True Crime Case Histories, Volume 8

Twelve true crime stories of murder and mayhem. Eighth book of the True Crime Case Histories series (2022).

True crime audiobooks are not like other genres. I like to make certain the listener knows what they’re getting into. Real true crime is not CSI. It’s exponentially more horrible. True crime fans who have been listening to these books for years already know this. Even television documentaries will skip over the truly gruesome parts of crime stories. In my audiobooks, I don’t skip over the details, no matter how disturbing they may be. My intent is to give the listener a better glimpse into the mind of the killer.

There are 12 stories in this volume of True Crime Case Histories. One particular story in this volume was sent to me by several fans in the Michigan area. The news of a young woman’s savage death in 2018 was front-page news in Michigan, but the rest of the world may not have heard the story yet.

Volume 8 features longer stories, a bonus chapter, and an online appendix with additional photos, videos, and documents. Volume 8 of True Crime Case Histories features 12 new stories from the past 50 years.

In this volume, you’ll hear some stories that take place as recently as a few years ago, while others date back as far as the 1930s. There’s the story of a young Russian immigrant who came to the United States seeking the exciting lifestyle he’d seen on television, only to be stabbed, set on fire, and left to die in the desert by his own friends. There’s also the story of a brawny railway worker who couldn’t control his steroid-fueled rage. After killing two people and being sentenced to life in prison, he continued his rage behind bars. There’s the story of a young woman who was abducted while sunbathing along the Ohio River. A witness across the river saw the abduction in progress and identified the abductor, but after more than 25 years, the girl’s mother still searches for answers.