Check out if you are interested in true crime, religious cult-like activity, and a progression into madness and murder. I have followed the Tylee Ryan and J.J. Vallow case since the two children were noted to be missing in November of 2019. This ends in tragedy, and a lingering question.…
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Check out if you’re intrigued by mystery, obsession, and an unwavering drive for the truth. I’m back with another true crime hit, this one opening with an execution. The author witnesses convicted cop killer Jesse Tafero die by electrocution in 1990. He doesn’t go easily into that dark night, however.…
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Check out if you’re interested in complex court cases as well as mental health advocacy. From a pay phone in an impoverished area of a big city, 911 is called and a voice pleadingly says, “My baby… my little grandbaby, he fell.” Police arrive to find the body of a malnourished…
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Check out if you love a good story of crime and passion. This book is gripping from the beginning. It’s a sad story about the disappearance of Virginia Uden and her two small sons. In 1980, Virginia was Richard Uden’s third wife. She convinced him to adopt her two sons…
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Check out if you like non-murder true crime, daring adventures, or wildlife in general. I picked this book up because I typically want to pick up the books that involve wildlife crime. I think I’m a softy at heart for wild animals. So, between the cover and the reviews I…
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Check out if you enjoy writings on religious cults, exposés on renowned public figures, and survivor stories. The People’s Temple. Heaven’s Gate. The Branch Davidians. The Manson family. If any one of these sound familiar to you, you might have already dipped your toes in learning about some of the…
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Check out if you like true crime, stories about man’s descent into madness, and general chaos and destruction Imagine, someone so angered by events in his life that he built an impenetrable bulldozer to take down a town, along with the townspeople who slighted him. On June 4th, 2004, Marv…