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The Trapdoor - A True Crime Newsletter

Don Stradley

A newsletter to promote my books, and to chat a little with fans of true crime....

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Latest Issues

Looking back at one of my favorite true crime books

My next crime book, which will be published soon by Bloomsbury, will feature a chapter on the Boston Strangler, which still ranks one of the most riveting cases in all crime history. Whether you believe it was Albert DeSalvo committing each...

2 months ago

On her birthday: Lila Leeds

Lila Leeds always felt she had psychic powers, and on the night of Aug. 31, 1948, she sensed there was something strange in the air. That is, something other than marijuana smoke.

She and her roommate Vicki Evans were enjoying a night at t...

4 months ago
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Black Dahlia, Red Rose

January 15 marks the 79th anniversary of Elizabeth Short’s body being discovered. You may know her better as “The Black Dahlia.” As the anniversary approaches, I wanted to look back at my favorite book on the case, a stunner by Piu Eatwell...

4 months ago

The Truth About Marilyn?

Is there anything we don’t know about Marilyn Monroe?

Author James Patterson is hoping we know nothing. Otherwise, his new book, a readable rehash of the well-known saga, is nothing but a pretty bauble on sale for the recent holidays.

W...

4 months ago

Does Whitey Still Matter?

A documentary on Whitey Bulger is now available on the YouTube movie channel. I liked it a dozen years ago and I like it now…

Like many New Englanders, I was once fascinated by Whitey Bulger. Unlike many New Englanders, I grew tired of him...

5 months ago

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    I write true crime books. My newsletter, The Trapdoor, will include info about my upcoming book, and also recommendations of other crime books and movies. I hope you'll join me....

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