Clews The Historic True Crime Blog
"Welcome to my study of historic true crime, where the chairs rest at the intersection of history, journalism, law, and murder, and the shelves are filled with the finest true crime literature. P.S. Steal from this library, and it's pistols at dawn."
Author: Laura James is "a former news reporter turned trial lawyer" who "took an early retirement from the practice of law in favor of family life in an old farmhouse in suburban Detroit."
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Recent Posts from Clews The Historic True Crime Blog
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Q&A on Zeo Zoe
Crime historian and author E.J. Wagner was kind enough to read The Love Pirate and the Bandit's Son, and she asked me to answer a few questions she had about the book and its subject,…
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Is Dwayne Provience innocent?
The University of Michigan Innocence Project has won a new trial for a convicted murderer here in Detroit. The Detroit News has a few details. The opinion affirming his conviction can be found here. Hmm.…
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New Regional Books
Short story collections in the historical true crime theme are some of my favorites. Several authors I know have produced new titles of late, and here is just a sampling of recent titles from the…
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Book Giveaway Winners!
Five lucky CLEWS readers had their names drawn from a hat to win a free hardcover copy of A Cold-Blooded Business: Adultery, Murder, and a Killer's Path from the Bible Belt to the Boardroom by…
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'The Road out of Hell'
I started hearing about a new historical true crime title by Anthony Flacco months before it was even published. Early readers told me this was an extraordinary story, nicely rendered. The book is The Road…
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Fr Robinson in the Columbus Dispatch
Father Gerald Robinson gave his first-ever interview to the Columbus Dispatch, and the resulting (dare I say) expose is headlined Seeking Salvation. This piece led to... Father Robinson interview - On Channel 13 in Toledo…
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New Books
Whatever Happened to Constance Kent? Constance Kent is one of the most enigmatic murderesses of all time. The story of the child-murder to which she confessed and the trial that resulted has been told in…
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Big Book Giveaway! Win a Free Copy of 'A Cold-Blooded Business'
CLEWS managed to lay hands on five brand new hardcover copies of a new true crime book that has earned many nice reviews. It's A Cold-Blooded Business by Marek Fuchs [check out the CLEWS interview…
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'The Slasher Killings'
A new book by Ontario attorney Patrick Brode documents the only serial killer to ever strike fatal blows in the city of Windsor, Ontario, and the case is very unusual. The book is The Slasher…
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SCOTUS denies leave for Father Robinson
We got the Innocence Project to take his case, but our high court won't. The Supreme Court of the United States has denied certiorari in Father Gerald Robinson's appeal, reports WFIN and The Toledo Blade.…