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True Crime Case Histories, Volume 2: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories
12 True Crime Stories of Murder & Mayhem Second Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2019) As with volume one, a quick word of warning. The stories you are about to read are brutally gruesome. They represent humanity at its worst. TV crime shows and stories in the news tend to gloss over the truly horrible parts, but the True Crime Case Histories series leaves out none of the details.
A sampling of the stories include:
The Girl in the Barrel - A homeowner finds a fifty-five gallon barrel in the crawl space beneath his home. What they find inside the barrel unlocks a murder mystery dating back thirty years.
The Dexter Wannabe - A young man obsessed with the TV show Dexter lures unsuspecting victims to his "kill room" and keeps a detailed diary of the dismemberment of his prey.
The Murder of Elizabeth Olten - A fifteen-year-old girl wants to know what it feels like to kill a person.
Interpol's Most Wanted - When fishermen pull up the dead body of a man in the English Channel, police stumble upon one of Interpol's Most Wanted criminals.
The Girl in the Box - An unbelievable story of a psychopath who kidnaps a young girl and keeps her as a slave locked beneath his bed for seven years.
The Green Chain Rapist - A beautiful young mother is butchered in broad daylight in a London park and the only witness is her two-year-old son. Police then waste three years chasing the wrong man while the real killer slaughters another woman.
Paige’s Secret Life - A young single-mother of three goes missing and police realize she's been living a secret life that her friends and family didn't know about.
A Walking Shadow - A suicidal teenager, frustrated with the bank threatening to foreclose on the family home, kidnaps the bank manager's ten-year-old son and holds him for ransom.
Plus three more disturbing true crime stories.
The stories included in this collection are dark and creepy and will leave you with a new understanding of just how fragile the human mind can be.
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True Crime Case Histories Volume 3 is coming December 2019 featuring 12 more short stories of; True Crime, Murder & Mayhem, Serial Killer Biographies, and True Murder Case Files.
Stories include: Mark Twitchell, Howard Elkins, Rick Valentini, Cameron Hooker, Alyssa Bustamante, Jamie Reynolds, Albert Johnson Walker, Lester Jones, Robert Napper, Mike Adams, Harvey Glatman, and Myles Fukunaga. Also included is the full text of Mark Twitchell's "SK Confessions" diary.
A sampling of the stories include:
The Girl in the Barrel - A homeowner finds a fifty-five gallon barrel in the crawl space beneath his home. What they find inside the barrel unlocks a murder mystery dating back thirty years.
The Dexter Wannabe - A young man obsessed with the TV show Dexter lures unsuspecting victims to his "kill room" and keeps a detailed diary of the dismemberment of his prey.
The Murder of Elizabeth Olten - A fifteen-year-old girl wants to know what it feels like to kill a person.
Interpol's Most Wanted - When fishermen pull up the dead body of a man in the English Channel, police stumble upon one of Interpol's Most Wanted criminals.
The Girl in the Box - An unbelievable story of a psychopath who kidnaps a young girl and keeps her as a slave locked beneath his bed for seven years.
The Green Chain Rapist - A beautiful young mother is butchered in broad daylight in a London park and the only witness is her two-year-old son. Police then waste three years chasing the wrong man while the real killer slaughters another woman.
Paige’s Secret Life - A young single-mother of three goes missing and police realize she's been living a secret life that her friends and family didn't know about.
A Walking Shadow - A suicidal teenager, frustrated with the bank threatening to foreclose on the family home, kidnaps the bank manager's ten-year-old son and holds him for ransom.
Plus three more disturbing true crime stories.
The stories included in this collection are dark and creepy and will leave you with a new understanding of just how fragile the human mind can be.
Scroll up to get your copy
True Crime Case Histories Volume 3 is coming December 2019 featuring 12 more short stories of; True Crime, Murder & Mayhem, Serial Killer Biographies, and True Murder Case Files.
Stories include: Mark Twitchell, Howard Elkins, Rick Valentini, Cameron Hooker, Alyssa Bustamante, Jamie Reynolds, Albert Johnson Walker, Lester Jones, Robert Napper, Mike Adams, Harvey Glatman, and Myles Fukunaga. Also included is the full text of Mark Twitchell's "SK Confessions" diary.
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First published September 6, 2019
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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.
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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.
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February 16, 2024
A further dive into a collection of true crime case studies, including the notes and stories written by one of the killers featured in this book.
As with the first volume, the writing avoids languishing on too many graphic details and instead focuses on the bare bones of the cases. I would like to have read a little more about the trials of each killer but otherwise, this was an interesting volume and I continue with the series.
As with the first volume, the writing avoids languishing on too many graphic details and instead focuses on the bare bones of the cases. I would like to have read a little more about the trials of each killer but otherwise, this was an interesting volume and I continue with the series.
September 12, 2019
More real true crime
Although I have read about several of these cases, I enjoyed this book. The outstanding feature of this volume is the SK Confessions, a document written by serial killer Mark Twitchell reproduced in its entirety.
In my opinion, if you're going to write about true crime, tell the whole story, and that's what Mr. Neal does. If I wanted my reading material sugarcoated, I would still be reading Nancy Drew. I fail to understand why people choose to read true crime if they aren't interested in the details. Also I read many reviews which indicate the reader skipped the courtroom part. To me, that's the heart of the case, where the evidence comes into play, where the whole story comes together.
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Although I have read about several of these cases, I enjoyed this book. The outstanding feature of this volume is the SK Confessions, a document written by serial killer Mark Twitchell reproduced in its entirety.
In my opinion, if you're going to write about true crime, tell the whole story, and that's what Mr. Neal does. If I wanted my reading material sugarcoated, I would still be reading Nancy Drew. I fail to understand why people choose to read true crime if they aren't interested in the details. Also I read many reviews which indicate the reader skipped the courtroom part. To me, that's the heart of the case, where the evidence comes into play, where the whole story comes together.
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June 24, 2021
Delving into serial killers minds
I like reading true stories of any kind. I enjoy the books about serial killers, how their minds work and why they kill. This book had stories from around the world. It has some gory places but I expected that. The author did a good job making the book interesting but not to the point of nauseating. I'll read more of his writing.
I like reading true stories of any kind. I enjoy the books about serial killers, how their minds work and why they kill. This book had stories from around the world. It has some gory places but I expected that. The author did a good job making the book interesting but not to the point of nauseating. I'll read more of his writing.
March 15, 2023
A interesting quick over view of some cases
April 29, 2020
Interesting cases, but not very well written.
September 3, 2024
Better than the first, not as good as the later volumes.
March 19, 2020
Love it
This is truly a great book to read I highly recommend it to everyone very well written and interesting. Can't wait to read more of your books.
This is truly a great book to read I highly recommend it to everyone very well written and interesting. Can't wait to read more of your books.
January 4, 2020
Read if you are interested in shocking things that happen in the world. People are just mean.
December 29, 2019
Couldn't put it down!
I love the way that as you read each chapter it's almost forgotten that it is true life and each story is so well wrote it's not such a brutal attack on the mind knowing the poor souls this actually happened to really went through it. Really hope that makes sense!
I love the way that as you read each chapter it's almost forgotten that it is true life and each story is so well wrote it's not such a brutal attack on the mind knowing the poor souls this actually happened to really went through it. Really hope that makes sense!
February 26, 2020
This was a very good read! Written well. Details that are normally skipped over. The writer obviously has a need to understand these stories as much as the reader. He is objective in the way he collects the information which does not interrupt the readers thoughts. I will be “following” Jason Neal!
December 29, 2019
This is a nice collection of true crime stories. The stories are a little shorter than I like, but still have the essential facts and outcome. I may read more of these volumes.
December 29, 2019
Great Read
I really enjoyed this book. It is very well written and quite interesting. I couldn't put it down until I finished the entire book.
I really enjoyed this book. It is very well written and quite interesting. I couldn't put it down until I finished the entire book.
December 3, 2019
In different places (the US, England, and Canada) and at different times, murderers stalk the innocent to complete their macabre plans. I probably couldn't have read these except that the reader is assured (by the author) that they paid for their crimes in the end. The crimes are just so hideous and cruel.
Case #9: The Green Chain Killer is one of those cases where the reader is thankful not to be a taxpayer in that country (England). The police spent 3 million British pounds chasing the wrong person. They ruined the life of the person they pursued, even in the face of evidence that he wasn't the one. However, he got 706,000 British pounds restitution. I bet he wishes he had his good name instead.
In Case #11: The Glamour Girl Slayer takes place in the 1930s. Where would a 10-year-old child get the idea to use ropes, bondage, and auto-erotic asphyxiation?
In the Appendix, the author offers the ruminations of Mark Twitchell. He was obviously very intelligent and could analyze his thoughts and behaviors. I wonder what his former wives and ex-girlfriend thought when they found out he was a serial killer? What a scary person, that he could fool so many people while contemplating and doing such horrible things.
This is an interesting collection of true crimes. The stories are fairly short; however, the author gets the information across to the reader about the seriousness and complexity of the crimes, as well as the result of the cases.
Case #9: The Green Chain Killer is one of those cases where the reader is thankful not to be a taxpayer in that country (England). The police spent 3 million British pounds chasing the wrong person. They ruined the life of the person they pursued, even in the face of evidence that he wasn't the one. However, he got 706,000 British pounds restitution. I bet he wishes he had his good name instead.
In Case #11: The Glamour Girl Slayer takes place in the 1930s. Where would a 10-year-old child get the idea to use ropes, bondage, and auto-erotic asphyxiation?
In the Appendix, the author offers the ruminations of Mark Twitchell. He was obviously very intelligent and could analyze his thoughts and behaviors. I wonder what his former wives and ex-girlfriend thought when they found out he was a serial killer? What a scary person, that he could fool so many people while contemplating and doing such horrible things.
This is an interesting collection of true crimes. The stories are fairly short; however, the author gets the information across to the reader about the seriousness and complexity of the crimes, as well as the result of the cases.
December 25, 2019
Interesting Cases
The cases in this book were disturbing as the title says. They are well written and they don't get overly gory in the details of the crimes for those of you who are sensitive to that.
The cases in this book were disturbing as the title says. They are well written and they don't get overly gory in the details of the crimes for those of you who are sensitive to that.
December 9, 2019
A Step Up from the Previous Book
I read the first book of this series by Jason Neal and while it was informative, the sequel seemed to be more detailed. There were more stories included. There are color pictures of the killers and their victims. Putting a face on them makes it more realistic.
Then there were appendices that included killers' diaries explaining in grim details of their motivations, how they felt committing the crime, and why they remain a danger to the public. Jason Neal seems to be improving in his delivery of the crime vignette. He will keep your attention.
And as he warned if you don't want to read the gruesome details of these depraved killers don't read this book. But if you find True Crime fascinating this is an easy to read book that you ought to enjoy.
I read the first book of this series by Jason Neal and while it was informative, the sequel seemed to be more detailed. There were more stories included. There are color pictures of the killers and their victims. Putting a face on them makes it more realistic.
Then there were appendices that included killers' diaries explaining in grim details of their motivations, how they felt committing the crime, and why they remain a danger to the public. Jason Neal seems to be improving in his delivery of the crime vignette. He will keep your attention.
And as he warned if you don't want to read the gruesome details of these depraved killers don't read this book. But if you find True Crime fascinating this is an easy to read book that you ought to enjoy.
November 4, 2019
True Crime with a Twist
Reliably interesting, well chosen tales from Mr. Neal.
The interesting thing about this read is the "Dexter Wannabe" tale about a socio/psychopathic
amatuer writer and wannabe filmaker who believes he is destined to become a master serial
killer, escape justice, lead a false life and live to tell the story....which he does.
Check it out and read the "SK Confessions" in the appendix for a 360% look at insanity.
Reliably interesting, well chosen tales from Mr. Neal.
The interesting thing about this read is the "Dexter Wannabe" tale about a socio/psychopathic
amatuer writer and wannabe filmaker who believes he is destined to become a master serial
killer, escape justice, lead a false life and live to tell the story....which he does.
Check it out and read the "SK Confessions" in the appendix for a 360% look at insanity.
February 24, 2020
Twelve quickly summarized true crimes. The amount of detail that an avid true crime reader wants isn't in this book -- these are more summaries than anything, but definitely could help a newer reader find out which crime(s) they may want to study further.
While I enjoy the brief summary of some of the crimes, a few fell flat and lacked any luster. The writing in some of these areas was bland.
While I enjoy the brief summary of some of the crimes, a few fell flat and lacked any luster. The writing in some of these areas was bland.
December 6, 2019
...fun things to read before you go to bed/the first thing in the morning?
the stories themselves weren't written /that/ well, but the uncensored SK confessions was,,,really interesting to read, albeit also really disturbing
I've heard of about half of the stories presented, and the author made a good effort to stick to the facts, but it just felt really bland and meh
the stories themselves weren't written /that/ well, but the uncensored SK confessions was,,,really interesting to read, albeit also really disturbing
I've heard of about half of the stories presented, and the author made a good effort to stick to the facts, but it just felt really bland and meh
January 27, 2020
No complaints
I'm a big fan of true crime stories. I'm intrigued by psychopaths because I do wonder is it nurture or nature. Each of the cases was tragic due to the fact that an innocent person dies, but I love how justice prevails in each case, so the victims, I think, find peace. The author does a great job of compiling cases that are both intriguing and shocking.
I'm a big fan of true crime stories. I'm intrigued by psychopaths because I do wonder is it nurture or nature. Each of the cases was tragic due to the fact that an innocent person dies, but I love how justice prevails in each case, so the victims, I think, find peace. The author does a great job of compiling cases that are both intriguing and shocking.
July 1, 2020
A real page turner
Very interesting book. Very disturbing cases, proving that there are some really sick people out there. Very well written, and will hold the reader's attention.
Very interesting book. Very disturbing cases, proving that there are some really sick people out there. Very well written, and will hold the reader's attention.
December 2, 2019
The book was so awesome.
December 2, 2019
That book is definiteley terrific.
December 2, 2019
fantastic
December 3, 2019
The book is absolutely wonderful
December 3, 2019
Quick read
Read the book in a day. Very interesting information about human personality and what drives a person to kill another human.
Read the book in a day. Very interesting information about human personality and what drives a person to kill another human.
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December 3, 2019This book was really awesome.
December 4, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed. Dexter story especially good
December 14, 2019
I love reading true crime and these stories are great. Since I didn't know about many of these I really enjoyed learning about them and the crimes they committed.
October 10, 2021
Good anthology
This book is a quick read TC anthology and contains some obscure cases. It is well-written and reminds me of books by Robert Keller and Les MacDonald. I'm enjoying this series and am on to volume three! Just an aside, if you are interested in the Mark Twichell case you will probably enjoy the section on him and may I recommend further reading about him in Eileen Ormsby's book, "Psycho.com".
This book is a quick read TC anthology and contains some obscure cases. It is well-written and reminds me of books by Robert Keller and Les MacDonald. I'm enjoying this series and am on to volume three! Just an aside, if you are interested in the Mark Twichell case you will probably enjoy the section on him and may I recommend further reading about him in Eileen Ormsby's book, "Psycho.com".
September 21, 2022
To many bonus chapters from 1&3
Volume 1 bonus added and not a bonus as already read. A volume 3 bonus added which was a story in volume 1. If that is the way these volumes proceed, then these are poor value and I will not be buying any more.
Volume 1 bonus added and not a bonus as already read. A volume 3 bonus added which was a story in volume 1. If that is the way these volumes proceed, then these are poor value and I will not be buying any more.
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