RJ Parker Books in Order

Profiles of captured serial killers examine the crimes and lives behind some of the best-known murder investigations. RJ Parker assembles dossiers on figures including Bundy, Gacy, Dahmer and Rader, tracing violence concealed behind apparently ordinary public lives.

RJ Parker examines five doctors associated with patient killings, including Harold Shipman, Marcel Petiot and Michael Swango. Their cases explore how medical authority and public trust can conceal violence within a profession dedicated to preserving life.

RJ Parker examines prominent FBI investigations, from Depression-era bank robbers and organized crime to terrorism and deadly confrontations. Accounts of figures including Dillinger and Gotti sit alongside cases such as Jonestown, Ruby Ridge and Waco.

RJ Parker profiles women involved in serial killings, considering their motives, methods and crimes committed alone or with partners. More than twenty dossiers include figures such as Dorothea Puente and Karla Homolka, alongside murderous couples and sisters.

Thirteen accounts of spree killings examine sudden outbreaks of violence in ordinary public places. RJ Parker considers the resentment, desire for recognition and destructive motives behind attacks that turn familiar settings into scenes of terror and loss.

Fifty profiles examine captured and unidentified serial killers, murderous doctors and women involved in repeated killings. RJ Parker places notorious cases alongside lesser-known crimes, organizing the accounts around patterns and categories of violence rather than a single investigation.

RJ Parker gathers accounts of serial murder, school shootings and killing sprees, combining notorious cases with less familiar ones. The collection considers perpetrators’ actions alongside the human losses behind crimes that attract widespread attention and fear.

RJ Parker examines serial murder cases from the United States, Canada and Britain, including crimes that remain unsolved. Profiles consider differing types of perpetrators and the victims of both familiar killers and offenders less prominent in popular culture.

RJ Parker and JJ Slate recount killings in which offenders used social networks, dating services, and online marketplaces to find victims. The cases examine deception, stalking, and misplaced trust, alongside precautions for protecting privacy and meeting strangers.

RJ Parker examines ten cases in which parents killed their children, tracing family backgrounds, investigations, trials, and aftermaths. He explores possible motives and circumstances, including addiction, mental illness, jealousy, and revenge, behind the breakdown of parental protection.

RJ Parker examines women who pursue relationships with notorious killers, sometimes abandoning jobs and families or marrying imprisoned men. The book considers motives ranging from hoped-for rehabilitation to attraction to notoriety, exploring the psychology behind these attachments.

RJ Parker and JJ Slate investigate deaths of children left in hot vehicles, examining more than twenty cases. They explain how heat builds and memory can fail, while considering practical steps families and communities can take to prevent further tragedies.

An introduction to forensic investigation traces the development of DNA analysis alongside other methods of identifying criminals. Ten cold cases illustrate how evidence, scientific techniques, and renewed investigation can change the course of a murder inquiry.

A history of Quebec's biker conflict examines the struggle between the Hells Angels and Rock Machine over the drug trade. It follows the escalating violence, its effect on bystanders, and the wider criminal rivalry.

This account examines violence and discrimination against LGBT people alongside the history of the gay rights movement. Case studies connect assault, harassment, and murder with prejudice, including the attack on Orlando’s Pulse nightclub and its impact on the community.

RJ Parker examines cases of terrorism in the United States involving people radicalized within the country. The book considers the influence of extremist internet propaganda and the difficulties investigators face identifying individuals who act with limited direction from overseas groups.

RJ Parker recounts former LAPD officer Chris Dorner’s dismissal, his threatening manifesto, and the 2013 killings and manhunt associated with him. The account questions police conduct and examines controversies surrounding the pursuit and his death.

Six case profiles examine the crimes and backgrounds of serial killers including Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Gary Ridgway. The collection places their offenses and investigations alongside accounts of the other killers featured in the volume.

Profiles of three male and three female serial killers include John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, and Aileen Wuornos. The volume examines their backgrounds, crimes, and the investigations associated with these contrasting cases of serial homicide.

Australian serial homicide cases form the focus of this collection, including Ivan Milat, the Birnies, and the Snowtown murders. The profiles consider the offenders' backgrounds, their crimes, and the investigations that brought attention to them.

After escaping months of captivity, Josephina Rivera leads Philadelphia police to Gary Heidnik’s basement. RJ Parker recounts the kidnapping and abuse of the women held there, examining the crimes exposed when her call finally brought officers to the house.

RJ Parker recounts the abductions and killings committed by James Daveggio and Michelle Michaud across Nevada and California. Their specially equipped minivan enabled a prolonged spree while local police, state investigators, and the FBI sought to stop them.

RJ Parker examines contract killing through the history and methods of professional assassins, contrasting popular images with documented crimes. More than a dozen cases explore hired murders driven by criminal rivalry, business interests, and conflicts within families.

After Allan Legere escapes imprisonment, the community that believed itself safe faces renewed violence and fear. RJ Parker traces the ensuing crimes and manhunt, examining how an escaped convicted killer became a serial murderer while authorities pursued him.

RJ Parker surveys FBI investigations involving organized crime, espionage, fraud, civil rights and terrorism. Cases including Robert Hanssen, undercover agent Joseph Pistone, Hurricane Katrina fraud and the post-September 11 anthrax attacks illustrate the bureau’s varied investigative work.

Hal Cunningham recounts three decades with the Toronto Police Service, beginning as a cadet in 1973. His memoir follows patrol work, undercover assignments, and advancement through the force, describing the experiences behind a policing career.

Another set of serial homicide profiles examines offenders including Joseph Paul Franklin, Robert Pickton, and Anthony Sowell. Their crimes and backgrounds provide the basis for accounts of the investigations and criminal histories presented in this volume.

RJ Parker examines Kathleen Peterson’s death at the foot of a staircase and the prosecution of her husband Michael. Disputed evidence, an overturned conviction, and competing explanations frame an investigation into the unanswered questions surrounding the case.

An examination of bullying and cyberbullying considers their effects on children, teenagers, and adults. Accounts of harassment at school, at home, and in workplaces explore how damaging behavior can extend beyond spoken insults.

This account examines trafficking for forced labor, sexual exploitation, and organ extraction, challenging assumptions that it occurs only beyond developed countries. Case narratives show how vulnerability can be exploited and how victims become trapped despite supposed legal protections.

RJ Parker examines necrophilia through reported motivations, behavioral categories, and documented criminal cases. Accounts of offenders including Gary Ridgway and Edmund Kemper explore the relationship between control, sexual deviance, and the further abuse of victims after death.