The Red Ripper

The Red Ripper
Author: Peter Conradi
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1504040155

The shocking true story of the Russian serial killer who brutally murdered more than fifty victims—and evaded capture for over a decade. By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo had killed more than fifty women and children, often sexually abusing them and leaving their bodies mutilated beyond recognition. Although he was initially arrested in 1984, the police lacked enough evidence to pin the unsolved murders on him and he was able to torture and kill dozens more before his eventual conviction. Compiling exclusive interviews and trial transcripts, journalist and editor at London’s Sunday Times Peter Conradi reveals how the grandfather and former teacher carried out a horrific twelve-year killing spree right under the nose of authority. Based on extensive research into Chikatilo’s past and the elements of Soviet society that allowed his crimes to go unsolved for so long, Conradi delves into the life of one of history’s most prolific and disturbing serial killers. Interviews with Moscow police detectives detail the fervent hunt for the man who preyed on young children, prostitutes, and runaways—a search that turned up many dead ends and false convictions before a massive undercover surveillance effort ultimately nabbed Chikatilo. A chilling look into the deranged mind of a monster, The Red Ripper is a comprehensive and shocking true crime account—plus photos—of one of the twentieth century’s deadliest killers and the manhunt to catch him.

The Red Ripper

The Red Ripper
Author: Peter Conradi
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

A Moscow-based journalist explores the flaws and successes of Soviet law enforcement, as he examines the bizarre and terrifying case of "Citizen Chi", as he is known in the Russian media, a seemingly steadfast member of the Communist Party and father of two children--who embarked on a 12-year killing spree, murdering and mutilating more than 50 people.

Comrade Chikatilo

Comrade Chikatilo
Author: Mikhail Krivich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This book tells the inside story of the 12-year murder spree and eventual conviction of the Russian known as Citizen Ch, considered the most monstrous serial killer the world has ever known. Suspected of the sadistic sex murders of at least 52 people, Chikatilo was finally caught in 1990. This is the only book on Chikatilo to come directly out of Russia. Photographs.

Jack The Ripper

Jack The Ripper
Author: Paul Gainey
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2013-07-31
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1448185106

Stewart Evans is a policeman whose hobby is collecting true crime ephemera. When a second hand bookseller rang to ask him if he would be interested in a collection of letters from the Special Branch, he had no idea of the sensational revelation they would contain. One of these letters supplied an astonishing piece of infomation not contained in the decimated Scotland Yard files. The police had actually arrested and charged an American with the Ripper murders, but he escaped and disappeared in America. The Ripper murders ceased. The book reveals for the first time the identity of Jack the Ripper.

The Red Ripper

The Red Ripper
Author: Kerry Newcomb
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0312205759

A novel on legendary knife-fighter William Wallace, a man armed with a matching set of Castilian knives. As he searches for the killer of his brother, he becomes embroiled in the Texas war of independence from Mexico.

Child 44

Child 44
Author: Tom Rob Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847398081

DON'T MISS THE NEW TOM ROB SMITH NOVEL, COLD PEOPLE, OUT NOW! OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD MOSCOW, 1953. Under Stalin’s terrifying regime, families live in fear. When the all-powerful State claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree? AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES An ambitious secret police officer, Leo Demidov believes he’s helping to build the perfect society. But when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large – a threat the state won’t admit exists – Demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truth. A THRILLER UNLIKE ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ But what if the danger isn’t from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect? Nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, CHILD 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian world. From the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY.

A Study In Red

A Study In Red
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9784867450215

On the table of psychiatrist Robert Cavendish lay a strange set of papers, claimed to be the journal of the infamous Whitechapel murderer whose crimes instilled terror on the streets of Victorian London. Delving deeper into the journal, Robert is convinced of its authenticity, and finds that the words of the Ripper have a strange and compelling effect on him. Unable to cast the pages aside, he is drawn into the dark, sinister world of Jack The Ripper. Robert is about to find out just how thin the line between sanity and madness really is. But can he distinguish fact from fantasy?

Ripper

Ripper
Author: Linda Rosencrance
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2010-04-19
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 0786026316

The Darkest Urge. . . To his friends and neighbors, Jeffrey Mailhot was an ordinary, law-abiding motorcycle enthusiast with a fondness for 80's rock 'n roll. But there was a dark side to Mailhot--and an urge he couldn't control... The Vanished Bodies. . . Rhode Island detectives knew they had a serial killer in their town. But the victims were women who lived and worked in a sexual underground--and whose bodies were never found. Then, prostitutes began to talk about a man who played too rough. Police arrested Jeffrey Mailhot, and an incredible duel of wits began... The Confession Of A Serial Killer. . . A brilliant police interrogation led to a chilling confession. Now, this insider's account of a modern-day Jack the Ripper takes us into the room where Jeffrey Mailhot, in his own words, told police how he killed women with his bare hands, cut their bodies into pieces, and then went out to kill again... Includes 16 pages of shocking photos! Linda Rosencrance has twenty years of experience as a reporter, writing for both The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald as well as many community papers in the Boston metropolitan area. She is the author of An Act of Murder and Murder at Morses Pond and has also written an anthology examining various crimes on college campuses. She lives in the Boston area. Edward Lee, Jr., has been a police officer in Woonsocket, Rhode Island since 1988. In 1997 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and became patrol supervisor for the morning platoon. He went on to work as a Municipal and District Court Prosecutor as well as Sergeant in the Day Detective Division before being promoted to Lieutenant of the Day Platoon in October 2004. Promoted to Captain in June of 2006, Lee is responsible for the Uniform Division, which is the largest and most visible division of the Woonsocket Police Department. He lives in Massachusetts.

The Red Ripper

The Red Ripper
Author: Kerry Newcomb
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429978716

To his friends he was Big Foot Wallace and the Wild West Wind. To his enemies he was El Destripedor Rojo, The Red Ripper. Here is the extraordinary story of William Wallace, legendary frontiersman and a direct descendant of William The Braveheart, as portrayed in Mel Gibson's Academy Award-winning movie. An epic adventure of heroism, savagery, and revenge, The Red Ripper is classic historical novel, sure to be read and re-read for years to come. New Orleans, September 1829. Brothers William and Samuel Wallace board a ship for Mexico with bold visions of wealth and adventure in a new land. But a fool for a captain and a vicious storm land the two on the shores of Mexico, clinging for dear life. And soon a brutal band of freebooters attack the brothers, murdering Samuel in front of William's very eyes. From this day on, William's life has irrevocably changed course-his every waking moment is devoted to exacting bloody revenge upon his brother's killers. This haunting quest will take Wallace from the sun-baked streets of Vera Cruz to the mist-laden bayous of Texas, where his sharp steel blades and burning hatred will earn him the name that strikes fear in the hearts of his enemies...The Red Ripper.