During the early morning hours of July 17, 1983, fatigue became a factor for the young couple from central Illinois who spent their day under the hot sun at Marriott’s Great America amusement park north of Chicago. On their drive home, the tired teenagers pulled to the shoulder of Interstate 55 to get a restful sleep. As the teens slept inside their car under the moon and the stars, a dangerous force of evil lurked in the shadows, parking … [Read more...]
MYSTERY AT THE BLUE SEA COTTAGE
Set in Jazz Age San Diego against the backdrop of yellow journalism, notorious Hollywood scandals, Prohibition corruption and a lively culture war, Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage tells the intriguing true story of a beautiful dancer, a playboy actor, and a debonair doctor. In January 1923, Fritzie Mann left home to meet a man whose identity she would forever keep a secret. The next morning, the barely clad body of the beautiful and … [Read more...]
Paula May’s True Crime Saga Continues With RAGING ON
From the author of FIRST DEGREE RAGE: The True Story of ‘The Assassin,’ An Obsession, and Murder comes the ongoing and chilling true crime saga of L. C. Underwood, the obsessively jealous police officer from North Carolina. Underwood shocked an entire city with his reign of terror in the lives of his ex-fiancé Kay Weden, a woman he refused to let go, her son Jason whom he despised, and her mother Catherine Miller who got in his way. … [Read more...]
How Forensic Psychologist Dr. Joni Johnston Handles Difficult True Crime Cases
Forensic psychologist Dr. Joni Johnston explains how she deals with the emotional toll that comes with her job, especially complicated and grusome true crime interviews. Learn the terrifying truth behind the world's deadliest serial killers… Serial killers haunt our dreams and inspire the terrifying villains of TV shows and horror movies. But how much do you really know about the minds behind the world's deadliest killers? What drives these … [Read more...]
SERIAL KILLERS: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask
Learn the terrifying truth behind the world’s deadliest serial killers… Serial killers haunt our dreams and inspire the terrifying villains of TV shows and horror movies. But how much do you really know about the minds behind the world’s deadliest killers? What drives these murderers to kill and kill again? And what fuels our fascination with the true stories of their horrific crimes? Now forensic psychologist, private investigator, and … [Read more...]
SATIN PUMPS Gives Inside Look Into Gripping Midcentury Murder
It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young paramour plan to kill his glamorous socialite wife? Or did the gun accidentally discharge as he claimed? Early in the evening on July 18, 1959, Dr. Bernard Finch and his girlfriend, Carole Ann Tregoff, drove from their Las Vegas love-nest … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for SATIN PUMPS
True crime book trailer for SATIN PUMPS: The Murder That Mesmerized The Nation by Steve Kosareff Available in ebook and paperback Learn more It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young paramour plan to kill his glamorous socialite wife? Or did the gun accidentally discharge as he … [Read more...]
Meet Steve Kosareff, Author of True Crime Memoir, SATIN PUMPS
Meet Steve Kosareff, author of true crime memoir, SATIN PUMPS: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation. The Finch-Tregoff murder was national news to all, and personally shocking to the Kosareff family... It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young paramour plan to kill his … [Read more...]
Author Steve Kosareff Introduces His True Crime Memoir, SATIN PUMPS
Steve Kosareff introduces you to his lovebird, Stinky, and to his true crime memoir, SATIN PUMPS: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation. Maybe Stinky will answer some of the questions remaining around the Finch-Tregoff murder... It was the midcentury murder that fascinated a nation and kept it glued for two years to radio, television and newspapers through three trials. Did the handsome, wealthy doctor and his beautiful young … [Read more...]
Mary Brett
I have always loved to research a topic if it genuinely interests me. I become obsessed and will stay up for days if zeroed in on a great lead. That subject becomes the focus of my life, sometimes for years. I need professional help, no doubt. I am not sure exactly when the idea cemented for my latest book, OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SERIAL KILLERS, but it began to take shape while I was listening to news of an apprehended serial killer. I remember … [Read more...]
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