A federal civil rights jury in Nebraska has dinged Gage County, Sheriff's Corporal Burt Searcey, deputy/psychologist Wayne Price and the estate of late sheriff Jerry DeWitt to the tune of more than $28 million - for reckless misconduct involving the nation's largest-ever wrongful conviction case - 6 wrongful convictions in a lone murder. The terrible plight of the Beatrice 6 was the subject of my recent book for WildBlue Press titled, "FAILURE … [Read more...]
Author Monte Francis on Crime Beat Radio
Award-winning journalist Monte Francis was on Crime Beat Radio with host Ron Chepesiuk, on Thursday, July 14th, at 8pm ET. Monte discussed his new true crime book, ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer, which is the story of a killer that is set loose to kill again when the prosecution fails to stop him. ICE AND BONE was released by WildBlue Press on April 19th, 2016 and has been receiving excellent reviews. Listen to Ron's interview … [Read more...]
Denise Wallace Discusses Her Efforts To Overcome Impatience When Writing
Without a doubt, I used to be one of the most impatient people on the planet. I'm serious; I really was. Just to give an example: If I had a dinner date with the president and got hungry on the way, I'd stop somewhere and grab a burger. It's ridiculous, I know. And though I had the discipline to burn the extra calories, I was well aware that this was not a virtue, especially if I wanted to be a writer. That's why when I wanted to … [Read more...]
Author Denise Wallace Offers Six Step-By-Step Tips for Writing a True Crime Book
So, you have fallen in love with the scintillating world of true crime? The psychological profiles of killers and the investigative processes of detectives have enthralled you and left you hungry for more. You have read dozens and dozens of true crime books (make SURE you do this) and taken writing classes to learn the craft, and now you want to write one of your own. But where do you start? Step 1 First of all, you should start by … [Read more...]
Author Helps Police Investigate Father’s Murder In DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET
Denise Wallace Pens Poignant True Crime Memoir About Secret Life And Brutal Death Of Father 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 that could help his killer escape the death penalty, should she come … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Denise Wallace Begins New Career With DADDY’S LITTLE SECRET
Denise Wallace is an American author and story analyst in Hollywood. Her debut true crime book, Daddy's Little Secret, is about the murder of her father, Wesley Wallace in Palm Beach, Florida. Denise completed the Professional Program in Screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles. Once there, she also took additional film classes, such as How to Write a Thriller, The Art of Pitching, Television Writing, and The Fundamentals of … [Read more...]
Readers: John Ferak’s True Crime Book FAILURE OF JUSTICE Is A Must Read
FAILURE OF JUSTICE marks my fourth non-fiction book and third with publisher WildBlue Press of Colorado. It's the true story of America's biggest modern miscarriage of justice. And it's not your ordinary true crime story at all. It's much more. It's about the death penalty. It's about fixing a broken justice system. It's about fairness and redemption. It's about rebuilding your life - in this case six lives - after a horribly misguided police and … [Read more...]
Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Jr. on Crime Beat with Host Ron Chepesiuk
Co-authors of the hit true crime A TASTE FOR MURDER, Burl Barer and Frank C. Girardot Jr, were featured on the Crime Beat radio show with host Ron Chepesiuk. The show aired on June 23rd at 8pm Eastern Time. You can listen to the interview here: http://www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm Acclaim for A TASTE FOR MURDER “A true crime murder mystery that will leave you gasping for breath” —Steve Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of … [Read more...]
MURDER IN THE FAMILY, a New York Times Bestselling True Crime Classic by Burl Barer
The Updated eBook-only Version of Edgar Award Winning Author's Shocking Story of Murder and Brutality " ... where for the first time an FBI profiler was allowed to testify and the controversial, pre-DNA science of allotyping was presented to a jury." On March 15th, 1987 police in Anchorage, Alaska arrived at a horrific scene of carnage. In a modest downtown apartment, they found Nancy Newman's brutally beaten corpse sprawled across her … [Read more...]
The Trail of Ted Bundy Photo Gallery
The photo gallery below is related to the true crime book, THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY: Digging Up The Untold Stories by Kevin Sullivan. Find the book at wbp.bz/thetrailoftedbundy On the evening of May 6, 1974, Kathy Parks and Lorraine Fargo, both Oregon State University students, spent a few minutes talking on the sidewalk area seen in the above photo. Afterward, Kathy crossed the small street and entered the Memorial Union Commons … [Read more...]