True Crime Audiobooks | Mystery, Thriller & Horror

A captivating, eloquent and deeply original book, We All Go into the Dark is an absolute must-read for true-crime fans across the board. Three women were brutally murdered between early 1968 and late 1969, each after a night dancing at Glasgow’s infamous Barrowland Ballroom. Their murders were linked and ascribed to the spectre of the well-dressed, scripture-quoting killer who had apparently stalked the city’s dancehalls. The figure was never caught or identified. But the intervening years spawned a legend that never quite lost its grip on the popular imagination of Glasgow. The killings provoked the country’s largest ever manhunt, as well as countless suspects, books, documentaries, earnest speculation, pub theorising and bouts of urban mythmaking. In We All Go into the Dark, Francisco Garcia delves into how Bible John has morphed across generations, interrogates our collective obsession with ‘solving’ historic crimes and questions why some killings are forgotten with indecent haste and why others are never permitted to be forgotten at all.

Francisco Garcia (Author), Angus King (Narrator)

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Wasted

On an August night in 1986, Jennifer Levin left a Manhattan bar with Robert Chambers. The next morning, her strangled, battered body was found in Central Park. Linda Wolfe goes beyond the headlines and media hype to re-create a story of a teenager whose immigrant mother was determined to make a better life for her son, a petty thief and drug user who'd been expelled from the best schools. It's all here, from the initial police investigation, during which Chambers claimed Levin died accidentally during rough sex, to the media frenzy of the courtroom, where Chambers took an eleventh-hour plea. Wasted powerfully depicts the freewheeling 1980's society that spawned a generation steeped in violence and the fatal impulses that drove Robert Chambers to kill.

Linda Wolfe (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base

On 20 June 1994, a vengeance-seeking gunman opened fire in an Air Force hospital.Four days later a rogue pilot crashed a B-52 bomber during an air-show practice flight.Both tragedies had been predicted and repeatedly warned about.The base psychiatrist warned his staff."This is the kind of patient who ... one day ... he's going to come back and kill you."Aircrews pleaded with leadership to ground the dangerous pilot."We predicted the worst air-show disaster in history when we found out that he was gonna fly."Have you ever heard someone say that a tragedy struck without warning?Read Warnings Unheeded and see the precursors of violence and tragedy in this page-turning true story of mental illness, mass murder and aviation disaster."In vivid and thoroughly researched detail, Andy Brown masterfully weaves two tragic stories ... this is an important and well-written read."--Gregory K. Moffatt, Ph.D.,Author of Blind-Sided: Homicide Where it is Least ExpectedThis unique true-crime book was written by Andy Brown, the man who ended the hospital killing spree. The suspenseful narrative is packed with details garnered from police reports, medical records, journal entries, letters and personal interviews. This powerful story details the warnings signs of violence and disaster, the heroic response to the tragedies, and the traumatic aftermath.

Andy Brown (Author), Michael F. Cochrane (Narrator)

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Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka

For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child. Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four unforgettable characters: Lusabilo, a determined waste picker; Kapula, a burned-out brothel worker; Moonga, a former rock crusher turned beggar; and Timo, an ambitious gang leader. These children navigate the violent and poverty-stricken underworld of Lusaka, one of Africa's fastest growing cities. When the dead body of a ten-year-old boy is discovered under a heap of garbage in Lusaka's largest landfill, a murder investigation quickly heats up due to the influence of the victim's mother and her far-reaching political connections. The children's lives become more closely intertwined as each child engages in a desperate bid for survival against forces they could never have imagined. Gripping and fast-paced, the book exposes the perilous aspects of street life through the eyes of the children who survive, endure and dream there, and what emerges is an ultimately hopeful story about human kindness and how one small good deed, passed on to others, can make a difference in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Chris Lockhart, Daniel Mulilo Chama (Author), Hlonela Ngqwebo (Narrator)

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Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

The basis for the FX true crime series American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, from creator Ryan Murphy and starring Edgar Ramirez, Penelope Cruz, Darren Criss, and Ricky Martin Two months before Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by Andrew Cunanan, award-winning journalist Maureen Orth was investigating a major story on the serial killer for Vanity Fair. Culled from interviews with more than four hundred people and insights from thousands of pages of police reports, Orth tells the complete story of Cunanan, his unwitting victims, and the moneyed, hedonistic world in which they lived . . . and died. In fascinating detail, she reveals how Cunanan met his superstar victim, why police and the FBI repeatedly failed to catch Cunanan, and why other victims' families stonewalled the investigation, as well as the controversial findings of the Versace autopsy report. Here is a gripping odyssey that races across America-from California's wealthy gay underworld to modest Midwestern homes of families mourning the loss of their sons to South Beach and its unapologetic decadence. Vulgar Favors is at once a masterwork of investigative journalism and a riveting account of a sociopath, his crimes, and the mysteries he left along the way. Praise for Vulgar Favors "[An] exhaustive deconstruction of Andrew Cunanan's five murders . . . The breadth and thoroughness of Orth's research are often staggering."-The New York Times "Fascinating . . . ripe with chilling detail . . . paints a disturbing picture."-Entertainment Weekly "A fascinatingly detailed account."-USA Today "It will hook you from the first page and never let you go."-San Francisco Chronicle "Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth might be called the complete Cunanan. . . . She [has] an indefatigable hunger to know everything."-Chicago Tribune "A detailed page-turner."-St. Paul Pioneer Press "An exceptionally good account of suspected serial killer Andrew Cunanan's spree in 1997 . . . Orth tells this twisted story with grace and courage."-Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Orth has an inviting, readable style."-Oakland Tribune "The definitive book on the July 15, 1997 murder of Versace."-Sun-Sentinel "An exhilarating journalistic chronicle of Cunanan's crime and flight . . . The book is charged with adrenaline and the pages just seem to turn themselves."-Lesbian and Gay New York

Maureen Orth (Author), Dan Woren, Maureen Orth (Narrator)

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Violated

The shocking first true account from one of the young girls who lived through and survived the Rotherham sex abuse scandal.In the summer of 2014, the Rotherham sex abuse scandal sent shockwaves through the nation. A report revealed that, since the 1990s, up to 1,400 young girls in the town had been regularly abused by sex gangs, predominantly comprised of Pakistani men. As the media descended on the small Yorkshire town, Sarah Wilson watched with horror and relief as her voice was finally heard after years of abuse.Sarah was just eleven years old when she was befriended by a group of older men. Bullied at school, naive and vulnerable, the gifts and attention they lavished on her were what she craved, she just wanted to belong. But soon she was hooked on alcohol and drugs, and then they owned her. She was just twelve years old when she was bundled into a car by a man in his thirties and forced to have sex with him. Soon, the gang were driving her to places where she was raped by scores of men.Falling through the system, from social services to school, no-one was able to help her. She 'escaped' when she became too old for the men at nearly sixteen.Finally a victim of the Rotherham scandal tells her story in the hope that other young girls will not fall prey to the same evil that she endured.

Sarah Wilson (Author), Chloe Massey (Narrator)

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VERBRECHEN - Der Fall meines Lebens: Fünf echte Ermittler schildern die Höhepunkte ihres Berufsleb

Nichts, außer Fußball, fasziniert die deutschen Fernsehzuschauer so sehr wie Kriminalfälle. Doch was haben Drehbücher mit der Wirklichkeit zu tun? Fünf echte Ermittler schildern die Höhepunkte ihres Berufslebens. Edward Schweda, 55, kam 1981 zur Polizei, lange arbeitete er im Kriminalkommissariat 11 (Tötungs-, Brand-, Waffendelikte) in Wuppertal. Er ist heute Erster Kriminalhauptkommissar. Sein Traumberuf? Noch immer Polizist. Kommissar Hans Huber, 50, heißt in Wirklichkeit anders, er möchte nicht mit seinem echten Namen in der Öffentlichkeit stehen. Er wohnt zusammen mit seiner Familie in Süddeutschland. Huber arbeitete bis zum Jahr 2008 als Polizist. Heute berät er Firmen in der Rüstungsindustrie. Willy Theveßen, 62, kam 1973 zur Polizei, mit 19 Jahren. Zuerst war er Kraftfahrer, später wechselte er in die Funkleitstelle und noch später zum Staatsschutz. Zuletzt war Theveßen Pressesprecher der Polizei in Mönchengladbach. Nach 43 Dienstjahren geht er diesen Monat in den Ruhestand. Martin Wachtmeester arbeitet seit 16 Jahren bei der Polizei. Ab und an hadert er mit seinem Beruf, vor allem wenn er beschimpft, beleidigt oder angegriffen wird. Seine Entscheidung, nicht Lehrer, sondern Kripokommissar zu werden, bereut er trotzdem nicht. Er glaubt fest daran, als Polizist in Rente zu gehen. Günter Nowatius ging gleich nach der Schule zur Polizei, im Jahr 1958. 1975 übernahm er das Kommissariat für Todesermittlung, Kindesmisshandlung, Vermisstenstelle und ärztliche Kunstfehler in Hannover. Nowatius verließ den Polizeidienst 1982 und machte sich mit einer Sicherheitsfirma selbstständig. Er ist 77 Jahre alt und lebt in Süddeutschland. Dies ist die Vertonung eines Artikels aus der SPIEGEL-Ausgabe 47/2016. Sie entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit SPIEGEL TV.

Der Spiegel (Author), Michael Bideller (Narrator)

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Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa

One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa. From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying each other. Kennedy's battle with Hoffa burst into the public consciousness with the 1957 Senate Rackets Committee hearings and intensified when his brother named him attorney general in 1961. RFK put together a "Get Hoffa" squad within the Justice Department, devoted to destroying one man. But Hoffa, with nearly unlimited Teamster funds, was not about to roll over. Drawing upon a treasure trove of previously secret and undisclosed documents, James Neff has crafted a brilliant, heart-pounding epic of crime and punishment, a saga of venom and relentlessness and two men willing to do anything to demolish each other.

James Neff (Author), Joe Barrett (Narrator)

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Vanished at Sea: The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder

Thomas and Jackie Hawks had big plans. The couple wanted to sell their retirement home--a hard earned 55-foot yacht named Well Deserved --and move onto land to spend more time with family. So when a baby-faced buyer, Skylar Deleon, wanted to test drive the yacht, the Hawks were overjoyed. However, Skylar-- with his troubled past as a flamed-out childhood actor, a dishonorably discharged Marine and a suspect in the mysterious death of his former friend, Jon Jarvi --had an even more troubling future planned. But as the Hawks set sail with Skylar and two of his friends, not everyone will return. A compelling true crime, Vanished at Sea, is a murder mystery that starts as a missing persons' case and quickly evolves into homicide. In chilling detail, the book recounts Tom and Jackie's deadly voyage, when they begged for their lives before coldly being chained to an anchor and kicked overboard, to their deaths. Authorities are left to figure out how this much-loved retired couple simply disappeared. Could the ship's new owner, Skylar Deleon, be responsible? And is his young, pregnant wife, Jennifer, involved? With little physical evidence to go on, the police, prosecutor, and Hawks family struggle to find out the truth. It's a heart-stopping, page-turning account of the Hawks family's search for justice. This updated edition includes new details on the crime, convictions -- and surprising new evidence on the perverted sexual motivation that may have been behind it all.

Tina Dirmann (Author), Tanya Eby (Narrator)

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Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs

Despite lacking any experience with motorcycle gangs, Charles Falco infiltrated three of America's deadliest biker gangs: the Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws. In separate investigations that spanned years and coasts, Falco risked his life, suffering a fractured neck and a severely torn shoulder, working deep under cover to bring violent sociopaths to justice. His dedication was profound; Falco spent almost three years infiltrating the Vagos gang and rose to second in command of the Victorville, California chapter. He even served time in San Bernardino's Murder Unit and endured solitary confinement to protect his cover and the investigations. Falco recorded confessions of gangland-style killings and nearly became a target himself before he sought refuge in the Witness Protection Program. But discontent to remain on the sidelines and motivated by a strong sense of duty, Falco eventually left the Program and volunteer his talents again to infiltrate the Mongols and Outlaws, rising in rank to Vice President of the Petersburg, Virginia Outlaws chapter. His efforts culminated in sixty two arrests of members for various crimes, including assault and murder. Executing one of this country's most successful RICO prosecutions and effectively crippling the criminal enterprise, Falco's engrossing narrative of the dangers of the biker underworld harkens back to Hunter S. Thompson's classic Hell's Angels, vividly recounting a life undercover.

Charles Falco, Kerrie Droban (Author), Jeffrey Kafer (Narrator)

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Unsolved: Mysterious Cases That Baffle Us

Kendall Rae (Author), Kendall Rae, Mandy Kaplan (Narrator)

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Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered

Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the shooting of TV presenter Jill Dando? This true crime audiobook makes you the detective, investigating some of the most infamous unsolved cases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Crime scenes, crucial evidence, witnesses, and persons of interest are clearly and concisely presented, along with essential details and clues, so you can judge for yourself: who could have done it? Unsolved Murders also profiles the psychology of the killer, discusses the background and life of the unfortunate victim (or victims), and how these horrific crimes impacted the victim's family and friends. From domestic tragedies to serial killers with a love for the macabre, this book will have you returning to the cases again and again. Can you unlock the secrets of these unsolved crimes where others have failed? Delve into the audiobook of Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered and have a go! Amber Hunt is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America's Most Public Family. She's an award-winning crime reporter and host of the acclaimed true crime podcast Accused. Emily G. Thompson has several years experience as an investigative reporter. She has her own popular true crime website, Morbidology, and is author of true crime book Unsolved Child Murders: Eighteen American Cases. © 2019 Amber Hunt; Emily G. Thompson © 2020 DK Audio

Amber Hunt, Emily G. Thompson (Author), Avena Wallace (Narrator)

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