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True Crime Case Histories - Volume 22: 12 Disturbing Stories of Murder and Mayhem
12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem
Volume 22 of the True Crime Case Histories Series
*****This series can be read in any order*****
Trust is the deadliest weapon.
The killers in this book weren't strangers. They were husbands and wives, neighbors with friendly dogs, family members who sat across the dinner table. They spent weeks, months, sometimes years building the relationships they would eventually destroy. And when they finally acted, they did so knowing exactly who would be hurt.
From suburban homes to isolated citrus groves, these twelve meticulously researched cases reveal what happens when ordinary people decide that the lives around them are simply obstacles to be removed.
A sampling of the stories
The Perfect Lie – He told everyone he was starting medical school. His pregnant wife believed every word. But when she finally discovered the truth about the man she married, he had already decided that murder was easier than confession.
Over Our Dead Bodies – She was a respected physician, a mother of three, living in an affluent Kansas suburb. But behind closed doors, she was poisoning her husband with exotic toxins and planning something far worse for her own children.
The Lakewood Monster – He walked his dog through the neighborhood, waved to families, and always had time to chat with the local kids. No one suspected that a registered predator was hiding behind that warm smile.
The Killing Cousins – In rural Florida, two relatives worked the citrus groves together. One even carried a badge. But the bodies they buried among the orange trees told a different story about the family business.
The Broken Arrow Massacre – When a 911 dispatcher received a whispered call from a child, she had no idea she was listening to a massacre in progress. Two teenage boys had armed themselves with knives and were systematically working their way through the family's home.
The Vanishing Act – He shot his mother, his wife, and his three children, then arranged their bodies with care. By the time anyone discovered what he had done, he had already disappeared into a new life, a new name, and a new wife who knew nothing about his past.
Plus six more chilling cases that prove the most dangerous people are often the ones we never think to suspect.
These aren't stories ripped from headlines you've already read. They're deep dives into cases reconstructed from court transcripts, police files, forensic evidence, and witness testimony. No sensationalism, no just raw, meticulously researched truth about what humans are capable of when they believe no one is watching.
Readers love the True Crime Case Histories
"If you're a fan of Mindhunter or Forensic Files, you'll love this series. Real cases, no fluff. Just gripping, well-researched storytelling."
"These aren't the usual overdone true crime stories. Jason Neal digs up cases I've never heard of and tells them in a way that sticks with you."
"I thought I'd just read one chapter before bed. Three hours later, I was still turning pages. Totally addictive."
"What I appreciate most is the balance. Factual, respectful, and still completely chilling."
"You can tell how much research goes into each story. It reads like investigative journalism with the pacing of a thriller."
"Some true crime books feel sensationalized. Not these. They're raw, honest, and sometimes hard to read, but impossible to put down."
Scroll up to get your copy.
Volume 22 of the True Crime Case Histories Series
*****This series can be read in any order*****
Trust is the deadliest weapon.
The killers in this book weren't strangers. They were husbands and wives, neighbors with friendly dogs, family members who sat across the dinner table. They spent weeks, months, sometimes years building the relationships they would eventually destroy. And when they finally acted, they did so knowing exactly who would be hurt.
From suburban homes to isolated citrus groves, these twelve meticulously researched cases reveal what happens when ordinary people decide that the lives around them are simply obstacles to be removed.
A sampling of the stories
The Perfect Lie – He told everyone he was starting medical school. His pregnant wife believed every word. But when she finally discovered the truth about the man she married, he had already decided that murder was easier than confession.
Over Our Dead Bodies – She was a respected physician, a mother of three, living in an affluent Kansas suburb. But behind closed doors, she was poisoning her husband with exotic toxins and planning something far worse for her own children.
The Lakewood Monster – He walked his dog through the neighborhood, waved to families, and always had time to chat with the local kids. No one suspected that a registered predator was hiding behind that warm smile.
The Killing Cousins – In rural Florida, two relatives worked the citrus groves together. One even carried a badge. But the bodies they buried among the orange trees told a different story about the family business.
The Broken Arrow Massacre – When a 911 dispatcher received a whispered call from a child, she had no idea she was listening to a massacre in progress. Two teenage boys had armed themselves with knives and were systematically working their way through the family's home.
The Vanishing Act – He shot his mother, his wife, and his three children, then arranged their bodies with care. By the time anyone discovered what he had done, he had already disappeared into a new life, a new name, and a new wife who knew nothing about his past.
Plus six more chilling cases that prove the most dangerous people are often the ones we never think to suspect.
These aren't stories ripped from headlines you've already read. They're deep dives into cases reconstructed from court transcripts, police files, forensic evidence, and witness testimony. No sensationalism, no just raw, meticulously researched truth about what humans are capable of when they believe no one is watching.
Readers love the True Crime Case Histories
"If you're a fan of Mindhunter or Forensic Files, you'll love this series. Real cases, no fluff. Just gripping, well-researched storytelling."
"These aren't the usual overdone true crime stories. Jason Neal digs up cases I've never heard of and tells them in a way that sticks with you."
"I thought I'd just read one chapter before bed. Three hours later, I was still turning pages. Totally addictive."
"What I appreciate most is the balance. Factual, respectful, and still completely chilling."
"You can tell how much research goes into each story. It reads like investigative journalism with the pacing of a thriller."
"Some true crime books feel sensationalized. Not these. They're raw, honest, and sometimes hard to read, but impossible to put down."
Scroll up to get your copy.
- GenresTrue Crime
225 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 8, 2026
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Jason Neal is a Best-Selling American True Crime Author living in Hawaii with his wife, who is also an author writing Women's Fiction as G.T. London. Jason started his writing career in 1989 as a music industry publisher and wrote his first true crime collection in 2019.
As a boy growing up in the 80s just south of Seattle, Jason became fascinated with true crime stories after hearing the news of the Green River Killer so close to his home. Over the coming years, he would read everything he could get his hands on about true crime and serial killers.
As he approached 50, Jason began to assemble stories of the crimes that have fascinated him most throughout his life. He’s especially fascinated by cases solved by sheer luck, amazing police work, and groundbreaking technology like early DNA cases and, more recently, reverse genealogy.
http://jasonneal.com
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http://jasonnealbooks.com
Jason Neal is a Best-Selling American True Crime Author living in Hawaii with his wife, who is also an author writing Women's Fiction as G.T. London. Jason started his writing career in 1989 as a music industry publisher and wrote his first true crime collection in 2019.
As a boy growing up in the 80s just south of Seattle, Jason became fascinated with true crime stories after hearing the news of the Green River Killer so close to his home. Over the coming years, he would read everything he could get his hands on about true crime and serial killers.
As he approached 50, Jason began to assemble stories of the crimes that have fascinated him most throughout his life. He’s especially fascinated by cases solved by sheer luck, amazing police work, and groundbreaking technology like early DNA cases and, more recently, reverse genealogy.
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March 6, 2026
12 More Disturbing Cases
Jason Neal’s True Crime Case Histories remains at the top of my list for the genre. I devour each volume within days of it hitting my kindle library.
I was only familiar with one case in this volume, the Michigan serial rapist and murderer in the last case in the book. It is disturbing to think there are so many murders to cover that warrants a steady stream of books in the genre with little overlap in cases. I’ve read multiple authors in the true crime genre and Jason Neal stays atop my list of favorites. I enjoy the balance between respect for families involved on both sides while still managing to not sugarcoat the gruesome details. You won’t find gore for the sake of shock value in this series, but neither will you find softened brutality.
The case that stood out most for me in this volume was the Utah case where the pregnant woman was killed by her husband after she discovered his web of lies regarding his entire life. It was all so unnecessary. She would have loved him regardless of his profession or education. Yet, he built such an elaborate lie that fooled everyone around him, until one innocent phone call to UNC unraveled everything. Still, she wanted to make it work, but he couldn’t see a way out of the web of deception he’d spun for so long.
The next was the little girl who just wanted you to go play with the friendly neighbor’s dog. Little did anyone know, that neighbor was an un rehabilitated sex offender. The crimes against children tend to stick with me for a good while after I finish these books.
5 stars. If you haven’t read any of Jason Neal’s books and are a fan of True Crime, start anywhere in this series. I doubt you’ll be disappointed.
Jason Neal’s True Crime Case Histories remains at the top of my list for the genre. I devour each volume within days of it hitting my kindle library.
I was only familiar with one case in this volume, the Michigan serial rapist and murderer in the last case in the book. It is disturbing to think there are so many murders to cover that warrants a steady stream of books in the genre with little overlap in cases. I’ve read multiple authors in the true crime genre and Jason Neal stays atop my list of favorites. I enjoy the balance between respect for families involved on both sides while still managing to not sugarcoat the gruesome details. You won’t find gore for the sake of shock value in this series, but neither will you find softened brutality.
The case that stood out most for me in this volume was the Utah case where the pregnant woman was killed by her husband after she discovered his web of lies regarding his entire life. It was all so unnecessary. She would have loved him regardless of his profession or education. Yet, he built such an elaborate lie that fooled everyone around him, until one innocent phone call to UNC unraveled everything. Still, she wanted to make it work, but he couldn’t see a way out of the web of deception he’d spun for so long.
The next was the little girl who just wanted you to go play with the friendly neighbor’s dog. Little did anyone know, that neighbor was an un rehabilitated sex offender. The crimes against children tend to stick with me for a good while after I finish these books.
5 stars. If you haven’t read any of Jason Neal’s books and are a fan of True Crime, start anywhere in this series. I doubt you’ll be disappointed.
August 19, 2026
Well written and thoughtful. I appreciate seeing photos of the perpetrators but I’d also like to see photos of the deceased prior to their murders. Hence four stars instead of five.
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