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WRECK — #TrueCrime by Harvey Stanbrough
I invited my buddy, Harvey Stanbrough — a prolific writer whose penned over 45 novels, novellas, craft books, and 200 short stories — to share an experience from his cop days. Boy, did he deliver!…
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Haunted House: Crime Writer’s Research Trip
As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to a reported haunted house for research. I’m now racing toward the finish line for RACKED and edits come back for SILENT MAYHEM tomorrow…
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What is Adipocere or Corpse Wax?
After deciding to use a specific decomposition process in my WIP, I called my consultant at the Grafton County Medical Examiner’s. I hadn’t spoken to her in a while. Our last conversation wound…
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How Could 1 Body Decompose at 3 Different Rates?
In late November/early December, something on a Discovery ID show blew my mind. On the dramatization of this real case, the detectives investigated a dead body found in the Oregon forest. Nothing new…
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Reindeer: 10 Fun Facts
1. A Reindeer By Any Other Name is Still a Reindeer In some regions of the world, Reindeer are called caribou. In North America reindeer refers to Eurasian populations and caribou refers to…
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Female Serial Killers — Unmasked
Most female serial killers work alone, and they’re quite good at it. It’s a mistake to underestimate a woman where serial murder is concerned. A study from Penn State reclassified the average female…
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One Writer’s Personal Struggle with Pain
This isn’t an easy post to write, because it’s so personal. I’ve received emails from many of you, asking if Murder Blog is gone. It isn’t. I love this blog and have worked…
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Share the Love – #Writers
When an opportunity to support so many writer friends at one time presented itself, I jumped at the chance. Before I share the love, Margot Kinberg popped by to tell us about a fun…
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10 Building Blocks of a Psychopath
The long-standing debate, Nature vs. Nurture, will never be settled. Both sides have valid arguments whether a serial killer is “born bad” or created by their environment. In this post, let’s look at…
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Canines for Conservation — Amazing Dogs!
Africa possesses a secret weapon in the war against wildlife trafficking, which I discovered in my research for an exciting new series set in Kenya. Canines for Conservation stop traffickers before they can export…
