
The Hillside Stranglers
The Inside Story of the Killing Spree That Terrorized Los Angeles
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Perry Daniels
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Darcy O'Brien
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For weeks, the body count of sexually violated, brutally murdered young women escalated. With increasing alarm, Los Angeles newspapers headlined the deeds of a serial killer they named the Hillside Strangler. The city was held hostage by fear. But not until January 1979, more than a year later, would the mysterious disappearance of two university students near Seattle lead police to the arrest of a security guard - the handsome, charming, fast-talking Kenny Bianchi - and the discovery that the strangler was not one man, but two.
Compellingly, O'Brien explores the symbiotic relationship between Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono and their lust for women as insatiable as their hate, before examining the crimes they remorselessly perpetrated and the lives of the unsuspecting victims they claimed. Equally riveting is O'Brien's account of the trial - one of the longest and most controversial criminal court cases in American history - with the defense team parading, one after another, expert witnesses who had been effectively duped by Bianchi's impersonation of a man suffering multiple personality disorder. It's one way a man might contrive to get away with murder.
Darcy O'Brien weds the narrative skill of an award-winning novelist with the detailed observations of an experienced investigator to unravel this chilling true-crime story.
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The Crime of the Century
- Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation
- By: Dennis L. Breo, William J. Martin
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
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On July 14th, 1966, Richard Franklin Speck swept through a quiet Chicago townhouse like a summer tornado and stabbed, strangled, and killed eight young nurses in a violent sexual rampage. By morning, only one nurse, Corazon Amurao, had miraculously survived, and her scream of terror was heard around the world. As the eight bodies were carried out of the small building, the coroner, who had seen the carnage up close, told a gathering crowd: "It is the crime of the century!"
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All Of Your Roomates Murdered . . .
- By POLLY POIZENDEM on 04-21-17
By: Dennis L. Breo, and others
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Killer Clown
- The John Wayne Gacy Murders
- By: Terry Sullivan, Peter T. Maiken
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
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He was a model citizen. A hospital volunteer. And one of the most sadistic serial killers of all time. But few people could see the cruel monster beneath the colorful clown makeup that John Gacy wore to entertain children in his Chicago suburb. Few could imagine what lay buried beneath his house of horrors—until a teenage boy disappeared before Christmas in 1978, leading prosecutor Terry Sullivan on the greatest manhunt of his career.
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SCARRIEST BOOK I HAVE EVER LISTENED TO!
- By Steve on 12-21-17
By: Terry Sullivan, and others
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Lust Killer
- By: Ann Rule, Andy Stack
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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When young women begin mysteriously disappearing in Oregon, Police Lieutenant James Stovall leads a relentless search for a killer. With little evidence available, and the public screaming for answers, he must find a remorseless, brutal killer whose identity will shock them all....
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Great book on Brudos!
- By Ms.Bliss on 01-06-18
By: Ann Rule, and others
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Die for Me
- The Terrifying True Story of the Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders
- By: Don Lasseter
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
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In 1985, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake were spotted shoplifting. Ng escaped, but Lake's capture led police to a concrete bunker in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where they discovered the grisly evidence of an orgy of sex crimes, torture, and murder that claimed at least 16 victims. Lake committed suicide: Ng fled to Canada, where he was tracked down and extradited to California. This 14-year, $10 million legal case was the costliest and longest criminal prosecution in California history.
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boring
- By Nate on 03-21-21
By: Don Lasseter
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Inside the Mind of BTK
- The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
- By: Johnny Dodd, John Douglas
- Narrated by: Jason Klav
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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This incredible story shows how John Douglas tracked and participated in the hunt for one of the most notorious serial killers in US history. For 31 years a man who called himself BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) terrorized the city of Wichita, Kansas, sexually assaulting and strangling a series of women, taunting the police with frequent communications, and bragging about his crimes to local newspapers and TV stations.
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Have re-read by Jonathan Groff
- By Rachel Lindahl on 10-21-20
By: Johnny Dodd, and others
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Bind, Torture, Kill
- The Inside Story of BTK, the Serial Killer Next Door
- By: Roy Wenzl, Tim Potter, L. Kelly, and others
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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For 31 years, a monster terrorized the residents of Wichita, Kansas. A bloodthirsty serial killer, self-named "BTK" - for "bind them, torture them, kill them" - he slaughtered men, women, and children alike, eluding the police for decades while bragging of his grisly exploits to the media. The nation was shocked when the fiend who was finally apprehended turned out to be Dennis Rader - a friendly neighbor...a devoted husband...a helpful Boy Scout dad...the respected president of his church. Written by four award-winning crime reporters who covered the story for more than 20 years, Bind, Torture, Kill is the most intimate and complete account of the BTK nightmare
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Stomach churning
- By 6catz on 02-19-18
By: Roy Wenzl, and others
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Depraved
- A True Story of Sadistic Muder in the Heartland
- By: John Glatt
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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John Edward Robinson was a 56-year-old grandfather from rural Kansas. An entrepreneur and Eagle Scout, he was even honored as "Man of the Year" at a Kansas City charity. To some of the women he met on the internet, he was known as Slavemaster - a sexual deviate with a taste for sadomasochistic rituals of extreme domination and torture...even killing.
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How long he got away with it
- By Robert J. Feller on 05-09-25
By: John Glatt
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Cries in the Desert
- The Shocking True Story of a Sadistic Torturer
- By: John Glatt
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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In the fall of 1999, a 22-year-old woman was discovered naked and bleeding on the streets of a small New Mexico town south of Albuquerque. She was chained to a padlocked metal collar. The tale she told authorities - of being beaten, raped, and tortured with electric shock - was unthinkable. Until she led them to 59-year-old David Ray Parker, his 39-year-old fiancee Cindy Hendy, and the lakeside trailer they called their "toy box." What the FBI uncovered was unprecedented in the annals of serial crime.
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What did I just read & why?!
- By Jan on 02-11-20
By: John Glatt
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Cold Cases: Solved Volume 1
- 18 Fascinating True Crime Cases (Cold Cases: Solved Series, Book 1)
- By: Robert Keller
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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Eighteen baffling true-crime cold cases—solved.
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Great book
- By Lexi on 04-28-25
By: Robert Keller
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Murder in Little Egypt
- By: Darcy O'Brien
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O'Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984. Outraged by the arrest of the skilled medical practitioner who selflessly attended to their needs, the people of Little Egypt, as the natives call their region, rose to his defense. But during the subsequent trial, a radically different, disquieting portrait of Dr. Cavaness would emerge.
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Well-Written and well-performed
- By Kelly Smith on 08-09-20
By: Darcy O'Brien
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Innocent Blood
- A True Story of Obsession and Serial Murder
- By: Terry Ganey
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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Innocent Blood is the true story of Charles Hatcher and his life of crime - a powerful and blood-chilling glimpse into the darkness between sanity and madness. It also chronicles a justice system gone wrong. Throughout his criminal career, Hatcher was able to fool dozens of psychiatrists, who repeatedly failed to identify him as a multiple murderer. Hatcher's astonishing skill was not just in his ability to murder and escape imprisonment. He became an expert at manipulating the criminal justice system.
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a real missed opportunity
- By MrsCeeDoubleAargh on 06-28-18
By: Terry Ganey
Somewhat annoying narration.
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Awsome
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I can't keep away from this genre.
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Compelling story for me
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Great audiobook.
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Great listen!
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I didn’t know much about the HSS
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Comprehensive and detailed
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great book!
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