Chilling Artifacts. The Story of Notorious Crimes Told Through 100 Murder Items

The murder items collected in this book serve as a kind of springboard for a historical investigation into the most notorious crimes both in the U.S. and in other countries that have captured public attention over the past two centuries. Harold Schechter included 100 stories about crimes and related artifacts in the book. He talks about well-known murderers such as Ted Bundy, the Zodiac, and Sam Sheppard, as well as criminals whose names do not evoke any associations for most people. At the beginning of each chapter, the author provides a photograph of the artifact, gives a brief description, and then tells the story of the murder. The text is accompanied by photos and illustrations, letters from criminals, their victims, death masks, murder tools, and crime scenes, which makes the book even more interesting.