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    Psychopaths & The Criminally Insane

    Sue Coletta

    The criminally insane are often used in crime fiction, TV dramas, and movies. Even though it’s speculated that the fictional character, Hannibal Lector, simply outsmarted the jury, he was found criminally insane and…

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    Crime Writing: Exceptions to Search Warrants

    Sue Coletta

    As crime writers, it’s crucial we get our facts right. Recently, I was approached by a police officer who loves the work I’m doing here, on the blog. To say I was honored…

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    Cabin 28 Murders – Victim & Killer Speak From The Dead

    We continue with the Cabin 28 Murders series. If you missed the previous posts, you can find them here: Murder at Cabin 28 and The Suspects I and The Suspects II & Profilers Findings and…

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  • Crime tips,  unsolved crime

    Cabin 28 Murders – Witness or Dream?

    JUSTIN’S DREAM Now that we’ve heard from the two main suspects and the profiler, how about we hear from Justin, the boy who spent the night at Cabin 28, and whose step-father, Martin Smartt,…

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    Murder at Cabin 28 – The Suspects & Profiler’s Initial Findings

    If you’re just joining us, you can find the previous Murder at Cabin 28 posts here: Murder at Cabin 28, The Suspects Part I. Boubede states, “There were several cars parked right here…

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    Murder at Cabin 28 – The Suspects, Part I

    Sue Coletta

    If you are just joining us we’ve been discussing a gruesome quadruple murder that occurred on April 12, 1982 in Keddie, California. Before reading this analysis you may want to first read the story Murder…

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    Murder at Cabin 28

    Who wouldn’t like a cozy log cabin in the woods? You may want to reconsider your answer in a moment. The following is a true account of a quadruple homicide. 1979 Glenna “Sue” Sharp,…

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    Do You Really Know How To Show, Don’t Tell?

    Let me preface this post by saying, I found this generator that rates post titles. Which is why this title seems a bit cocky. It rated high and I’m using it as a test.…

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    MARRED,  Writing tips,  Writing Tips

    Rhythmic Beats… Fiction Writing

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    You may have noticed I’ve been absent lately. To meet my deadline I’ve had to pull away from social media while I work on my first rounds of edits for Marred, design my cover…

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    Storyboards and Living Documents

    Things are crazy right now for me, working with my editor and setting up a new computer — all these foreign keys make me feel like I’ve never used a computer before —…

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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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