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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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John Eric Armstrong: Did his family know?

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A life of trauma: Discussing the Atkins case on True Crime Uncensored

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Nature vs. nurture on Benjamin Atkins -- and what about his brother? We chat about that and more on Mysterious Circumstances

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A #lifeaffirming visit to Covenant House in Detroit

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Just dropped: More insight on the research into the Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins case

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Murder Shelf Book Club concludes its weeks-long series on "The 'Baby Doll' Serial Killer"

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Benjamin Atkins: Out of obscurity and onto Darkness Radio and more

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Darlene's story finally gets police attention; we discuss that aspect of the Atkins case and more on "True Murder"

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Two views of a killer, but they do converge in parts

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Hmmmm ... maybe I got punked

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Just dropped: I've joined the Sherpalution!

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Happy Release Day! "The Crack City Strangler" is up and available in paperback, hardcover and e-book

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Thanks to Daniel Lucas at Book 101!

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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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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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