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A glance behind the scenes of my true-crime writing projects on convicted Detroit serial killers John Eric Armstrong and Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins, including a tidbit or two you might not find in the books. See more at BRBates.com, and thanks for stopping by.

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True Crime Talk podcast takes on "The Crack City Strangler"

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Murder Shelf Book Club drops episode 3 on the Armstrong case and "The 'Baby Doll' Serial Killer"

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Learn more about "The Crack City Strangler" and the Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins case

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A bit more insight into this convicted serial ...

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Thanks to Tim at Darkness Radio!

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February 27, 2025

Now available for pre-order: "The Crack City Strangler: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins"

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February 25, 2025

Great synopsis of the John Eric Armstrong case

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February 24, 2025

The Murder Shelf Book Club's second episode on the Armstrong case has dropped

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February 21, 2025

"As victim-centric as I could make it"

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February 18, 2025

Discussing the Armstrong case on Crawlspace's "Missing" podcast

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February 13, 2025

Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and William Devin Howell

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February 10, 2025

Recent interview on True Murder podcast

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February 06, 2025

And bumpy cake, too? Gotta love the Murder Shelf Book Club's series on "The 'Baby Doll' Serial Killer"

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February 05, 2025

Jim Harold's Crime Scene: What motivates a serial killer?

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February 03, 2025

Just dropped: A few more thoughts on the book and the case

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B.R. Bates: I'm a longtime author and journalist, and I've been a writer all my life -- since I was a little girl, actually. A lot of what I have written has been in the pop-culture world. I'm a big TV junkie! In more recent years I have been a big follower of true crime, and after being introduced by a mutual friend to a retired Detroit cop named Gerald Cliff, I decided to embark on a true-crime book project. I really enjoyed the research. I feel like it returned me to my journalism roots (I have a degree in journalism and spent 10 years in the daily newspaper biz) and got me away from the fun "fluff" I had been doing (well, OK, I still do some of the fluff). These two serial killer cases have been fascinating and challenging, and I hope you will enjoy the fruits of my labor. I am a Michigan native who has spent a lot of time in my beloved Detroit, but I also lived in Atlanta for five years and Washington, D.C., for four years. I still manage federal government websites part-time while working on my writing projects. Above all else, I aim to enjoy life, as my favorite preacher, Joyce Meyer, advises! You can learn more at BRBates.com.

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Detroit's Michigan Ave, by the author.