True crime is all the rage with dozens of books, podcasts, and shows and movies focused on various cases. The true crime community is always buzzing about the latest "must-watch" shows and movies especially, but they know that the shows and movies don't cover it all. The most voracious true crime fans seek out other points of view and other accounts to get ALL the details. For those most dedicated fans, we put together a list of true crime … [Read more...]
Author Patrick Gallagher On Fantasies And How They Played A Part In ‘TIL DEATH DO US …’
Many young men have fantasies about older women. It is a rite of growing up. When I was in my late teens, I was very enamored with my Aunt Cecelia – despite the fact that she was older than my own father! Of course, these are just fantasies and we outgrow them. Nothing comes of them. Usually. However, occasionally a young man actually does become involved with a much older woman, and the result is often not … [Read more...]
‘TIL DEATH DO US…’ Photo Gallery
Letters and photos from the case detailed in Patrick Gallagher's 'TIL DEATH DO US...': A True Crime Story Of Bigamy And Murder … [Read more...]
Brian Whitney Discusses ‘Incel’ Killer Elliot Rodger, The Subject Of His New True Crime Book
The “Supreme Gentleman” Killer is the tale of Elliot Rodger’s descent into madness which he documented through his manifesto My Twisted World. It is also the story of how he became thought of as a “hero” and an inspiration to men who consider themselves a part of the “Incel Revolution.” Rodger felt that he was a “supreme gentleman”, and a man of class and taste, yet he never found a woman who wanted him sexually. To say he was … [Read more...]
Author Caitlin Rother; Taking a Look at the Death Penalty, Nationally and in California
When Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order to extend the moratorium on executions in California in March, the lead detective and the victims’ families in the Hawks case were all very upset. After sitting through three trials in this case, two of which resulted in death sentences for defendants who killed their family members, they have been waiting a decade to see these murderers receive the ultimate punishment. But they are likely going to … [Read more...]
Alan R. Warren Reveals Shocking Details Of Rodney Alcala’s Serial Murders In THE KILLING GAME
Beginning in 1968 and continuing into the 1970s, a predator stalked California and New York, torturing, raping and murdering young girls and women. But who was the monster behind these tragedies? Eventually, a suspect emerged, but he didn’t look like a monster. Indeed, Rodney Alcala was a handsome, charming photographer who’d once studied film at New York University under director Roman Polanski. With his wit and easy self-confidence and … [Read more...]
New True Crime Book Dives Deep Into the Life of the Golden State Killer
Check out the book trailer for 'THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER' Read 'THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN STATE KILLER' by Mike Morford and Mike Ferguson. In 1976, a masked predator terrorized Sacramento County in California by sneaking into the home of his victims and performing unforgivable acts. He traveled all through Northern California, then moved onto Southern California where his sick and sadistic ways didn’t slow down. To those living in … [Read more...]
Award Winning Author Peter Eichstaedt Starts His Wine Country Mystery Series With NAPA NOIR
When northern California’s idyllic Napa Valley is shattered by the vineyard shooting deaths of two men, investigative-reporter-turned-wine-editor Dante Rath seizes the chance to salvage his sagging career. One of the dead is the winery’s top investor, a high-tech genius, who was shot and killed by the winery’s owner, who in turn was gunned down by Napa County sheriff deputies. At the murder scene, Dante encounters Carmen Carelli, the lawyer … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Steve Jackson Discusses Death Penalty From Epilogue Of A CLOCKWORK MURDER
New York Times Bestselling Author Weighs Pros and Cons In Book About "The Night A Twisted Fantasy Became Demented Reality" An Excerpt From The Epilogue of A CLOCKWORK MURDER: I personally am not a fan of the death penalty in its present form. I have several reasons for that: --Prosecutors who file death penalty papers in order to coerce a defendant into accepting a lesser plea. As noted in my colleague John Ferak’s wonderful book, … [Read more...]
NAKED ADDICTION-Caitlin Rother-Persistence Pays
NAKED ADDICTION started off as a short story, inspired by a news article I wrote when I was the Northampton City Hall reporter for the Springfield Union-News in Massachusetts about 25 years ago. A young woman, who was an old friend of my then-boyfriend, was murdered in New York City and he took me to her wake. That true crime story worked as a creative catalyst for me to create the character of the first murder victim, Tania Marcus, who, by … [Read more...]
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