True Crime: Murder

This case in 1940s Texarkana involved a serial killer and later inspired the movie "the Town that Dreaded Sundown".

This is a classic of the true crime genre and was written in the 1960's about a terrible crime in Kansas. The book was later made into a movie and even later there were movies made about the writing of the book. It was selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books.

This is about a serial killer in 1880s Austin, Tx.

The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018.

This is another book about the infamous Black Dahlia murder in late 1940s Los Angeles. This crime remains notorious to this day.

This is a book about the Green River Killer and is written by Ann Rule, one of the best known authors of true crime books.