Frank Girardot (born 1961, Detroit, Michigan) is an American author, journalist, victim advocate, and radio host. He is CEO of Pegasus Communications, LLC and a former editor and columnist for the Los Angeles News Group. Girardot got his start in journalism as a copy boy at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. Subsequent to the newspaper's closing, he worked for the Ontario Daily Report, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Pasadena Star-News. … [Read more...]
Buy Steve Jackson’s True Crime SMOOTH TALKER, Get A Free Copy of BOGEYMAN
Two Great True Crime Books For The Price Of One! Filling Out The Form Also Enters You To Win One Of Four Signed Print Copies Of SMOOTH TALKER! The stories of two serial killers, Roy Melanson and David Penton, and the amazing detective work that put them behind bars for life, brought to you by New York Times bestseller and award-winning journalist Steve Jackson. After buying SMOOTH TALKER, fill out THIS FORM and select a Kindle … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Reflects On An Unexpected Reward From Writing SMOOTH TALKER
Writing true crime books has it's ups and downs. It can be a dark road through hell researching and writing about the terrible things human beings--if some killers can be classified as such--do to other human beings. It also has its rewards, some of them quite unexpected, as I was recently reminded. Anyone who reads my books knows that I'm not big on going into the gory details, or including the more "shocking" photographs included in … [Read more...]
Check Out Preview of Steve Jackson’s New True Crime Book SMOOTH TALKER on Investigation Discovery’s Epic Mysteries
New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson's latest true crime book, SMOOTH TALKER, will be featured on the Investigation Discovery's Epic Mysteries show on April 9th, 2016, at 9pm ET. SMOOTH TALKER is the story of serial rapist Roy Melanson, his depredations, and the intrepid police work that went into bringing him to justice. Check out this preview. From The Preface of SMOOTH TALKER: He’s just a fat old man rotting away in a Colorado … [Read more...]
Burl Barer and Frank C Girardot Jr. True Crime Collaboration: A TASTE FOR MURDER
Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Jr. discussed the book on Investigation Discovery EPIC MYSTERIES on April 9, 2016 Frank Rodriguez, a much-loved counselor of troubled teens, lies dead on the bedroom floor. His wife and step-daughter are in shock, and so is the medical examiner when he performs the autopsy. Aside from being dead, Frank is in perfect health. Demanding to know the cause of her husband’s death, Angie Rodriguez badgers the … [Read more...]
Burl Barer Reveals Angie Rodriguez’s Terrible Past
Finding her husband dead on their bedroom floor was not the only horrific experience in Angie Rodriguez's life. Burl Barer reveals information about the past the main woman featured in his new true crime book, A TASTE FOR MURDER, co-written with Frank C Girardot Jr. A TASTE FOR MURDER will be available from WildBlue Press on March 8th and featured on the Investigation Discovery show “Epic Mysteries” on March 12th! Order your copy today! … [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...]
“Most Evil” Television Show Features Killer From BOGEYMAN By Steve Jackson
Those of you who may have missed this Investigation Discovery show "Most Evil" that featured three killers, including David E Penton, the Investigation Discovery Show "Most Evil" Featured The Bogeyman David Penton serial child-killer from my book BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare can Watch It Here. The Penton segment starts at minute 28 and takes up the rest of the hour-long show that featured interviews with myself, Steve Jackson, and … [Read more...]
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