True Crime

Holmes' Own Story

by Herman W. Mudgett Read by Anautumnous 4.2
An account written by the infamous serial murderer H. H. Holmes in an attempt to exonerate himself while being tried for numerous crimes in …

Celebrated Crimes, Karl-Ludwig Sand

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.5
This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…

The Autobiography of Jesse H. Pomeroy

by Jesse Pomeroy Read by Roger Melin 4.4
Jesse Harding Pomeroy was only 12 years old when he was arrested for the assault of 7 boys near his home in the South Boston area of Massach…

Celebrated Crimes

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.5
Martin Guerre was a French peasant that, during a long absence, was famously impersonated in the 16th century. Although the real Martin Guer…

Chicago May

by May Churchill Sharpe Read by Jim Locke 5
This is a cold-blooded recital of fact, a plain, unvarnished statement from a client to a lawyer. It is the history of the life of a notorio…

The Chronicles of Newgate

by Arthur Griffiths Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Good against evil; right versus wrong; the judicial system against the criminal world. The struggle is as old as mankind. Sometimes the line…

Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California

by Henry L. Williams Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…

A Book of Scoundrels

by Charles Whibley Read by Greg Lewin 3.7
An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of th…

The Powers That Prey

by Josiah Flynt Read by Chris Pyle 4.6
True stories of criminals (the powers that prey) and the system (the powers that rule) by journalists who went among the criminal classes to…

Against The Tide

by Debbie Hagan Read by Debbie Hagan 4.9
Corrupt business owners, unscrupulous local politicians, impossible odds and a highly unconventional student body are just a few of the obst…

Famous Escapes

by Artransa 5
Famous Escapes is a captivating series from Australia that aired around 1945. This collection delves into some of the most daring escapes in…

Nisida

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crim…

Criminal Investigation

by Hans Gross Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …

Tragedy in Dedham

by Francis Russell Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 3
The Sacco and Vanzetti trial was one of the most divisive events of 1920's America. As Russell writes, " If one was middle class and Re…

American State Trials

by John D. Lawson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"A collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the United States from the beginning of our go…

The Border Bandits

by J.W. Buel and J. W. Buel Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
''An authentic and thrilling history of the noted outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their bands of highwaymen.compiled from reliable sources…

Paul Harvey

Read by Paul Harvey 4.9
Join Paul Harvey as he shares the intriguing story of Alvin Karpis and Charles Manson. This captivating narrative delves into the lives of t…

Police Reporter

by Radio Release, Limited
This broadcast inaugurates a new radio series: true murder mysteries brought to you by The Police Reporter. Carefully planned crimes which w…

Dragnet

4.5
In this gripping episode of Dragnet, titled 'The Big Thank You', you are placed in the shoes of a detective sergeant assigned to homicide de…

Criminal man

by Gina Lombroso Read by Leon Harvey
This book is an English summary and paraphrase of the multi-volume Italian work of the same name compiled by Cesare Lombroso, the father of …

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