One's darkest fantasy is another's horrific reality. Polygamy. Incest. Vampires. Murder. There are words you might expect to read together in the plot of a gothic horror novel, but not so long ago, in the usually quiet town of Fresno, California, those words were the headlines. What do they have to do with each other? The answer to that question is one man; Marcus Wesson. Chances are you have heard of cults, such as the Manson Family, and Jonestown, but this might be your first time reading the story of a vampire cult led by Marcus Wesson. The members of this cult were members of Wesson's own family. This is an unsettlingly, graphic account of the real-life tragedy that took place in 2004. The details are so unbelievable, they seem like a work of fiction, yet they are all true. Perhaps you haven't heard of this vampire cult, the murders involved, or the name Marcus Wesson, but after reading this story, you are guaranteed to never forget. What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ "Thank you Mr. Becker, please keep writing, if any author can make a difference, it will be you" ★★★★★ "I recommend this book to anyone who is a true crime fanatic, such as myself, who wants to read the real story without all the courtroom drama and legalese!" ★★★★★ "I will just say once again Ryan Becker puts out a great well-written book! It's just the story that is so unbelievable it's terrible." ★★★★★ "Forgiving his readers, and a true enthusiast like myself, an insight look into Fresno, California's "Worst Mass Murderer", I've given the author, Ryan Becker 5 STARS." ★★★★★ "I really like his storytelling of so many details, information and insight. Awesome as always!" ★★★★★ "One of the best true crime writers, highly recommend!" Grab your copy now and enter the darkest fantasy that you won't believe is a reality.

Marcus Wesson: Mysterious Web of Deception entails the true accounts of one of the largest and most unusual mass murders to ever plague the San Joaquin Valley. On March 12, 2004, chaos broke the peace of the close-knit community at 761 Hammond Ave., Fresno, Ca. The bloodied, accused Marcus Wesson surrendered himself at gunpoint to Fresno police officers and the SWAT team. His cooperative and emotionless demeanor was disturbing to all who watched the plot unfold. Inside the house was a horrid crime scene, where a heap of nine bodies lay intertwined in a bedroom corner: nine victims of a bizarre shooting, each shot in the eye. All of the deceased victims were offspring of Marcus Wesson; no signs of struggle from any of them were apparent before their murders. Several coffins were found at the murder scene causing some to believe the homicides were premeditated. Join the author Julia Dudley Najieb as she unweaves the sticky web of deception and brings light to the darkness discovered: Marcus's incestual relations and lewd sex acts with his daughters and nieces who became his wives Significance of the gunshots to the right eyes The lasting impact of the insidious, emotional rape of the women in the family The meaning of the coffins made of antique wood found at the scene Marcus's dominating religious beliefs The meaning of Marcus's long, unkempt shaggy dreadlocks Wesson children who had no birth certificates or academic records Interpretations of the Wesson family dynamics by Dr. Eric Hickey, a criminology professor and author of the book, Serial Murderers and Their Victims Read about the upcoming trial and possible judgments Marcus Wesson will face from Fresno renowned criminal defenseattorney Ernest Kinney and other experts offering commentary Also find other ambiguities and Wesson family secrets exposed

Marcus Wesson has been described as the worst mass murderer in the history of Fresno, California. His victims were his own children with whom he had fathered incestuous relationships. He also targeted his nieces and children of his wife. He was finally caught after years of abuse but the questions remained...How did Wesson get away with the crimes for so long?

Neighbors were unaware of what went on behind the tightly closed doors of a house in Fresno, California—the home of an imposing, 300-pound Marcus Wesson, his wife, children, nieces, and grandchildren. But on March 12, 2004, gunshots were heard inside the Wesson home, and police officers responding to what they believed was a routine domestic disturbance were horrified by the senseless carnage they discovered when they entered. By Their Father's Hand is a chilling true story of incest, abuse, madness, and murder, and one family's terrible and ultimately fatal ordeal at the hands of a powerful, manipulative man—a cultist who envisioned vengeful gods and vampires, and totally controlled those closest to him before their world came to a brutal and bloody halt.

WHERE HOPE BEGINS is the inspiring true story of a reporter who adopts a family of abuse victims, risking her job and possibly her life.

Using psychodynamic theory and riveting case material, this book dissects the figure of the malignant narcissist leader (MNL). Across the world today, individuals and societies are impacted by unprecedented disruptive influences, from globalization and climate change to economic uncertainty and mass migration. The rise of populists and would-be saviors has promised certainty for anxious populations, but how far are such leaders suffering from the MNL pathology? Through the psychoanalytic lens of Otto Kernberg, the authors explain the etiology of the charismatic MNL’s clinical features: charisma, grandiosity, criminality, sadism, and paranoia. The book outlines the limitations and complexity of diagnosis, contextualizing the MNL within the transcendental and millenarian movements, and discusses the patho-dynamics of high-pressure groups and totalitarian regimes, including types of groups, methods of mind control, categories of constituents, the corporate totalitarian state, and the authoritarian demagogue. The book looks at a wide range of leaders including Donald Trump, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Roger Ailes, Keith Raniere, Jan of Leiden, and Credonia Mwerinde. Distinguishing the disordered personality of the MNL from other personality disorders, and presenting a new model of overlapping descriptors to categorize high-pressure group types and identifying types of followers as well, this book represents essential reading for psychodynamically minded psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, sociologists, political scientists, and those working in organizational development.

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“A chilling chronicle of victims brutally murdered by a cold, merciless killer, against a backdrop equally as unforgiving—the Last Frontier” (Henry Lee, author of Presumed Dead). On a clear, brisk night in September of 2000, thirty-three-year-old Della Brown was found sexually assaulted and beaten to death inside a filthy, abandoned shed in seedy part of Anchorage, Alaska. She was one of six women, mostly Native Alaskan, slain that year, stoking fears a serial killer was on the loose. A tanned and thuggish twenty-year-old would eventually implicate himself in three of the women’s deaths and confess, in detail, to Della’s murder. Yet, after a three-month trial, Joshua Wade would walk free. In 2007, when Wade kidnapped a well-loved nurse psychologist from her home and then executed her in the remote wilderness of Wasilla, two astute female detectives joined forces to finally bring him to justice. Ice and Bone is the chilling true account of how a demented murderer initially evaded police and avoided conviction only to slip back into the shadows and kill again. Journalist and writer Monte Francis tells the harrowing story of what eventually led to Wade’s capture, and reveals why the true scope of his murderous rampage is only now, more than a decade later, coming into view. “A tremendous amount of exceptional journalistic work went into this, and the book that emerges is richly detailed and deeply sensitive toward the victims and those who loved them. And while in no way forgiving to Wade, Francis seeks to locate the human deep inside him that went terribly wrong, apparently from a very young age.” —Alaska Dispatch

Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posthumous Grammy Awards As is the case with so many musicians, the life of Warren Zevon was blessed with talent and opportunity yet also beset by tragedy and setbacks. Raised mostly by his mother with an occasional cameo from his gangster father, Warren had an affinity and talent for music at an early age. Taking to the piano and guitar almost instantly, he began imitating and soon creating songs at every opportunity. After an impromptu performance in the right place at the right time, a record deal landed on the lap of a teenager who was eager to set out on his own and make a name for himself. But of course, where fame is concerned, things are never quite so simple. Drawing on original interviews with those closest to Zevon, including Crystal Zevon, Jackson Browne, Mitch Albom, Danny Goldberg, Barney Hoskyns, and Merle Ginsberg, Nothing's Bad Luck tells the story of one of rock's greatest talents. Journalist C.M. Kushins not only examines Zevon's troubled personal life and sophisticated, ever-changing musical style, but emphasizes the moments in which the two are inseparable, and ultimately paints Zevon as a hot-headed, literary, compelling, musical genius worthy of the same tier as that of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. In Nothing's Bad Luck, Kushins at last gives Warren Zevon the serious, in-depth biographical treatment he deserves, making the life of this complex subject accessible to fans old and new for the very first time.

DECAPITATION. DEATH. DESTRUCTION. A deadly game of depravity and destruction including two decapitations. Three key players. Two of those players dead. Only one remains. In Los Angeles, California, a series of murders occurred during the Summer of 1980 which left an indelible mark on countless individuals. This string of brutal and bloody crimes would make the already famous Sunset Boulevard AKA The Sunset Strip infamous and a place forever synonymous with the word EVIL. This true story blends statements to law enforcement and trial testimony with personal accounts from those who experienced the events first-hand. The psychology behind these violent crimes is explored, along with a look at the psychological state and the possible motives of the individuals. DOUG CLARK- Convicted of 6 murders CAROL BUNDY- Convicted of 2 murders including JACK MURRAY'sJACK MURRAY- Murder victim (as well as the murderer?) The story surrounding these three lethal lovers has made it a favorite of the media, which relishes in its shock value. The overweight nurse with thick glasses, who should have nurtured lives rather than take them, who stunned police when she gloated, "It's fun to kill." Two lotharios with a penchant for wearing women's undergarments and sadomasochism. They fed off each others' twisted desires and savagery. Fantasies gave way to nightmares, and anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path became a potential victim. Intense California heat bathed Sunset Boulevard with the stench of garbage and fear-- a smell that emanated relentlessly. It was the smell made by Death stalking the street in the form of The Sunset Strip Slayers. Get your copy today to explore the shocking reality that came from their dark fantasies.