Another great media review for REPEAT OFFENDER: Sin City's Most Prolific Criminal and the Cop Who Caught Him, has just rolled in. Mark P. Sadler, the author of BLOOD ON HIS HANDS, had this to say writing for Suspense Magazine: "There are some criminals out there that are habitual hard-core offenders. Nickell, a Las Vegas detective in the covert unit known as the Repeat Offender Program, or ROP, shares with us one such character, Daimon Monroe, … [Read more...]
Author Ferak’s Wisconsin Fox Cities Book Festival Event Draws Praise, Questions
KIMBERLY, WISCONSIN -- An engaged and energized audience with lots of questions showed up Tuesday night at the public library in Kimberly for my presentation on BLOODY LIES: A CSI SCANDAL IN THE HEARTLAND (Kent State University Press). My hour-long talk outlined key moments in the Nebraska farmhouse killings that were committed by two Wisconsin teenagers. We went another 30 minutes with questions. It's been nearly 10 months … [Read more...]
NecroSearch Members Loan Expertise, Hearts, and Minds To Justice And Victims
From The Foreword of NO STONE UNTURNED: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators by Steve Jackson In 1988, several criminalists and other scientists sat down in a Denver-area restaurant and came up with the idea of burying pigs to study changes to the environment caused by the graves and their contents. Disturbed by what they’d witnessed of outdated techniques for locating clandestine burial sites and the recovery of the … [Read more...]
Having Feet in Two Worlds by Kevin Sullivan
If you’re reading this blog, I assume you know me, and if that’s true, then I don’t have to tell you I write true crime – books, articles, and blogs – with a bit of history thrown in for good measure. But what you probably don’t know is that I’m an ordained Christian minister with over 30 years’ experience. If you’re thinking that sounds a bit strange, well, you’re not alone. After all, many believe, the world of crime, murder, and mayhem, are … [Read more...]
WildBlue Author Bradley Nickell Donates to The Rape Crisis Center of Las Vegas
After reading some of the harrowing stories our authors have the guts to tell, you may be left wondering "what can be done to help the victims?" We are looking into future avenues for partnering with victim assistance programs. In the mean time our authors have found ways to contribute to the greater good through writing. A portion of the proceed from Steve Jackson's NO STONE UNTURNED will go to NecroSearch International to assist them in … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Underworld Story Roars To Life In True Crime Thriller REPEAT OFFENDER
NOW AN AWARD-WINNING MOTION PICTURE! Find out more here! "An action-packed, fast-paced true crime thriller from a real-life 'Sin City' cop depicting his battle with a notorious, and dangerous, Las Vegas criminal."--Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of BOGEYMAN and MONSTER. Book synopsis for REPEAT OFFENDER: Sin City's Most Notorious Criminal and the Cop Who Caught Him: Millions in stolen property, revolting sex … [Read more...]
WildBlue eZine This Week: REPEAT OFFENDER Release April 14
April 12, 2015 THIS WEEK'S CONTENT Ask A Detective: What about street justice? Featured Blog Posts by Steve Jackson, Bradley Nickell and Kevin Sullivan John Ferak discusses hot new release DIXIE’S LAST STAND An opportunity to improve YOUR writing in San Diego Contests and giveaways! Volume 1 No. 1 On the Horizon at WildBlue We are thrilled to be launching our weekly eZine, the latest … [Read more...]
KENTUCKY BLOODBATH: Author from the Bluegrass State Reveals his Motives
Very soon, my true crime tome, KENTUCKY BLOODBATH, will be released by WildBlue Press. It's a trip into the odd, fascinating, and often shocking world of true crime. As such, a few words from yours truly are in order... Having grown up reading true crime, it wasn’t at all surprising that one day after I’d begun my writing career that I dove into true crime, putting onto pages those strange and terrible events that are part and parcel of … [Read more...]
The Humanity Behind the Science at NecroSearch International
Working on updates for the eBook and audiobook release of my 2002 true crime book NO STONE UNTURNED: The True Story of the World’s Premier Forensic Investigators has given me the opportunity to revisit some of the stories about NecroSearch International. How they got started. How they evolved. Their early “failures” (though as learning experiences they weren’t thought of as failures) and the success stories that put them on the map with law … [Read more...]
REPEAT OFFENDER Photo Gallery
The photographs contained in the Repeat Offender photo gallery are actual crime scene photographs from the investigation of Daimon Monroe and his associates. The photographs were obtained through public records requests through the 8th District Court of Nevada. Hundreds of photographs were taken during the investigation and these represent some of the more important parts of the Repeat Offender story. Other photographs here … [Read more...]
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