The press made the public believe that the most dangerous woman of the age was Eleanor Jarman, dubbed the Blonde Tigress. Author Silvia Pettem takes us back to the 30s and describes the time, the crime scenes, the accomplices, and of course, Eleanor. She puts a magnifying glass to Eleanor’s life, relationships, trial for murder, […]
Crimes of Famous & Infamous Criminals by Mitzi Szereto
You may have a star on the walk of fame or a statue in the town square of your city of birth, but that does not guarantee that your star will shine forever because as this book shows you, all these stars fell, and they fell hard. In their demise, they dragged with them loved […]
Gary Nolan Romano (1955 – 1980)
Virginia State Police are still looking for the murderer of Gary Nolan Romano (1955 – 1980) who was found dead on the bench seat of a blue 1977 Chevrolet pickup with a West Virginia license plate. The truck was found by a road crew worker on the shoulder of Interstate 81 South, near the 94-mile […]
Brutish Necessity by Jon Berry
The full title of the book is ‘Brutish Necessity, a Black life forgotten.’ The author, Jon Berry, sets out to tell the story of Oswald Augustus Grey, an immigrant of Jamaica. When he was 19 years old, Grey committed a crime for which he was hanged at the age of twenty. Grey was accused of […]
Appeal Denied in 1979 Martinko Murder
On March 31, 2023 The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jerry Lynn Burns in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. The PDF of the opinion is here. “In a 5-2 decision, the majority found police followed the law in obtaining Burns’ DNA from an abandoned drinking straw, and did not violate his rights […]
Missing: Jeffrey Andrew Dupres
On April 24, 1980, Jeffrey Andrew Dupres went missing from Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. He was just three years old. His mom said it was ok to go see his friend next door. He never arrived. His little friend came looking for him 30min later. That’s when Jeffrey‘s mom called police. A lot has happened […]