The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

This is quite an interesting book for true crime fans. It gives the basic details of quite a few crimes. The author seems to have made an effort to include crimes from all over the world. However, he did not include the deaths of Bobby Fuller and Valerie Percy, nor the disappearance of Richard Cox.

This is a great book for any crime buff. Or for any college student that may have to do a report on crime or a criminal. I only read true crime books. I do not read make-believe romance or anything else make-believe. Only true crime. 95% of my TV watching are true crime shows and movies. If a make-believe crime movie is good I'll watch that. This book is all about unsolved crimes and there are alot of people in the book that are not famous. There are a few other "The Encyclopedia of...." to go along with this one and I recommend them all. They are all great reading and alot of the stories leave you wondering "Why?".

If you lie awake at night wondering if Marilyn Monroe really was murdered or where the 'Tylenol Murderer' ended up or if New York's 'Dartman' is still roaming the streets...you need to get a life! But, seriously, you also need to get a copy of this marvelous book covering unsolved crimes of the past hundred and fifty years, mostly in America. Author Michael Newton casts his net fairly wide, covering all the famous American cases (JonBenet, Judge Crater, the Lindbergh kidnapping, etc.). Obviously most of the cases deal with murder most foul but there's disappearances, thefts, etc. Arranged alphabetically the book has lots of cross references. If you're a crime buff or just an "I wonder" type, you'll enjoy this book. It makes for interesting reading; you can read it straight through or jump in at any page. Recommended.