My first foray into true crime, MAN OVERBOARD: The Counterfeit Resurrection of Phil Champagne, was a surprise hit, achieved universal rave reviews, and was nominated for an Anthony Award at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention as “Best True Crime Book of the Year.” “Oh, Burl,” said true-crime author Ann Rule, “I just know you’re going to win.” I didn’t. Ann won for Dead by Sunset. Ann Rule actually appears in Man Overboard and was the … [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...]
Bogeyman-A Man of God
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. This post involves her father’s prison interview with Penton and her reaction to reading about it in the book. Although detectives were 99 percent certain that Penton was the murderer of the young girls, he had no intention of … [Read more...]
Bogeyman by Steve Jackson – True Crime – Press Release
NYT bestselling author Steve Jackson haunts bookshelves with a new WildBluePress true crime original – Available Now BOGEYMAN “He was every parent’s worst nightmare. The bogeyman they’d warned their children about disguised as the friendly stranger; the fiend who lurked in the shadows outside of bedroom windows waiting for his chance to strike. … Then a team of tenacious Texas lawmen set out to bring the monster to justice and make sure he … [Read more...]
Steve Jackson Writes A True Crime About Every Parent’s Nightmare In BOGEYMAN
New York Times Bestselling Author Pens A True Horror Story About A Real-life Monster include "https://wildbluepress.com/wp-content/themes/magazine-pro/wbp-maincontentsalesbuttons.php?title=bogeyman"; BOGEYMAN: He Was Every Parent's Nightmare. The inspirational true crime story describing in dramatic detail the efforts of tenacious Texas lawmen to solve the cold case murders of three little girls and hold their killer accountable for his … [Read more...]
Bogeyman – The Nightmare
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. This blog involves one of her reactions to reading the book about an investigation that impacted her family directly. Imagine … dreaming of a man every night. The old nightmare. You can still see his face after all these years. He’s … [Read more...]
Darkness Radio host Dave Schrader Explores BOGEYMAN with Steve Jackson
Segment Two: The BOGEYMAN Is Real (60 minutes) Segment Three: Here Comes The BOGEYMAN (60 minutes) Date: July 8, 2014 True Murder Host Dan Zupansky Interviews Jackson about BOGEYMAN Date: May 15, 2014 (103 Minutes) … [Read more...]
When Life Imitates Art – Steve Jackson
My Crazy Adventure With The Mangy Werewolf and The Badwig Girl Craziness Prevails as the Mangy Werewolf carjacks 5 cars and is eventually arrested with no fatalities True crime author Steve Jackson was sitting in his home office in the Colorado mountains and working on his next book when a teenaged girl came to the door and asked for help claiming that she and her boyfriend had been in a car accident. However, she wasn't alone. Crouching out of … [Read more...]
Trust Betrayed – The Principal Everyone Trusted. The Death No One Could Explain.
A Child Died in His Principal's Cabin. Then the Questions Began. A healthy twelve-year-old dies inside his principal's remote cabin. The school board allows that principal to return to the classroom. This was the reality faced by Jeremy Bell's family and friends. From the beginning, they questioned the claim that Jeremy had simply died of a heart attack. Their search for answers met resistance, delay, and silence. Years later, a new sheriff and a … [Read more...]
VEGAS, INC.: The Untold Story of the Men Who Drove the Mob Out of Las Vegas
The Never-Before Told Story that Moved Control of Las Vegas from the Mob to Corporations In 1969, Nelson Conway Sr. opened the door to public corporate investment in Las Vegas gaming. That move changed the balance of power and drove organized crime out of the desert forever. This is the true story of that fight. Told by the son who watched his father fight for change in Vegas during the golden age of Mob-controlled gambling, this book reveals a … [Read more...]
