Horror on California Trails: How David Carpenter Terrified the Public
Predator of the forest trails: how David Joseph Carpenter terrorized California A light mist hung in the valley near Mount Tamalpais in the early morning…
Sawney Bean: Scotland’s “Cannibal Clan” Between Folklore, Propaganda, and Tourism
A legend—not a chronicleEverything we “know” about Sawney Bean comes from the 18th century, even though the story presents itself as having happened two hundred…
A Colossus with an Angelic Face: How Edmund Emil Kemper Became the “Co-ed Killer” — and Later an FBI Consultant
Anyone who meets Edmund Kemper today sees a large, slightly stooped man in his seventies with a book on his lap. You would never believe…
From Teenage Athlete to Nightmare: The Bloody Path of Raymond Eugene Brown
In the suburbs of Ashland, Alabama, fourteen-year-old Raymond Eugene Brown seemed like a typical boy from a devout family: he enjoyed playing football, excelled at…
