Murder

Murder as a true crime subject investigates the most serious acts of homicide, examining real-life cases, motives, investigative methods, and their impact on society. Readers will encounter accounts of individual crimes, detailed reconstructions, and the broader social questions raised by these events. This category stands apart from general true crime by concentrating specifically on the complexities and investigations surrounding unlawful killings.

To refine your research or reading, consider narrowing to subtopics like mass murder or serial killers if you are seeking more pattern-driven or large-scale cases. Comparing how different authors analyze these events or approaching the topic through psychological, legal, or forensic lenses can further help you identify the aspects of murder cases that interest you most.

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All in a Moment: Innocence Lost, A Mother's Murder, and the Power of Forgiveness by Mallina Wilson book cover

All in a Moment: Innocence Lost, A Mother's Murder, and the Power of Forgiveness Wilson, Mallina $22.87 USD

God's Not Here, Only Devils: Revelations from the Toolbox Killers Brand, Laura $39.62 USD

Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father by April Balascio book cover

Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father Balascio, April $17.72 USD

A Double Life: The Anatomy of a Premeditated Murder by Mikita Brottman book cover

A Double Life: The Anatomy of a Premeditated Murder Brottman, Mikita $25.35 USD

The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains by Carla Conti book cover

The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains Conti, Carla $19.77 USD

Swans Don't Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer's Daughter by McCollum book cover

Swans Don't Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer's Daughter McCollum $17.71 USD

Bring Out Your Dead: Volume Three In The Service With A Sneer Chronicles by John J. Lamb book cover

Bring Out Your Dead: Volume Three In The Service With A Sneer Chronicles Lamb, John J. $23.86 USD

The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away by John Douglas book cover

The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away Douglas, John $20.40 USD

Murder by the Numbers: 199 Chilling Tales of True Crime by Harold Schechter book cover

Murder by the Numbers: 199 Chilling Tales of True Crime Schechter, Harold $19.77 USD

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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson book cover

The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy Patterson, James $21.01 USD

Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Murder in Arctic Alaska by Rebecca Wright Stevens book cover

Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Murder in Arctic Alaska Stevens, Rebecca Wright $25.35 USD

Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice by Maria Dilorenzo book cover

Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice Dilorenzo, Maria $19.77 USD

Killer on the Run: The True Story of the Manhunt for Bucky Phillips by Ray Hall book cover

Killer on the Run: The True Story of the Manhunt for Bucky Phillips Hall, Ray $19.77 USD

Blood and Fame: The Intersecting Lives of Roman Polanski and Charles Manson by Peter Rowe book cover

Blood and Fame: The Intersecting Lives of Roman Polanski and Charles Manson Rowe, Peter $24.08 USD

The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South by Kessler, Matt book cover

The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South Kessler, Matt $27.51 USD

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50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death: True Crime, Hauntings, Aliens, and More by Krahl, Sebastian book cover

50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death: True Crime, Hauntings, Aliens, and More Krahl, Sebastian $18.54 USD

Driven by Rage Fueled by Diesel: The Forgotten Victims of the Tennessee Highway Hunters by Tn, Elizabethton High School book cover

Driven by Rage Fueled by Diesel: The Forgotten Victims of the Tennessee Highway Hunters Tn, Elizabethton High School $19.78 USD

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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham book cover

Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions Grisham, John $25.96 USD

All in a Moment: Innocence Lost, A Mother's Murder, and the Power of Forgiveness Wilson, Mallina $22.87 USD

God's Not Here, Only Devils: Revelations from the Toolbox Killers Brand, Laura $39.62 USD

Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father Balascio, April $17.72 USD

Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs by Ann Rule book cover

Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs Rule, Ann $12.14 USD

The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt book cover

The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder Glatt, John $12.14 USD

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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep book cover

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee Cep, Casey $17.10 USD

The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds by Katherine Ramsland book cover

The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds Ramsland, Katherine $23.16 USD

The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer by Jonny Grusing book cover

The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer Grusing, Jonny $18.95 USD

Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod by Casey Sherman book cover

Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod Sherman, Casey $17.09 USD

Warden Force: Deadly Intent and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 76 - 87 by Terry Hodges book cover

Warden Force: Deadly Intent and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 76 - 87 Hodges, Terry $14.59 USD

A Double Life: The Anatomy of a Premeditated Murder Brottman, Mikita $25.35 USD

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 1 by D. R. Werner book cover

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 1 Werner, D. R. $14.97 USD

The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains Conti, Carla $19.77 USD

Swans Don't Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer's Daughter McCollum $17.71 USD

Bring Out Your Dead: Volume Three In The Service With A Sneer Chronicles Lamb, John J. $23.86 USD

The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away Douglas, John $20.40 USD

The Serial Killer Coloring Book II: An Adult Coloring Book Full of Notorious Serial Killers by Jack Rosewood book cover

The Serial Killer Coloring Book II: An Adult Coloring Book Full of Notorious Serial Killers Rosewood, Jack $13.56 USD

Warden Force: The Worst of the Worst and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 101-114 by Terry Hodges book cover

Warden Force: The Worst of the Worst and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 101-114 Hodges, Terry $15.21 USD

Murder by the Numbers: 199 Chilling Tales of True Crime Schechter, Harold $19.77 USD

The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Harold Schechter book cover

The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers Schechter, Harold $17.71 USD

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People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--And the Evil That Swallowed Her Up by Richard Lloyd Parry book cover

People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--And the Evil That Swallowed Her Up Parry, Richard Lloyd $17.10 USD

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Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer by Robert Graysmith book cover

Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer Graysmith, Robert $14.21 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 4, 5, & 6) LARGE PRINT EDITION: 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) by Jason Neal book cover

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 4, 5, & 6) LARGE PRINT EDITION: 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) Neal, Jason $30.08 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) LARGE PRINT EDITION by Jason Neal book cover

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) LARGE PRINT EDITION Neal, Jason $34.20 USD

A history of Serial Killers: 5 Volume collection by Rodney Cannon book cover

A history of Serial Killers: 5 Volume collection Cannon, Rodney $14.01 USD

The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh: Box Set: Books One and Two by Arthur Jay Harris book cover

The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh: Box Set: Books One and Two Harris, Arthur Jay $30.05 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) by Jason Neal book cover

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) Neal, Jason $30.08 USD

Shadows of Death (True Crime Box Set): From the Crime Files of Notorious USA by Katherine Ramsland book cover

Shadows of Death (True Crime Box Set): From the Crime Files of Notorious USA Ramsland, Katherine $14.62 USD

Love Gone Wrong (True Crime Box Set, Notorious USA) by Gregg Olsen book cover

Love Gone Wrong (True Crime Box Set, Notorious USA) Olsen, Gregg $16.94 USD

Southern Fried Crime Notorious USA Box Set (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi) by Rebecca Morris book cover

Southern Fried Crime Notorious USA Box Set (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi) Morris, Rebecca $16.94 USD

Overkill (True Crime Box Set, Notorious USA) by Rebecca Morris book cover

Overkill (True Crime Box Set, Notorious USA) Morris, Rebecca $16.94 USD

Dangerous Dozen (Notorious USA True Crime Box Set) by Katherine Ramsland book cover

Dangerous Dozen (Notorious USA True Crime Box Set) Ramsland, Katherine $28.53 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) Neal, Jason $25.96 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 1, 2, & 3): 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) by Jason Neal book cover

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 1, 2, & 3): 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) Neal, Jason $30.08 USD

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 1, 2, & 3): 32 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) Neal, Jason $20.80 USD

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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy Patterson, James $21.01 USD

The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson book cover

The Trial of Lizzie Borden Robertson, Cara $19.77 USD

Sisters of the Midnight Sun: A Murder in Arctic Alaska Stevens, Rebecca Wright $25.35 USD

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition by Michael Newton book cover

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Second Edition Newton, Michael $25.31 USD

Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice Dilorenzo, Maria $19.77 USD

Killer on the Run: The True Story of the Manhunt for Bucky Phillips Hall, Ray $19.77 USD

Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder by David McGowan book cover

Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder McGowan, David $23.46 USD

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule book cover

The Stranger Beside Me Rule, Ann $19.75 USD

Blood and Fame: The Intersecting Lives of Roman Polanski and Charles Manson Rowe, Peter $24.08 USD

The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South Kessler, Matt $27.51 USD

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50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death: True Crime, Hauntings, Aliens, and More Krahl, Sebastian $18.54 USD

Driven by Rage Fueled by Diesel: The Forgotten Victims of the Tennessee Highway Hunters Tn, Elizabethton High School $19.78 USD

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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

All in a Moment: Innocence Lost, A Mother's Murder, and the Power of Forgiveness

God's Not Here, Only Devils: Revelations from the Toolbox Killers

Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father

Small Sacrifices: The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs

The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

Murder in Paris '68: A True Story of Death and Glamour

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds

Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest

The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer

Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod

Warden Force: Deadly Intent and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 76 - 87

A Double Life: The Anatomy of a Premeditated Murder

Unsolved Serial Killers: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of) Volume 1

The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains

Swans Don't Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer's Daughter

Bring Out Your Dead: Volume Three In The Service With A Sneer Chronicles

The Cases That Haunt Us: From Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away

The Serial Killer Coloring Book II: An Adult Coloring Book Full of Notorious Serial Killers

Warden Force: The Worst of the Worst and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 101-114

Murder by the Numbers: 199 Chilling Tales of True Crime

The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from the Streets of Tokyo--And the Evil That Swallowed Her Up

Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 4, 5, & 6) LARGE PRINT EDITION: 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection)

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 7, 8, & 9): 36 Disturbing True Crime Stories (3 Book True Crime Collection) LARGE PRINT EDITION

A history of Serial Killers: 5 Volume collection

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