I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
By: Barbara Rae-Venter
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing withou…
Want to Read $ 4.99"The cost in time, personnel, and money for trying to identify the Golden State Killer prior to the use of IGG was significant,"-Barbara Rae-Venter, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
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1. Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infamous Cold Case
By: Lou Raguse
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The result of hundreds of interviews, Vanished in Vermillion is a cold case story that flips the sc… read more
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- history
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
- mystery
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- audiobook
2. American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
By: Maureen Callahan
4.09
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Jeffrey Dahmer. The names of notorious serial killers are usually well-… read more
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- adult
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"I've got lots more stories to tell."-Maureen Callahan, American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
3. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- true crime
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"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
4. Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
By: Jillian Lauren
3.38
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
He was sitting right across the table...and he would have killed her if he could. Jillian Lauren ha… read more
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- memoir
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
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5. Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi
By: Susan Hendricks
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Former CNN/HLN anchor and veteran broadcast journalist Susan Hendricks takes an investigative deep-… read more
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- true crime
- adult
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- mystery
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- audiobook
6. Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty
By: Mandy Matney
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Years before the name Alex Murdaugh was splashed across every major media outlet in America, local … read more
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7. Little, Crazy Children: A True Crime Tragedy of Lost Innocence
By: James Renner
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author o… read more
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- history
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
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- audiobook
8. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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- history
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
- mystery
- crime
- audiobook
9. The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
By: Edward Humes
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer—and exposed a looming bat… read more
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10. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders
By: John Glatt
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more
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- true crime
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- mystery
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11. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
By: J. Reuben Appelman
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more
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- true crime
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12. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
By: Harry N. MacLean
3.71
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more
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- biography
- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
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- audiobook
13. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
By: Jeffrey Toobin
4.16
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more
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- biography
- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
14. Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless
By: Laurah Norton
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the ide… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- memoir
- true crime
- adult
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15. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
By: Paul Holes
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest … read more
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- memoir
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
- mystery
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16. Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by Prayer
By: Holly Marie
3.41
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Holly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, H… read more
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- biography
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- true crime
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17. Evidence of Things Seen
By: Sarah Weinman
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From Sarah Weinman, the award-winning editor of Unspeakable Acts, a groundbreaking new anthology sh… read more
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- adult
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- mystery
- crime
- audiobook
18. In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child
By: Kim Cross
4.30
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Paced like a thriller and full of insider information on the history and science of Crime Scene Inv… read more
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- history
- true crime
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19. What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
By: Barbara Butcher
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected a job at th… read more
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"People can handle the truth, but not uncertainty. The things they imagine are almost always more painful than the facts."-Barbara Butcher, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
20. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
By: Barbara Rae-Venter
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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- biography
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- memoir
- true crime
- adult
- nonfiction
- mystery
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"The cost in time, personnel, and money for trying to identify the Golden State Killer prior to the use of IGG was significant,"-Barbara Rae-Venter, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
21. Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal
By: Nathan Masters
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick s… read more
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- history
- true crime
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22. Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many
By: Mona Gable
3.58
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind whe… read more
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- true crime
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- mystery
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23. Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco
By: Stephan Talty
3.95
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive account of David Koresh's life, his road to Waco, and the rise of governmen… read more
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- true crime
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24. Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
By: Alex Mar
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A masterful, revelatory work of literary non-fiction about a teenage girl's shocking crime--and its… read more
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25. Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night
By: Lisa Belkin
3.77
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The multigenerational tale of three families whose paths collide one summer night in 1960 with the … read more
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26. OCME: Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center
By: Bruce Goldfarb
3.87
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Go behind the scenes inside the nation's preeminent Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where goo… read more
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- history
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27. In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares
By: Lindsey Wade
4.16
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Dogged determination and DNA leads Detective Lindsey Wade and her team to the truth behind a thirty… read more
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- true crime
- nonfiction
- mystery
- audiobook
28. When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
By: Howard Blum
3.63
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose ground… read more
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- true crime
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29. A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever
By: Kim Mager
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager , a real-life version of Cla… read more
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30. Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of the “enthralling” ( San Francisco Book Review ) An Unexplai… read more
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31. Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina
By: Jared Fishman
4.03
Format: 533 pages, Kindle Edition
“A riveting tale told with care and expertise.” —David Simon, creator of The WireThe former federa… read more
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