Every Killer Leaves A Trace: The Fatal Mistakes That Finally Exposed America’s Most Elusive Killers

Mistakes Murderers Can’t Erase. Cold Cases Cracked Wide Open.

They blended in. They raised families, held steady jobs, and hid in plain sight. But behind the mask of normalcy, they were monsters—responsible for decades of terror, pain, and death.

Every Killer Leaves A Trace is a chilling narrative nonfiction thriller that exposes moments that led to the shocking unmasking and ultimate capture of twenty-six of America’s most elusive killers. From accidental slips to cutting-edge forensic breakthroughs, each chapter reveals how justice caught up with murderers who thought they’d never be found.

Meticulously researched and drawn from court records, autopsy reports, FBI case files, and firsthand interviews with investigators and victims’ families, this book is a haunting journey through deception, violence, and the relentless pursuit of truth.

These are not just stories of murder. They are blueprints of how justice, though often delayed, is never truly denied.

They got away with murder—until they didn’t.

Dennis Carson is the author of the critically acclaimed Bonded Thru Injustice, a groundbreaking true crime account rooted in the first federal death penalty case ever tried in Orange County, California. With over four decades of experience collaborating with forensic specialists, law enforcement officials, and investigative journalists, Carson’s work is characterized by its meticulous research and unwavering commitment to the truth. His latest book, Every Killer Leaves A Trace, furthers his mission to expose not only the killers who evade justice but also the systemic failures that enable them to do

About Author Dennis CarsonThankfully, writing this book was like in Billiards when the eight ball isn’t looming in front of me, blocking every shot. Instead, the table feels wide open, and the game—for once—tilts in my favor.