This inaugural edition of what will be a yearly collection offers a fascinating variety of essays and crime reporting, taken from regional, national, and international publications. The stories range from reports of homicide at a Toronto massage parlor to blackmail and murder-for-hire in Austin, Texas to an unusual murder weapon in rural Minnesota. Other stories examine controversial rehabilitation techniques for sexual criminals and explore the phenomenon of victims' relatives appearing as guests at true crime conventions

What really happened to Baby Christina / by Matthew Bremner -- Nudists fight off pirate terrorists / by Tomoki Chien -- In plain sight / by Adam Leith Gollner -- The devil went down to Georgia / by Hallie Lieber -- Death and the masque / by Joe Pompeo -- Anatomy of a murder / by John Rosengren -- The forever cure / by Jordan Michael Smith -- The memoirist and the lie detector / by Justin St. Germain -- The problem with Erik : privilege, blackmail, and murder for hire in Austin / by Katy Vine and Ana Worrel -- The heiress at Harvard who helped revolutionize murder investigations--and the case she couldn't forget / by Patricia Wen -- The BTK Killer's daughter. Gabby Petito's parents. JonBenét's dad / by Luke Winkie