Show aired March 5 In the course of working on a potential book in Oregon about a man accused of murdering his girlfriend and mother of his child by pushing her off a cliff in 2009, I suddenly became a focal point of a January hearing over a defense motion to dismiss the case. Pre-trial efforts to dismiss a case are not unusual. However, the defense attorney, Mike Arnold, partly based his witness questioning during testimony on the … [Read more...]
The SketchCop Michael W. Streed on True Murder Radio
Michael W. Streed was featured on True Crime Radio discussing his new true crime book, SketchCop, and his career as a facial imaging expert. SketchCop features multiple cases from Michael's own portfolio of some of the nation's most notorious criminals. Listen to the full show here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dan-zupansky1/2016/02/25/sketchcop-michael-w-streed Acclaim for SketchCop Michael Streed is as passionate about being an artist as he … [Read more...]
The SketchCop Michael W. Streed on Generation Why
Michael W. Streed, forensic facial imaging expert and author of hit new true crime book SketchCop, was featured on The Generation Why Podcast on February 14th, 2016. During the podcast, Michael discusses his career as a sketch artist and the role he plays in the criminal justice system, some of his most memorable cases, as well as what he thinks of Gene Kusche's sketch from the Steven Avery case being taken from a mugshot. Listen to the full … [Read more...]
The SketchCop Michael W. Streed on True Crime Uncensored
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...]
Kevin Sullivan Ponders Forgotten Murder Cases In Kentucky on Darkness Radio
With KENTUCKY BLOODBATH: Ten Bizarre Tales of Murder from the Bluegrass State set to release June 2, Kevin Sullivan ponders the bizarre and all-but-forgotten cases that this true crime original details in an interview on Darkness Radio. Kevin spoke with host Tim Dennis on Tuesday May 26, and you can listen to it here on Darkness Radio. Be one of the first readers to purchase KENTUCKY BLOODBATH on June 2 and be entered to win a free WildBlue … [Read more...]
When The Police Need to Find A Body, They Call The World-Class Forensic Investigators Of NecroSearch International
"A fascinating journey into the trenches of crime [investigation]"--Lowell Cauffiel, New York Times bestselling author of House of Secrets A body stuffed in a car trunk swallowed by the swirling, muddy waters of the Missouri River. A hiker brutally murdered, then thrown off a cliff in a remote mountain range. A devious killer who hid his wife's body under a thick cement patio. For investigators, the story is often the same: they know a … [Read more...]
NecroSearch International Confronts Many Monsters In NO STONE UNTURNED
It takes a certain kind of person to willingly confront murderers and deal with the ripple effect of their monstrous crimes. And not just police officers or those you'd typically associate with the justice system. The members of NecroSearch International, a "membership by invitation only" group of scientists, criminalists and law enforcement officers, are those kinds of people, too. Headquartered in Colorado but operating all over the United … [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...]
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...]
Who was your favorite character in DIXIE’S LAST STAND?
When I wrote DIXIE'S LAST STAND: WAS IT MURDER OR SELF-DEFENSE? I made a concerted effort to limit the number of key characters in this feature-length book for #WildBluePress. You can find out more about the book and how to purchase it at #Amazon #Kindle by clicking here https://dev.wildbluepress.com/dixies-last-stand-john-ferak-true-crime/ Sure, there were plenty of names and positions that were paramount to the case. Iowa Division of … [Read more...]