Editor’s Note: Katlyn Sweet is the daughter of Detective Gary Sweet, one of the main investigators whose quest to catch serial child-killer David Penton is the subject of BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare. She wrote this blog about her father's investigation and its impression on her then and now. A small child is abducted, scared, murdered and tossed onto the earth like she means nothing to this world. In fact, the small child is … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – Why I Chose This True Crime Story
Since the August publication of BOGEYMAN, I've frequently been asked how and why I chose this particular story to write about. I know what drives some of that: True Crime authors usually steer clear of stories about the murder of children, particularly those involving a killer who’s a stranger … a bogeyman. Sure there are the books in which the parents murder their offspring (and sometimes spouse), and we’re all justifiably horrified. But … [Read more...]
Bogeyman-A Man of God
Editor’s Note: Katlyn Sweet is the daughter of Detective Gary Sweet, one of the main investigators whose quest to catch serial child-killer David Penton is the subject of BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare. This post involves her father’s prison interview with Penton and her reaction to reading about it in the book. Although detectives were 99 percent certain that Penton was the murderer of the young girls, he had no intention of … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Detective Interviewed on True Murder
Date: August 20, 2014 (83 minutes) Detective Gary Sweet of the Garland Police Department in Texas discussed his involvement in the investigation to catch child serial killer David Penton. Listen in as Dan Zupansky interviews one of the country’s best cold case detectives. … [Read more...]
Bogeyman by Steve Jackson – True Crime – Press Release
NYT bestselling author Steve Jackson haunts bookshelves with a new WildBluePress true crime original – Available Now BOGEYMAN “He was every parent’s worst nightmare. The bogeyman they’d warned their children about disguised as the friendly stranger; the fiend who lurked in the shadows outside of bedroom windows waiting for his chance to strike. … Then a team of tenacious Texas lawmen set out to bring the monster to justice and make sure he … [Read more...]
Bogeyman Detective and Author Steve Jackson Appeared on Dallas WFAA television
Date: August 7, 2014 Garland police detective Gary Sweet discusses on Dallas WFAA television how he got involved in the case that was the basis for Steve Jackson's book BOGEYMAN. … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – The Nightmare
Editor’s Note: Katlyn Sweet is the daughter of Detective Gary Sweet, one of the main investigators whose quest to catch serial child-killer David Penton is the subject of BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare. This blog involves one of her reactions to reading the book about an investigation that impacted her family directly. Imagine … dreaming of a man every night. The old nightmare. You can still see his face after all these years. He’s … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Author Discussed New Publishing Company and BOGEYMAN on Generation Why Podcast
Date: July 22, 2014 (59 Minutes) Bestselling true crime author Steve Jackson joined the podcast with Aaron Habel and Justin Evans to talk about his new publishing company Wild Blue Press as well as his upcoming book, ‘Bogeyman’, which is the true story of a serial killer who preyed on the most innocent of victims. For more past appearances related to BOGEYMAN … [Read more...]
Darkness Radio host Dave Schrader Explores BOGEYMAN with Steve Jackson
Segment Two: The BOGEYMAN Is Real (60 minutes) Segment Three: Here Comes The BOGEYMAN (60 minutes) Date: July 8, 2014 True Murder Host Dan Zupansky Interviews Jackson about BOGEYMAN Date: May 15, 2014 (103 Minutes) … [Read more...]
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