Faceless: Five Gruesome Unsolved Murders: Most Mysterious and Headless Unsolved Murders of All Time

by Jack Smith

Five of the Most Gruesome Headless Unsolved Murder Cases of All Times Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Cold cases are fascinating because they have all the ingredients of a nail-biting murder mystery. Except there’s no ending. And what’s a book without an ending, except an endless source of frustration and speculation? It’s even worse when the victim is unidentified. “Unknown” man/woman/ child murders send a chill through us and can even cause a little sadness. How could a person be so alone in the world that absolutely no one came forward to give them a name and a burial? This volume examines five instances of a single or serial killing involving victims who were beheaded by their ● The Thames Torso Known as the “Thames Mysteries" or "Embankment Murders," this series of gruesome killings was overshadowed by the terror surrounding Jack the Ripper’s crimes but were also very fascinating. ● The August 8, 1886 discovery of a decomposing male torso outside Wallingford, Connecticut. The victim was never identified, and a woman who claimed that she knew the whole story behind the murder committed suicide. ● The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Between 1935 and 1938, a still-unidentified serial killer murdered and dismembered at least twelve victims in Cleveland, Ohio. All but three remain unidentified. Eliot Ness, the man who was partly responsible for taking down Al Capone, headed the investigations. ● Beth On December 20, 1976, a young boy made a gruesome discovery on the banks of the Lehigh River in White Haven, Pennsylvania. The dismembered and mutilated remains of a young, white woman and her unborn child had been stuffed into three suitcases and thrown from a bridge along Interstate 80 over the Lehigh River. ● The February 28, 1983 discovery of the headless body of a little girl between the ages of 8 and 11, decomposing in an abandoned home on the north side of St. Louis, MO. Her head was never found. Despite heavy publicity, nobody identified her. What do these cases have in common, besides the fact that they are cold and involve headless, unidentified victims? Somebody got away with murder... Read on your favorite devices such as Kindle, IPhone, IPad, Android cellular phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with Amazon's free reading Kindle App. Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this page for an immediate download!

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime, Mystery Thriller

68 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2014

About the author

Biographer and recorder of the history of serial killers

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

An intriguing read about a variety of unsolved cases. Pretty nasty ones, too, not recommended for readers with weak stomachs.

[Kim Roberts · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5⭐️

[Bettye McKee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting, though brief, case study of murders unsolved because many times the headless and/or dismembered corpse was never identified.

All murders are tragic, but there is something especially sad about an unidentified murder victim, especially when it is a child. Surely someone must be aware that a family member, friend, neighbor is missing and wonder what happened to them.

[Ronnie Cramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short book (55 pages) that still manages to be pretty detailed. It features five unsolved homicide cases:

The Thames Torso Murders (1880s London)
The Wallingford Mystery (1880s Connecticut)
The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run (1930s Cleveland)
Beth and Baby Doe (1970s Pennsylvania)
Murder in St. Louis: Jane Doe (1980s Missouri)

[Jazmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faceless contains the stories of 5 gruesome crimes, all of which had one thing in common: decapitation. Although the author tended to do a lot of jumping around in certain sections of this book, it was overall a solid read with lots of well presented facts. I learned quite a bit.

3.5 stars.

[Marti Norberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and unnerving

Fascinating recounting of unsolved murders. Television leads us to believe murders are almost always solved and murders punished. However this book shows this is not so. An interesting read and thought-provoking stories.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a well written book and it's obvious it's been well researched so why am I giving it 2stars? It's because I couldn't get into the book. 5 stories of different murders interest me but most of them were unsolved. Reading it, I realized I don't like unsolved.

[Tony Parsons · Rating 3 out of 5]

The deranged murderers/&/or killers/serial that interested me the most are: Thames Torso Murders; Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run;

I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.

Warning: This book contains descriptive accounts of extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material (verbal/mental/physical/sexual abuse) which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader. If you are especially sensitive to this type of material, it is strongly advised not to read any further.

An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written true crime book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great description list of unique characters, settings, facts etc. to keep track of. This could also make another great true crime movie, PP presentation, or better yet a mini TV series or even a documentary (Crime Museum; True Crime; American Crime Story; Investigative Discovery). There are no references, works cited, or endnotes so I will only rate it at 3/5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

[Cass · Rating 1 out of 5]

The basis of this book interested me because it is about true crime. However, there were a plethora of typos and grammatical errors. Given the wording, and poor writing accompanying the linguistics, it is apparent the author is not inclined to give respect to women. He frequently uses victim blaming language. I felt that a google search would provide better writing and better details of the crime.

It highly appears the author did just that: searched google and copy pasted a couple Wikipedia pages for these crimes. All in all, I do not recommend this book. There are better options out there.

[Sandy Van domelen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Very Sad, But Unforgettable Retelling Of Lives Lost With No Indentity

It is difficult to think about one unidentified victim let alone five. Yet this is only a small look into numerous unnamed victims who have never been identified. It's beyond sad to realize there are monsters who masquerade as normal humans. These unidentified creatures have taken lives and gotten away with it. A sad reminder of the inhumanity suffered by many unknown victims.

[Janalyn, the blind reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ♥️Jack!

I was so excited when I got a notification that Jack Smith had A new book on Kindle unlimited. He is one of my favorite true crime riders he always goes the extra mile to put in the extra information that other or Thursday night anyone who loves true crime will love Jack Smith. I do!

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

I found this book disturbing and very sad. I just can't understand how someone gets deranged enough to take another person's life. A must read for any crime buff.

Samantha

[Shaleah Rowland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great true crime from Jack Smith. Little known cases and facts about decapitated murder victims that are still unsolved. So sad that most of these victims were never claimed/identified.

[Karunakaran N. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faceless: Five Gruesome Unsolved Murders:... Quite intriguing to read unsolved crimes of the past. The first crime taking place at Whitehall called the Thames Torso seems to be the inspiration for the Movie "The Hell" which is mingled with the Inferno and seven people being Murdered. All these unsolved murders are an inspiration to the celluloid world to solve them on their on fantasies... Intriguing read....

[Deanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting