The Bloodied and the Broken

A COLLECTION OF TALES NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!These gruesome stories have peppered the pages of newspapers and history books over the centuries. Some are well-known. Some aren't. They rest in that murky place between true crime and horror. All will make your blood run cold. Warning: Do not read right before bedtime!Inside THE BLOODIED AND THE BROKEN: The Torturing to Death of Sylvia Likens The Honeymoon Killers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck Fumiko Kimura, A Mother Who Tried to Kill Herself and Did Kill Her Children Torture-Murderer Elizabeth Brownrigg The Torment and Tragedy of Jonathan James The "Handcuff Man" and his Victims The Baffling Brutality of the Briley Brothers: Bad Seeds or Fearsome Family Secrets? How Violence Derailed the Life and Career of Barbara Payton The "Children of God" and a "Little Prince" Named Davidito The Brutal Burning of David Rothenberg