Reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. The author's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved.

Patricia Cornwell uses the demanding methods of modern forensic investigation to re-examine the evidence in the Jack the Ripper murders. Naming the killer as the artist, Walter Sickert, Cornwell details the evidence for this conclusion and reveals the reaction from a senior police officer.

Written by a criminal anthropologist, this work reveals the fascinating case histories behind some of the author's most unusual and horrific investigations. It describes the steps he took in resolving each mystery - from baffling dismemberment cases to the identity of long-buried skeletons.

What makes a serial killer? Only one man really knows. John Douglas. A man who has looked evil in the eye and made a vocation of understanding it. Now retired, Douglas can let us inside the FBI elite serial crime unit and into the disturbed minds of some of the most savage killers in the world.

An investigation into the murder of crime writer, James Ellroy's mother. She was murdered in 1958 and the case was never solved, leaving her son to embark on years of petty crime and drinking. Only later, as a writer, did he begin to delve into his past and set out to solve the mystery.

Addressing eight great mysteries in the history of crime, including Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey, the authors take a fresh look at the crimes and dismantle the wisdom regarding the some of the most notorious of crimes and rebuild them - with astonishing results.