Killing Cousins: Murder by Increments #2: The true story of the worst case of serial sex homicide in American history

by O.J. Modjeska

After an investigation spanning nearly two years, Los Angeles investigators come up empty in the case of a terrifying serial sex killer. But then, a seemingly unrelated arrest is made across state lines. In book two of Murder by Increments, we journey deeper into the life and mind of the suspect at the center of the one of the most confounding and mysterious serial killers in American history. Killing Cousins documents the shocking story of an abusive childhood that created a monster, and the suspect’s possible involvement in a separate string of killings of teenagers in Rochester, New York. Did this man truly have multiple personalities, or was he a cunning sociopath enacting a daring hoax against the criminal justice system? By the end, you make up your own mind. ★★★★★ - "The author did an excellent job of putting it all together. Would recommend this for anyone who loves a great thriller." ★★★★★ - "Anyone interested in murder, gender and the justice system will get so much admittedly horrifying insight from these two books. Both are outstanding." ★★★★★ - "OJ Modjeska writes the stories of the victims as artfully as any good character drama novelist; each one comes alive on the page. These are not just names, and the book is far from being just a list of heinous crimes. True crime at its best." ★★★★★ - "Modjeska's got all the elements; intellectual knowledge, style, raw telepathy and gut instinct. 5 stars."

222 pages, Paperback

Published November 11, 2018

About the author

"Truth is stranger than fiction ... and this author offers horrifying insight..."

I am a true crime author who wears many other hats, including erstwhile historian and criminologist and avid consumer of books and TV series ... find out what I've been bingeing on in the ScreamingForStreaming blog at http://www.estoire.co/

More about:

OJ Modjeska is a criminologist, historian and author. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a PhD in Modern American History in 2004, and received her Graduate Diploma in Criminology from Sydney Law School in 2015. In 2015 she was awarded the JH McClemens Memorial Prize by Sydney Law School for her scholarship in criminology. Before pursuing a writing career she worked for many years as a legal writer and editor. She writes books of narrative non-fiction true crime and disaster analysis. Her books are suspenseful narratives which draw on her insights and expertise into history, criminal behavior and psychology.

OJ signed with Next Chapter Publishing in 2018. She continues to publish minor works under her own imprint, Estoire, named after the French for "a narrative of past events, presented as true, whose authenticity is attested by an authority".

Reviews

[Susan Lomanno · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book did a detailed job showing how slowly The criminal justice system works. It is also disturbing to me how much deference The murderers get from the system and lawyers lest they not be comfortable. The judicial part is frustrating and must be especially do for families if victims! It was also upsetting to see how easily Buono could have gotten off!! I am totally without any understanding of serial killer groupies. Bianci married one who had been writing to and was in love with Ted Bundy at one time. Murders should not be allowed to marry in my opinion. Solitary forever!
Both volumes well researched and written and easy to read.