The role of a Judge Advocate, or JAG, is varied depending on the specific assignment. The initial criteria to be a Judge Advocate is to have gone to law school, be licensed to practice law in at least one State, and complete the required military training to be a military officer and military attorney. There are Judge Advocates serving in the military in nearly every type of position. There are prosecutors, defense attorneys, administrative law … [Read more...]
Craig W. Drummond On His Writing Process For SAVING SANDOVAL
I started Saving Sandoval back in 2007 by taking notes while still in Iraq after I represented Specialist Sandoval in his court-martial. In the back of my mind, I knew that the case had been a game-changer for me both personally and professionally. Sandoval’s case was the first time that I represented someone wrongly accused of a serious crime. In his case, the most serious of crimes, murder. I also knew that time was not on my side if I was … [Read more...]
Craig W. Drummond
Craig W. Drummond is an attorney and former Captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps. He is originally from the historic town of St. Joseph, Missouri, and received his undergraduate and law degrees from Drake University. In 2007, Captain Drummond was deployed to Iraq where he defended U.S. Army Sniper Specialist Jorge G. Sandoval, Jr. who was being court-martialed for two murders and other related charges. The case made international headlines with … [Read more...]
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The Truth About the Murder That Ended The Russian Empire Is Finally Revealed In KILLING RASPUTIN
At last a book about the so-called “Mad Monk” of Imperial Russia that lays to rest the myths and reveals the truth about one of the most controversial characters in human history while exploring the impact his murder had on a dynasty, a people, and a country. Written in three parts, KILLING RASPUTIN begins with a biography that describes how a simple unkempt “holy man” from the wilds of Siberia became a friend of Emperor Nicholas II and his … [Read more...]
Author Margarita Nelipa
Margarita Nelipa is of Russian heritage and is the daughter of war refugees who arrived in Australia in 1948. A former medical scientist with a post-graduate qualification in Legal Studies, she turned her interests to fulltime research and writing about medical, legal and historical issues related to the last decades of the Russian Imperial era. Fluent in the Russian language, Margarita has written three books and ten articles for periodicals … [Read more...]
OUTLAW SOUTHWEST’s Ron Franscell On The Story Behind The Famous Photo Of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid: Ten perfectly still seconds in eternity We know almost nothing of him, except her was a gypsy photographer, drifting the dusty roads of the territories. Trooping wearily from one far-flung town to another, he’d likely stop his dark-room wagon outside of busy saloons, brothels, maybe even a hanging. He’d mount his big camera, unfurl his backdrops, and hope word spread before dark there was a man taking pictures in town. But … [Read more...]
In THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY, Kevin Sullivan Compiles Never Before Published Interviews and Clues from this Historic Case
THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY: Digging Up the Untold Stories A look into the life of serial killer Ted Bundy, from those who knew him, to those who chased him, and from those who mourned his many victims... The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories, is a journey back in time, to when Ted Bundy was killing young women and girls in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It’s told by those who knew him, and you’ll hear their … [Read more...]