Murder and Mayhem Series
By Wallace Edwards, Jon M. Jefferson, Fergus Mason and
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About this series
★★★ One of the strangest true crime stories you'll read ★★★
The murder was brutal--raped and strangled. The case was open and shut--a man had confessed to the murder, and he was easily convicted. There was a problem with the man's testimony, however...he was a pathological liar who had confessed to over 200 other crimes--many of which never happened.
For over 27 years, Sean Hodgson, the convicted murderer, sat in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The real killer, 17-year-old David Lace, had also confessed to the crime, but police didn't believe him.
This gripping short book takes the reader on the hunt for the real killer and reveals the creation of Operation Iceberg--the operation that led to the DNA review of over 240 other convictions.
Titles in the series (7)
- Wonderland Casino: Murder and Mayhem, #1
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A casino is something more than just a place to gamble. You can find entertainment ranging from dinner and drinks to live shows. But there is also a shadow world that isn’t obvious to a casual observer. Sometimes if you look close enough you might see something you didn’t expect. The stories contained in Wonderland Casino live within the shadow world. It is a place of danger and excitement. Hedge your bets, the stakes are higher than you think.
- America's First Serial Killers: A Biography of the Harpe Brothers: Murder and Mayhem, #1
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★★★ Discover America's First Killers ★★★ They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill and love of blood. They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers. In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like a page-turning novel.
- The Heaven Gate: Murder and Mayhem, #2
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Eric Droopchack collects art and other assorted items for discerning clientele. There are pitfalls and issues inherent in any job, it pays to be prepared. When an item he intentionally lost resurfaces, he finds he needs to ask an old business partner for a favor.
- Deadly Darlings: The Horrifying True Accounts of Children Turned Into Murderers: Murder and Mayhem, #2
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★★★ The scariest children you'll ever meet ★★★ If you've ever thought your child was bad, then you haven't seen anything yet! In the pages that follow, you are about to meet some of the most vicious children who ever lived. The kids in this book are as young as ten-years-old and they are ruthless. The nice ones killed in cold blood—but many of these kids weren't nice…they wanted their victims to suffer. Some were turned killers by their brutal home environments; others were just inherently evil. They were all deadly darlings you'd never want to meet on the street.
- The Butcher Baker: The Search for Alaskan Serial Killer Robert Hansen: Murder and Mayhem, #3
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★★★. A page-turning true crime ★★★ Beautiful Alaska--a peaceful, natural land where you know your neighbors and don't have to lock your doors. For most people, it's the perfect place to experience nature; for Robert Hansen, it was the perfect place for murder. Between 1980 and 1983, Hansen went on a murderous rampage killing between 17 and 37 women in the Anchorage, Alaska area. Hansen, a small-business owner and pillar of the community, was also an avid hunter, and used young girls as prey when he decided he needed a more challenging hunt. This book is the gripping account of the hunt and eventual capture of an unlikely killer, who almost got away with it.
- The Teacup Poisoner: Murder and Mayhem, #4
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★★★ A page-turning true crime story ★★★ Graham Young had an unusual obsession from a young age. Where most youths might be interested in music and sports, Young was fascinated by poisons. By the age of 14, he was using his family (who, of course, didn't know) as experiments. In 1962, still a teen, his stepmother died from one of his poisoning experiments. Young eventually confessed to the murder of his stepmother and the attempted murder of several other members of his family; he was sent to a mental hospital for nine years, where he was ultimately released fully recovered. Unknown to the hospital, however, Young was actually using his time in the mental hospital to study medical texts and improve his poisoning skills. His true work as a poisoner had only just begun! This gripping narrative gives you a page-turning look at one of England's most notorious serial killers: Graham Young.
- Miscarriage of Justice: The Murder of Teresa de Simone: Murder and Mayhem, #6
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★★★ One of the strangest true crime stories you'll read ★★★ The murder was brutal--raped and strangled. The case was open and shut--a man had confessed to the murder, and he was easily convicted. There was a problem with the man's testimony, however...he was a pathological liar who had confessed to over 200 other crimes--many of which never happened. For over 27 years, Sean Hodgson, the convicted murderer, sat in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The real killer, 17-year-old David Lace, had also confessed to the crime, but police didn't believe him. This gripping short book takes the reader on the hunt for the real killer and reveals the creation of Operation Iceberg--the operation that led to the DNA review of over 240 other convictions.
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