes
Profiles of the women who crowded Chicago's Murderess's Row in 1924,
including charismatic Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner--both accused of killing
their lovers. Explains that newspaper reporter Maurine Watkins was inspired to
write the play Chicago after observing that all-male juries of the day tended to
acquit beautiful females. 2010.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB075638
The Monster of Florence by Douglas J. Preston
Read by Ray Childs
13 hours, 55 minutes
Author Preston describes the cold case of a serial killer who murdered seven
pairs of lovers outside Florence, Italy, between 1974 and 1985. Working with
Italian crime reporter Mario Spezi, Preston details their quest for the man they
believe is guilty and their run-ins with authorities. Some violence. Bestseller.
2008.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB066942
Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the
Natalee Holloway Mystery by Lisa Beth Pulitzer
Read by Theresa Conkin
11 hours, 32 minutes
Profiles the suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee
Holloway in Aruba and the 2010 murder of twenty-one-year-old Stephany Flores
in Peru. Details van der Sloot's time in Aruba, Thailand, and Peru, and his
attempt to extort money from Holloway's mother. Some violence and some
strong language. 2011.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB074053
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But I Trusted You and Other True Cases: Ann Rule’s Crime Files. Volume
14 by Ann Rule
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
11 hours, 32 minutes
Seven accounts of murders in which the victims trusted their killers. In the title
case, a school counselor was shot by his estranged wife while he slept.
"Monohan's Last Date" recounts the crime of a trucker dispatching a swinger.
Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
2009.
Download from BARD But I Trusted You and Other True Cases: Ann…
Also available on digital cartridge DB070372
Green River, Running Red: the Real Story of the Green River Killer,
America’s Deadliest Serial Murderer by Ann Rule
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
17 hours, 50 minutes
Crime journalist analyzes the twenty-two-year search for a serial killer who
terrorized the Seattle area and murdered over fifty prostitutes. Traces the
victims’ lives while assessing the police investigation that led to Gary Ridgway’s
confession in 2003. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB059828
The Meaning of Matthew My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World
Transformed by Judy Shepard
Read by Nicola Daval
6 hours 30 minutes
Shepard discusses her gay son Matthew's life, events surrounding his brutal
1998 murder, and her gay-rights activism. Describes the conviction of two
Laramie men for beating the slightly built, twenty-one-year-old student
unconscious--supposedly for flirting with them--and leaving him tied to a fence
to die. Violence and some strong language. 2009.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071849
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My Story by Elizabeth Smart
Read by Emily Maixner
9 hours, 30 minutes
Elizabeth Smart recounts her ordeal of being kidnapped at age fourteen from
her family's home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 5, 2002, and her nine months
of captivity. Highlights the ways her religious faith sustained her sanity, her
subsequent recovery, and the trial of her abusers. Bestseller. 2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB077683
Erased: Missing Women, Murdered Wives by Marilee Strong
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
13 hours 39 minutes
Drawing upon her research of the Scott and Laci Peterson case, journalist
Strong explores more than fifty similar murders she terms "eraser killings."
Describes well-planned intimate-partner homicides that employed soft-kill
methods and left no evidence to link the murderer to his victim. Some violence
and some strong language. 2008.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB071373
Exposed the Secret Life of Jodi Arias by Jane Velez-Mitchell
Read by Martha Harmon Pardee
13 hours, 10 minutes
Broadcast journalist recaps the trial of Jodi Arias, convicted of the June 2008
murder of her off-and-on lover Travis Alexander in Mesa, Arizona. Details the
investigation and the often-graphic testimony of detectives, friends, and Arias
herself. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
2013.
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Also available on digital cartridge DB077529
