FRANK GIRARDOT (born January 1961) is an American author, journalist, victim advocate, and radio host. He is best known for his biography of serial imposter Christian Gerhartsreiter, which will be updated and released by WildBlue Press in 2023 under the title BECOMING CLARK ROCKEFELLER. He is the former editor and columnist for the San Gabriel Valley News Group. Girardot got his start in journalism as a copyboy at the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Author Burl Barer on the Origin of the Cocaine Cops Featured In BETRAYAL IN BLUE
In the 1980s, there were two ways to make big bucks in the Big Apple: sell drugs or rob drug dealers. The main characters in this story did both, and they weren’t worried about the cops, because they were the cops. Drug dealers with a badge, criminals in a squad car, the Cocaine Cops of the NYPD were the most powerful drug gang in Brooklyn. CRACK! Some say that what happened in the 1980s was, when studied in retrospect, a … [Read more...]
Check Out This Video On The Story Behind True Crime Book BETRAYAL IN BLUE
Watch Edgar Award winning author Burl Barer as he discusses the story behind his upcoming true crime book, BETRAYAL IN BLUE, co-authored by award winning journalist Frank C. Girardot Jr. and former NYPD officer Ken Eurell. BETRAYAL IN BLUE becomes available from WildBlue Press on December 6th, 2016. Make sure to pre-order your copy before the price increases after its release! … [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...]
Frank C Girardot Jr on the Movie Version of A TASTE FOR MURDER
Frank C Girardot Jr discusses what he imagines a movie version of the true crime book he co-wrote with Burl Barer, A TASTE FOR MURDER, might look like. A TASTE FOR MURDER will be available from WildBlue Press on March 8th and featured on the Investigation Discovery show “Epic Mysteries” on March 12th! … [Read more...]
Dispatch from Author Burl Barer
I don't think we are allowed to talk about it yet, but it is safe to say that the world's #1 television network devoted to non-fiction thrillers (aka True Crime) is preparing a one-hour prime time special on the Legendary Burl Barer and Frank C. Girardot's new full length true crime collaboration -- a story that is raises allegations guaranteed to upset everyone and cause endless debates. The book will be published in April, 2016 with great … [Read more...]
Authors Burl Barer and Frank Girardot Craft New True Crime Book for Wild Blue Press
See that headline? Well, it’s not just some silly rumor — it’s a promise! Award-winning journalist and world-renowned true crime commentator Frank C. Girardot and I have been having fun cranking out a few mini-true crime features as tie ins to DEADLY SINS — to mixed reviews — but we were testing our ability to merge our styles and attitudes as warm ups to giving you a full length NEW TRUE CRIME BOOK of murder and mayhem. Frank and I found … [Read more...]
