Hi Readers, I want to share some updates about my work. For those who may be unfamiliar, I am a true crime writer and investigator, and my recent focus has been on the murder case involving NC killer cop Lamont Claxton Underwood. My books, FIRST DEGREE RAGE and RAGING ON have received some media attention. Recently, I had the opportunity to be part of an upcoming episode of the popular TV series, "Storm of … [Read more...]
Paula May’s True Crime Saga Continues With RAGING ON
From the author of FIRST DEGREE RAGE: The True Story of ‘The Assassin,’ An Obsession, and Murder comes the ongoing and chilling true crime saga of L. C. Underwood, the obsessively jealous police officer from North Carolina. Underwood shocked an entire city with his reign of terror in the lives of his ex-fiancé Kay Weden, a woman he refused to let go, her son Jason whom he despised, and her mother Catherine Miller who got in his way. … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for FIRST DEGREE RAGE by Paula May
Official book trailer for the true crime book, First Degree Rage by Paula May. Learn more and get your copy here: wbp.bz/fdra Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. "There was no brown in his eyes at all. They were just two black buttons. I looked in his eyes. All I saw was solid black against the whites. It wasn’t natural. It was… creepy, unnerving, demonic." - Detective Paula May Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a … [Read more...]
Author And Detective Paula May On The Recent Treatment Of Law Enforcement
Wow. Just wow. In just the past week, the attacks on law enforcement across the United States have been incomprehensible to me. Having spent over 30 years doing everything within my power to help people, to save lives, and putting my own life in danger countless times, I am shocked and stunned at these insolent and unjust attacks by minorities, and whites alike. No one despises dirty, biased or violent cops, especially Derek Chauvin, more than … [Read more...]
FIRST DEGREE RAGE: A Shocking Story Of Obsession And Murder, Written By The Investigating Detective
Terrifying things are happening to Kay Weden, a forty-something single mom and high school teacher in Salisbury, North Carolina. Despite having no known enemies, Kay's home, car, and peace of mind are under attack throughout 1993. Most chilling of all are the senseless attacks on her only son and the shot fired in the night through a wall of her house, which narrowly misses his head as he sleeps. Kay's new love interest is the charming Viktor … [Read more...]
Detective Paula May On Domestic Violence Victims And Why They Stay
"Hidden beneath our outward surfaces are layers of ourselves that we never see and others never see. Sometimes we do see the 'red flag' layers and easily dismiss them. We accept these red flags as 'normal defects' that could be present in every single human being. I was one who did dismiss red flags. I didn't know people like this could exist. I was raised to love people and do no harm. I had much to learn! Paula writes a profound and passionate … [Read more...]
Meet Author Paula May
Writing is my second favorite solo pastime; reading is my first. My name is Paula May, and I recently retired after thirty years in law enforcement; over twenty in major crime investigation and the last ten as Chief of Police directing major criminal incident response and investigation. For a country farm girl who grew up in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, reading was my entertainment, my educator, my gateway to the world beyond my … [Read more...]
