Category Archives: crime

Mark David Chapman Seeks Parole for the Seventh Time

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I suppose there are some of you reading this blog who are too young to remember the events of December 8, 1980.  Even so, I know that many people who perhaps were not born then but have come to discover … Continue reading →

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Onion Field Killer Dies in Prison

Posted on August 14, 2012 by jchasenovelist

When a police officer is killed in the line of duty, his fellow officers never forget.  Even decades later, and among men and women who never served with the slain individual, a member of the police force is discussed with … Continue reading →

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California Professor Planned to Burn Down School

Posted on August 3, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Every now and again we hear of the discovery of an adolescent who was found to have been planning acts of mass violence at his school, and even more tragic are the occasional incidents in which such horrific mayhem actually … Continue reading →

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Prisoners Light Up the Town!

Posted on July 23, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I enjoy the opportunity to spend time catching up on my reading of Dr. Karen Franklin’s blog about forensic psychology and criminal law.  I learn something and I’m impressed by her focus on making us familiar with some important current … Continue reading →

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DNA Offers Lead in Child Murders from Thirty-Five Years Ago

Posted on July 20, 2012 by jchasenovelist

In yet another instance of our amazing members of law enforcement never giving up on bringing predators to justice, there is a new break in the killings of four children in Michigan thirty-five years ago.  The story is one that … Continue reading →

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Police Search for Dog Abusers in Philadelphia

Posted on July 9, 2012 by jchasenovelist

In my series of novels featuring vigilante detective Emily Stone, my protagonist sets her sights on predators in her community, such as pedophiles and murderers.  She uses her acute instinct, her knowledge of technology, and her personal courage to track … Continue reading →

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Teardrop Rapist Appears to Have Struck Again

Posted on July 2, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Several months ago, the Los Angeles Police Department released nine composite sketches that had been made of the “Teardrop Rapist,” a man who is wanted in connection with more than thirty sexual assaults.  At the time the LAPD held a … Continue reading →

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