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 will be on Shattered Lives Radio: Get the Link Here!
Michael W. Streed will be featured on Shattered Lives Radio this January 30th, 2016 to discuss his new true crime book, SketchCop. This book features multiple true crime stories from Michael's own experience as an internationally-recognized forensic facial imaging expert. Find out more about The SketchCop's role in some of the nation's most notorious murder cases and the crucial part he plays in the criminal justice system. Get your copy of … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
A crime of national news intrigue, a book for cops, mystery readers
In about ten days, true-crime readers from across the globe can become acclimated with a tiny western Iowa community that captured the national spotlight a decade ago: https://dev.wildbluepress.com/dixies-last-stand-john-ferak-true-crime/ This was a murder case that ultimately generated incredible public awareness on hot-button topics such as domestic violence and murder in self-defense. How big a deal was the murder case involving Dixie … [Read more...]