the setup… On March 9, 1953, Mabel Monohan, a 64-year old widow, opened the door of her Burbank home to a woman claiming car trouble and needing to use the phone to call for service. She allowed the woman in and details vary about what happened next. Four men eventually ransacked her house looking for… Continue reading Trial by Ambush by Marcia Clark @thatmarciaclark @brilliancepublishing #TrialByAmbush
the setup… In 2011, Anna Akbari connected with Ethan Schuman on a dating site. Akbari was no novice to online dating and had rules she abided by…normally. Ethan’s charm and seemingly extraordinary listening skills were disarming and she gave him leeway. Before she knew it, they’d been having constant texting conversations for months, never having… Continue reading There is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America’s Biggest Catfish by Anna Akbari @annaakbari @justinpricvo @HachetteAudio
the setup… On March 1, 1992 Ronald Bax entered Krystal Senyk’s home in the small town of Carcross in the Yukon and shot her with a rifle, killing her. He disappeared and has never been found. His motive? He blamed her for helping his wife Colleen leave him and file for divorce. But there’s more… Continue reading I Got a Name by Eliza Robertson with Myles Dolphin @ElizaRoberts0n @myles_dolphin @PenguinCanada @librofm
In 2017, Ronan Farrow began his investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the now infamous Harvey Weinstein. At the time, it was just a routine assignment that I believe his network felt obliged to follow up and expected it wouldn’t go anywhere. However, Farrow isn’t that kind of journalist, the one that forms an… Continue reading Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
I’ve followed true crime since reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote as a teen. Most of my focus tends to be on serial killers as they are a crafty group who are often elusive to law enforcement and I really want my happy ending (they’re found, locked up, tried and justice served). Imagine my… Continue reading I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara ★★★★
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