Even though the Newtown, Connecticut, police listed Helle Crafts' disappearance as a routine missing person case, Keith Mayo, a private investigator, knew the Danish-born mother of three hadn't skipped town nine days before Thanksgiving.. Rita Buonanno remembers the words exactly: "If anything happens to me don't think it was an accident." Helle Crafts was last seen on November 18, 1986. In the style of a brilliant detective novel, Arthur Herzog skillfully re-creates the hour-by-hour circumstantial details that inform this grisly true-crime narrative. We observe dispassionate Richard Crafts as he buys a truck with a pintle hook for towing heavy equipment, promised for delivery before November 18. A day later he reserves a Badger Brush Bandit woodchipper.

Looks at the investigative process of five murder cases, including the O.J. Simpson case and the Woodchipper case, detailing how the forensic evidence was used at trial, and how it was used to exonerate or convict the killers.

In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies embark on a hunting trip from suburban Detroit to rural Michigan, unaware they would soon become the hunted. Darker than Night tells the chilling true story of the mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two decades. The eerie silence surrounding their sudden disappearance is broken after nearly two decades when a relentless investigator inspires a terrified witness to break her silence. The witness narrates a haunting scene that had unfolded years back, pointing fingers at the prime suspects–the Duvall brothers. With no bodies unearthed, the justice system is riveted by the startling revelations during an electrifying trial in 2003. The brothers, Raymond and Donald Duvall, had bragged about the murders, evocatively explaining how they dismembered their victims and fed them to pigs. Despite the shocking confession, the case holds its ground purely on a single witness's account, taking the courtroom through a labyrinth of dark secrets and sinister acts. This gripping thriller presents a vivid tale of crime that reveals the devastating power of evil.

Perhaps no other television show captures our innate fascination with crime and criminals better than the original Forensic Files. Including murders, insurance fraud, hit-and-runs, and kidnappings, all cases featured on the show are solved in large part with the help of forensic science like DNA evidence. In Forensic Files Now: Inside 40 Unforgettable Cases, author Rebecca Reisner shares her own gripping retellings — adapted from her popular blog, ForensicFilesNow.com — of 40 favorite cases profiled on the show along with fascinating updates and personal interviews with those directly involved. Featuring classic cases like the Tennessee brothers who terrorized locals for years until the feds rode into town, the Texas lovebirds who robbed a grave in an insurance fraud plot that made international headlines, the Ivy League-educated physician who attempted a fresh start by burying his wife in the basement, and some cases so captivating that they have sparked spinoff miniseries or documentaries of their own, this book will enthrall readers with its vivid recaps and detailed updates. Also featuring an in-depth interview with Forensic Files creator Paul Dowling and a profile on the show’s beloved narrator, Peter Thomas, Forensic Files Now is a must-read for diehard Forensic Files fans and a welcome find for true crime readers looking for more riveting and well-told stories.

Helle Crafts worked as a flight attendant while married to pilot Richard Crafts...The two were happily married for six years, raising three children, until Helle learned of her husband's affairs. She hired a defense attorney as well as a private investigator who photographed Richard making out with another stewardess. On November 18th, 1986, a group of friends dropped Helle off at her home....She was never seen or heard from again. Aided by a massive snowstorm, her husband Richard was able to evade questions on his wife's whereabouts from family and friends for several weeks. But those close to her became almost immediately concerned. Helle had warned them "if something happens to me, don't think it was an accident."What happened to Helle Crafts on that fateful night in November?

When a young woman disappears from home without her personal effects, Detective CeeCee Gallagher is determined to find her - only to discover that she was not the first to vanish. CeeCee and FBI agent Michael Hagerman follow the trail of chilling clues deep into the West Virginia woods, and a dark world of drugs, torture, and cannibalism. With her family in grave danger, CeeCee will have to risk everything if she's to bring justice to ... Murder Mountain. The haunting prequel to Stacy Dittrich's provocative CeeCee Gallagher novels - a series based on actual police files and told by one of America's leading female crime experts.

Helle Crafts worked as a flight attendant while married to pilot Richard Crafts...The two were happily married for six years, raising three children, until Helle learned of her husband's affairs. She hired a defense attorney as well as a private investigator who photographed Richard making out with another stewardess. On November 18th, 1986, a group of friends dropped Helle off at her home....She was never seen or heard from again....Aided by a massive snowstorm, her husband Richard was able to evade questions on his wife's whereabouts from family and friends for several weeks. But those close to her became almost immediately concerned. Helle had warned them "if something happens to me, don't think it was an accident." What happened to Helle Crafts on that fateful night in November?