Tag Archives: homicide

Unwanted Body of Killer is Donated to Education

Posted on June 11, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Most of you are probably familiar with the horrible events that took place earlier this year in Tennessee, when a man named Adam Mayes killed Jo Ann Bain and her fourteen-year-old daughter and then abducted Bain’s two younger girls.  He … Continue reading →

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Washington Man Targets Sex Offenders for Murder

Posted on June 6, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I am sure that we all want to see justice done to sex offenders.  I have focused several storylines in my novels about those who commit such crimes and the wonderful efforts of law enforcement to get them off the … Continue reading →

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Man Arrested for Murder After Thirty-Seven Years Due to Job Background Check

Posted on June 2, 2012 by jchasenovelist

About a month ago, I published a post about a homeless man in Montana who walked into a police station and admitted to participating in a murder more than two decades ago.  This week in Washington, D.C., another cold case … Continue reading →

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Making the Decision to Intervene in a Crime

Posted on January 27, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Have you ever been confronted with a decision as to whether or not you would place yourself in the middle of a dangerous situation in order to stop a criminal?  Are you one to try and break up a fight, … Continue reading →

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Babysitter Arrested in Gruesome Death of Young Indiana Girl

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jchasenovelist

When you think of the holiday season that most of us are currently enjoying, you probably picture the faces of children who rush down the stairs to see what Santa left under the tree or who sing their sweet carols … Continue reading →

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A Kid’s Home Should Be a Safe Place

Posted on November 18, 2011 by jchasenovelist

Our children learn at home and at school about how to keep their guards up around strangers and that if they have been harmed, or they think someone wants to do them harm, they are to tell a trusted adult.  … Continue reading →

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Boy Facing Murder Charges in the Death of His Stepbrother

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jchasenovelist

In my first two novels, Compulsion and Dead Game, protagonist Emily Stone works in solitude to track down and bring to justice those who prey upon the most vulnerable in our society.  The same goes for Deputy Jack Davis, whose … Continue reading →

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