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★ Discover America's First Killers ★
They murdered. They stole. And, they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money- they did it for the thrill and love of blood.
They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers.
In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like, a page-turning novel.
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The real story behind Poe's story. The murder of Mary Rogers may not be well known today, but in the 19th century, it was one of the most compelling murders of the century. It became a national sensation, so much so that Edgar Allan Poe used it as the inspiration for his story "The Mystery of Marie Roget." This chilling narrative will take you back in time to 1838, where you will learn the details of the case and how it became a national phenomenon....
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Discover a serial killer you'll never forget!
Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.
He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even men. There was only one kind of person who could be sparred from the blade of his axe: the home of a person playing jazz music. At least eight people were brutally murdered. Who could have been responsible for this crime, and how was the Mafia connected?
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One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history...Japan during the Second World War.
The Rape of Nanking is well known, but what isn't is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in Korea, Indonesia, and all over Asia. Different estimates say between 20,000 and 400,000 women from all over Asian were, forced into prostitution to "comfort" the soldiers. Some survived to tell their stories....
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