Are you sick of watching and reading about the same killers and crimes? Do you feel like you've seen and heard about every true crime case on tv and in books? Sure, you know all about Ted Bundy, The Zodiac Killer, and The Golden State Killer. But what do you know about Tom Luther, Anthony Garcia, Roy Melanson, or Joshua Wade? This list is for the most dedicated true crime fans, the ones who want to delve into the lesser known cases. Below … [Read more...]
Alaska Dispatch Calls Monte Francis’s ICE AND BONE “Exceptional Journalistic Work”
Alaska Dispatch News just deemed ICE AND BONE: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer by Monte Francis "exceptional journalistic work"! ICE AND BONE is the true account of serial killer Joshua Wade, who was set loose to kill again after the prosecution failed to stop him. Read the full review here! "A tremendous amount of exceptional journalistic work went into this, and the book that emerges is richly detailed and deeply sensitive toward the … [Read more...]
ICE AND BONE by Monte Francis Receives Great Review from Anchorage Press
Monte Francis's ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer was featured in a book review by the Anchorage Press, titled "In the Wake of A Killer." This review recaps and praises Monte's work on the killer that was set loose to kill again when the prosecution failed to stop him, Joshua Wade. Read the full review here: http://www.anchoragepress.com/book-review/wake-killer "Monte Francis’ gripping thriller is not for the faint of heart. … [Read more...]
Don’t Miss WildBlue’s True Crime Author Monte Francis on Darkness Radio
Award-winning journalist Monte Francis will be on Darkness Radio on July 19th, at 8pm PST, to discuss his new true crime book, ICE AND BONE: Tracking an Alaskan Serial Killer. 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. Tune in to the interview here: http://www.darknessradio.com/ “A chilling chronicle of victims brutally … [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...]
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...]
Monte Francis Talks About His New True Crime Book ICE AND BONE
Award-winning journalist Monte Francis released his new true crime book, ICE AND BONE, with WildBlue Press on April 19th, 2016 and has been receiving excellent reviews. ICE AND BONE is the true story of an Alaskan serial killer that is set loose to kill again when the prosecution fails to stop him. Get your copy today! “A chilling chronicle of victims brutally murdered by a cold, merciless killer, against a backdrop equally as unforgiving – … [Read more...]
Using Human Scent Dogs to Track Down a Killer
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...]
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...]
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...]
