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True Crime for Teens

Dive into the darkest parts of true crime!

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15 items

  • Down the Hill

    My Descent Into the Double Murder in Delphi

    Hendricks, Susan, 1973-
    Follow the case for the double murder of two teen girls in small-town Delphi! This true crime story covers Snapchat, catfishing and the girls who knew something wasn't right and secretly videotaped the man who would murder them!
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Hachette Books, Hachette Book Group, 2023.
  • American Predator

    the Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

    Callahan, Maureen (Journalist),
    An unflinching look into the crimes of Israel Keyes, a killer whose methods baffled elite criminal profilers for over a decade. Keyes was the most frightening and enigmatic serial killer in modern American history.
    Book, 2019[New York] : Viking, [2019]
  • From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

    the Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

    Yoo, Paula,
    It's America, 1982, and anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]
  • Black Birds in the Sky

    the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

    Colbert, Brandy,
    Colbert covers the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
  • Ambushed!

    the Assassination Plot Against President Garfield

    Jarrow, Gail,
    James Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected. But Garfield didn't die until 80 days later.
    Book, 2021New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2021]
  • Murder Among Friends

    How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime

    Fleming, Candace,
    Humans are the second most deadly creature when it comes to killing humans! This is the true story of how two teens murdered a child and why. And how their brilliant lawyer saved them from the death penalty in 1920s Chicago.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Anne Schwartz Books, [2022]
  • Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, aka the Dozier School, a place where — rather than reforming the children in their care — school officials tortured and killed them.
    Book, 2020Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020]
  • One little act can change your life forever. When Richard lights Sasha's skirt on fire while riding on the 57 bus, it completely changes both of their lives.
    Book, 2017New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2017]
  • The Borden Murders

    Lizzie Borden & the Trial of the Century

    Miller, Sarah, 1979-
    The Bordens were bludgeoned to death in their home, and their daughter was the prime suspect. Did she do it?
    Book, 2016New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2016]
  • This graphic novel is about the author who grew up friends with serial killer Jeffery Dahmer! He tries to make sense of the future serial killer with whom he shared classrooms, hallways and car rides.
    Graphic Novel, 2012New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2012.
  • The True Crime Dictionary

    From Alibi to Zodiac : the Ultimate Collection of Cold Cases, Serial Killers, and More

    Lees, Amanda,
    This encyclopedia covers everything from serial killers, famous crimes, cold cases, forensic evidence information and the deadliest poisons!
    Book, 2021Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, [2021]
  • The Last Book on the Left

    Stories of Murder and Mayhem From History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

    Kissel, Ben,
    This deep dive into the history of the most cold-blooded serial killers is both terrifying and hilarious! We know that sounds like a weird combo, but we promise it'll keep you entertained!
    Book, 2020Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
  • The Falcon Thief

    a True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

    Hammer, Joshua, 1957-
    A rollicking true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs, and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.
    Book, 2020New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
  • On July 16, 1989, Lois Duncan's daughter was chased down and killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the police abandoned all leads, Duncan refused to give up her search for the truth.
    eBook, 2012Open Road Media, 2012
  • A Dark Night in Aurora

    Inside James Holmes and the Colorado Mass Shootings

    Reid, William H., 1945-
    James Holmes killed or wounded 70 people in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Only one man was allowed to record extensive interviews with the shooter. This is what he found.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2018]