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