Seeking to take some of her work in a new direction, and following the advice of readers, Criminologist Judith A. Yates decided to start an eZine. An amazingly talented writer/historian, Wayne H. Sanderson, contacted her. Another author friend, Kelly Banaski, sent an email: “I want in!” In Fall 2016, True Crime: Case Files was born as the result of positive relationships between people who care about quality work.
This is the Spring 2018 Issue of True Crime: Case Files.
In this issue, our cover story introduces our readers via exclusive interviews to brilliant former FBI Special Agents who contributed something special to their agency. Robert Chacon solved many crimes with the exclusive FBI Dive Team. James Fitzgerald's study of linguistics was a key in the identification and arrest of the Unabomber.
True Crime: Case Files recognizes organizations that assist crime victims. Thus, the “Our Hero” section was created. For this Spring 2018 issue, the True Crime: Case Files Hero is Missing Leads, a nonprofit agency dedicated to solving cold cases and locating missing persons. The Director of MissingLeads.com, Kym Pasqualini, has written a two-part article on one of those missing/unsolved cases; part one appears in this issue.
As a regular feature, True Crime: Case Files introduces “The Baby Book from Hell.” Is criminal behavior the result of nature or nurture? In his book “The Female Offender” (1915) Professor Caesar Lombroso believed in a correlation between the criminal mind and physical traits to include body weight, jawline, and the shape of the cranium. Even today, people use such science: “He’s so handsome; why would he rape?” “She looks like a thug,” and of course, “They look so normal!” Peruse the sweet-faced babies in “The Baby Book from Hell.” Can we predict evil?
True Crime Review introduces the kind of book or video TC professionals and enthusiasts will appreciate for the information and educational purposes; where learning goes beyond the borders of the pages. For this issue we are proud to have Special Guest Author Ann Marie Ackermann writing the review. Ann Marie has selected the book, Killers of the Flower Moon.
We have a new feature that demands readers to answer, Could You Survive? We will focus on what are considered “the world’s worst prisons” and detail the living conditions and way of life when that cell door slams and you find yourself in lockdown. This issue locks up our readers in The Tower of London prison. Could you survive?