Books and tools that shaped my journey through forensic psychology and advocacy. Start here if you're curious about the mind, trauma, or criminal behavior.
The Shocking True Crime Case of Diane Downs
Small Sacrifices
Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
The Devil at His Elbow
The Definitive True Crime Investigation into the Idaho Student Murders
When the Night Comes Falling
A Daughter's Quest for Freedom: The Story of Ruby Franke
The House of My Mother
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon
A Literary Chronicle of the Idaho Student Murders
While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
Susan Powell, Her Mysterious Disappearance, and the Murder of Her Children
If I Can't Have You
a deeply moving portrait of family drama and a compelling suburban mystery
The Family Next Door
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered
In Cold Blood
The story of Sharon Nelson, the minister’s wife whose two husbands mysteriously ended up dead.
American Black Widow
A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
If You Tell
Written by the forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI profiles and catches serial killers, this thought-provoking book takes an intimate look at the creation of the Behavioral Science Unit
A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to ...
The Janet Siclari Story
The Carolinian Murder at Nags Head
Capturing Montana’s Most Elusive Fugitive
Murder on Montana's Hi-Line
On a freezing January in 1992, five teenage girls crowded into a car. By the end of the night, only four of them were alive.
Cruel Sacrifice
Most people have never heard of Israel Keyes, one of the most ambitious and terrifying serial killers in modern history.
American Predator: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
A Chilling True Story of Confinement, Mutilation and Murder
Torture Mom
The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have the answers.
