The “fast-paced” inside story of the manhunt for bloodsucking serial killer Richard Chase (Publishers Weekly). Written by the case’s lead homicide detective, this gripping true crime account details the killing spree of one of California’s most gruesome murderers: Richard Chase, aka “the Vampire of Sacramento.” In January 1978, Sacramento police found the corpse of Teresa Wallin, a loving wife and soon-to-be mother. Veteran detective Lt. Ray Biondi immediately knew the case would be unlike anything he had ever seen before. The victim’s body was deliberately disfigured in nightmarish ways, and evidence suggested the culprit had collected large volumes of her blood. In less than a month, a two-year-old boy was missing, and two men, another woman, and a five-year-old child dead, their bodies contorted, like Wallin’s, to fulfill the killer’s demented sexual desires, and—most disturbingly—his taste for human blood. Previously published as The Dracula Killer, A Thirst for Blood is a riveting report of the investigation, from eyewitness testimonies to the discovery of the crime scenes to Chase’s interrogation. Lieutenant Biondi and his coauthor, Walt Hecox, provide an unflinching look at the “vampire killer” and the cunning police work that finally put an end to his reign of terror. The inspiration for Investigation Discovery’s Lore: Deadly Obsession and episodes of CSI and Criminal Minds, Chase’s crimes continue to haunt the world generations later.

Blood Thirst follows the transformation of Angela Trenton as she becomes a vampire. Attacked and left to die, she is confronted by Elijah, another vampire who becomes her mentor. He guides her through the physical and mental changes and reveals the name of her attacker. She's determined to hunt him down and kill him. But when Elijah leaves, she is forced to push her hatred aside so that she can learn from the one who committed her to everlasting darkness.

In Blood Thirst: One Hundred Years of Vampire Fiction, Leonard Wolf gathers thirty tales in which vampires of all varieties make their ghastly presence felt.

Why are vampires so popular? Of all of the supernatural creatures to have stalked the collective nightmare of fiction and cinema, the vampire is surely the most eternally popular, but why? In this book we try to answer this question, and in doing so we take you on journey through time and across the world. *discover the ancient legends of vampiric figures from the oldest civilisations on Earth. *Examine the Eastern European folklore that inspired the modern vampire tales. *Learn the scientific explanations for vampire myths *Trace the literary vampire from its gothic beginnings to modern dark fantasy. *Study the evolution of the cinematic vampire from silent cinema to Hollywood blockbusters. *Meet the twisted killers who made vampires all too real All this and more can be found in the pages of this history of these dark creatures who have an insatiable THIRST FOR BLOOD.

It began with a random killing. Then came the murder where a dark trail of blood led from the front door to the victim1s bedroom. For this killer, death was only the first step. Here was someone who had to desecrate the bodies of his victims, someone who would surely keep slaughtering until he was stopped. California1s most monstrous case of serial killing had begun. Soon 5 people were dead and a 2-year-old boy was missing. As told by Lt. Ray Biondi, the homicide detective who led the investigation, here is the true story of murderer Richard Chase and the all-out effort to stop him. Here is what it was like to match wits with a psychotic killer -- a man so depraved he drank his victim1s blood....

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