In 1948, when elderly Anna Homeyer, and her much younger husband Charles, decided to sell their home in the Bronx and move to Pennsylvania, residents of the small town of Factoryville couldn't understand why. With no family or friends in the area, and no reason to be there, the isolated little village seemed an odd choice for strangers to relocate too. But finding the older couple friendly and outgoing, Factoryville warmly welcomed their new neighbors, who seemed eager to fit in - at first. Soon however, the Homeyer's pleasant disposition began to change. Anna, once highly visible and...

A man finds his aunt bludgeoned to death in the living room of her elegant Forty Fort home. A teenage girl disappears on her way home from Coatesville High School. A reputed witch turns up dead in Pottsville. A young woman seemingly helps solve her own murder after she dies in a Philadelphia park.

True-crime author Tammy Mal digs up facts on four of Pennsylvania's weirdest killings in her book Tortured Minds: Pennsylvania's Most Bizarre-But Forgotten-Murders. These 1930s crimes have long fallen into obscurity, but Mal deftly revives them in stark detail, from discovery of the...

Modern crime is PG compared to the stuff that happened years ago. This collection shows that crimes of our past are often more brutal than anything that would come after it. Included in this collection are seven stories about historic crimes. They include: Joseph Bell, the Servant Girl Annihilation, Bela Kiss, V. Gordon Childe, Jean Bastien-Thiry, the Cleveland torso murder, Sam Sheppard. These books may always be purchased individually."

Susquehanna County: an area rich in history, natural resources, and long-forgotten crime. September 27, 1873, New Milford, Pa. When two women are found horribly mutilated and lying dead on the railroad tracks, everyone just assumes it's a tragic accident. But when it's determined that Margaret and Mary O'Mara have been brutally murdered, the hunt is on for a sadistic killer. October 19, 1897, Rush, Pa. Authorities couldn't fathom who would want to beat 68-year-old Jack Pepper to death until a young woman, looking to even the score with her cheating ex-lover paid them a visit. October 3, 1921,...

Anne Walsh was born in 1931; a time when women were supposed to be content to marry, raise a family and keep house. But Anne Walsh wasn't like most women. Having grown up during the depression and lived through WWII, Anne entered nursing school determined to make a life of her own. Juggling marriage, a career and eight children, Anne was no stranger to hard work and heartache, but when her oldest daughter was murdered and the police tried to close the case as a suicide, Anne became a crusader for justice as well. This is the compelling, true story of one woman's courage, determination and...