Are you sick of watching and reading about the same killers and crimes? Do you feel like you've seen and heard about every true crime case on tv and in books? Sure, you know all about Ted Bundy, The Zodiac Killer, and The Golden State Killer. But what do you know about Tom Luther, Anthony Garcia, Roy Melanson, or Joshua Wade? This list is for the most dedicated true crime fans, the ones who want to delve into the lesser known cases. Below … [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...]
Photo Gallery For BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare
Buy BOGEYMAN And Get The Story Behind These Photos! … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Author To Appear On True Crime Radio Show CRIME BEAT
Crime Beat: Issues, Controversies and Personalities From The Darkside #Bestselling #truecrime author Steve Jackson was the guest on CRIME BEAT with Ron Chepesiuk Thursday, 8 p.m. ET, January 22. They discused BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Worst Nightmare, https://wildbluepress.com/b30c, as well as Jackson's other true crime books and stories, such as MONSTER and NO STONE UNTURNED, and crime writing in general. Chepesiuk is a native … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN Serial Killer Focus Of ID Show
True Crime Author Steve Jackson And Heroic Texas Lawman Gary Sweet Interviewed For Discovery Channel Show To Air February 26 The episode of “Most Evil” about serial killer David Penton will air at 9 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 25. @discoveryID #mostevil. The show is called "Predators." As many of you know, Penton, was the subject of a nearly twenty-five year cold case investigation into the murders of three young girls pursued by … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-Channeling In Cold Blood
Veteran true crime author Steve Jackson channels the well-established In Cold Blood tradition of absenting himself from the plot, like a journalist, while constructing a narrative, driven by action and dialog, influenced by novel-writing technique. Jackson’s gradually unfolding story feels familiar to anybody accustomed to reading police procedurals and crime thrillers. The horrifying aspects of Jackson’s narrative, of the very killer every … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-Steve Jackson-LATalkRadio
Steve discusses BOGEYMAN and his other books, as well as writing in general, with LATalkRadio hosts John Johnson and Dr. Estella Sneider. … [Read more...]
BOGEYMAN-‘He stands on the edge of a foul dark pond …”
"He stands on the edge of a foul dark pond as the cold winds of hell howl around him. In his cruel hands, he holds a collection of shiny pebbles that represent every child he took, subjected to unspeakable horrors and pain, and then remorselessly killed in the most terrifying manner imaginable. With each murder, the monster, this bogeyman, this nightmare, tosses a pebble into the bottomless waters causing ripples of misery and devastation to … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – Throwaway Kids
Editor’s Note: Katlyn Sweet is the daughter of Detective Gary Sweet, one of the main investigators whose quest to catch serial child-killer David Penton is the subject of BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent’s Nightmare. She wrote this blog about her father's investigation and its impression on her then and now. A small child is abducted, scared, murdered and tossed onto the earth like she means nothing to this world. In fact, the small child is … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – Why I Chose This True Crime Story
Since the August publication of BOGEYMAN, I've frequently been asked how and why I chose this particular story to write about. I know what drives some of that: True Crime authors usually steer clear of stories about the murder of children, particularly those involving a killer who’s a stranger … a bogeyman. Sure there are the books in which the parents murder their offspring (and sometimes spouse), and we’re all justifiably horrified. But … [Read more...]
