United States of True Crime: Vol. 1

60 Chilling True Crime Cases from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, and California

By: Ashley Hudson

Narrated by: Ashley Hudson

Five book collection: first five states in the United States of True Crime series.

Sixty chilling true crime cases of murders, kidnappings, and serial killers from across the United States!

Some of the shocking cases included in these volumes:

Amy Bishop: Harvard educated professor who made national headlines after her shooting spree at a university in Alabama. However most people never realized this was not the first time she shot someone to death.

Steven Harris Downs: The brutal murder of a young indigenous Alaska woman haunted the state for decades until DNA technology revealed the identity of her murderer.

Winnie Ruth Judd: Shocked the nation in the 1930s when she confessed to killing her roommate and traveling with the dismembered body in her luggage.

Ronald Gene Simmons: Father who murdered 14 members of his family in cold blood before going into town and shooting others on his hit list.

Gerald and Charlene Gallego: Husband and wife duo who held girls and young women as sex slaves before murdering them. Despite her heinous crimes, the wife is currently free after testifying for the prosecution.

Mardiros Iskenderian: Millionaire restauranteur who shot his mother and sister in a murder/suicide dispute over the family business.

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A great collection of true crime stories

A great collection of true crime stories, this collection of five books covers true crime stories from 5 different states, and is the start of a series intended to cover all the states.

Each crime is succintly presented in about 10 or so minutes, giving you the essential facts of the case, and the outcome, in a clear, consice manner without fluff. You also get the essential hostorical context for the setting of the crime. For each of the first five states there are 10 crimes presented, for California 20 crimes. A lot of these cases were unknown to me beforehand, so you do not only get the famous ones already covered extensively elsewhere.

This audiobook is narrated by the author herself, and she does a admirable job. The narration is clear and easy to follow even on a higher playback speed.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Excellent compilation

Many recent well-told cases, most stories were new-to-me beyond all my other true-crime compilations. The author / narrator's beautiful voice makes each tale sound like a campfire or bedtime story. Crystal-clear annunciation; I could listen to her for days.

Good collection of stories

I enjoyed the state-by-state true crime stories. Good way to get familiar with them and pursue further reading on individual stories if desired.

Amazing snapshot

I love how the author/narrator covers each crime with just enough details and not too many to get bogged down. The crimes are super interesting. If you like crime I highly recommend this series

5 Stars

Excellent book with fantastic narration. As a hopeless true crime junkie, I would definitely recommend.

True Crime facts without speculation

I heard about this series from a friend and am very impressed with United States of True Crime because, while the stories are rather short (averaging about 15 minutes per case) the author gives all the relevant facts about the victims, offenders, and investigation without dwelling on the gore of the actual grime scene and without inserting her opinion. I have found many true crime audiobooks and podcasts waste a huge percentage of the time giving an opinion from someone who is not a professional in the field, so I respect that this author refrains.

I love the mix of older and current cases. Many I had not heard of and am now excited to do a deeper dive into.

The author's tone is articulate with an appropriate amount of enthusiasm for the genre. It felt reminiscent of a Dateline episode.

I received a free copy of this book and my honest review is that I suggest it to any true crime fans.

Good books

true crime to the point so many stories. I had heard of the stories but many I had not heard of before

Famous and not well known crimes

I enjoyed this audiobook anthology. There were famous or well know crimes but also included were lesser know crimes. The author included serial killers, mass murderers and riots. This audiobook was interesting and engaging. A good listen for beginner true crime aficionados.

Volume 2

I need the next volume please!!!! It was great honestly. I’m a truck driver and this keeps you up and attentive!

Crime readers, this is a gem!

Well researched crime cases that I have never heard, in spite of being a crime junkie. Even though there’re a couple that I do know, Ashley has more information and surprisingly, great follow up as to current status (2021/2022) of these cases. I love that she is doing her own narration. She shows that she enthuses on the subjects which makes it a great listen. Can’t wait to see upcoming releases from her.