One of the ways the feds were able to track down Joshua Wade after he had already evaded conviction in the murder of Della Brown, was to use human scent dogs. I had never written about Bloodhounds before writing ICE AND BONE, and what I discovered astonished me. The dogs were able to pick up Wade’s scent two whole weeks AFTER he had used the ATM card of one of his victims. This video, which the FBI shared with me, picks up as a dog named … [Read more...]
Frank Girardot Discusses A TASTE FOR MURDER on Crime Time
Frank Girardot Jr. discusses his and co-author Burl Barer's new true crime book, A TASTE FOR MURDER, on Crime Time with host Allison Hope Weiner. A TASTE FOR MURDER details the case of Frank Rodriguez, who aside from being dead, was in perfect health. Watch the full show below to find out why this case was chosen, how Burl and Frank conducted their research, and get an inside look into Frank's murder. Get your copy of the hit true crime A TASTE … [Read more...]
Author Monte Francis’s Upcoming Media Appearances
Monte Francis has recently had multiple media appearances to discuss his new true crime book, which was released by WildBlue Press on April 19th and has been receiving excellent reviews since. ICE AND BONE is the chilling true account of how a demented murderer initially evaded police and avoided conviction only to slip back into the shadows and kill again. Monte's Media Appearances: The House of Mystery Radio Show with host Alan Warren on … [Read more...]
John Ferak on The House of Mystery Radio Show
WildBlue Press author John Ferak was on The House of Mystery Radio Show, with host Alan R. Warren, to discuss his hit true crime book, BODY OF PROOF. The House of Mystery Radio Show airs live every Saturday from 6-7a.m. on Phoenix KFNX 1100 AM radio, which is one of the top 100 most-listened to radio stations in the U.S.! Acclaim for BODY OF PROOF Take a bow, John Ferak! BODY OF PROOF is a superbly crafted tale of murder and mystery but, … [Read more...]
WildBlue Press Author Bradley Nickell on The House of Mystery Radio Show
WildBlue Press Author Bradley Nickell was interviewed by Alan R. Warren, host of The House of Mystery Radio Show, on Phoenix KFNX 1100 AM radio a few weeks back. If you missed it, not a problem! The recording of the show is further down on the page. You'll get to know Bradley more, learn about his path to becoming a writer, and information about the story behind Bradley's incredibly popular true crime story, REPEAT OFFENDER. KFNX is one of the … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Bradley Nickell on the Heidi Harris Show
True Crime Author Bradley Nickell was interviewed on the Heidi Harris Show on Las Vegas AM 840 KXNT on 04/13/16. Did you miss it live? No worries, we've got the recording of the show below! It's a great look into and an update to the story behind Bradley's incredibly popular true crime story, REPEAT OFFENDER. Heidi Harris is the queen of talk radio, named by Talker's Magazine as One of America's Top 100 Most Influential Radio Hosts, with … [Read more...]
ICE AND BONE: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer by Award-Winning Journalist Monte Francis
A Killer Is Set Loose To Kill Again When The Prosecution Fails To Stop Him On a clear, brisk night in September of 2000, 33-year-old Della Brown was found sexually assaulted and beaten to death inside a filthy, abandoned shed in seedy part of Anchorage, Alaska. She was one of six women, mostly Native Alaskan, slain that year, stoking fears a serial killer was on the loose. A tanned and thuggish 20-year-old would eventually implicate himself … [Read more...]
Listen to the F.B.I. Interview of the Serial Killer Featured in ICE AND BONE
Here is an audio clip I obtained from the F.B.I. of an interview with Joshua Wade shortly after his arrest in connection with Mindy Schloss’s disappearance. The interview appears in Chapter 40 of ICE AND BONE. What you obviously can’t see is Wade’s reaction when Agent Thoreson claims they “talked to Mindy.” Both Agent Thoreson and Detective Perrenoud, who were in the room, told me that a devious smirk came over Wade’s face: From Chapter … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson Reflects On An Unexpected Reward From Writing SMOOTH TALKER
Writing true crime books has it's ups and downs. It can be a dark road through hell researching and writing about the terrible things human beings--if some killers can be classified as such--do to other human beings. It also has its rewards, some of them quite unexpected, as I was recently reminded. Anyone who reads my books knows that I'm not big on going into the gory details, or including the more "shocking" photographs included in … [Read more...]
True Crime Author Steve Jackson Discusses SMOOTH TALKER Picture Puzzle Pieces
I've been asked why I chose to write SMOOTH TALKER: Trail of Death, especially as I have already written about serial killer Roy Melanson in the past. In 2002, I published a book called NO STONE UNTURNED: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators, which was about the history and some of the best early cases involving NecroSearch International. NSI is a group of scientists, as well as former and current law enforcement … [Read more...]
