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A native of Thunder Bay, Canada, Ron Chepesiuk is a full-time freelance journalist, documentary film producer and radio host based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, which is located just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. He has a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, Minnesota, a Masters degree in library science (M.L.S) from Atlanta Clark University and a post-graduate diploma in archival administration from the National University of Dublin in Ireland. Before freelancing full-time, he was a professor of library service for twenty-five years at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Currently, Ron teaches online courses in the journalism program of UCLA’s Extension Division. In all, Ron has published 25 books and more than 4,000 original articles in FHM, USA Today, Black Enterprise, Woman’s World, Modern Maturity, The Rotarian, New York Times Syndicate, Toronto Star, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Collier´s Encyclopedia, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the New York Daily News and more than 400 other print publications. Ron has reported from more than 35 countries, including Cuba, Northern Ireland, Colombia, Kenya, Colombia, Hong Kong, Nepal and Czechoslovakia, and his 16,000 plus interviews include such luminaries as Gerry Adams, Yasser Arafat, Russell Simmons, John Kerry, Dave Barry, Andie McDowall, Jimmy Carter, Abbie Hoffman, Noam Chomsky, Frank Lucas (the subject of the movie, ¨American Gangster¨), a former president of Nicaragua and three former presidents and two vice presidents of Colombia, South America. He serves as a consultant to the History Channel´s ¨Gangland¨ series and has been interviewed by NBC´s Dateline, the Biography Channel’s “Mobsters”, The Discovery Channel’s “Undercover” and Black Entertainment Television´s ¨American Gangster¨ Ron has also been interviewed or quoted on radio by the CBC, BBC, CBS, NPR, XM Satellite Radio, Radio Australia and numerous Irish radio stations, among other outlets, and by such newspapers as Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, The Weekly Standard, New York Times, St Petersburg Times, Associated Press, the Guardian (United Kingdom) and the Dallas Morning News. Ron has won numerous writing awards sponsored by such organizations as USA Book News, Foreword Magazine, and Independent Publishers Book Award. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Journalists and Authors, the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Florida Freelance Writers Association and the Professional Writers Association of Canada.
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Born in Oberlahnstein Germany, William Hryb emigrated to Thunder Bay, Canada in 1949. Ukrainian by heritage, he is a freelance print and broadcast journalist, a member of the 'Professional Writers Association of Canada' (PWAC), 'Superior Scribes', a professional Thunder Bay writer's guild and port shipping agent. Hryb is a regular contributing writer to various trade magazines, periodicals and newspaper publications. Before entering the shipping industry, he studied Communication Arts, majoring in broadcast journalism. After his studies in the early 1970's he travelled extensively throughout South America as a freelance Journalist. Hryb has interviewed a wide range of political and business leaders in his career, including 'The Right Honourable' John Diefenbaker, the 13th prime minister of Canada. William Hryb is associated with the marine industry since 1975, representing a world-wide network of ship owners and charters. He is the 'Commercial Navigation' representative for Canada on a major bi-national Canadian and U.S. study examining water level issues in the Great Lakes. Hryb will have two books published later this year, one, as a co-author describing the famous ship wreck 'Gunilda' that sank in Lake Superior 100 years ago and an anthology of influential people that lived in the Thunder Bay region during the last century. You can reach Mr. Hryb at |
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5-17-12 Pat O’Connor, Mark Silverman, and Scott Deitche This week’s Crime Beat radio show www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm features three Strategic Media Books authors: Pat O’Connor, who will discuss his book including the explosive 
investigation of the death penalty and Scapegoat : The Chino Hills Murders
and the Framing of Kenneth Cooper. Mark Silverman and Scott Deitche will
discuss their book, Rogue Mobster: The Inside Story of Mark Silverman and
the New England Mafia. Make sure to tune in this Thursday, May 17, 2012 at
8 pm. EST where you want to have a front row seat to their fascinating
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Linda Scarpa and Malcolm Kushner  Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearances of Linda Scarpa and Malcolm
Kushner. Linda Scarpa who appeared on the hit T.V. series 'I MARRIED A
MOBSTER' is the daughter of the infamous mobster Greg Scarpa. Scarpa, was no
ordinary mob guy. He earned the moniker "the Grim Reaper" because he
preferred to do the killing himself instead of jobbing out the task to hit
men. He was widely considered the most brutal member of New York’s violent
COLUMBO crime family. Crime Beat also welcomes Malcolm Kushnier, author of
the definitive book on gangster humor titled 'OFFICIAL BOOK OF MOB HUMOR'.
Make sure you tune in this Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you
want to have a front row seat to their fascinating stories. |
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4-26-12 Frank Matthews: The Escape and Disappearance Pt. 1 Pt. 2  This
week's Crime Beat radio show (www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat
dollars and has never been seen again. Showtime--8 pm Thursday, April 26,
2012 The second part of the series is scheduled for May 3, 2012. Your
hosts are Ron Chepesiuk of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Will Hryb, Thunder
Bay, Canada. Make sure to tune in where you want to have a front row seat
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4-12-12 Chris Kyle  Crime
Beat is thrilled to announce the appearance of Chris Kyle, author of the
blockbuster best-seller, titled AMERICAN SNIPER: The Autobiography of the
Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. In the community of elite
warriors, one man has risen above the ranks and
distinguished himself as unique. Chris Kyle is that man. A master sniper,
Chris Kyle has done and seen things that will be talked about for
generations to come. He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the
devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers.
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle
recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Be
sure to tune in this Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you want
to have a front row seat to this fascinating story. |
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4-5-12 Lisa Pulitzer & Cole Thompson  Crime
Beat is delighted to announce the appearance of Lisa Pulitzer and Cole
Thompson, authors of the runaway best selling book, titled PORTRAIT OF A
MONSTER... the page-turner is the story of the sordid life of Joren van der
Sloot, convicted killer. In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a
high school trip to Aruba. Five years to the day later, twenty-one-year-old
Stephany Flores was reported missing in Lima, Peru. Implicated in both
crimes was one young man: Joran van der Sloot. The story made
international headlines
and continues to fascinate criminologists and journalists from around the
world. Make sure you tune in this Thursday at 8 p.m. EST, April 5, 2012
where you want to have a front row seat to this intriguing story. |
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3-29-12 Noam Chomsky Crime Beat is delighted to announce the appearance of Dr. Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most famous activists who will discuss U.S. foreign policy, human rights and international crime. By the 1980's Noam Chomsky had become both the most distinguished figure of American linguistics and one of the most influential critics of American foreign policy. Chomsky is said to be the most frequently-cited person alive, and one of 
the eight most frequently-cited authors of all time. Its going to be timely
and fascinating broadcast - we invite you to tune in to Crime Beat on the
ArtistFirst World Radio Network on Thursday March 29, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST,
where you want to have a front row seat to the thoughts and wisdom of a true
icon of American politics. |
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3-22-12 David J. Krajicek & Deidre Capone
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3-15-12 Anthony Bruno  Crime
Beat is delighted to announce the appearance of Anthony Bruno, author of the
best selling book, titled THE ICE MAN: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded
Killer. The subject of his fascinating and startling narrative, is the
notorious Richard Kuklinsky who was the son of a brutal alcoholic father and
an abusive mother. Anthony Bruno had the rare opportunity to interview
Kuklinsky in prison and will talk about this real life monster, who was one
of the most cold-blooded mass murderers in U.S. history. The author will
discuss Kuklinsky as a family man and at the same time as a sadistic killer
who by his own admission
murdered over 100 men, using derringers, shotguns, baseball bats, tire
irons, knives , ice picks, cyanide poison and his bare hands. Kuklinsky was
dubbed the 'ICEMAN' after police
found one of his victims stashed in a ice-cream truck. A Hollywood movie is
now in the works ...so be sure to tune in to Crime Beat on the Artist First
World Radio Network at 8 p.m. EST, March 15, 2012, where you want to have a
front row seat to this intriguing and deadly story. |
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3-01-12 Frank Cullotta  Crime
Beat is thrilled to announce the appearance of Frank Cullotta, Thursday,
March 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST. Along with author Dennis Griffin, Cullotta
co-authored the best selling book titled, CULLOTTA: The Life of a Chicago
Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster and Government Winess. Mystery and nonfiction
writer Dennis Griffin covered the Vegas reign of kingpin Tony “the Ant”
Spilotro in The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. the Mob . Digging deeper
into mob history, Griffin zeroed in on Spilotro's lifelong pal, career
criminal Frank Cullotta, who appeared in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film, CASINO
, recreating an actual murder he committed in 1979. Spilotro and Cullotta
met in Chicago as teenage
troublemakers where Spilotro rose in the ranks of the mob and became the
Chicago Outfit's man in Las Vegas. Frank Cullotta eventually joined him,
running a robbery and murder crew. Together, Spilotro and Cullotta extorted
illegal bookmakers and drug dealers throughout Vegas. But in the early
1980s, Cullotta became a government witness, bringing down the house. The
notorious Frank Cullotta will describe and discuss his extraordinary life in
this 'one-of-a-kind' broadcast. Make sure you mark it on your calendar where
you will have a front row seat to this fascinating story. |
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2-23-12 Kathi Lynn Austin and Lou Diaz
Crime Beat is delighted
to announce the appearances of Kathi Lynn Austin and Lou Diaz, this
Thursday February 23, 2012 at 8 pm EST on the ArtistFirst World Radio
Network. Kathi Austin
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2-16-12 Mr. Even Wright & Diane Ferranti
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1-26-12 Mr.Andre Cedilot and Mr. Andre Noel Crime Beat's, 'ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW' , is delighted to announce the
appearances of Mr.Andre Cedilot and Mr. Andre Noel, authors of the runaway
best selling book titled MAFIA INC.: The Long, Bloody Reign of Canada's
Sicilian Clan. Cedilot was a justice reporter at Montreal's La Presse for 35
years, with a special interest in the Italian Mafia and organized crime.
Noel has been an investigative reporter at La presse for over 20 years. His
work has won him several prestigious awards in Quebec and across Canada. The
well-known journalists will discuss the history of the infamous and deadly
Rizzuto Crime Family and will expose how its business extends throughout
Canada and the world. The authors will reveal how Rizzuto's Montreal clan
built their Canadian empire through
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1-19-12 Adrian Humphrey and Marvin Elkind
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12-05-12 Wahida Clark  Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the command appearance of Wahida Clark, this
Thursday, on January 5, 2012 at 8 pm. EST. Wahida Clark was born and raised
in Trenton, New Jersey. She decided to start writing fiction while
incarcerated at a women's federal camp in Lexington, Kentucky. Her style is
street, raw, and she has an imagination that's in overdrive. When you read
her sultry and erotic novels, they are so real you are convinced of one of
three
things: that you are inside the book, you know the characters, or you just
have to meet them. Her first novel, Thugs And The Women Who Love Them and
the sequel, Every Thug Needs A Lady appeared on the Essence Best Sellers
List. For all of you crime novel aficionados, be sure to tune in to Crime
Beat on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network, where you want to have a front
row seat to this fascinating broadcast. |
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12-29-11 Tim Donaghy
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12-22-11 Mr. Louis Ferrante
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12-15-11 Anthony Amore and Tom Mashberg
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12-08-11 Larry Mazza, Tommy Dades and Bob Mladinich
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12-01-11 Benjamin Runkle
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11-24-11 REBROADCAST 2-24-11
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11-17-11 James W. Douglass
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11-10-11 David Gibb Crime Beat is pleased to announce the
appearance of David Gibb, author
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11-3-11 REBROADCAST
8-18-11
In his spine-chilling book titled ANATOMY OF
EVIL, Dr. Michael Stone brings evil to earth--the perpetrators,
the acts, and the victims. The crimes of Charles Manson, Ted Bundy,
Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, and other high-profile
killers are so breathtakingly awful that most people would not hesitate to
label them 'evil'. In this ground-breaking book, renowned psychiatrist
Michael H Stone - host of Discovery Channel's former series "Most Evil" -
uses this common emotional reaction to horrifying acts as his starting
point to explore the concept and reality of evil from a new
perspective. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat on Thursday August 18, 2011
at 8 p.m. EST where featured guest Dr. Michael Stone will discuss his
fascinating and horrifying book. You will not want to miss this one.
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10-27-11 Dick Lehr
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10-13-11 Henry Hill CRIME BEAT: ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES AND PERSONALITIES 
FROM THE DARKSIDE on the
Artist First World Radio Network is pleased to announce that on
October 13, 2011 at 8 pm. EST, Henry Hill will be a special featured guest.
Mr. Hill will discuss his former life inside the Mob, the book and the film,
as well his current life and activities. This year marks the 25th
anniversary of Wise Guy, Nicholas Pileggi’s true crime masterpiece and a
book that has been described as “the best book on organized crime ever
written.” Wise Guy chronicles the life of
 legendary
former gangster Henry Hill, the working-class Brooklyn kid who grew up to
live the highs and lows of the gangster’s life. Hill’s story became the
basis for GoodFellas, Martin Scorsese’s film masterpiece. In Goodfellas,
Henry Hill, the narrator, famously says, “As far back as I can remember, I
always wanted to be a gangster.” Be sure to tune in to CRIME BEAT
on Thursday October 13, 2011, you will not want to miss this one. |
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10-06-11 Ronald Kessler  Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of the bestselling author
Ronald Kessler. In his New York Times bestselling book titled 'SECRETS OF
THE FBI', he reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets and the
secrets of celebrities, politicians, and movie stars uncovered by agents
during their investigations. Based on inside access, the book presents
revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent
Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe's death,
Vince Foster’s suicide, and J. Edgar Hoover’s sexual orientation. From
Watergate to Waco, from congressional scandals to the killing of bin
Laden, The Secrets of the FBI presents headline-making disclosures
about the most important figures and events of our time. Be sure to tune
in to Crime Beat on Thursday Oct. 6, 2011, at 8 p.m. EST. You will not
want to miss this one. |
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9-29-11 Nina Burleigh
CRIME BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of noted
journalist Nina Burleigh on Thursday September 29, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST.Ms. Burleigh will talk about her award winning book titled 'The Fatal Gift of  Beauty:
The Italian Trials of Amanda Knox. Ms. Knox was
convicted of the brutal slaying of British studen Meredith Kercher and
was sentenced to 26 years in prison. Nina Burleigh will discuss
this sensational and fascinating case that has garnered attention
world-wide. You will not want to miss this one.
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9-22-11 Rich Gold and Tom Freeman  'CRIME
BEAT' is pleased to announce the appearance of Rich Gold and Tom Freeman -
two documentary film makers who will talk about gangster documentaries.Be sure to tune in on the Artistfirst World Radio Network this Thursday at 8 p.m. EST. Rich Gold and Tom 
Freeman will provide a fascinating look at legendarybank robber, Willie Sutton and drug dealer Lucas Torres. Make sure you mark it on your calendar, you will not want to miss this one. |
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9-08-11 Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan  CRIME
BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of Anthony Summers and Robbyn
Swan, authors of the fascinating book titled 'ELEVENTH DAY'. The award
winningwriters will talk about their 9/11 investigation, including the the response of President George Bush and the U.S. military that fateful day 10 years ago. They will asses
statements made afterwards by U.S. officials and as
a
counterpoint, examine the contentions of the '9/11 truth' movement. It is
going to be a timely and important show,so be sure to tune in to CRIME BEAT on September 8, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST on the Artistfirst World Radio network www.artistfirst.com you will not want to miss this one. For
more information on their book, you can go to
http://www.randomhouse.com/
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9-01-11 Mickman Gourdine and Scott Wilson
CRIME BEAT is
privileged to announce the appearance of 2 featured
guests on Sept. 1, 2010 at 8 p.m. EST. Mickman Gourdine author
of Chilli Pimping in Atlantic City and Scott Wilson, co-authorof Straight from the Hood . In the MICKMAN'S stunning book, tiltled CHILLI PIMPING IN ATLANTIC CITY, the age-old profession of prostitution comes alive. The Memoir of a Small-Time Pimp Hustler and X-cop is the controversial autobiography of Michael Mick-Man Gourdine, AKA the Candyman, as he was known on the street.  Our
other guest is Scott Wilson who tag-teamed with my co-host Ron Chepesiuk
to write STRAIGHT FROM THE HOOD, an extraordinary look at AMAZING BUT
TRUE GANGSTER TALES. In their
fascinating narrative you
will find tales featuring drug kingpins, entertainers, hit men, street
gangs, con men, corrupt cops and reformed gang bangers. Be sure to mark
it on your calender, you will
not want to miss this one.
Information about the guests and their books can be found at
www.strategicmediabooks.com
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8-25-11 Courtney Brown Jr.
'The Rise and Fall of an Urban Empire'
is the memoir of Courtney Brown Jr. The book chronicles the rise and fall of
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8-18-11 Dr. Michael Stone
In his spine-chilling book titled ANATOMY OF
EVIL, Dr. Michael Stone brings evil to earth--the perpetrators,
the acts, and the victims. The crimes of Charles Manson, Ted Bundy,
Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, and other high-profile
killers are so breathtakingly awful that most people would not hesitate to
label them 'evil'. In this ground-breaking book, renowned psychiatrist
Michael H Stone - host of Discovery Channel's former series "Most Evil" -
uses this common emotional reaction to horrifying acts as his starting
point to explore the concept and reality of evil from a new
perspective. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat on Thursday August 18, 2011
at 8 p.m. EST where featured guest Dr. Michael Stone will discuss his
fascinating and horrifying book. You will not want to miss this one.
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8-11-11 Bobby Martini
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8-04-11
Lance Williams
The Almighty Black P
Stone Nation, one of the most notorious teen gangs in 1960s Chicago,
evolved from a youth gang involved in petty crimes into a major operation
engaged in drug dealing and defrauding an antipoverty program aimed at
youth employment. Journalist Natalie Moore and scholar Lance Williams, the
son of a former member of a rival gang, examine the rise and fall of the
gang that started as the Blackstone Rangers and later morphed into the El
Rukns. In their fascinating book titled 'The Almighty Black P
Stone Nation gang culture comes alive in this explosive
narrative. Crime Beat is privileged to announce the appearance of Lance
Williams on August 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST to discuss their book. You will
not want to miss this one.
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7-28-11 Sean Griffin
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 7-21-11Alexandra Natapoff This week's Crime Beat features special guest and renowned author Alexandra Natapoff. In her best selling book titled Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice , she combines the best of scholarly research and social activism. The award winning author vividly documents the the abuses of the criminal justice system and exposes the social destruction that snitiching causes. Ms. Natapoff's book supports the argument for reforming a system that allows our machines of criminal prosecution to commit near-criminal acts of compromise. |
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7-14-11 Amy Wood
Lynch mobs
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David Albright Crime Beat's featured guest is David Albright, one of the world's most foremost experts on nuclear proliferation... in his startling book PEDDLING PERIL, he offers a harrowing narrative of the alarming huge cracks through which nuclear weapons traffickers such as Pakistan's nuclear scientist A.Q . Kahn are allowed to practise thier dangerous and lethal trade... you won't want to miss this one, tune in at 8 p.m. EST. |
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6-30-11 Dan Zupansky and Scott Bonn
Crime Beat is pleased to announce a
double header this week - make sure you tune in Thursday at 8 - 9 p.m. EST
on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network ... our featured guests are Dan
Zupansky and Scott Bonn... you won't want to miss this one.
'Trophy Kill: the Shall We Dance Murder' by Dan Zupansky is visceral page turner. On July 1st, 2003 Susan Sarandon called police from the set of the Miramax movie 'Shall We Dance' to report the theft of some of her jewelry, including a gold necklace. The next day Sidney Teerhuis calmly walked into a police station to report waking from a drunken blackout to find his acquaintance dead in the bathtub. At the rented room police found the victim dismembered, beheaded, sawn in half, disemboweled and castrated with the chest sliced open and all of the internal organs gone! One eye had been removed and the body posed, crudely reassembled. Susan Sarandon's stolen gold necklace was found a few feet away from the murder-horror spectacle.
In his best selling book titled 'Mass
Deception' Scott Bonn lays out in great detail and with
documented, empirical evidence how Bush and his political elites planned
and engineered an illegal and immoral invasion of another sovereign
country from the most powerful office on earth for the most spurious of
reasons--even before 9-11 took place. It describes how they manufactured
evidence supporting charges of an imminent attack by Iraq and how they
brushed aside all evidence to the contrary when it didn't coincide with
their plans.
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6-23-11 Mr. Michael Okeeffe and Nathanial Vinton The blockbuster award winning book, American
Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America’s
Pastime is much more than than the downfall of a
superstar. While the fascinating portrait of Clemens is certainly at the
center of the action, the book takes the reader outside the white lines and
inside the lives and dealings of sports executives, trainers, congressmen,
lawyers, drug dealers, groupies, a porn star, and even a murderer—all of
whom have ties to this saga. Four superb investigative journalists have
spent years uncovering the truth, and at the heart of their investigation is
a behind-the-scenes portrait of the maneuvering and strategies in the legal
war between Clemens and his accusers. CRIME BEAT is
privileged to have Mr. Michael Okeeffe and Nathanial Vinton, two of the
four acclaimed authors to talk about their intriguing book on the
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6-09-11 Tony Destefano Tony Destefano, the brilliant and gifted author has had his finger on the 
pulse of organized crime for over 30 years. For the past 2 decades the
award winning author and journalisthas been a reporter for Newsday in New York city, specializing in criminal justice and legal affairs. Crime Beat is privileged to have Tony Destefano on its June 9, 2011 broadcast at 8 p.m. EST where hosts Ron Chepesiuk and Will Hryb will discuss his best selling book 'King of The Godfathers" and his just released 'MOB KILLER'. His new book details the bloody rampage of Charles Carneglia, Mafia hit-man for the notorious and deadly Gambino Crime Family. Its going to be a great show... you don't want to miss this one. |
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6-02-11 When Andrew DiDonato left his past behind in 1997 he was a old school gangster at the tender age of 32. The wise guy was a career criminal and he loved every minute of it until he saw the light and became a government witness helping to bring down the infamous Teflon don' himself, John Gotti. The Gambino Family soldier chronicles his life in a new book and DVD called 'Surviving the Mob' that describes his nefarious talents as 'true-to-life' mobster. On the next Crime Beat programme airing February 3, 2011 on ArtistFirst Worldwide Network radio, Andrew DiDonato will offer insights on the most recent Gambino and other notorious family members in one of the biggest round ups in New York City and FBI history.
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Robert Edward Forchion (NJWeedman) At the age of 15, Robert Edward Forchion (NJWeedman) smoked his first marijuana cigarette and was immediately impressed by its medical healing powers, in regard to his asthma. By age 18 he was a regular user of marijuana, and he dismissed the Surgeon Generals claims of its harms as "propaganda and Christian superstitions".  
NJWeedman, is a cannabis
activist and a perennial candidate
for various New Jersey elected
offices. Forchion identifies himself as a member of the
Legalize Marijuana Party and campaigns
primarily on the single issue of cannabis
legalization. Forchion has done various stunts to bring attention to
cannabis legalization, including smoking cannabis in front of the
Liberty Bell in Philadelphia as well as
attempting to legally change his name to NJWeedman. Mr. Forchion joins Ron
Chepesiuk and Will Hryb on Crime Beat this Thursday at 8-9 p.m. EST. It
promises to be a great show...you won't want to miss this one.' |
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5-19-11 Robert K. Wittman 
CRIME BEAT welcomes featured special guest
Robert K. Wittman, author of the best selling book titled PRICELESS
. Wittman is also the founder of the FBI's ART CRIME TEAM who writes
in his page-turner memoir about the fascinating stories behind his
recoveries of priceless art and antiquities. High stakes art theft comes to
life in this spellbinding narrative. Robert Wittman will describe the
darkest corners art theft and the world of elective thieves this coming
Thursday on CRIME BEAT at 8 p.m. EST where you will want to have a front row
seat in this fascinating world of criminal activity. |
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Howard Campbell In his
best selling book titled DRUG WAR ZONE - FRONTLINE DISPATCHES FROM
THE STREETS OF EL PASO AND JUAREZ, Howard Campbell describes in
visceral detail the lives of drug warriors and the people connected to the
drug trade ...his book, is a vivid ground-level portrait of terror, violence
and futility. Howard Campbell is a socialogist and anthropologist at the
University of Texas at El Paso who illuminates the sights and sounds of the
mean streets on these two drug infested border cities. Be sure to tune into
Crime Beat this Thursday May 12, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to have
the front row seat to the fascinating and frightening world of drug wars on
the Mexican, USA border. |
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Lynda Molito - Mafia Wife When Lynda Molito's husband Louie Milito vanished in 1988 she squarely put the blame on Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano, the notorious Gambino crime family stool pigeon. In her best selling book titled MAFIA WIFE, she tells her own tale how her husband who was a 'made man' in the mob was rubbed out on the orders of John Gotti, the 'Dapper Don'. Lynda Milito describes the rituals and the structure of a Mob family as well as the excitement, the danger and the loyalty at gunpoint. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat this Thursday May 5, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST where you want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story'.
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4-28-11
Tom Ajamie and Bruce Kelly Financial Serial
Killers, by Tom Ajamie and Bruce Kelly is a fascinating portrait of modern
day Wall Street where cunning and unscrupulous con men are able to get their
hooks into investors wallets, saving accounts, |
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4-21-11
Deirdre Marie Capone 'In her best selling book Uncle Al Capone, 'Deirdre Marie Capone, the last living relative of 'Scarface' Al Capone writes a stunning memoir of her favourite uncle. The author offers a vivid portrait of the iconic mastermind behind some of the century's most vicious and brutal killings. Deirdre Capone will talk about the man behind the notorious legend with surprising revelations about one of the most famous mobster's in history. |
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4-14-11 Morgan FoxMarijuana prohibition has failed. It's time for a new approach, and MPP is leading the way.Since our founding in 1995, we've been making real progress in reforming U.S. marijuana laws. We know that real change takes more than good ideas, and so MPP is all about getting results — changing policies and laws. Please learn about some of our major accomplishments.
This
week's Crime Beat radio show will feature Morgan Fox, Communications
Director of the Marijuana Policy Project (www.mpp.org,)
who will discuss the medical marijuana issue and the campaign to get
medical marijuana legal.
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Stacy Dittrich
Award winning author and decorated 17 year veteran police
officer and former detective specializing in sex crime cases. Stacy has a
provided commentary on high profile cases to major news organizations,
including CNN and Fox News. She is the author of several 'high
octane' crime fiction books that puts the reader 'front and center' in the
action and visceral intrigue. |
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Guest: Jack Garcia
former FBI undercover agent that brought down 32 members of the infamous 'GAMBINO' Crime family. Jack Garcia is the author of the best selling book called Making Jack Falcone... the broadcast puts you the listener into the 'front row seat' of Jack Garcia's exploits in riveting detail. |
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See show description for Part 1 (3-17-11) below.
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3-17-11 Part 1 of
2-part Series Guests Joel Weissman
Joel M. Weissman, one of the countries top divorce lawyers will be featured
in a 2-part series
with Lewis Kasman (March 24th) the 'so called adopted son of the 'Teflon
Don', none other than John Gotti. Weissman represented Kasman in a
celebrated divorce proceeding widely reported on tabloids across the
country . Both Weissman and Kasman will talk about their lives and
relationship. The interviews will bring you
closer to the inner workings of the infamous Gambino Crime family,
once controlled by the ruthless mobster John Gotti, also known as the
'Dapper Don'. |
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3-10-11 Wahida Clark and Seth Ferranti.
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3-3-11 Guest: Tim Donaghy In his riveting memoir Personal Foul, Tim Donaghy ,a former NBA referee, describes how his gambling addiction led to his demise. Donaghy was found guilty of of conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information and for taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on NBA games. Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in a U.S. Federal penitentiary for the scandal that 'rocked' the basketball world. |
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 2-24-11 Guest: Rick Porrello
'Ohio Police Chief Rick Porrello wears many hats. The
top cop gave up a successful career in music as a drummer for
Sammy Davis Jr.
to pursue his interest in law enforcement. In the meantime, he took up
writing as well, and now is going Hollywood. In his riveting book,
'To Kill an
Irishman' , Porrello
chronicles the true story of
Danny Greene, a fearless mobster who took on the Cleveland Mafia in
the 1970's, Porrello proves once again that he is one of America's premiere
true crime writers. |
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2-17-11 Guest: Courtney Brown
JR. 'The Rise and Fall of an Urban Empire' is
the memoir of Courtney Brown Jr. The book chronicles the rise and fall of
his father, Courtney 'Berman' Brown Sr. and |
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2-10-11 Guest: Louis Diaz
Growing up in Brooklyn New York, where physical violence
was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the mean streets, Lou Diaz
had more than what it took to survive. A man
of uncompromising principles, Diaz was compassionate on the inside and
'tough' as nails on the outside. |
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Guest: Andrew DiDonato When Andrew DiDonato left his past behind in 1997 he was a old school gangster at the tender age of 32. The wise guy was a career criminal and he loved every minute of it until he saw the light and became a government witness helping to bring down the infamous 'teflon don' himself, John Gotti. The Gambino Family soldier chronicles his life in a new book and dvd called 'Surviving the Mob' that describes his nefarious talents as 'true-to-life' mobster. On the next Crime Beat programme airing February 3, 2011 on ArtistFirst Worldwide Network radio, Andrew DiDonato will offer insights on the most recent Gambino and other notorious family members in one of the biggest round ups in New York City and FBI history. |
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1-27-11
A former undercover FBI agent and author of the New York Times best-seller, Making Jack Falcone, Garcia's undercover work led to the arrest and conviction of 32 Gambino crime family members. |
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About Will
Crime
Beat
hunted, confronted and killed John Dillinger. In his crusade to bring Bulger
to justice, Fitzpatrick not only faced the cold-blooded killer Whitey Bolger
but also corrupt FBI agents along with political cronies and enablers from
Boston to Washington. Make sure you tune in this Thursday April 19, 2012 at
8 p.m. EST
Crime
Beat
will talk about his award winning book, titled '
Crime
Beat is delighted to announce the appearances of Even Wright, co-author of
the best selling book, titled 'AMERICAN DESPERADO: My LIfe - From Mafia
Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset' and Diane Ferranti,
wife of imprisoned award winning author Seth Ferranti, who wrote the
'Supreme Team'. Wright will discuss the remarkable life of Jon
Roberts who became the de-facto 'transportation chief' of the Medellin
Cartel during the 1980's. American Desperado is a no-holds-barred account of
Jon Roberts who witnessed his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a
hunter-assassin in Vietnam, then journeying to Miami where he would rise to
become the Medellin Cartel’s most effective smuggler. Diane Ferranti will
talk about the infamous, ' Supreme Team' which has gone down in street
legend and the lyrical lore of hip-hop and gangsta rap as one of the most
vicious crews to ever emerge on the streets of New York. Its going to be a
great show, so make sure you tune in to Crime Beat, on Thursday, February
16, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to a have a front row seat to their
fascinating stories.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Sylvia Longmire, author, of
the award winning book, titled CARTEL: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug
Wars. Having followed Mexico's cartels for years, border security expert
Sylvia Longmire takes us deep into the heart of their world to witness a
dangerous and deadly underground that will do whatever it takes to deliver
drugs to a willing audience of American consumers. The cartels have grown
increasingly bold in recent years, building submarines to move up the coast
of Central America and
digging elaborate tunnels that both move drugs north and carry cash and U.S.
high-powered assault weapons back to fuel the drug war. Longmire brings to
life
the very real threat of Mexican cartels operating not just along the
southwest border, but deep inside every corner of the United States. Be sure
to tune in to Crime Beat this Thursday, February 9, 2012, where you want to
have a front row seat to this fascinating story.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Luellen Smiley, the daughter
of reputed mobster, Allen Smiley. who was a close friend and confidant of
famous
Las Vegas mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Allen Smiley was sitting on the
couch just feet away from Siegel the night he was murdered. Smiley will
discuss her father's life, her life and her research into Mob history. Be
sure to tune in this Thursday February 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you want
to have a front row seat to this fascinating story. (
force
and corruption, unveiling the deepest roots of criminal power. In
addition, Crime Beat is thrilled to announce the cameo appearance of Mr.
Jack Garcia, author of MAKING JACK FALCONE... Garcia was Crime Beat's
innaugural guest last January. Be sure to tune in on Thursday, January 26,
2012 at 8 p.m. EST, where you want to have a front row seat to their
gripping and fascinating stories.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearances of Adrian Humphreys, author of
the best-selling book, titled 'The Weasel: A Double Life in the Mob' and x-
gangster Marvin Elkind. In his blockbuster narrative, Humphreys reveals the
story of Marvin Elkind - a.k.a. - The Weasel. Elkind was a chauffeur and
strong-arm goon for mob bosses who became a secret undercover weapon for
police agencies around the world. The former gangster was placed in a foster
home of a tough mobster family in Toront
o
immersing him at the age of nine in a daring world of con-men, bootleggers
loan sharks, bank robbers, leg breakers and Mafia bosses. During a Golden
Aged of underworld life in New York, Detroit and Canada, Elkind found
himself working with a cast of colorful and notorious characters, including
none-other than Jimmy Hofffa. Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat this
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 8 p.m. EST where you want to have a front row
seat to this fascinating story.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Greg Kading, Thursday on
January 12, 2012, at 8 p.m. EST on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network.
Kading is the author of MURDER RAP: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls and
Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations. In his best selling and riveting book,
Kading will discuss two of the most notorious unsolved cases in the annals
of American crime, the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie
Smalls. The notorious murders have been the subject of exhaustive
investigations, relentless speculation and a tangled web of rampant rumors,
crackpot conspiracies and dark secrets. Now, for the first time, the truth
behind these sensational and fascinating cases is laid bare in MURDER RAP, a
raw and riveting account of how a dedicated and driven police detective
(Greg Kading) spearheaded the task force that finally exposed the shocking
facts behind the deaths of these two rap music icons.
Crime
Beat is please to announce the command appearance of author Tim Donaghy. In
his riveting memoir Personal Foul, Donaghy ,a former NBA referee, describes
how his gambling addiction led to his demise. He was found guilty of of
conspiracy to
engage in wire fraud, transmitting betting information and for taking
payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on NBA games. Donaghy
was sentenced to 15 months in a U.S. Federal penitentiary for the scandal
that 'rocked' the basketball world. Be sure to tune in at 8 p.m. EST, this
Thursday, December 29, 2011, where you will want to have a front row seat to
this fascinating story.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Louis Ferrante, author of
the best selling book titled MOB RULES: WHAT THE MAFIA CAN TEACH THE
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN. Lou Ferrante was a 
management led his Mafia bosses rely on his
talent as a 'true wise-guy'. In his fascinating book, Ferrante brings all of
the Mafia's wisdom and business acumen together and shows readers how they
can apply the Mob's best practices to their own businesses.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearances of Anthony Amore and Tom
Mashberg, authors of the best selling book, titled STEALING REMBRANDTS:THE
UNTOLD STORIES OF NOTORIOUS ART HEISTS. Mashberg is a investigative reporter
who reported for the New York Times
and Boston Globe for over 30 years. Amore, is the head of security at the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and contributing
writer
to the Boston Herald and Huggington Post. On the same subject of Art Theft,
Crime Beat is privileged to also have Eric Rasmussen, author of The
Shakespeare Thefts. Rasmussen is a preeminent Shakespearean scholar and
collaborator on more than 60 books about Shakespeare and Renaissance drama.
Make sure to tune in on December 15, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST where you want to
have a front row seat to these fascinating stories. You will not want to
miss this broadcast.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearances Larry Mazza, Tommy Dades and Bob
Mladinich on this week's Crime Beat to dicuss the Colombo War of the ealry
1990s
.
Mazza was a mob hitman on the Persico side of the war, Tommy Dades was a New
York City detective investigating of the most infamous MAFIA families in
American History. Be sure to tune in this Thursday at 8 p.m. EST, where you
will want to have a front row seat to this fascinating story.
CRIME
BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of Mr. Benjamin Runkle, author of
the best selling book tiltled, Wanted Dead or Alive: Manhunts from Geronimo
to Bin Laden. See
Although
the daring raid marked the end of the longest strategic manhant in American
history, bin Laden was not the first individual targeted as the objective of
a military campaign. From Geronimo to Poncho Villa, to Manuel Noriega to
Saddam Hussein, the United
States has deployed military forces to kill or capture a single person
nearly a dozen times since Benjamin Runkle chronicles the extraordinary
efforts of the military and intelligence agencies to bring America's enemies
to justice. Make sure you tune in at 8 p.m. EST on Thursday December 1. 2011
where you want to have a front row seat to this captivating story.
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance of best selling author and
top-cop, Rick Porrello in a command performance, this Thursday Nov. 24, 2011
at 8 p.m. EST. Ohio Police Chief Rick Porrello wears many hats. Porrello
gave up a successful career in music as a drummer for Sammy Davis Jr. to
pursue his interest in law enforcement. In the meantime, he took up writing
as well. In his riveting and fascinating book, 'To Kill an Irishman' ,
Porrello
chronicles the true story of Danny Greene, a fearless mobster who took on
the Cleveland Mafia in the 1970's. Porrello proves once again that he is one
of America's premiere true crime writers. The book sparked the attention of
Hollywood and is now a movie titled 'Kill the Irishman' , starring Ray
Stevenson as Danny Greene with co-stars Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken. 
Crime
Beat is pleased to announce the appearance, of Mr. JAMES W. DOUGLASS, author
of JFK AND THE UNSPEAKABLE: WHY HE DIED AND WHY IT MATTERS on Thursday
November 17, 2011.
of
CAMOUFLAGED KILLER. Mr. Gibb will describe the shocking double life
of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams. The career soldier commanded
.
He was one of the most respected and trusted soldiers in the military. He
was
In
the spring of 1988, Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill set
out to write the story of two infamous brothers from the insular Irish
enclave of South Boston: Jim "Whitey" Bulger and his younger brother Billy.
Whitey was the city's most powerful gangster and a living legend--tough,
cunning, without conscience, and above all, smart. Billy, president of the
state Senate, was a political heavyweight in Massachusetts. These facts
alone make for an intriguing story, but as Lehr and O'Neill found out, this
was only the beginning. 
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Be sure to tune in to Crime Beat at 8 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 where
we will have Mr. Dick Lehr co-author of the award winning book titled 'Black
Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish
Mob. You will not want to miss this one.
Growing up in Brooklyn New York, where physical violence
was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the mean streets, Lou Diaz
had more than what it took to survive. A man
of uncompromising principles, Diaz was compassionate on the inside and
'tough' as nails on the outside.
describes
his savage beginnings and early forays in organized 
CRIME BEAT is pleased to announce the appearance of our special featured guest,
Mr. Geoffrey Gray, on September 15, 2011 at 8 P.M. EST Mr. Gray is the
author of the award winning book titled SKYJACK. Our guest will talk about
his investigation of the infamous D. B. Cooper
mystery. The fascinating story
is one o
f the most astonishing whodunits in the history of American truecrime. One man extorted $200,000 from an airline and then parachuted
into the wilds
of the Pacific Northwest. It remains unsolved to this day. Its going to be
a great show, you will not want to miss this one.
In
the early 1960's a bloody civil war broke out between the two powerful Irish
Mob families in the Somerville Massachusetts neighborhood known as Winter
Hill. Over sixty men were murdered, including the leader of the Winter Hill
Gang, James "Buddy" McLean. The leadership of one of the most influential
non-Italian crime organizations in the United States was inherited by his
childhood friend, Howard T. "Howie" Winter. In Bobby Martini's riveting
book, titled CITIZEN SOMERVILLE, the author vividly writes about these
events offering a true visceral picture of an era in Boston's pre-Whitey
Bulger history when the streets were protected by a close-knit group of
Irish-Italian "businessmen." The award winning author has laid his own
history bare to depict a life of survival in the rough streets of
Somerville. Crime Beat is privileged to have Mr. Martini as a featured
special guest on Thursday August 11, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST ... mark it on your
calendar, you will not want to miss this one...
basketball referee Tim Donaghy and the world of sports betting will want to
tune in to Crime Beat at 8 p.m. EST on July 28, 2011. Our featured guest is
author Sean Griffin, who in his book about the scandal, Gaming the
Game, provides Griffin's take on the scandal and on the current
state of sports betting. Make sure to mark the date on your calendar, you
will not be disappointed.
horrifying public torture and mutilation on their victims. In
her award winning book, titled
Lynching and Spectacle, Amy Wood explains what it meant for white
Americans to perform and witness these sadistic spectacles and how lynching
played a role in establishing and affirming white supremacy. Lynching, Wood
argues, overlapped with a variety of cultural practices and performances,
both traditional and modern, including public executions, religious rituals,
photography, and cinema, all which encouraged the horrific violence and gave
it social acceptability.
Both writers have become the 'who's who' in the crime
writing genre honing their skills behind bars. Wahida Clark and Seth
Ferranti are acclaimed award winning authors who have penned a number of
books including Clark's 'THUGS AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM' and Ferranti's
'Prison Stories'.
