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...]
Watch Burl Barer As He Discusses the Motives of the Killer in His Bestselling True Crime Book MURDER IN THE FAMILY
Edgar award winning author Burl Barer tells readers about the killer featured in his New York Times bestselling true crime book, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, and his motives for brutally murdering Nancy Newman and her two young daughters. The updated eBook edition of this instant bestselling true crime book will be available from WildBlue Press on June 21, 2016. Get your copy here! … [Read more...]
Countdown Deal Days for the “Best True Crime Book of 2015” REPEAT OFFENDER!
For a limited time, get Bradley Nickell's award winning true crime book, REPEAT OFFENDER, for only 99cents beginning Saturday, June 18! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. REPEAT OFFENDER was named the best true crime book of 2015 by Suspense Magazine and gives readers and inside look at how the Las Vegas Police Department brought down the most prolific criminal Las Vegas has ever known. Get your copy … [Read more...]
Don’t Miss Our Countdown Deal Days for John Ferak’s True Crime BODY OF PROOF!
For a limited time, get John Ferak's hit true crime book, BODY OF PROOF, for only 99cents beginning Thursday, June 16! But hurry, the price will gradually increase after each day of the countdown. BODY OF PROOF details the possibility of tainted evidence used in the trial of the man accused of killing Jessica O'Grady, in Omaha, Nebraska. Get your copy here! From the book: “As each day in May passed, the saga surrounding the charming coed’s … [Read more...]
Author Moved To Tears Writing His True Crime Classic MURDER IN THE FAMILY
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 bed. In other rooms were the bodies of her eight-year-old daughter, Melissa, and her three-year-old, Angie, whose throat was slit from ear to ear. Both Nancy and Melissa had been sexually assaulted. After an intense investigation, the police … [Read more...]
Reflections From FAILURE OF JUSTICE Author on Week 1 of Beatrice 6 Trial
Lincoln, Nebraska. That's where the media spotlight returned this past week. A handful of journalists are covering the plight of the Beatrice 6. It's now been eight years since Beatrice, Nebraska, a city of 12,000, became the new home of the country's worst nightmare involving a miscarriage of justice. A total of 6 people lost 70 years of their lives for somebody else's rape and murder. The threat of Nebraska's dreaded electric chair played a … [Read more...]
Watch Actual Videos of Beatrice 6 Interrogations And False Confessions!
John Ferak's new true crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE: A Brutal Murder, An Obsessed Cop, Six Wrongful Convictions, details the largest wrongful conviction case in U.S. history. It is the story of the Beatrice 6 who were wrongfully accused of the brutal, ritualistic rape and murder of an elderly widow in Beatrice, Nebraska, and then railroaded by law enforcement into prison for a crime they did not commit. Watch some of the interrogations and false … [Read more...]
Police Lt. Oliver Reflects on Solving Notorious Murder Case
In 2007 I was promoted to Lieutenant of Investigations at the Beatrice Police Department. I was briefed about the appeal process that was already in motion involving Joseph White. I was thinking “what a waste of the courts time." When the DNA results came back I was surprised to say the least. The Helen Wilson task force was formed, and I was given the opportunity to be in charge of it and handing out assignments. I was thinking “how are we … [Read more...]
