List/Grid Monthly Archives: August 2012

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Dana Ewell

When Inheriting the Family Fortune Cannot Wait: Family Murderer Dana Ewell

Dale Ewell hadn’t made his fortune in life by being a pushover. Growing up during the Great Depression, Dale knew the value of a dollar and the hard work that went into earning each and every single one of them. By 1992, he’d earned a reputation ...
The Pas, Manitoba

Sixteen Years to Justice: The Helen Betty Osborne Murder Case

Born into a large family on the reservation in Norway House, Manitoba, Helen Betty Osborne dreamed of escape. She was very intelligent and hoped to one leave the reservation to study at a secondary school. Despite speaking very little English, Betty ...
Masters of True Crime edited by R. Barri Flowers

Masters of True Crime: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre edited by R. Barri Flowers

While I much enjoy solo true crime books, every now and then I prefer a collection of short stories. Sometimes I just want the condensed version, know what I mean? And true crime author R. Barri Flowers has provided just that in the July 2012 release ...

5 Historical True Crime Stories You Will Want to Read More About

Whether it’s books or television, true crime is a hot genre. People are drawn to cases of murder and mayhem and soak up anything written or televised about it like a dry sponge – myself included (obviously)! Crime, unfortunately, isn’t ...
Dirty Little Secret by Kathryn Casey

Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress, and a Heartless Texas Murder by Kathryn Casey

For years Kari Baker had trusted her husband and never believed him anything but a good, decent man. But something was amiss in the Baker home, an unseen presence of sorts. A devoted wife, Kari worked hard at her marriage and prayed they would overcome ...
Torrey Pines Beach

Torrey Pines Murders: The Unsolved Homicides of Barbara Nantais and Claire Hough

If you have information on about the murders of Barbara Nantais or Claire Hough, please contact the San Diego Police Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or the SD County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Interested persons/tipsters may also visit the San ...
1053 Washington Avenue, Alton, Illinois

No Girls Allowed: The Story of Murderous Mom Paula Marie Sims

The woman’s voice was shrill and panic. “Let me in! Please, let me in!” Minnie Gray didn’t recognize the voice and no one was visible as she looked through the peephole of her front door. “Who is it?,” she asked. “It’s ...
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