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Richard Estep

Delve into the chillingly true world of murder and deceit. Explore the twisted paths of those driven by dark motives of control, money, social status, and revenge, and the unsuspecting victims who placed their trust in them.

Discover the dark secrets that lurk behind closed doors in Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal. You will be left questioning just how well you truly know those around you in this gripping true-crime collection. Dive into infamous cases such as Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the Menendez Brothers, and Lizzie Borden, and also examine lesser-known crimes that will send shivers down your spine. You'll investigate thirty-four shocking tales of mind-boggling acts of violence, such as … 

The captivating downfall of prestigious attorney and community figure Alex Murdaugh, whose addiction spiraled into a web of deceit, fraud, and murder.
The heartbreaking story of Michael and Robert Bever, brothers driven to commit unspeakable acts due to a lifetime of torment inflicted by their own parents.
The macabre case of Heather Mack and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, who were entangled in a web of greed and trust funds leading to a gruesome discovery inside a suitcase.
The shocking crimes committed by Lyle and Erik Menendez, whose privileged lives culminated in the massacre of their own parents, forever shocking the nation.
The accused Victorian-era serial poisoner, Mary Ann Cotton, and the mysterious deaths of her husbands and children.
The troubled Florida teen Tyler Hadley and his wild house party that went on while his parents' bodies bled in the master bedroom.
The bank vice-president-turned-embezzler Steven Sueppel, whose mounting debts compelled him to commit a desperate act of murder.
And dozens of other intimate murders and webs of deceit!

Murders committed to escape a marriage, or out of dire desperation, or from an insane separation from reality, these and other less comprehensible motivations fill the pages of Family, Friends and Neighbors. It’s an unflinching look into humanity’s dark side! Read the stories, investigate the facts, and meet the vicious killers who murder the people who should have been nearest and dearest to them.

Visible Ink Press

Dark Minds True Crimes

Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal

100 stories of corrupt politicians, government officials, businesses, athletes, scientists, and others throughout society
 Fascination with true crime and corruption is consistently high
 Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy
 Numerous black-and-white photographs
 Thoroughly indexed
 Authoritative resource
 Sure to appeal to true crime aficionados, conspiracy buffs, and anyone interested in compelling stories
 Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites focused on true crime, the unexplained, and the conspiratorial
 Promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites with a popular topic
 Promotion targeting national radio, including Coast to Coast AM and numerous other late-night radio syndicates looking for knowledgeable guests
 Promotion to local radio
 Promotion targeting true crime magazines and newspapers editors

Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption

Jim Willis

America has spawned hundreds of cults. Charismatic leaders periodically burst into the news for the most awful of reasons. We are awash with stories of brainwashed members’ struggles to leave. Meet the messianic leaders, see the indoctrination and manipulation, look at their beliefs, and read the stories of some of America’s most notorious, eccentric, and unusual cults!

From false religions and offshoots of traditional religions to political, financial, sexual, and hate groups, American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders looks at 40 groups and leaders, including their histories, deceits, manipulations, and twisted ideologies. Some rely on systems of obedience, submission, and dependency. More than a few have mystifying beliefs. Others are dark and murderous. You’ll encounter curious, bizarre, and sometimes upsetting stories of … 
 

Charming, manipulative, and exploitative leaders—Jim Jones, Jim Baker, David Berg, David Koresh, and many, many others.
The breakaways from traditional religions—Father Divine and the Peace Mission, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Westboro Baptist Church, the Gospel of Prosperity, and many more.
Political, Ponzi, metaphysical, and science schemes—the cult of the scientific method, pyramid schemes, political cults, the Unification Church, and much more.
Aliens, extraterrestrials, and the cosmos—Church of Scientology, Raëlians and Heaven’s Gate, to name a few.
End-times and doomsday cults—rapture beliefs, Edgar Cayce, the Ant Hill Kids and more.
Racial, radical, and social media cults—QAnon, Ku Klux Klan, Oath Keepers, Antifa, and others. 
Sex, perversity, and submission—NXIVM, Sullivanians, Rajneesh, and many more.

American Cults looks at why America is such a fertile ground for cults, how some people got caught in their webs, and how some managed to escape! With more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography provides sources for further exploration, and an extensive index adds to its usefulness.

American Cults: Cabals, Corruption, and Charismatic Leaders

Interest in true crime and murder is strongFascination with serial killers and their pathology is highLogical organization makes finding information quick and easyNumerous black-and-white photographsThoroughly indexedAuthoritative resourceSure to appeal to true crime aficionados, conspiracy buffs, and armchair historiansPublicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites focused on true crime, the unexplained, and the conspiratorialPromotion targeting more mainstream media and websites with a popular topicPromotion targeting national radio, including Coast to Coast AM and numerous other late-night radio syndicates looking for knowledgeable guestsPromotion to local radioPromotion targeting true crime magazines and newspapers editors

The Serial Killer Next Door: The Double Lives of Notorious Murderers

Interest in true crime and murder is strong
 Fascination with serial killers and their pathology is high
 Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy
 Numerous black-and-white photographs
 Thoroughly indexed
 Authoritative resource
 Sure to appeal to true crime aficionados, conspiracy buffs, and armchair historians
 Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites focused on true crime, the unexplained, and the conspiratorial
 Promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites with a popular topic
 Promotion targeting national radio, including Coast to Coast AM and numerous other late-night radio syndicates looking for knowledgeable guests
 Promotion to local radio
 Promotion targeting true crime magazines and newspapers editors

Serial Killers: The Minds, Methods, and Mayhem of History's Most Notorious Murderers

Nick Redfern

A deep dive into high stakes killings, conspiracies and crimes!

Ruthless killers and murderers for hire: they are here, there, and everywhere. They lurk in the shadows, ready to pounce. They terminate on command. And, in the process, they change the course of the world. They are among the world’s most cold-hearted, deadly, and emotionless figures. They are assassins, and they have a long history of grievous deeds. 

From the cunning, calculating, government-trained warriors to the psychopathic, homegrown freelancers, you can find them all in Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and Powers behind History-changing Murders. Exposed are the hidden agendas as well as the open warfare. The cynical preparations and devastating aftermaths are laid bare. You will quickly find yourself immersed in a world that is filled with killings made to seem like suicides, murders that were designed to look like heart attacks or overdoses, and accidents that, in reality, were carefully orchestrated deaths. 

 Did Lee Harvey Oswald really kill JFK? Or was Oswald the patsy he claimed to be? 
 Was Jack the Ripper, who terrified London in 1888, a madman or a ruthless secret agent of the British government? 
 Did the United States’ first secretary of defense, James Forrestal, kill himself, or was he thrown out of a window to his death in May 1949?
 Did Marilyn Monroe take her own life in August 1962? Was a contract put out on her?
 What led to the demise of Danny Casolaro, an investigative journalist who, at the time of his death in 1991, was investigating a powerful cabal known as “The Octopus”? 
 Was Diana, Princess of Wales, the victim of a car accident or of a carefully orchestrated plot? 
 Can sound waves and microwaves kill people at the flick of a switch? 
 Was John Lennon’s murder not at all what it appeared to be?

These questions and many more are answered in Assassinations, and with more than 120 photos and graphics, this tome is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. It's a fascinating read that looks into how and why so many famous and influential figures just had to go!