MAN OVERBOARD-Praised by newspaper as “darkly funny”

By Steve Jackson | September 20, 2026

“Barer pulls no punches in his telling of the story,” writes Frank Girodot, the senior editor of the San Gabriel Valley News Group, “which begins humorously enough: “Phil Champagne died Aug. 31, 1982, in a tragic boating accident off Lopez Island, Washington. He was 52. Champagne was survived by his wife of 28 years, four […]

True Crime Author Kevin Sullivan

By Kevin Sullivan | September 20, 2026

  Greetings fellow readers! My journey with the written word began very early in life. The first book I read (devoured actually) was Charles Franklin’s, The World’s Worst Murderers, published in 1965. Since I was only ten, it wasn’t the kind of book that should have interested me, but it did. And despite having to […]

The “Candy Man” Murders: Three Years of Terror in Houston

By Michael Cordova | September 19, 2026

29 Missing Boys. One Shocking Confession.(opens in new tab) In the early 1970s, teenage boys began disappearing across Houston, Texas. One by one, they vanished, leaving behind empty bedrooms, unanswered questions, and a city that chose not to look too closely. Police called them runaways. Parents were told to be patient. Lack of concern caused […]