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True Crime: Texas-Style

From jewel thieves prowling Dallas's hoity-toity suburbs, to snake oil swindlers wearing snakeskin boots, to the clientele and working women of La Grange's notorious Chicken Ranch, not to mention some of history's most diabolic serial killers, Texas has a seemingly unlimited supply of homegrown true crime. If you are a true crime reader, you owe it to yourself to join us at the Freeman Branch on Aug. 6, 6:30-8:00 pm for a FREE special event with investigative journalist and author Lise Olsen. She will talk about her new book, The Scientist and the Serial Killer, which tells the true story of forensic anthropologist Sharon Derrick's decades-long struggle to identify the unknown victims of infamous serial killer Dean Corll. Free registration at https://bit.ly/4kyNKCV or at hcpl.net. First 50 registrants receive a free copy of the book!

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  • The Devil Behind the Badge

    the Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer

    Jervis, Rick,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] — 364.152 Jer
  • The King of Diamonds

    the Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief

    Pederson, Rena,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Pegasus Crime, an imprint of Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2024. — 364.162 Ped
  • Deliver Us

    Three Decades of Murder and Redemption in the Infamous I-45 Texas Killing Fields

    Casey, Kathryn,
    Book, 2015New York : Harper, [2015] — 364.152 Cas
  • The Notorious Texas Swindler

    the Mastermind Behind the Grayson County Five

    Pepper, Anne, -1726,
    Book, 2022[United States] : Pepper Anne, [2022] — 364.109 Pep
  • Sutherland Springs

    God, Guns, and Hope in a Texas Town

    Holley, Joe, 1946-
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2020. — 364.152 Hol
  • The Last Sheriff in Texas

    a True Tale of Violence and the Vote

    McCollom, James P.,
    Book, 2017Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, [2017] — 976.411 MacC
  • Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch

    the Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse

    Blaschke, Jayme Lynn,
    Book, 2023Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023. — 306.74 Bla
  • The Phantom Killer

    Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: the Story of a Town in Terror

    Presley, James, 1930-
    Book, 2014New York : Pegasus Crime, 2014. — 364.152 Pre
  • Blood Aces

    the Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker

    Swanson, Doug J., 1953-
    Book, 2014New York, New York : Viking, published by Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014. — B Binion
  • The Serial Killer's Apprentice

    the True Story of How Houston's Deadliest Murderer Turned a Kid Into a Killing Machine

    Ramsland, Katherine,
    Book, 2024[Place of publication not identified] : Crime Ink, 2024. — 364.152 Ram
  • Tulia

    Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town

    Blakeslee, Nate, 1970-
    Book, 2005New York : Public Affairs, c2005. — 345.764 Bla
  • Book, 1997Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 1997. — 364.15 Lav
  • The Midnight Assassin

    Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer

    Hollandsworth, Skip,
    Book, 2016New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]. — 364.152 Hol