Help Us Finalize A New Cover For Burl Barer's True Crime Book MURDER IN THE FAMILY Please vote on the cover for Edgar Award Winner Burl Barer's updated edition of his August 2000 New York Times bestselling true crime classic, MURDER IN THE FAMILY, that you think works best for the synopsis below. The synopsis: On March 15th, 1987 police in Anchorage, Alaska arrived at a horrific scene of carnage. In a modest downtown apartment, they … [Read more...]
Using Human Scent Dogs to Track Down a Killer
One of the ways the feds were able to track down Joshua Wade after he had already evaded conviction in the murder of Della Brown, was to use human scent dogs. I had never written about Bloodhounds before writing ICE AND BONE, and what I discovered astonished me. The dogs were able to pick up Wade’s scent two whole weeks AFTER he had used the ATM card of one of his victims. This video, which the FBI shared with me, picks up as a dog named … [Read more...]
John Ferak’s FAILURE OF JUSTICE Cover Contest
Help Us Finalize A Cover For John Ferak's New True Crime Book FAILURE OF JUSTICE Please vote on the cover for the John Ferak's true crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE: A Brutal Murder, An Obsessed Cop, Six Wrongful Convictions that you think works best for the synopsis below. The synopsis: Feb. 5, 1985 marked one of the coldest nights on record that winter in small-town rural Nebraska. That chilly evening, tenants in one downtown … [Read more...]
Listen to the F.B.I. Interview of the Serial Killer Featured in ICE AND BONE
Here is an audio clip I obtained from the F.B.I. of an interview with Joshua Wade shortly after his arrest in connection with Mindy Schloss’s disappearance. The interview appears in Chapter 40 of ICE AND BONE. What you obviously can’t see is Wade’s reaction when Agent Thoreson claims they “talked to Mindy.” Both Agent Thoreson and Detective Perrenoud, who were in the room, told me that a devious smirk came over Wade’s face: From Chapter … [Read more...]
Check Out Preview of Steve Jackson’s New True Crime Book SMOOTH TALKER on Investigation Discovery’s Epic Mysteries
New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson's latest true crime book, SMOOTH TALKER, will be featured on the Investigation Discovery's Epic Mysteries show on April 9th, 2016, at 9pm ET. SMOOTH TALKER is the story of serial rapist Roy Melanson, his depredations, and the intrepid police work that went into bringing him to justice. Check out this preview. From The Preface of SMOOTH TALKER: He’s just a fat old man rotting away in a Colorado … [Read more...]
Listen To A Sneak Preview of Steve Jackson’s New True Crime SMOOTH TALKER
Check out this sneak peek of the audiobook version of New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson's new true crime book, SMOOTH TALKER. SMOOTH TALKER will be available for digital on April 7 and print April 9. Then be looking for the audiobook in early May. … [Read more...]
Burl Barer Reveals Angie Rodriguez’s Terrible Past
Finding her husband dead on their bedroom floor was not the only horrific experience in Angie Rodriguez's life. Burl Barer reveals information about the past the main woman featured in his new true crime book, A TASTE FOR MURDER, co-written with Frank C Girardot Jr. 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! Order your copy today! … [Read more...]
Iowa parole board to review DIXIE’s case; make your voice heard!
Since January #truecrime readers have grown quite familiar with my first #truecrime book published via #WildBluePress. Meanwhile, business at the Iowa parole board continues. DIXIE'S LAST STAND chronicles the plight of #prisoner Dixie Shanahan. It's a book about #domesticviolence, fateful choices and rigid sentencing guidelines. So far, #DIXIE has proven to be a conversation starter. wildbluepress.com/Dixie Here's a random sampling of … [Read more...]
Ferak’s book DIXIE draws strong listener response on Shattered Lives
A terrific show. Radio host Donna R. Gore's most recent SHATTERED LIVES episode generated plenty of buzz over the weekend from both faithful and first-time listeners: www.blogtalkradio.com/insidelenz/2015/02/07/shattered-lives-wildblue-press-author-series--john-ferak Gore and her excellent co-host, Delilah Jones, interviewed me during Saturday's one-hour segment. We discussed my latest #truecrime book, DIXIE'S LAST STAND: WAS IT MURDER OR … [Read more...]
True Crime Reader: Domestic Violence Caused Dixie To Kill
From the Author: This particular #truecrime #author blog post is a little different as it deals with a controversial topic, domestic violence, brought up in my latest book DIXIE'S LAST STAND: Was It Murder Or Self-Defense? I invited Jennifer Marshall -- who is a loyal member of several true crime Facebook forums -- to write about her reaction to DIXIE'S LAST STAND. (You can find out more about the book and how to purchase it at #Amazon #Kindle … [Read more...]
