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Die for Me
- The Terrifying True Story of the Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders
- By: Don Lasseter
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4 out of 5 stars 70
In 1985, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake were spotted shoplifting. Ng escaped, but Lake's capture led police to a concrete bunker in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where they discovered the grisly evidence of an orgy of sex crimes, torture, and murder that claimed at least 16 victims. Lake committed suicide: Ng fled to Canada, where he was tracked down and extradited to California. This 14-year, $10 million legal case was the costliest and longest criminal prosecution in California history.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Shanie on 30-12-22
- Die for Me
- The Terrifying True Story of the Charles Ng/Leonard Lake Torture Murders
- By: Don Lasseter
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
Good Narration for a well written book
Reviewed: 17-11-20
- It's a hard listen
- Clear, nuanced and well paced narration
- Finally released onto audio
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Radicalized
- By: Max Kutner
- Narrated by: Max Kutner
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 463
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 464
In 2017, Devon Arthurs went from neo-Nazism to Islamic extremism, and he allegedly murdered his two roommates in defense of his new Muslim faith.
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3 out of 5 stars
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fascinating insight.
- By Kieran McLoughlin on 18-11-20
- Radicalized
- By: Max Kutner
- Narrated by: Max Kutner
Washy
Reviewed: 30-09-20
Just wayward in narrative and execution. There are lots of extremist groups mentioned and the tethering of mental health/disorders.
just a flaccid 55 for me
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Radicalized
- By: Max Kutner
- Narrated by: Max Kutner
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 340
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 342
In 2017, Devon Arthurs went from neo-Nazism to Islamic extremism, and he allegedly murdered his two roommates in defense of his new Muslim faith.
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3 out of 5 stars
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fascinating insight.
- By Kieran McLoughlin on 18-11-20
- Radicalized
- By: Max Kutner
- Narrated by: Max Kutner
Washy
Reviewed: 30-09-20
Just wayward in narrative and execution. There are lots of extremist groups mentioned and the tethering of mental health/disorders.
just a flaccid 55 for me
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Deadly Greed
- The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case
- By: Joe Sharkey
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
On October 23, 1989, affluent businessman Charles Stuart made a frantic 911 call from his car to report that he and his seven-months-pregnant wife, Carol, a lawyer, had been robbed and shot by a Black male in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. By the time police arrived, Carol was dead, and the baby was soon lost as well. The attack incited a furor during a time of heightened racial tension in the community. Even more appalling, while the injuries were real, Stuart’s story was a hoax: He was the true killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wordsmith
- By daniel Jones on 26-11-19
- Deadly Greed
- The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case
- By: Joe Sharkey
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
Wordsmith
Reviewed: 26-11-19
I have read a lot of true crime and listen constantly to new publications but am always seeking older books that have now finally surfaced with audio.
I loved this book. Succinct yet fills the imagination. Great narrator too.
Thanks for releasing this one!
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Manhunt
- Manhunt, Book 1
- By: Colin Sutton
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,669
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,498
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,491
Levi Bellfield is one of the most notorious British serial killers of the last fifty years - his name alone evokes horror and revulsion, after his string of brutal murders in the early 2000s. At 3:07pm on 21st March, 2002, Milly Dowler left her school in Surrey for the last time. Less than an hour later, she was to be abducted and murdered in the cruellest fashion, sparking a missing person investigation that would span months before her body was found.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good effort but change the cover
- By Bilberry on 11-02-19
- Manhunt
- Manhunt, Book 1
- By: Colin Sutton
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
A bland self serving book
Reviewed: 08-03-19
I was interested to know more about the criminal process that lead to the conviction and detailed work up towards Bellfield's arrest.
This was touched on but it was so tiresome.
This is a book about the author and not about criminology and the victims.
A very bland book
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The Man with the Candy
- By: Jack Olsen
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
A full account of the most heinous crime of the century in which nearly 30 young boys were sexually tortured to death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As good as always
- By Staupe on 31-08-20
- The Man with the Candy
- By: Jack Olsen
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Not his Best
Reviewed: 09-05-18
Hmmm
It didn't flow well for me. It reads like a long piece of journalism but sadly never sits well.
I wish they would release I: the creation of a serial killer.
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Fatal Vision
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 27 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing. Best-selling author Joe McGinniss chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald, a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books ever but way to long
- By Shanie on 21-10-23
- Fatal Vision
- By: Joe McGinniss
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Fantastic!
Reviewed: 21-03-18
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would, I think it is a fantastic true crime journey. If you loved 'Son' by Jack Olsen this could be for you.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Fatal Vision?
The police questioning of Macdonald and his every changing stories
What about Fred Sanders’s performance did you like?
The calm pace of speech
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The autopsy descriptions of the family was very hard to listen to. It was quite sad and upsetting
Any additional comments?
My new favourite
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