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  • Eyewitness testimony
    Crime tips,  Forensics,  The life of a writer

    Eyewitness Testimony – Test Your Observation Skills

    Sue Coletta

    Forensic Psychology is a fascinating field of study, especially as it relates to eyewitness testimony. Can we always trust our memory? Let’s test your observation skills. In this short video, count the number of times the…

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  • Books,  promotion,  The life of a writer

    Sharing the Love in the Writing Community

    Sue Coletta

    Before I start sharing the love in the writing community, I’m thrilled to announce that I have two reference guides available. This officially makes me a hybrid author. Yay! 60 Ways to Murder…

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    Almost the Perfect Murder – Crime Writers’ Case Study

    Sue Coletta

    On the night of January 15, 1999 at exactly 10:37 p.m., a shot rang out that would haunt investigators for four long years. Leads in the homicide case of Miriam Illes would detour…

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  • Haunting Memories #flashfiction
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    Haunting Memories #FlashFiction

    Sue Coletta

    The day my life imploded I was barely seventeen. Many might’ve considered me an adult, but that didn’t make the crushing pain any easier to absorb. She was my whole world, my everything,…

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  • Serial Killers
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    The Terrifying World of Serial Killers

    Sue Coletta

    Let’s dive deep into the terrifying world of serial killers. Unlike my post, The Serial Killer, that concentrates on what the serial killer experiences emotionally, this post deals with the classifications and types…

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  • The Woman Without a Face
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    Elusive Serial Killer: The Woman Without a Face

    Sue Coletta

    The sleepy town of Bad Kreuznach, Germany found itself at the center of one of the most bizarre, high-profile murder mysteries in the country’s history — the search for a serial killer the…

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  • POLICE PROCEDURE: U.S. vs. CANADA
    Crime tips,  Guest posts,  interviews

    Police Procedures: U.S. vs. Canada

    Sue Coletta

    I asked two of my favorite detectives (I seem to be collecting them like baseball cards, so that’s high praise!), Garry Rodgers and Adam from WritersDetective to share their police procedures and protocol to…

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  • The CSI Effect
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    The CSI Effect: Are Cop Shows Brainwashing Us?

    Sue Coletta

    The CSI Effect is a real condition that’s influencing jurors across the globe. In its most basic form, people who watch cop shows like CSI, Criminal Minds, NCIS, and Bones, to name a…

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  • Zodiac: Settling the Score
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    Who Is The Zodiac Killer?

    Sue Coletta

    When I found Kim McGath on Twitter I knew she would amaze you with her theory on the Zodiac killer. We’ve got a lot to get through, so let’s get right to it. Prepare to…

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  • Subliminal Messages
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    Subliminal Messages: How Do They Work?

    Sue Coletta

    Every day we get bombarded with ads and stimuli, so much chaos we don’t notice most of it. But do we pick up on the subliminal messages some advertisers use? And do they influence…

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Sue Coletta

Sue Coletta is an award-winning crime writer and member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. In addition to her award-winning Murder Blog, she also blogs on the Kill Zone (Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers"), Writers Helping Writers, and Story Empire (Positive Writer's "Top 50 Writing Blogs"). Sue's backlist includes psychological thrillers and true crime/narrative nonfiction. Now, she exclusively writes eco-thrillers (The Mayhem Series, books 5-9 & continuing). She's appeared on the Emmy award-winning true crime series, Storm of Suspicion, and three episodes of A Time to Kill on Investigation Discovery. Links to her newsletter and books can be found here: https://linktr.ee/suecoletta Email: sue(at)suecoletta(dot)com

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