Last Updated: August 30, 2024
In 1977, in an Ohio Amish community, pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman perished during a barn fire. The coroner’s report: natural causes. Ida’s husband, Eli, was never considered a suspect. But when he eventually rejected the faith and took his son, Danny, with him, murder followed. What really happened to Ida?
A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, aa Determined Detective. And the Quest for a Confession that Changed a Small Town Forever
by Kim Mager with Lisa Pulitzer
Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on-and broke-one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers. On September 13, 2016, in the small town of Ashland, Ohio, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a terrified woman who claimed to be kidnapped. The man holding her hostage was Shawn Grate, a serial killer whom the press later dubbed “The Ladykiller.” A key to his conviction and death sentence were Grate’s extensive recorded confessions-all extracted by one woman: Detective Kim Mager.
A captivating true-crime caper about Arthur Barry, a jewel thief who charmed celebrities and millionaires, stole from Rockefellers and royalty, and pulled off the most audacious and lucrative heists of the Jazz Age.
Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
by Mikita Brottman
From the critically-acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman comes the murky retelling of the murder of Mike Williams committed under the haze of faith and devotion. Perfect for true-crime and literary fiction fans alike.
Crimes of the Centuries: The Cases that Changed Us
by Amber Hunt
A fascinating pop-history dive into the stories behind the incredibly impactful crimes–both infamous and little-known–that have shaped the legal system as we know it. When asked why true crime is so in vogue, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Amber Hunt always has the same answer: it’s no hotter than it’s always been.
Offers a wide-ranging perspective of the criminal underworld from the 1850s to the present, providing illustrated histories of dozens of infamous individuals who have left their mark on society — in the darkest ways possible.