True Crime Book: Starkweather

TRUE CRIME BOOKS BLOG
FROM AUTHOR HARRY N. MACLEAN
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Ken McElroy–Back To Skidmore
I’m heading back to Skidmore this weekend. David Dunbar, the former sheriff of Skidmore who resigned after McElroy pulled a shotgun on...
- Sep 12, 2010
Del Clement A Hero
A recent post suggested that Del Clement was a hero for his role in shooting Ken McElroy. That debate is a fascinating and endless one,...
- Sep 8, 2010
James Ford Seale and the Supreme Court
James Ford Seale will again take his case before the United States Supreme Court. You will recall that Seale was convicted of kidnapping...
- Aug 30, 2010
AP Writer Typlifed Irresponsible Writing About Ken McElroy’s Murder
A story came out today that AP writer Jules Loh had died. The story held out Loh’s work as some of the best ever, and noted that his...
- Aug 29, 2010
McElroy Prosecutor Defeated in Primary
David Baird was a few months out of law school when he was appointed country prosecutor in Nodaway County, Missouri. A few months later,...
- Jun 24, 2010
Mississippi — Stereotypes and The New Yorker
One of the reasons I let my subscription to the New Yorker lapse several years ago was the increasingly snarky tone of their content. The...
- Jun 17, 2010
Emmett Till — Facts Are Facts
In an article in the February issue of American Way Magazine, the author writes that Emmett Till was murdered at the Bryant grocery store...
- May 6, 2010
The William Saroyan Prize Nomination.
Last Saturday morning I was checking my e-mail when I got a note informing me that “The Past Is Never Dead” had been selected as...
- Apr 26, 2010
Debate over Del Clement continues…
The debate over Del Clement continues. Loved ones often have a hard time seeing the truth of the ones they love. I spent three years in...