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Item #725497THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 15, 1973
* Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks arrested
* Houston Mass "Candy Man" Murders - Dean Corll
* Escape of 20 yr. old victim Billy Ridinger testifies
* Dead teenage boys found increases in toll
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Texas Toll of Boys Rises to 27 In Nation's... Read full description -
Item #724876USA TODAY, April 16, 1984
* Christopher Wilder "The Beauty Queen Killer"
* Colebrook, New Hampshire capture and suicide
The front page has a three column illustration headed: "Wilder's survivors not talking" Also a two column heading: "1 can't talk, other trying to sell story" with... Read full description -
Item #724785THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 6, 1908
* "Lonely Hearts" Woman killer Belle Gunness
* La Porte, Indiana murder farm discovery
The top of the front page has a 3 1/2 column headline: "GHASTLY Evidence Found Of Wholesale MURDER" with subhead. (see images). Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the... Read full description -
Item #724139LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 9, 1988
* "Child's Play" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American supernatural slasher - Chucky
* Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Child's Play" and perhaps no... Read full description -
Item #722531CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Dec. 26, 1978
* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Best title to be had ? - very rare
Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 3 has a heading: "Police seize records at Gacy home". (see) Gacy was arrested just a few days earlier. Great to have this in... Read full description -
Item #720515THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 13, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "FISH TRIAL OPENS; TO PLEAD... Read full description -
Item #720205THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1935
* Albert H. Fish court trial
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH 'CONFESSION' IS READ TO JURORS" with... Read full description -
Item #720119THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with... Read full description -
Item #720118LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 24, 1996
* William Bonin execution
* American serial killer - rapist
* Freeway Killer - So. California
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "'Freeway Killer's' Final Moments Strangely Calm" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this Southern California publication.
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Item #720047ALBANY EVENING NEWS March 25, 1935
* Albert Fish sentenced to electric chair
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
Page 3 has a one column heading: "FISH MUST DIE FOR BUDD CASE" with subhead. (see... Read full description -
Item #719819THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, December 14, 1934
* Albert Fish captured - arrested
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HOUSE PAINTER... Read full description -
Item #719618LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 18, 1981
* Lawrence Bittaker "Tool Box Killer" "Pliers"
* Guilty of kidnapping, rape, torture and murder
The front page has a one column heading: "Bittaker Found Guilty of Five Torture Deaths" (see) First report coverage on serial killer & rapist, Lawrence Bittaker, found guilty for... Read full description -
Item #719294THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1873
* Bloody Benders arrested ? (false)
* Cherry Vale, Kansas murderers
* Corpses discovered recently
The bottom of front page has a very brief and somewhat discrete article with tiny heading: "Reported Capture of the Bender Family" (see image)
Complete with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #714477THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 10, 1874
* Bloody Benders - serial killers
* John Bender arrested ?
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE BLOODTHIRSTY BENDERS" "Probable Arrest of the Kansas Murderers in Utah" "The Fugitive Family Hid in the Mountains" and more. (see) Nice reporting here.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #714056LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 6, 1986
* Richard Ramirez preliminary hearing
* The "Night Stalker" serial killer
* Best title to be had ?
The top of page 7 of section II has a report on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez, with one column heading: "Judge in Night Stalker Case Brings... Read full description -
Item #710097SAN JOSE MERCURY, Jan. 16, 1978
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State University sorority house attack
Page 9 has a three column heading: "2 coeds strangled to death, 3 others injured in Florida" with lead-in: "Sorority house terror" and photo of one of his... Read full description -
Item #710016THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 2, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria
* Frank Howard (alias) caught ?
Page 29 has a one column heading: "CASE OF BUDD GIRL SOLVED, POLICE... Read full description -
Item #702644THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1984
* American killer Margie Velma Barfield
* 1st Woman executed after resumption of capital punishment
* First Woman execution by lethal injection
* Central Prison - Raleigh, North Carolina
The top of page 7 has a three column heading: "Woman Executed in North Carolina" with photo. (see images) Related... Read full description -
Item #698160THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1978
* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" discovered
* Best title to be had ? - very rare
The top of page 16 has a four column heading: "Body Count Reaches 5 in Suspected Sex Murders in Chicago Suburb" (see images). Gacy was arrested just two days earlier.
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #697931THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1935
* Albert Fish on death row
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page (pg. 44) has a one column heading: "FISH DEATH SENTENCE IS UPHELD ON... Read full description -
Item #697410CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1925
* Family killer Anna Cunningham guilty
* Murders by arsenic poison
* Parricide to collect insurance money
The front page has a nice banner headline: "POISON MOTHER FOUND GUILTY" with subhead. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, a... Read full description -
Item #696910THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1871
* Edward H. Rulloff execution (hanging)
* "The Genius Killer" "The Man of Two Lives"
* Had one of the largest brains on record
The top of page 5 has a one column headings that include: "RULLOFF" "The Sentence of the Law Executed Upon the Murderer" and more. (see... Read full description -
Item #696430LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30, 1980
* Freeway Killers arrested
* William Bonin and Vernon Butts
* Serial killers, rapists and pedophiles
The front page has two column heading: "Two Downey Men Charged in 'Freeway Killer' Case" with subhead. Coverage continues on page 3. Unfortunately there is a large piece sliced away on this page... Read full description -
Item #696391CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 12, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "Collegian tells of attack, snapping cuffs on Gacy" with related illustration. (see) Coverage of... Read full description -
Item #696024LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 15, 1989
* Juror Phyllis Yvonne Singletary killed
* Serial killer & rapist Richard Ramirez
* Los Angeles area home invasion predator
* "Night Stalker" on trial for murders
The front page has a two column heading: "Night Stalker Juror Fatally Shot at Home" with subhead. (see)
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Item #696018SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 15, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy's headed to prison
* American serial killer
* "Pogo the Clown"
* From the city where it happened (rare)
The top of page 6 has a heading: "'Gacy at Joliet for testing and physical" Great to have in this Chicago publication, rare as such. I suspect... Read full description -
Item #695819CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 14, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 8 has a heading: "Cop as Gacy guest 'found odor of dead'" with related illustration. (see) Coverage of... Read full description -
Item #695748CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 20, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 9 has a banner heading: "Doctors describe victims' deaths at Gacy trial" with illustration of Dr. Edward... Read full description -
Item #695649THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Aug. 6, 1991
* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "Mother sues Milwaukee over Dahmer" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely... Read full description -
Item #695637CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 9, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "A witness complains Gacy 'staring at me'" with related illustration. (see) Coverage of... Read full description -
Item #695559CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 29, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Defense rested its case
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 7 has a heading: "Gacy 'cold, ruthless' inside, court is told" (see)... Read full description -
Item #695558CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 27, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 14 has a heading: "Gacy is paranoid, defense witness says" (see) Probably only reported in a Chicago... Read full description -
Item #695557CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 8, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "A mother collapses while testifying at trial" with related illustration. (see) Also on the same is a... Read full description -
Item #695076LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 23, 1997 (1st 4 sections)
* Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace - funeral
* Famous Italian designer
* Murdered by serial killer Andrew Phillip Cunanan - targeting gays
* Elton John, Princess Diana, & other celebrities present
The front page shows Elton John and Princess Diana at the... Read full description -
Item #695068THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Jan. 22, 1989
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State Prison - Close to execution
Within the masthead is a small photo of Bundy with sentence. (see) The top of page 5 has a four column heading: "Bundy admits to 9 murders, lawmen say" He would be... Read full description -
Item #695005CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 5, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown" sane ?
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 4 has a banner heading: "Amateurs to decide Gacy sanity" (see)
The top of page 9 has a another... Read full description -
Item #694720LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 10, 2002
* Aileen Wuornos execution
* Prostitute & serial killer
* Monster (2003 film) fame
The top of page 33 has a three column heading: "Florida Executes Female Serial Killer" (see)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition. -
Item #694328CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 4, 1980
* Victim Tells of ordeal
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 5 has a heading: "victim quotes Gacy: 'Having fun'" Probably only reported... Read full description -
Item #694326THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 29, 1991
* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* First victim told
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
Page 2 has a one column heading: "Dahmer draws map leading to first victim" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this... Read full description -
Item #693950CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 21, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 8 has a heading: "Gacy had planned concrete graveyard, prosecutor says" Probably only reported in a Chicago... Read full description -
Item #693634SUN-TIMES, Chicago, June 22, 1981
* Serial killer Wayne Williams arrested
* Atlanta child murders of 1979-1981
The front page has a heading: "Held in latest killing; Atlanta suspect charged" Page 5 has a one column heading: "Suspect seized in Atlanta slaying" and more with photo of Williams.
Complete with 88 pages,... Read full description -
Item #693568CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, March 7, 1980
* John Wayne Gacy trial
* Serial "killer clown"
* Best title to be had ?
Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 6 has a heading: "Gacy's fate if not guilty by insanity aired at trial" (see) Probably only reported in... Read full description -
Item #693355LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 2005
* BTK killer - strangler - rapist
* Dennis Rader conviction - guilty
* "Bind, Torture, Kill" serial killer
Page 13 has a four column heading: "BTK, Who Inflicted Pain for His PLeasure, Gets Life" with subhead and a few related photos.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), great condition. -
Item #692754LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 3, 2006
* Serial Killer Charles Cullen
* New Jersey nurse gets life
* Murderer sentenced to prison
* The movie "Good Nurse" fame
Page 16 has a two column heading: "Killer Nurse Gets Life Term; Victims' Families Sound Off" (see)
Complete with 80+ pages, nice condition. -
Item #692687LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 14, 1992
* Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
Page 16 has a one column heading: "Dahmer Pleads Guilty but Insane in Serial Slayings". (see) The bottom of the front page has a small photo of Dahmer with brief text. (see)
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Item #692563LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 24 1991
* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested (1st report)
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
The top of page 14 has a one column photo of Dahmer with heading: "Body Parts, Vat of Acid Found in Apartment". Another related photo is on page 2. (see) First report coverage on the arrest and... Read full description -
Item #692508LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 3 1991
* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
Page 18 has a one column heading: "Police Actions Linked to Racial Insensitivity" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely rare... Read full description -
Item #692052LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 20, 1995
* William Lester Suff conviction
* Riverside Prostitute serial killer
* Lake Elsinore - California
The front page has a one column heading: "Riverside Man Convicted in Serial Slayings" with subhead. (see) Coverage continues on page 22 with related photo. (see) Nice to have in this Los... Read full description -
Item #691364LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 29, 1994
* Jeffrey Dahmer killed in prison
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
The front page has a on column heading: "Dahmer Slain in Prison Attack; Inmate Held". First report coverage continues inside with photo of Dahmer.
Complete with all sections (120+ pages),... Read full description -
Item #690964THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Aug. 2, 1991
* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment
Page 7 has a three column heading: "Police insisted Dahmer victim an adult" (see) Coverage on the recent arrest and realization of Jeffrey Dahmer's killings. I suspect this to be an extremely... Read full description
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