by Elizabeth Heiter | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog Article, True Crime
Criminals Who Go Dormant Serial criminals. They capture our imagination—in novels and real life—because they’re sort of like the bogeyman. It’s bad enough that someone in your life could hurt you (most violent crime is perpetrated by someone the victim knows), but to...
by Linda Fairstein | May 6, 2014 | Blog Article, True Crime
The Hidden History of Grand Central Station Like many people who read crime fiction, I enjoy “smart” thrillers—not just car chases and shootouts—books from which I’ve come away with a good measure of suspense and entertainment, but also enriched by...
by James Grippando | Mar 20, 2014 | Blog Article, True Crime
Black Horizon: Ripped from Tomorrow’s Headline The marketing folks who promote my novels like to say that “James Grippando’s books are ripped from headlines.” I disagree. Like many writers, I stay on top of current events, but I don’t retell the past. I look for...
by Mike Tabor | Aug 26, 2013 | Blog Article, True Crime
Identity Unknown: Forensic Science and Crime Forensic identification is a branch of forensic science that has played an increasingly significant role in crime solving over the past three decades. A body whose identity cannot be determined by next of kin is often...
by Chuck Greaves | Jul 5, 2013 | Blog Article, True Crime
Of Prose, Professionals, and Politics You don’t spend twenty-five years as a Los Angeles trial lawyer without rubbing up against a few memorable characters. Some, in my case, were household names—Richard Pryor, for example, whom I represented for over a decade—but...
by Allison Leotta | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog Article, True Crime
Jodi Arias and the Dilemma of Beautiful Killers One of the more interesting visuals in any criminal trial is how the defendant presents himself. As a prosecutor, I saw countless defense makeovers: brutish thugs who walked into the courtroom almost unrecognizable in...
