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 [...]
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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 [...]