Isis Valdes Cruz, 40, was getting out of her car on Wednesday when she was approached by her estranged husband, Heriberto Garcia Ortega, 55, on 58th Court. They got into an argument and Heriberto slashed his wife's throat with a knife, then stabbed himself. Responding officers found Isis dead at the scene and Heriberto conscious but bleeding profusely. He later died at Jackson Memorial Hospital. More Florida Murder-Suicides Man Shoots Neighbor … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Blames ‘Squatters’ In Fatal Shooting
Neighbors claim a man’s death might not have happened last Tuesday if the city had listened to their cries for help with the rundown squatter home in the neighborhood. The house was an eyesore with an overgrown lawn and broken-in windows. Residents of the Northwood Hills Historic District say the house has been filled with squatters since the owner died a few months ago. Yet despite their many calls for help to police and city officials, the … [Read more...]
Relatives Fear Facebook Posts Led To Murder
It took the rags to riches mom, Makeva Jenkins, just two years to work her way from homelessness to financial success. Late Wednesday evening, she reached out and wrote the following post on FaceBook: “I’m in awe of how far I’ve come … Fast forward to now: We overcame being homeless in 2013/2014 to reaching my six-figure mark in 2015…” Early Thursday morning at around 2 a.m.—barely two hours after that post—a masked man knocked on the front door … [Read more...]
A Palm Beach Murder From My True Crime Book, DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET
Rodney Clark, a fifty-year-old man from Jackson, Miss., is being tried in Palm Beach this week after being charged with first-degree murder in the 1987 death of Dana Fader. It will be the first death penalty case to be tried in the county since Florida got a new death penalty law in March. This is a Palm Beach murder from my true crime book, Daddy’s Little Secret: “Detective Venetucci was not just a dedicated detective, he was also the drummer … [Read more...]
Author Denise Wallace On Crime Beat To Discuss DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET
Author Denise Wallace was recently featured on the #1 crime show of all internet radio, Crime Beat with host Ron Chepesuik. Wallace discussed her true crime book, DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET: A Daughter's Quest To Solve Her Father's Brutal Murder, which was released by WildBlue Press on July 26st, 2016. DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET is Wallace's own story of how upon her father’s murder, she learns of his secret double-life. She had looked the other way about … [Read more...]
Author Denise Wallace Discusses the Ups and Downs of Her “Tornado Writing Process”
Have you ever seen the speeded up blur of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote's feet when they're running? Well, that's what the first draft of my book looks like. You don't get any transitions or segways while you're reading, because, frankly, I like to write all the fun parts first. That's just me. I live my life like that, too. You don't really get any notice about what time I'm going to show up or what kind of park in L.A. I'm going to drag you to … [Read more...]
Debbi Mack Interviews DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET’s Denise Wallace on Crime Cafe
Debbi Mack, author of WildBlue's hit mystery novel IDENTITY CRISIS, interviewed Denise Wallace on Crime Cafe. They discussed Wallace's debut true crime original, DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET: A Daughter's Quest to Solve Her Father's Brutal Murder. This book details Wallace's struggle with learning of her father's secret double-life after detectives ask for her assistance in helping find his killer. She had looked the other way about other secrets of … [Read more...]
Darkness Radio Hosts WildBlue’s DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET Author Denise Wallace
Denise Wallace, author of WildBlue's new true crime original DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET, was featured on Darkness Radio on Tuesday, August 9th, at 10pm CST to discuss her book. DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET: A Daughter's Quest to Solve Her Father's Brutal Murder is the poignant true crime story about a daughter who, upon her father’s murder, learns of his secret double-life. She had looked the other way about other secrets of his, as well — deadly secrets … [Read more...]
Listen to DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET Author Denise Wallace on True Crime Uncensored
Denise Wallace, author of WildBlue's new true crime original DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET: A Daughter's Quest to Solve Her Father's Brutal Murder, will be on True Crime Uncensored on Saturday, August 6th, at 2pm PST to discuss the book. DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET is the poignant true crime story about a daughter who, upon her father’s murder, learns of his secret double-life. She had looked the other way about other secrets of his, as well — deadly secrets … [Read more...]
Get Denise Wallace’s True Crime Original DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET for Only 99cents!
To celebrate it's release, WildBlue Press will be offering Denise Wallace's true crime original DADDY'S LITTLE SECRET for only 99cents! Hurry and get your copy here, for this is a limited time special offer! DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET: A Daughter’s Quest To Solve Her Father’s Brutal Murder is the poignant true crime story about a daughter who, upon her father’s murder, learns of his secret double-life. She had looked the other way about other secrets … [Read more...]
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