True Crime Novels & Stories

The flash of gunfire. “It’s a trap. We walked right into it. They're not human, I repeat, they're not…” The video cut abruptly. Silence. Then… A deep, guttural growl came next. The sound clawed at my senses, something primal and wrong. It wasn’t an animal. It wasn’t human. It was something else. Something created. A shiver ran down my spine. The video returned, this time the camera was still, as if placed on the ground or dropped. The angle was skewed, showing blood smeared floors and the unmoving body of one of our men.

Alex grew thinner by the day. The man in the mirror had sunken eyes and unkempt stubble, looking like a walking corpse. In the dead of night, he sat alone in the marital home that had been stripped of all traces of me, mumbling to the empty air. "Em, where are you? Please come back..." He often caught my unique, cool fragrance in his dreams, only to wake to endless darkness and Brooke's cheap gardenia-scented perfume. Caleb placed reports of all unidentified female bodies found in the city on his desk every day. Alex trembled as he opened each file, feeling both relief and deep despair when he found no images of me. He felt like he was losing his mind.

" Am Sorry, Steva, I am innocent, I don't know anything about what happened, I just woke up the next day to find that I had a headache, I was asleep for almost throughout the day and that's why I was unable to call or text you, I am very sorry Steva, I can very well understand your pain but I am innocent, I don't know anything about the pictures or videos. " " Really? " I heard her hoarse voice. Finally, a reply came, I was a little relieved. " Yes, Steva, you know that I would never lie to you. " " Did you watch the video? " " I ..... " " You did right?, So how can you explain that? The confession? "

The gold plating looked so real that I never even doubted it! Just as I stood there, completely shocked, Morwenna and Rupert walked in with smug grins. "I knew you were up to no good," Morwenna said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Good thing we stayed sharp and had Rupert swap them out." Rupert looked totally pleased with himself. He stepped forward and grabbed my arm, his voice laced with danger. "Luckily, I thought ahead. Otherwise, we'd be screwed. I've already given the real pieces to Lillian as an investment. She'll help us turn them into even more cash.

They were assessing and deciding whether I was worth the effort of being polite. "Is there a problem?" I kept my voice neutral. Her smile didn't reach those eyes. In fact, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. "No problem at all." She paused, still gripping the shovel. "I just thought you should know that I watch a lot of true crime documentaries." I blinked. "Okay?" "And I've learned some very interesting things. Like how to make a body disappear. Completely. Without a trace." For a second, my brain simply flatlined. No thoughts, no words, just the sudden awareness that her family didn't play with her at all and I would be quickly buried if I step

People try to crowd us asking a million questions. Brandon waits to answer them until a large crowd has gathered. He waits until we see a tall, strong man who looks similar to Brandon but a little older. “What are you doing here?” the man calls out with a smug look. “We’re here to expose your lies, Tyler,” Brandon says. At that, Calvin steps forward. Tyler’s eyes go wide as he realizes we’ve come to expose him. Everyone gets closer as we stop in the center of their territory. “How is this possible?” someone calls out. “I thought Calvin was murdered.”

“Over $31b worth of Crystal meth was discovered in an underground basement. We need to be more deliberate with our actions. We could have it all to ourselves.” “Wait! Isn’t that were boss asked to be thoroughly searched?”I smirked.“Of course.” “What?! Are you out of your goddamn mind?!!” He yelled.“Yes I am, so shut up and follow me.” I said.***** That night haunted my very existence. I couldn’t rid myself of my own sins, the betrayal that led to his death.I poured myself some whiskey, staring down at the pathetic loser in front of me.“So you are saying, you failed to do your job? You failed to kidnap her?”

"What are you diagnosed with?" I pointed to the sign on the wall. "You're in oncology. What do you think it is? Indigestion?" Craig finally dropped the act. His anger flared. "Cindy Larson, are you going to fake your death just to get sympathy from Mom and Dad?"

I’m afraid he’ll find out the truth. He told me, he was ready to forget Lucky… that he really needs to let go of me, once he finds Lucky, happy and contented with her new life. I won’t forget that words from him. “Yes,” I briefly answered him. He immediately let go of my left hand, still looking at me. Lucky, just act normal. He is not the same Alex Kim, anymore. Can’t you see? He’s very famous, popular, respected man, rich. What should you do? Many fans will get mad when they find out… that their idol Alex Kim has a loved one.

Rebecca quickly pulled up the trending posts online, and right there at the top was a video of Marvin performing a surgery three months earlier. He was in the middle of everything when a phone call came through. Without a second thought, he bolted, leaving everyone else to fend for themselves. The patient almost did not make it out of surgery alive, and when the family confronted him for answers, he just called the cops and had them hauled away for causing trouble. Then, there was Marvin, caught on video in a hospital affair with a nurse, and it went viral.