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Beyond Cruel: The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

by Stephen G Michaud

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AUTHORITIES OPENED THE DOOR ON ONE MANS HIDDEN LIFE…

Mike DeBardeleben was known as the Mall Passer for the way he passed off fake money at local shopping centers. But when U.S. Secret Service agents finally arrested him, they were met with more than just phony bills. They found that their counterfeiter led a shocking double life…

 

ONLY TO DISCOVER A HOUSE OF HORRORS.DeBardelebens home was littered with drugs, bondage gear, and a collection of audio tapes in which he recorded the abuse of his countless victims. As the evidence mounted, a terrifying profile emerged of a man who forced women to be his accomplices, practiced sadism, even dressed up in womens clothesa serial killer whose depraved fantasies led to a spree of violence that would last as long as eighteen years…and would end in a sentence of almost 400 years in prison. As terrifying as it is true, this is the story of a man who proved to be, beyond the shadow of a doubt, BEYOND CRUEL. With 8 pages of photos!

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About the Author

STEPHEN G. MICHAUD has written extensively on criminal justice topics. His previous books include The Only Living Witness, an acclaimed portrait of serial killer Ted Bundy that New York Daily News listed as one of the ten best true crime books ever, and The Evil that Men Doa True Crime Classic also available from St. Martins Press.

 

Visit the author on the Web at:

www.stephenmichaud.com

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312942519
Subtitle:
The Chilling True Story of America's Most Sadistic Killer
Author:
Michaud, Stephen G
Author:
Michaud, Stephen G.
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Subject:
Murder - Serial Killers
Subject:
TRU002010
Subject:
Sex crimes
Subject:
Serial murders
Subject:
Sex crimes -- United States.
Subject:
Serial murders -- United States.
Edition Description:
Mass Market Paperbound
Series:
St. Martin's True Crime Library
Publication Date:
June 2007
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
308
Dimensions:
6.86x5.72x.87 in. .34 lbs.
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