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TRUE CRIME BOOKS BLOG
FROM AUTHOR HARRY N. MACLEAN


CHARLES STARKWEATHER--DRAWS HIS IDEAL GIRL
Of this drawing Starkweather said: ". . .is the kind of girl I used to think I'd like to have. . . Well, that kind a girl would look like...
Jan 2


STARKWEATHER THE ARTIST
IN MURDERER CHARLIE STARKWEATHER'S FANTASIES HE WAS EITHER A SHERIFF OR THE LADER OF AN OUTLAW GANG. THIS COWBOY, ALTHOUGH SMOKING AND...
Dec 23, 2024


STARKWEATHER THE PAINTER
Murderer Starkweather finished this painting on the day of his execution, June 25, 1959, and gave it to the warden as a gift. I plan on...
Dec 20, 2024


"Starkweather" A Year Later
"Starkweather" hit the stores a year ago. Sales have been strong. As have the reviews. ( harrymaclean.com ), and endless podcasts and...
Dec 1, 2024


STARKWEATHER AND THE SHERIFF
Lincoln Sheriff Karnopp cuffs Charlie Starkweather for the drive from Douglas Wyoming to Lincoln Nebraska after his capture. The many...
Oct 11, 2024


"STARKWEATHER" IN PAPERBACK ON OCTOBER 14
"Starkweather will hit the shelves in paperback on the 14th. Julya and I willl be in India when it hits, but we'll be pulling for it on...
Sep 30, 2024


Starkweather's Youngest Victim
Betty Jean, Caril Fugate's two-and-a-half year old sister. Starkweather claimed Caril watched as he threw a knife into her throat and...
Sep 20, 2024


STARKWEATHER PHOTOS
I get inquiries about Starkweather photos; specifically, unknown or unpublished ones. In this his photo Caril is smiling from the...
Sep 13, 2024
"STARKWEATHER" -- A TALK BY THE AUTHOR AT THE NEBRASKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
YOUTUBE posted a video of my talk at the Nebraska Historical Society last June. As it turned out, we were only a few blocks from where...
Aug 21, 2024


"STARKWEATHER": A reviewer Hits new Themes
A lot has been written about my new book "Starkweather," almost all of it positive. This review, in Cleaver Magazine, a literary magzine,...
Jul 23, 2024
"Starkweather" gets favorable mention in Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/06/24/gentleman-thief-dean-jobb-review/ Great true crime stories are a chance to understand...
Jul 5, 2024


STARKWEATHER -- HISTORY NEBRASKA
My presentation on "Starkweather" at History Nebraska in Lincoln Monday night went well. Tickets sold out (90) within three days of going...
Jun 26, 2024
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