Bodies in Low Places

by Matthew B. Cox, Pierre Rausini

Two brave journalists dare to expose the music industry's darkest secret; that country music legend, Garth Brooks, is in fact, a blood-thirsty serial killer. Through a combination of interviews with federal law enforcement, criminologists, and music insiders, as well as exhaustive research into Garth’s connection to hundreds of unsolved homicides and missing persons, the authors piece together the case.

Upon completion of Bodies in Low Places, you will be convinced of the gruesome truth, that Garth Brooks is potentially the most prolific serial offender in our great nation’s history. And it was staring you in the face the entire time.

226 pages, Paperback

Published June 7, 2025

Reviews

[Jesse Kade Jenkins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, look I knew this was a risk going in. I had seen the YMH jokes, I watched a podcast with the author, and I really, really wanted this to be good, but...BUT. This ended up be nothing more than base accusations, gigantic leaps of logic, tenuous connections, and the most basic overviews and comparisons to other serial killers. It was enough to make me ask who this book was for because at the end of the day, for true crime fans, there is nowhere near enough factual evidence without painting with large leaps of faith, and the facts that are there are the most basic nuggets from other cases that, as a TC fan, are probably already known and with more detail. There is no nuance to this book, just a theory and some geography. It is also written as if it is assumed that Garth did all these things. Let me be clear: I want this theory to be true, this book, however, is NOT convincing. I would have rather just read the full transcript from the FBI investigator (the only truly interesting character in this book) than this drivel. I guess in the end if you are a country music fan who has read next to zero true crime this might be for you. Good luck, at least it's short.

[Lex Honey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part fact, part conjecture.
It really did reveal how garbage of a person GB is.
My most favourite part is how they suggested he would force his victims to listen to his music.

[Joe Nicholl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Garth Brooks a serial killer? Well this book didn't prove it...Every assumption put forth was lead by "may have" or "possibly"...The G.B. conspiracy theory is not worth jumping down the rabbit hole but this book did make me laugh a few times though so worthy of 2 stars...yeah, 2.0 outta 5.0

[W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Far more compelling than I was anticipating. The sheer number of cases that directly coincide within the exact hours of brooks being in a particular town, is very interesting. Over 160 instances of him being in a specific part of a town or city, and someone is murdered or goes missing within the precise hours he was there (not during the hours he was performing on stage, but during the hours directly before, or after), while at the same time being close to where he was. Sometimes very close. I do get that some are coincidences, since these crimes do happen, but the sheer amount of them combined with the very bizarre circumstances of some of them, it simply too much to ignore. In the majority of these cases, Brooks was only in these locations for part of the day for a show and, during that small amount of time, someone went missing or was murdered not far from where he was staying. And this happened so many times (a lot of the times being in areas with low crime rates) that it begs further investigation. On top of all that, none of these cases have ever been solved because whoever committed the crimes was extremely careful about leaving no evidence, as if it was a well-honed skill. And in a number of the cases, the circumstantial evidence specifically pointed to Brooks, or people working for him, being directly involved. Very intriguing book.

[Becky Jensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a huge Garth Brooks fan since my high school days, finally making it to one of his concerts was truly a dream come true.
And since I also love diving into wild conspiracy theories, when I saw Bodies in Low Places by Matthew Cox, I knew I had to read it.
Although the book itself I'd only give it about ⭐️⭐️⭐️The premise is fascinating, and I did appreciate the inclusion of psychologists and psychoanalysts discussing serial killer behavior, which added an interesting layer to the story.
However, the book still leans heavily into speculation, and no actual evidence. Although, HELLO... coincidence much?! It's an easy, fast read that kept me engaged more out of curiosity than conviction.
Whether you believe the theories or not, the book absolutely succeeded in one thing — it sent me headfirst down the Garth Brooks serial killer conspiracy theory rabbit hole... and honestly, I'm still stuck there.

[QA Nelson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pointless

The book is a complete waste of time. The book leads you to believe they are going analyze if there is any weight to a theory. What they do instead is list countless cases of murder and missing persons near where brooks was. Yeah ok he performes in big cities, usually downtown. Of course there are murders and crime. Pages and pages of crimes listed with absolutely no reason to say it was brooks. There is one sentence mentioning that brooks looks like a suspect sketch..... but they don't show the sketch. Just useless

[Kimijo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bodies in Low Places follows two fearless journalists uncovering a shocking theory: country music icon Garth Brooks may be linked to numerous unsolved murders. Through interviews with law enforcement, criminologists, and industry insiders, combined with extensive research, the authors build a chilling case that could make Brooks the nation’s most prolific suspected serial killer

[Mark Carani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting read. I can’t believe the authors and publisher aren’t being sued for slander and defamation. It’s one thing for Tom Segura to make jokes but this is different. Seeing it all laid out like they have definitely got me thinking, could he be doing this? Admittedly, the last bit got a little old where the victims are detailed a bit more but the amount of research is incredible.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting how authors connected over one hundred missing persons and unsolved murders to places Garth Brooks had lived or toured. They put a lot of work in to it. I wonder if the same could be done with other artists.

There was quite a bit of information about Garth I didn't know before. Didn't know about the strange alter ego he actually toured and recorded as.

[Paige Cox · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im not saying that I think he is or isnt but I felt this book lacked in everything but providing lists of coincidental occurrences that really could be explained by geographical factors. Surface level research but would a good start.

[Kiana Salyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is quite possibly the strangest book I’ve ever read. Everything in its completely circumstantial. Do people truly believe this? Also, I think I’ve read “We simply don’t know. Here is what we are sure of…” a million times.

[Abbey Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew going in this wasn’t going to prove anything as there have been no charges made against GB. But what I didnt anticipate was the amount of laughs I would have from the sheer insanity of some of the content.

[Allyson Davy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m thankful this was only a 3 hour long audiobook and that I didn’t waste more of my life.
Talk about coincidences. Which many in law enforcement say there is no such thing as a coincidence.
Show me legit facts and I’ll believe it.

[Kelle Branham · Rating 3 out of 5]

lol. Entertaining theory. I can see it.

[Taylor Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

GB could be a serial killer he’s got friends in low places

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good story. Definitely pulling strings to tie ideas together, but it was a quick book.

[Cathy Herbst · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm - interetsing thought process and that is it. A humerous conspiracey theory at best!

[Cory Leefers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

[Sonia Christensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh
A book based on complete speculations and/or coincidence.
No factual evidence, just might have or guessing what could have happened.

[Hallie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wish I didn’t pay for this. Why did I pay for this? I watched a podcast about this and thought it would be an interesting read. I immediately regretted buying this. Why did I buy this? I wish I could return this. Omg.

[Laura Dicker · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love GB, he is on my bucket list of concerts. This was interesting but satire and circumstantial at best.

[Shannon O · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a FAR reach. It wasnt even a little bit entertaining given the absurdity of it.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

makes you think.... enjoyed it