Breaking News: Novelist Michael Peterson Gets a New Trial

Breaking News: Novelist Michael Peterson Gets a New Trial

  I posted on Forbes today about the possibility of Michael Peterson getting a new trial. Ten years ago this month, New York Times bestselling novelistMichael Peterson murdered his wife Kathleen in the stairway of their home in Durham, North Carolina. He claimed...
Forensic Screw-ups to Thwart Justice?

Forensic Screw-ups to Thwart Justice?

Thanks to screw-ups at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Michael Peterson may get another opportunity to get away with murder.  Peterson is currently serving life without parole after the 2003 conviction for the murder of his wife Kathleen.  Duane...
Owls and Apologies: More Nowak and Peterson

Owls and Apologies: More Nowak and Peterson

On Friday, a judge in Orlando ended former astronaut Lisa Nowak’s one year probation, three months early.  He called her a “model probationer” and said she’d fulfilled all the conditions of her probationary period.  Along with community...
The Debris of a True Crime Writer

The Debris of a True Crime Writer

  One of the burdens of writing true crime books is the massive amount of documentation you accumulate in the process.  After ten true crime books, I have three large file cabinets packed full of files on the stories I’ve written. The rule of thumb is that...