Inside the house at Barker Ranch, situated high in the Panamint Mountains above Death Valley some twenty miles from any sign of civilization, Paul Crockett sat at the little table near the kitchen, smoking a Pall Mall down to the nub. Next to him, Brooks Poston and Paul Watkins, his…

Introduction: Body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria are two distinct conditions that significantly impact individuals’ perceptions of themselves and their bodies. While both conditions involve dissatisfaction with one’s physical appearance, they differ in terms of the underlying causes and focus of distress. This essay aims to explore the similarities and differences…

A 1,600 mile road trip and some hard truths. — Paul’s heart weighed heavy with loneliness and desperation as he embarked on his journey from St. Paul to Seattle to attend his 30 year high school reunion. Each passing mile was tainted with the bitter realization that true connection eluded him. As he drove, he found solace in the intricate…

If you subscribe to any of the popular streaming video platforms you’d have to have your eyes closed to have missed the almost pervasive presence of true crime related content. True crime is definitely having its moment, and is seemingly everywhere! From podcasts like “Serial” and “My Favorite Murder” to…

University of Idaho and Moscow Police team up to provide updates to a concerned community about the shocking murders of four students — On Wednesday, November 23, the Moscow, Idaho police department streamed a live press conference with assistance from the University of Idaho, providing the media and general public with an update on their investigation into the mysterious murders of four students last Sunday in the off-campus house they shared.

Loads of questions, few answers, and plenty of speculation in the baffling murders of four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home on Sunday, November 13, 2022 — As investigators continue to uncover clues about the mysterious murders of four University of Idaho students in the house they shared off-campus on Sunday, November 13, amateur web sleuths have been busy putting together their own theories about who committed the vicious crimes, why and how.

The following is an excerpt from “Terror in the Canyon: Mayhem, Madness and Murder in the Summer of ‘69” about the Manson Family and the murders they committed, including that of Gary Hinman, a bagpipe musician/music teacher and sometime friend of the Family, in his Topanga Canyon home. On August…

Misadventures in La La Land — I moved to Hollywood the day after I graduated college in the spring of 1997. Packed up my little white Honda Accord, the same one I’d been driving since high school, made the trek west from Tucson and arrived in LA guns blazing, ready to go. First crash pad was…

Ruby Pearl got to know the Manson Family before their arrests — This article originally appeared in the Valley Times newspaper on December 2, 1969 and is included in the compilation book “Terror in the Canyon: Mayhem, Madness and Murder in the Summer of ‘69.” It was written by Jim Newsom, Bruce Swenson and Bill Milton A tiny woman horse wrangler said…