by JHowatt | Feb 26, 2021 | Crime Writing
“Don’t Worry. It’ll All be Over in a Couple Minutes.” -The Petit Murders Peter Vronsky, author of Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present, wrote this about how the term ‘serial killer’ evolved: “Before the term was coined in 1981,... 
by JHowatt | Feb 20, 2021 | Crime Writing
A Double Tragedy: Steven and Carl Wood January 1989, Los Angles California. Walking into Taylors Steak House on a chilly afternoon reminded me of the Oxford winters when Jim and I lived in England. A big treat would be lunch at our local pub. I’d open the heavy oak... 
by JHowatt | Feb 3, 2021 | Crime Writing
“Hey Kid, Want a Ride?” Bill Bonin’s Pickup Line Back in the beginning of this journey, I wasn’t sure if me–a newbie writer who’d only met Detective St. John twice–had the chutzpah to approach him with a favor. I had nothing to lose. My interview with Barbara went...