True Crime Reader: Domestic Violence Caused Dixie To Kill

By John Ferak | January 18, 2015

From the Author: This particular #truecrime #author blog post is a little different as it deals with a controversial topic, domestic violence, brought up in my latest book DIXIE’S LAST STAND: Was It Murder Or Self-Defense? I invited Jennifer Marshall — who is a loyal member of several true crime Facebook forums — to write about […]

DIXIE’S LAST STAND Murder Front-Page News

By John Ferak | January 17, 2015

Small-Town Newspaper Covered Dixie’s Crime And Now The Book Small town newspapers know the pulse of their communities inside and out. Over in western #Iowa, The #Harlan Newspapers have a rich tradition for exhibiting excellence in small-town journalism. The paper’s history dates back to 1870. The Harlan Newspapers are the fifth largest twice weekly newspaper in Iowa. Harlan’s […]

Readers Asked To Decide “Was It Murder Or Self-Defense?” in DIXIE’S LAST STAND

By John Ferak | January 15, 2015

A WildBlue Press True Crime By Award-Winning Journalist John Ferak Dixie Shanahan had a terribly troubled and abusive marriage in the sleepy little town of Defiance, Iowa. Then one summer day in 2002, Dixie’s mean and wicked husband was gone. Some of the local residents presumed that Scott packed his bags and left town. But […]