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True Crime by Evil Killers Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of True Crime by Evil Killers books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the True Crime by Evil Killers series? Start with "Arnold Sodeman: The True Story of the Schoolgirl Strangler" (2015) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete True Crime by Evil Killers reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Arnold Sodeman: The True Story of the Schoolgirl Strangler
2015
Edmund Kemper: The True Story of The Co-ed Killer
2015
Charles Ray Hatcher: The True Story of Crazy Charlie's Killing Spree
2015
Cary Stayner: The True Story of The Yosemite Park Killer
2015
Robert Berdella: The True Story of The Kansas City Butcher
2015
Dean Corll: The True Story of the Houston Mass Murders
2015
Donald Gaskins: The Meanest Man in America
2015
The Briley Brothers: The True Story of The Slaying Brothers
2015
Martin Bryant: The Port Arthur Massacre
2015
William Bonin: The True Story of The Freeway Killer
2015
Herbert Mullin: The True Story of the Psycopath of Santa Cruz
2015
The Killing Cousins: The True Story of The Slaying Cousins
2016
Eric Edgar Cooke: The True Story of The Night Caller
2016
William Heirens: The True Story of The Lipstick Killer
2016
Belle Gunness: The True Story of the Slaying Mother
2016
Joseph Paul Franklin: The True Story of The Racist Killer
2016
Christopher Wilder: The True Story of The Beauty Queen Killer
2016
John Christie: The True Story of The Rillington Place Strangler
2016
Patrick Kearney: The True Story of The Freeway Killer
2016
Jerry Brudos: The True Story of The Shoe Fetish Slayer
2016
Richard Cottingham: The True Story of The Torso Killer
2016
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