Teens savagely murder a couple in the name of their vampire cult. A sex-starved teacher cannot get enough of her young male student. The case of a missing child keeps cops awake at night for years after his confounding disappearance. During his decades-long crime coverage in Central Florida, journalist Frank Stanfield covered every atrocity that man or nature could unleash. Vampires, Gators, and Wackos: A Florida Newspaperman's … [Read more...]
Frank Stanfield
Frank Stanfield has been a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 40 years, including at the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered the double-homicide trial of vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell. Since then, he has covered the case for other news outlets through the appeals process and a resentencing hearing in 2019, where he pleaded with the court to reduce his life sentence. He continues to cover other stories -- the kind that make Florida … [Read more...]
Mike Rothmiller’s TRUE CRIME CHRONICLES: Volumes One and Two Profoundly Deepen Our Understanding of Historical Narratives
What do Wyatt Earp, Belle Gunness, Big Foot the Renegade, Billy the Kid, and Dr. H.H. Holmes, and The Black Hand have in common? They were all subjects of true crime newspaper reporting in the 1800s, and now these stories and that of many others are brought together in their original form in a two-volume set: TRUE CRIME CHRONICLES: Serial Killers, Outlaws, and Justice … Real Crime Stories From The 1800s. Compiled and commented on by New … [Read more...]
Book Trailer for True Crime Chronicles Volume One
Available in ebook and paperback: wbp.bz/tcc1 True Crime Book trailer for True Crime Chronicles: Serial Killers, Outlaws, And Justice ... Real Crime Stories From The 1800s Volume One by New York Times Bestselling Author Mike Rothmiller. What do Wyatt Earp, Belle Gunness, Big Foot the Renegade, Billy the Kid, and Dr. H.H. Holmes, and The Black Hand have in common? They were all subjects of true crime newspaper reporting in the 1800s, and now … [Read more...]
Mike Rothmiller On Why He Resurrected Stories From The 1800s: “I Thought I Had Seen and Heard It All, But I Was Wrong”
True Crime Chronicles volumes 1 & 2 are my recent works. The books are filled with shocking true crime stories from the 1800s as they originally appeared in newspapers. My commentary accompanies each story. Unlike today, these articles detail the grisly killings, the investigations, and in many cases, the unearthing of bodies the killers buried in gardens or fed to the hogs. In the 1800s, these stories mesmerized the nation. The … [Read more...]
