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True Crime Case Histories - Volume 23: 12 Disturbing Stories of Murder and Mayhem
12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem
Volume 23 of the True Crime Case Histories Series
***** This series can be read in any order *****
Most of the killers in this book looked completely normal.
That's what the people who knew them always said afterward. The neighbors. The coworkers. The family members who sat across the holiday table and never suspected a thing. These weren't strangers who emerged from the shadows—they were con men and caregivers, fathers and lovers, people with reputations carefully maintained right up until the moment everything came apart.
The twelve cases in this volume span more than half a century and reveal what happens when the people closest to us turn out to be the most dangerous.
A sampling of the stories
The Lonely Hearts Killers – He had a gift for seduction and a talent for finding lonely women. She had a jealousy that brooked no competition. Together, they built a killing enterprise out of the personal ads—and left a trail of bodies that investigators almost didn't find.
Mockingbird Hill – A family man by every outward measure. A respected name in his small Arkansas community. But when deputies arrived at his property over the Christmas holiday, what they found inside defied comprehension.
The Speed Freak Killers – Two childhood friends who shared everything—including a secret they managed to keep for the better part of a decade. It took a prison cell and a deal with prosecutors to finally begin counting the bodies.
The Body Broker – He had discovered a gap in the law and a market most people didn't know existed. Business was good. No one was watching. And the families of the deceased had no idea what was being done with their loved ones.
Keep Digging – Everyone in town knew him. Everyone liked him. He was charming and easy to talk to, the kind of person who made you feel welcome. No one thought to wonder what he was doing in the woods.
The Closing Shift – The crime scene told one story. The evidence told another. What investigators uncovered was one of the most audacious staging attempts they had ever seen—and one of the most transparent.
Plus six more chilling cases involving a grandmother whose backyard held dark secrets, a father whose son came to visit for Thanksgiving and never came home, a wife whose trial forced a jury to confront one of the most disturbing domestic crime scenes in Texas history, and a death that was ruled an accident for over twenty years while the people who loved the victim never stopped fighting to prove otherwise.
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 padding—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
“I stay up way too late every time I pick up one of these books. Jason Neal has a gift for making you feel like you’re right there with the investigators.”
“The research alone sets this series apart. These aren’t recycled headlines—they’re cases I’d never heard of, told with real depth.”
“I’ve read every volume in this series. The writing keeps getting sharper and the cases keep getting more disturbing. Can’t stop now.”
“What gets me is how normal these people seemed. Jason Neal captures that better than anyone else writing true crime today.”
“Finished this in two sittings. The pacing is perfect. Every chapter pulls you deeper before you realize how much time has passed.”
“I recommended this to my true crime book club and now everyone is working through the whole series. Genuinely hard to put down.”
Scroll up to get your copy.
Volume 23 of the True Crime Case Histories Series
***** This series can be read in any order *****
Most of the killers in this book looked completely normal.
That's what the people who knew them always said afterward. The neighbors. The coworkers. The family members who sat across the holiday table and never suspected a thing. These weren't strangers who emerged from the shadows—they were con men and caregivers, fathers and lovers, people with reputations carefully maintained right up until the moment everything came apart.
The twelve cases in this volume span more than half a century and reveal what happens when the people closest to us turn out to be the most dangerous.
A sampling of the stories
The Lonely Hearts Killers – He had a gift for seduction and a talent for finding lonely women. She had a jealousy that brooked no competition. Together, they built a killing enterprise out of the personal ads—and left a trail of bodies that investigators almost didn't find.
Mockingbird Hill – A family man by every outward measure. A respected name in his small Arkansas community. But when deputies arrived at his property over the Christmas holiday, what they found inside defied comprehension.
The Speed Freak Killers – Two childhood friends who shared everything—including a secret they managed to keep for the better part of a decade. It took a prison cell and a deal with prosecutors to finally begin counting the bodies.
The Body Broker – He had discovered a gap in the law and a market most people didn't know existed. Business was good. No one was watching. And the families of the deceased had no idea what was being done with their loved ones.
Keep Digging – Everyone in town knew him. Everyone liked him. He was charming and easy to talk to, the kind of person who made you feel welcome. No one thought to wonder what he was doing in the woods.
The Closing Shift – The crime scene told one story. The evidence told another. What investigators uncovered was one of the most audacious staging attempts they had ever seen—and one of the most transparent.
Plus six more chilling cases involving a grandmother whose backyard held dark secrets, a father whose son came to visit for Thanksgiving and never came home, a wife whose trial forced a jury to confront one of the most disturbing domestic crime scenes in Texas history, and a death that was ruled an accident for over twenty years while the people who loved the victim never stopped fighting to prove otherwise.
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 padding—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
“I stay up way too late every time I pick up one of these books. Jason Neal has a gift for making you feel like you’re right there with the investigators.”
“The research alone sets this series apart. These aren’t recycled headlines—they’re cases I’d never heard of, told with real depth.”
“I’ve read every volume in this series. The writing keeps getting sharper and the cases keep getting more disturbing. Can’t stop now.”
“What gets me is how normal these people seemed. Jason Neal captures that better than anyone else writing true crime today.”
“Finished this in two sittings. The pacing is perfect. Every chapter pulls you deeper before you realize how much time has passed.”
“I recommended this to my true crime book club and now everyone is working through the whole series. Genuinely hard to put down.”
Scroll up to get your copy.
202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 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
or
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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May 11, 2026
True Crime Case Histories
An interesting book if you like true crime stories. Much investigation was done and the stories were written concisely. I didn’t give five stars because it was not edited well. Typographical and grammatical errors were throughout. Overall an easy read.
An interesting book if you like true crime stories. Much investigation was done and the stories were written concisely. I didn’t give five stars because it was not edited well. Typographical and grammatical errors were throughout. Overall an easy read.
May 6, 2026
great
Another great collection of tragic and mysterious tales. It’s horrible for things people do to each other. I look forward to the next addition.
Another great collection of tragic and mysterious tales. It’s horrible for things people do to each other. I look forward to the next addition.
June 10, 2026
Excellent as always. After reading one of these books, I am always filled with mixed emotions. I appreciate the way Neal presents each case and that he seldom has a case I have seen before. If I have, then it still comes from an angle that gives me a new perspective. On the other side of the coin, I am dismayed that there are enough crimes to fill the pages of so many books without many repeats. Humans can be such vile creatures. If you like Jason Ne or true crime cases and analysis, you’ll enjoy reading this book.
The cases that stood out most for me in this volume were gay man whose case was pushed under a rug by Australia Police for decades before a finally seeing truth come to light, and the Dylan Redwine case. How can a parent kill their own child rather than face exposure of their own private kinks? Those types of cases tend to stick in my gut for a good while after finishing the book.
Another easy 5 stars from me. Is it bad to say I look forward to reading the next one? I’m mixed in feelings, but I will read it anyway to feed my addiction to this genre.
The cases that stood out most for me in this volume were gay man whose case was pushed under a rug by Australia Police for decades before a finally seeing truth come to light, and the Dylan Redwine case. How can a parent kill their own child rather than face exposure of their own private kinks? Those types of cases tend to stick in my gut for a good while after finishing the book.
Another easy 5 stars from me. Is it bad to say I look forward to reading the next one? I’m mixed in feelings, but I will read it anyway to feed my addiction to this genre.
August 30, 2026
it always feels weird to rate these book, but i’m rating Jason Neal and his research and story telling, not the stories themselves.
Jason has a way of drawing you in with the humanity and kindness he describes these victims with. there were a few times i had to stop reading and walk away from my kindle because the story is being told so well i feel like im experiencing it alongside the families.
i hope and pray that the victims families find solace in knowing that their loved ones are no longer in any kind of pain.
and i hope and pray and dream that Mark Redwine is miserable every single day, never knowing a moment of peace and haunted by what he did to his son. Rest In Peace Dylan ❤️🩹
Jason has a way of drawing you in with the humanity and kindness he describes these victims with. there were a few times i had to stop reading and walk away from my kindle because the story is being told so well i feel like im experiencing it alongside the families.
i hope and pray that the victims families find solace in knowing that their loved ones are no longer in any kind of pain.
and i hope and pray and dream that Mark Redwine is miserable every single day, never knowing a moment of peace and haunted by what he did to his son. Rest In Peace Dylan ❤️🩹
August 21, 2026
The best short form true crime writer out there. I’d previously deducted a star because he’d show the killer(s)’ photo but not the victim. This book has some victim photos, not all. I’m not sure what is criteria are for which photos he selects. But yes, with the addition of victim photos I can give this 5 stars easily.
May 23, 2026
A well-written book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can't wait for the next series to be release on the 01st June 2026. 😃😃😃😃
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