True Crime Collections

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From TikTok to YouTube, OnlyFans to Instagram, sink into nine bone-chilling stories of influencers who resorted to murder… or tried to.Thousands of followers. Rapt audiences. Splashy photos and videos that rack up millions of views, crowning the popular few who beat the algorithm "Online Influencers." But what happens when the next reel on the slideshow of someone's life… is death? Accidental or premeditated? In some cases, only you can decide. This book features 10 fascinating cases, including: Yuka Takaoka, Japanese bar hostess who stabbed her flirty host boyfriend Nasim Aghdam, YouTube Headquarters shooter Snow the Salt Queen, cosplay shooter who maintains her innocence David Katz, sports video game tournament shooter Samantha Wohlford, Mommy vlogger who tripped over her own lies in the interrogation room Randy Stair, supermarket shooter who produced-and dated-cartoons Trey Sesler, "Mr. Anime," who murdered his family Pekka-Eric Auvinen, admirer of violence who carried out one of Finland's few school shootings Abigail White, OnlyFans talent who bullied and killed her husband Influencers Who Kill will look behind the internet handles and the painted masks and dive into the minds and motives of serial killers and would-be murderers who bloodied their hands with the spotlight trained on them.

Discover the truth of what happens when true believers go too far with the shocking stories of the world's most known and horrific cults like The Order of the Solar Temple and the NXIVM Cult.Cults have been around for centuries, and many have been dubbed as satanic and murderous due to their heinous crimes. In Cults: A True Crime Collection, you will get to study the most notorious ones and what they did to achieve that notoriety. Get to know the story behind the scariest cults in history, including: Charles Manson and the Manson Family Heaven's Gate and their mass suicide attempts Blood-consuming cults like the Vampire Clan Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre The People's Temple and their cyanide-laced drinks And more! From gruesome suicides to clan murders, Cults: A True Crime Collection will tell you the real story behind the crimes and the leaders who orchestrated them. This book also studies the rise and fall of said clans and what led them to commit such terrible crimes like mass murders and human sacrifices.