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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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Some photos from yesterday's Author Expo at the Tamarack District Library

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The floors really creak at the Creaky Floor bookstore -- and we're about to find out!

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The Michigan True Crime Symposium: What a wonderful event

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I hope to see you at Tamarack District Library's Author Expo a week from Saturday

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Killer Comparisons: Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins and John Cannan

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Are you going to the Michigan True Crime Symposium?

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We'll be at the Creaky Floor Bookstore next month -- come say hello!

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So many ways to give to Covenant House

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Mark it on your calendar: Author Expo at the Tamarack District Library

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Thanks so much, CanvasRebel.com for this smashing new interview!

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Join us for the Michigan True Crime Symposium on April 11

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Killer Comparisons: Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins and Stewart Weldon

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February 26, 2026

A ministry I support, and I hope you will, too

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February 04, 2026

Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and Wayne Adam Ford

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January 08, 2026

Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and Richard Paul White

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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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