This is the true story of Bob Rowe. Bob was a lawyer who had worked hard to live the american dream in the 1970s. He was happily married to his wife Mary and the two of them started a family. Bobby was there first son and Christopher was born two years later. Christopher was born [...]
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Under the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey
Under the Bridge is a true story of a murder that took place in Victoria Island, Canada in 1997. The victim was Reena Virk, a 14-year old who had been having trouble fitting in with her classmates and getting along with her family. Reena had been looking to fit in with a group of girls [...]
If You Really Loved Me by Ann Rule
This was an interesting True Crime story, a little different than the serial killer books that I’ve read by Ann Rule before. If You Really Loved Me is the story of a family. The family is a bit unconventional consisting of David Brown, his 23-year old wife Linda, Linda’s 17-year old sister Patti and David’s [...]
The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
The Devil In the White City chronicles one of the first serial killers, H.H. Holmes, in Chicago during the World’s Fair in 1893. This book is full of information. It provides a lot of context for the financial and social norms during this time in Chicago and how Chicago came to have the “White City”, [...]
Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
I had previously enjoyed Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, so when I saw Under the Banner of Heaven at the used book store I couldn’t help myself. This is the story of the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her baby, Erica that took place on July 24, 1984. The perpetrators of this murder were [...]
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
This is one of my favorite books out of the True Crime genre. My aunt introduced me to Ann Rule and this is the first book of hers that I have read. I know that it’s a little strange to have an interest in serial killers but as a psychology major in college I was [...]