Thomas Lawrence Pollard, better known as Larry Pollard, was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1948. He was the son of Julia Davis Pollard and Forrest Pollard sr. Studying law at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he would go on to work in some of the most prestigious legal counsel positions in the State. From birth, he was raised at a large stately home in Forest Hills. The address was 1902 Cedar Street, in the very same house where … [Read more...]
Gallery From Lou Smit’s Investigation | LOU AND JONBENÉT: A Legendary Lawman’s Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen’s Murder by John Wesley Anderson
EXCLUSIVE SLIDES USED IN THE INVESTIGATION Excerpts from Lou Smit's slideshow presentation are being published with the consent of his family and released for the first time. The slides are being made available with the knowledge and consent of JonBenét Ramsey's family in the hopes of bringing her killer to justice. CONTENT WARNING: The following materials contain graphic images of violence and abuse against a child and are intended for a … [Read more...]
Author Margery Metzger On The Importance of True Crime Writing
A true crime writer walks a tightrope. Brutal crimes may be sensational, but most of all they are traumatic. The writer must balance facts of the crime about the perpetrator, the witnesses, law enforcement, the judicial, and the survivors. It is not easy to research this material and to sort through events to try to determine what is fact and what has been distorted either through time or one's own perspective. Perpetrators should be held … [Read more...]
THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SERIAL KILLERS Volume 3 (M–S) is now on Audiobook
The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is the most comprehensive set of its kind in the history of true crime publishing. Written and compiled by Susan Hall, the four-volume set has more than 1600 entries of male and female serial killers from around the world. Listen Now! Volume One: A-D | Volume Two: E-L | Volume Three: M-S Defined by the FBI as a person who murders 3 or more people over a period of time with a hiatus of weeks or months … [Read more...]
Edgar Award Winner Burl Barer Hosts True Crime Uncensored Every Saturday
Listen on your favorite platforms at anchor.fm/burl-barer/ True Crime Uncensored is the best true crime radio program on the air. Hosted by Burl Barer and Mark Boyer, it is the Internet's FIRST true crime podcast and is now in its second decade of live broadcasts every Saturday at 2 p.m. PT. Barer, who is an Edgar Award-winning author, and Boyer, who specializes in fact-checking and is an expert on financial crimes, bring a unique and … [Read more...]
Audie Winning Voice Actor Jennifer Jill Araya Narrates ESCAPE FROM MARIUPOL: A Survivor’s True Story
The groundbreaking true story of Adoriana Marik's journey from Ukraine as told to Anne K. Howard is now available in audiobook format! Infusing Marik's harrowing story with vitality through voice and storytelling, Jennifer Jill Araya breathes life into ESCAPE FROM MARIUPOL. She is an Audie Award Winner, Earphones Award Recipient, American Library Association YALSA Amazing Audiobooks Award Winner, SOVAS Award Finalist, and three-time Independent … [Read more...]
SAVING SANDOVAL Author Craig Drummond Recieves Local Salute Our Troops Recognition
Craig W. Drummond is celebrated in the local news! The SAVING SANDOVAL author recieves the January award for Salute Our Troops. Check out the full story in the video below. Saving Sandoval is the true account of the defense of U.S. Army Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval, Jr. Sandoval, a 22-year old infantry paratrooper deployed to the forward operating base of Iskan during the enemy uprisings of 2007 in Iraq. Iskan was located in the "Triangle of … [Read more...]
Author Tiddy Smith Tells Why He Wrote About The Kathleen Peterson Case
I have always been intrigued by claims of the strange and unusual: Things like ghosts, extraterrestrials, sea monsters and sinister conspiracies. ghosts, extraterrestrials, conspiracy, Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil For this reason, perhaps, my favourite fiction writer was always Ira Levin. I remember reading Rosemary's Baby for the first time, and having to put it down for a week to allow my frayed nerves to settle. A … [Read more...]
Ron Franscell Answers “Which is harder to write: true crime or crime fiction?’
DEAF ROW will be available in hardback, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats on February 14, 2023! … [Read more...]
Narrator Tom Lennon Channels Michael Hardy in David Larson’s THE LAST JEWISH GANGSTER Trilogy
Award-winning narrator of more than 100 audiobooks, Tom Lennon, presents the first-person account of Michael Hardy, Bugsy Siegel's godson, as he devolves into a fearless gangster-all to win his mother's approval, in THE LAST JEWISH GANGSTER trilogy by David Larson. Volumes One-The Early Years-and Two-The Middle Years-are out now. Look For Volume Three-The Later Years-in 2023! Read the reviews on the author's website thelastjewishgangster.com … [Read more...]
