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Ashley Hudson

United States of True Crime is an anthology series devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Alabama history.

True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes are also included.

Cases in this book:

Audrey Marie Hilley: Black widow who murdered her husband then attempted to poison her daughter. She evaded capture by posing as her fictional twin sister.

Daniel Lee Siebert: Spree killer that butchered his girlfriend, her two sons, and his friends.

Michael McLendon: To date, McLendon’s massacre in 2019 was the bloodiest in the state of Alabama. He murdered his friends, family, and even his family dogs.

Richard Hawes: A family annihilator in 1888 whose crimes sparked a statewide riot.

Sixteenth Street Church Bombings: Racially motivated attack by KKK members that left four young Black girls dead

Amy Bishop: Harvard educated professor who became infamous after she went on a shooting rampage that left three coworkers dead. However, the attack was not her first time killing.

Joseph Dewey Akin: Code blue junkie nurse who was convicted of intentionally overdosing a patient in his care and is suspected in the deaths of seventeen former patients.

Thomas Whisenhant: Murderer with a pattern of desecrating the bodies of his victims.

Scottsboro Boys: One of the most notorious court cases of the 20th century where two white women falsely accused nine Black boys of rape.

Gerald Patrick Lewis: Serial killer whose heinous crimes include slaying a woman who was eight months pregnant and removing the fetus from her body.

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United States of True Crime: Alabama: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Alaska history.

The cases in this book:

Robert Hansen: Serial killer who flew his victims to the remote wilderness and hunted them. He confessed to murdering 17 women and raping at least 30.

Thomas Richard Bunday: Confessed to the brutal slaying of four women and a young girl but committed suicide before standing trial.

Michael Silka: Murdered his neighbor in Fairbanks before embarking on a killing spree in a remote Arctic town.

Joshua Wade: Acquitted for murdering an indigenous Alaskan woman then went on to kill another woman when he was released. While incarcerated he confessed to murdering three men.

Gary Zieger: Serial killer killed in retaliation for murdering a mother and her young son. Investigators assert that he was connected to at least five murders

Lisa Donlon: Shot her husband to death after years of abuse then forced to stand trial.

James Dale Ritchie: Killed in a shootout with police. After his death police connected him to five unsolved homicides.

Robert Allen Hale: Frontiersman who physically, mentally, and sexually abused his 15 children for decades in rural Alaska.

Steven H. Downs: Accused of the murder of a young woman after DNA evidence was linked to him over 25 years after her death.

Israel Keyes: Serial murderer who evaded capture for decades by abducting his victims in one state, murdering them in another, and disposing of them in a third. Although he only ever confessed to three murders, the FBI believes he had at least 11 victims.

United States of True Crime: Alaska: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Arizona history.

The cases included in this book:

Winnie Ruth Judd: Killed her two friends in an argument over a man. She then traveled with their bodies in her luggage on a train to Los Angeles. 

Mark Goudeau From 2005 to 2006 he terrorized the Phoenix area. He was charged with killing nine and sexually assaulting fifteen.

Samuel Dieteman and Dale Hausner: Duo who went on a “recreational violence” shooting spree that left eight dead.

Cory Morris: Lured women with the promise of drugs and admitted to strangling them during sex and desecrating their corpses.

Robert Fisher: Accused of murdering his wife, two children, and the family dog before disappearing. 

William Huff: Assaulted and murdered two young girls, then taunted police through letters.

Jodi Arias: Beautiful young woman who was convicted of murdering her boyfriend in cold blood.

Jared Loughner: Mass shooter intended to kill a congresswoman and a judge and killed many others in the rampage, including a nine-year-old girl. 

Robert Spangler: Pushed his third wife into the Grand Canyon. He claimed it was an accident, but more than six years later, he admitted to the murder. He also confessed to murdering his first wife and their two children.

Christopher Matthew Clements: Currently awaiting trial for the murder of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzales. Isabel’s body was recovered based on a tip provided by Clements and DNA positively connected him to Maribel.

United States of True Crime: Arizona: The Most Chilling Crimes in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Arkansas history.

The cases included in this book:

Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols, & Jessie Misskelley: Three teenagers who were convicted of murdering three eight-year-old boys. After eighteen years in prison all three men were released after the discovery of new DNA evidence and potential juror misconduct. 

Mary Lee Orsini: While under investigation for the murder of her husband, she hired a hitman to execute her lawyer’s wife.

Travis Lewis: Convicted of murdering two cousins in 1996. Upon his release in 2020 he bludgeoned the daughter of his first victim to death.

Andrew Golden & Mitchell Johnson: Were just eleven and thirteen years old when they ambushed their school in a savage attack that left five dead and ten wounded.

Debra Sue Tuggle: Convicted of suffocating her daughter, and accused of killing four of her sons.

James Williams: Abducted a young mother from her home while her four year old son was in the other room.

Texarkana “Phantom Killer”: Still unsolved case of a killer who targeted couples in 1946. Eight were attacked and five perished at the hands of the elusive murderer. 

Charles Ray Vines: Serial killer who was a well-liked father while he moonlighted as a monster. He raped four women, murdering two of them.

Dorthy Jean Matajke: Nurse who abused, robbed, then fatally poisoned her elderly patients.

Ronald Gene Simmons: Brutally murdered fourteen members of his family. He then continued his rampage, executing two more innocent victims and wounding two others.

United States of True Crime: Arkansas: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on twenty of the most chilling crimes in California history.

True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes.

Some of the cases included in this book:

Gerald and Charlene Gallego: Killer husband and wife duo who abducted young girls to use as sex slaves

Kidnapping of Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn: A young couple was kidnapped and then accused by law enforcement of faking the horrific ordeal

Zebra Killers: Racially motivated murders of white citizens in San Francisco

Juan Corona: Convicted of the murders of 25 migrant workers

Mardiros Iskenderian: Murdered his mother and sister in a dispute over the family fortune

Patrick Kearney: Serial killer who murdered at least 21 boys and disposed of their bodies in trash bags across Southern California

Kevin James Woodward: Tech CEO who allegedly killed his roommate’s girlfriend out of jealousy

Timothy Joseph McGhee: Ruthless gang leader responsible for at least twelve murders

The Murder of Tushar Atre: Tech millionaire murdered by his employees

Rodney Halbower: Another woman spent almost thirty years in jail for one of his grisly murders until the real murderer was finally convicted through DNA found at the scene

If you’re a true crime enthusiast who enjoys reading about some of the most depraved monsters in our country, you will love United States of True Crime.

United States of True Crime: California: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Colorado history.

True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes.

The cases included in this book:

The Unsolved Murder of Maggie Long: Teenage girl murdered during a home invasion in 2017

Baby Hope and Baby Faith: Two infant girls found dead in 1996. Recent advances in DNA technology allowed law enforcement to find their mothers/murderers

Trey Styler: A retired doctor with financial troubles convicted of murdering his landlord alone, despite severe physical limitations

Scott Lee Kimball: Conman who tricked the FBI out of $50,000 and went on to brutally murder at least four women

Joseph Corbett Jr.: Abducted and killed the heir to the Coors Brewing fortune

Alfred Packer: Wilderness “guide” convicted of hunting and eating five men during a trek

Vincent Darrell Groves: Potentially the most prolific serial killer in Colorado history

Chris Watts: Murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters

Isaac Grimes: Brainwashed by fellow high school students and participated in a plot to massacre a friend and his grandparents

Alan Lee Phillips: Sexually assaulted and murdered two beautiful young women in 1982, but went undetected for almost four decades

If you’re a true crime enthusiast who enjoys reading about some of the most depraved monsters in our country, you will love United States of True Crime.

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United States of True Crime: Colorado: The Most Chilling Cases in All 50 States

United States of True Crime is an anthology series with books devoted to the most disturbing cases in each of the 50 states. This book focuses on ten of the most chilling crimes in Connecticut history.

True crime junkies may recognize some of the highly publicized cases, but also included are lesser-known, equally unsettling crimes.

The cases included in this book:

Steven Hayes & Joshua Komisarjevski: Followed a mother and her eleven-year-old daughter in a horrific attack that left only the father of the family alive

Amy Archer-Gilligan: Systematically poisoned at least five elderly men in her care

Fotis Dulos: Suspected of murdering his missing wife, whose body has never been recovered

Michael Ross: Serial killer responsible for the death of eight women and the last person executed in the state of Connecticut

The Unsolved Disappearance of William "Billy" Smolinski Jr.: Thirty-one-year-old man missing almost two decades. His family lobbied for national changes in missing persons protocol

Bonnie Foreshaw: Convicted of the murder of a pregnant women but granted clemency

Qinxuan Pan: Charged with the shooting death of a Yale student in an unrequited love triangle

William Devin Howell: Serial killer who lived with the bodies of his victims in his van

Michael Skakel: Convicted of murdering his fifteen-year-old neighbor but released after a Supreme Court decision

La Amistad Mutiny and Court Case: Kidnapped Africans killed the crew of the slave ship, and the precedent-setting case played out in the Supreme Court

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