Of the images found in ABOVE THE GROUND: A True Story of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, the photograph that grabs me is of Peter Heathwood. He was the innocent landlord who was renting an apartment to Artt on the Antrim Road in Belfast. He got shot by Loyalist thugs who mistook him for Artt in 1979. He's been in a wheelchair ever since. In 2019, when he picked me up at the bus station so we could go to his house … [Read more...]
“The Cannibal Cop” Gil Valle’s Interview With The Gothamist
Gil Valle, more commonly known as "The Cannibal Cop", was recently interviewed by Rebecca Fishbein of the Gothamist. In this interview, Valle gives readers an inside look at his trial, the fetishes that landed him there, prison, and his plans for the future now that he has been exonerated. Valle also discusses his upcoming memoir that he wrote with author Brian Whitney, RAW DEAL: The Untold Story of NYPD's "Cannibal Cop", which becomes available … [Read more...]
Cracked’s Interview With RAW DEAL’s “Cannibal Cop” Gil Valle
"There's a very good chance that if you've heard of Gilberto Valle at all, you only know him via his nickname: 'the Cannibal Cop.' Valle was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill, cook, and eat his wife and several other women. He spent 21 months in prison before a judge overturned his conviction due to the fact that there was no evidence he'd ever actually broken any law. It turned out Valle liked to fantasize in great detail about … [Read more...]
Silence of The Lambs? FBI Profiler Featured in John Ferak’s New True Crime Book
At the FBI, Peter Klismet was truly part of an elite force. He became a psychological profiler long before the box office smash movie Silence of Lambs starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster that highlighted the FBI's efforts to track down serial killers like the fictitious Hannibal Lechter. In real life, Klismet's highly specialized training as psychological profiler was put to the test in February 1985. He boarded a plane and flew into … [Read more...]
Kevin Sullivan Interview about THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY on The Opperman Report
True crime author Kevin Sullivan will be featured on The Opperman Report with host Ed Opperman on Friday, May 27th, to discuss his new true crime book, THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY: Digging Up the Untold Stories. This is Kevin's second book on the Ted Bundy murders. THE TRAIL OF TED BUNDY offers never before published interviews and clues on this historic case. A look into the life of serial killer Ted Bundy, from those who knew him, to those who … [Read more...]
John Ferak Discusses FAILURE OF JUSTICE on Darkness Radio With Host Dave Schrader
John Ferak was on Darkness Radio with host Dave Schrader on Tuesday, May 24th, from 10-11pm Central Time. John will be discussed his new true crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE: A Brutal Murder, An Obsessed Cop, Six Wrongful Convictions, as well as his work on the Steven Avery "Making A Murderer" case. Listen to the full interview here. FAILURE OF JUSTICE details the largest wrongful conviction case in U.S. history. It is "Making A Murderer" times … [Read more...]
