Forensic facial imaging expert Michael W. Streed will be on True Crime Uncensored Saturday, February 6th, with host Burl Barer, to discuss his new true crime book, SketchCop. SketchCop gives an inside look into some of the country's most notorious cases, all from Michael's own portfolio. Listen in at 2p.m. PST/5p.m. EST here: http://adoraburl.typepad.com/truecrime/2016/02/sketch-cop-michael-w-streed-live-saturday-2pm-pt5pm-et.html “Michael … [Read more...]
Frank C Girardot Jr on Obtaining Information for A TASTE FOR MURDER
Frank C. Girardot Jr tells of how he, along with co-writer Burl Barer, gathered information for their upcoming true crime book, A TASTE FOR MURDER. A TASTE FOR MURDER will be available March 8th and featured on the Investigation Discovery show "Epic Mysteries" on March 12th! Pre-order your copy today to ensure you get yours on launch day! … [Read more...]
Burl Barer on Co-Writing A TASTE FOR MURDER with Frank C Girardot Jr
Edgar Award winning author Burl Barer discusses his experience co-writing upcoming true crime book, A TASTE FOR MURDER, with Frank C Girardot Jr. A TASTE FOR MURDER will be available March 8th and featured on the Investigation Discovery show "Epic Mysteries" on March 12th! Pre-order your copy today to ensure you get yours on launch day! … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Steve Jackson Books Hot Topics On 48 Hours, Investigation Discovery
Author To Fight Defense Attorney's Subpoenas Holy Smokes! I'm suddenly a hot commodity with 48 Hours for two separate books I'm working on. And in the meantime, another book project about serial killer Roy Melanson will be the featured topic on the Investigation Discovery channel's new show Epic Mysteries in April. Working on a book in Oregon about a man accused of murdering his girlfriend and the mother of his child by pushing her off a … [Read more...]
My Association with Postmortem Ted Bundy
True Crime author Kevin Sullivan Reflects On His Connection To A Serial Killer This piece was previously published with a typo that mis-dated the below picture of Ted Bundy at 1984, when he would have been in prison in Florida. According to Kevin Sullivan, the picture below was taken in 1975 or 1976 in Utah. Ted Bundy was never supposed to be a part of my life. I’d first heard about the guy after his escape from Colorado, and I remember … [Read more...]
Recording History While We Can
When I was a teenager, my father said he wanted to introduce me to a man who went by the nickname of “Irish”. He was originally from Ireland, my father explained, but he'd joined the Canadian Army and fought the Germans in the First World War. Prior to our meeting, dad told me some of the stories Irish told him about fighting in the trenches, especially about the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France in April 1917. Being a voracious reader of military … [Read more...]
SketchCop Sharing Page
Please Spread the Word About SKETCHCOP Help us get the word out for Michael W. Streed's SKETCHCOP by clicking one of the icons below. Clicking on the Twitter icon will share the image on the left. To share on Pinterest just run your mouse over the image and click the Pinterest icon. One-Click Sharing! … [Read more...]
Michael W. Streed’s Motivation for Writing SketchCop
The inspiration and motivation for writing SketchCop – Drawing A Line Against Crime. The idea for SketchCop – Drawing A Line Against Crime was hatched in 2002 by my late wife. We were inside my office talking one day when she suggested I write a book. I brushed her off immediately. “What am I going to write about?” I responded. She pointed towards my file cabinet and reminded me about the headline making cases I worked on over the years. She … [Read more...]
NYT Bestselling Author Caitlin Rother Hits Ten-Book Milestone
As I'm about to go on tour for the release of my tenth book, THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER, I have been asking myself this existential question: Just how many books does an author need to publish in a lifetime? I haven't really come up with a good answer. I'm proud to have reached this personal milestone, but I also know that I'm still getting better with every book. Why stop now? THEN NO ONE CAN HAVE HER tells the true story behind the Steve … [Read more...]
PITFALL Paperback Giveaway
Amazon Goodreads will be hosting a giveaway for Cameron Bane's twisted thrilled PITFALL Sept 21 - Oct 17! Enter to win a copy before this contest is over. Enter to win here! … [Read more...]
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