13 posts tagged “true crimes”
Bradley Jardis on TRUE CRIMES next Saturday 2pm Pacific Time/4pm Central/5pm Eastern
Police Officer Bradley Jardis speaks on on True Crimes about ending the failed War on Drugs.
"A great deal of good for our society can come from ending the failed War on Drugs"
Bradley Jardis has served as a police officer in the State of New Hampshire since March of 1999. He took his oath of office three months before graduating from high school and graduated from the Part-Time New Hampshire Police Academy before finishing his high school obligations. Bradley is proud to serve the people of his state and takes his oath to uphold the law very seriously.
It is with the same dedication to protect and serve that he now opposes the "War on Drugs."
As a law enforcement officer, Bradley has seen the detrimental effects of the drug war on citizens from all walks of life. He understands many victims of theft and violence to be victims of drug prohibition; victims that could be avoided if we adopt a more rational and ethical approach to our nation's drug problems. He argues that the lessons learned from our enforcement of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act should apply equally to our contemporary prohibition of drugs.
Bradley joined LEAP because he believes that a great deal of good for our society can come from ending the failed "War on Drugs." He stands firm in his conviction that by legalizing and adopting stringent regulations for all drugs, we would achieve the following results:
- Citizens who are addicted to dangerous drugs could safely obtain the drugs they need under proper medical supervision with the ultimate goal of being drug free. Drug dealers want to sell more drugs to their users, doctors could help lessen the quantity of drugs consumed.
- Violent criminal and terrorist organizations would no longer profit from drug distribution.
- Above all‹it would be much easier to educate and keep drugs out of the hands of our children.
Bradley hopes that by donating his time as a citizen to LEAP and our mission to educate the public on the myths and realities of the drug war, he can help change the drug laws that he is sworn to enforce
We tried to capture Marek Fuchs a few weeks ago, and finally got hold of him! Glad we did. His new book, A Cold Blooded Business, is fantastic, and the interview conducted by Don Woldman and Burl Barer will have you clutching your computer, nuzzling your Ipod, or drooling all over your portable satellite radio. Listen 2pm Pacific Time/4pm Central/5pm Eastern Saturday!
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Legalize and tax Marijuana? Sure. Legalize and tax Heroin and Crack? Cops say, "SURE!"
After all, who do you want controlling that stuff, criminals and drug cartels? Law Enforcement Against Prohibition wants to stop the so-called War on Drugs, and take drugs out of the hands of criminals and the mob. Listen next Saturday when LEAP joins Don Woldman and Burl Barer on TRUE CRIMES on Outlaw Radio.
LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 2pm Pacific/4pm Central/5pm Eastern by clicking this link!!
In the 1982 Texas election for governor, Steven Long asked the incumbent, Bill Clements, a question that changed the state’s history. “Would you appoint a consumer, for example, a housewife, to the Texas Public Utilities Commission?” The governor blundered and answered, “There isn’t a housewife in Texas qualified to serve on the PUC.” He lost the election.
After closing In Between, Steven Long carved out a career as a feature writer with the Houston Chronicle. One article resulted in the indictment, conviction and disbarment of the late Houston adoption lawyer Leslie Thacker for buying and selling crack babies in several Texas county jails. Another series of investigative stories ultimately resulted in the indictment and conviction of the head librarian of the oldest medical school west of the Mississippi for stealing rare and historic medical texts, some dating to the sixteenth century. He exposed the Texas prison system’s wholesale practice of allowing the use of inmates as subjects for medical residents to hone their skills in cosmetic surgery at a state teaching hospital.
Steven Long covered the Andrea Yates murder case for the New York Post from the scene to conviction. For the same paper, he found rogue CEO Ken Lay who hid for ten days when the Enron scandal broke. He covered the lengthy and complex trial of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for Agence France Presse, as well as Crain’s Chicago Business. He has appeared on “Inside Edition,” the “CBS Early Show” and “Catherine Crier Live”, as well as “Mugshots” on Court TV. Steven worked as a consultant to “Dateline’s” segment on the sensational Robert Durst Case. He has appeared on “Northwest Afternoon” on ABC/KOMO in Seattle. Steven appeared on the E Network’s series, “Women Who Kill.” Long served as courtroom analyst and special correspondent with CNBC for its gavel to gavel coverage of the Lay/Skilling Enron trial. During the proceedings he frequently appeared on the popular business channel’s “Squawk Box” and “Power Lunch” programs as well as on the “NBC Nightly News” with Brian Williams. Steven and his adopted horse Façade have appeared on Animal Planet’s “Animal Cops Houston.” Façade is an SPCA rescue animal. Steven and his wife Vicki recently adopted Flying Algonquin, a retired race horse saved from slaughter.
An avid horseman, he has been a contributor to Western Horseman magazine. His work has appeared frequently in the Houston Press. Steven Long is a regular contributor to the respected true crime forum, In Cold Blog, http://incoldblogger.blogspot.com. His most recent nationally published story on Willie Nelson and his rescued paint horses appeared in Cowboys and Indians Magazine. His most recent journalism award came from the American Quarter Horse Association for his “Hoofbeats on Hollow Ground” which appeared in the respected Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine. Besides his writing career, Steven Long holds a certification in corporate community relations from the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College. He is currently working on a feature on Tony and Jill Curtis and their Shiloh Rescue Ranch near Las Vegas.
Steven Long is a co-founder of the National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions (Literacy USA), and completed three terms on the national board of CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates Association, based in Seattle. CASA volunteers throughout the nation help the courts place abused and neglected children in safe and permanent homes. He currently serves on the organization’s prestigious Emeritus Advisory Board.
Steven and Vicki Long, a fiction writer, live in Houston, Texas. He serves as Vice President of The Greater Houston Horse Council. Vicki is publisher of Horseback Magazine. Steven serves as the magazine’s editor. The couple own the publication. Steven also personally oversees development of Horseback Online and it's popular Breaking News page http://www.horsebackmagazine.com.
Our 4th of July party with Hart D. Fisher has been nuked because producer Magic Matt Alan wisely decided to go play with his beloved daughter -- never allow great radio to come between you and your children. That's why I used to force my kids to sleep on the couch at KISS 101 so they could see their daddy play the hits on the morning show. We will drag Hart Fisher and his shy retiring wifey-poo to the lighten up lounge on July 18th. NOW HEAR THIS! "Marek Fuchs has written a penetrating portrayal of twisted lust, eager betrayal, a savage murder, and a small town's long memory. With the drama of a novel and the nuances of a seasoned reporter, he delivers a sober, blood-splashed narrative about justice delayed, but not denied."
OR you can listen via Itunes by selecting "radio" then "Talk/Spoken Word" then scroll down to Outlaw Radio!
In 1959, Olathe, Kansas was made famous by the murder of the Clutter family and Truman Capote's ground-breaking book on the crime, In Cold Blood. But fewer know that Olathe achieved notoriety again in 1982, when a member of Olathe's growing Evangelical Christian population, a gentle man named David Harmon, was bludgeoned to death while sleeping--the force of the blows crushing his face beyond recognition.
Suspicion quickly fell on David's wife, Melinda, and his best friend, Mark, student body president of the local bible college. However, the long arms of the church defended the two and no charges were pressed. The case was declared as dead as David Harmon.
Two decades later, two Olathe policemen revived the cold case making startling revelations that reopened old wounds and chasms within the Olathe community--revelations that rocked not only Olathe, but also the two well-heeled towns in which Melinda and Mark resided. David's former wife and friend were now living separate, successful, law-abiding lives. Melinda lived in suburban Ohio, a devoted wife and mother of two. Mark had become a Harvard MBA, a high-paid corporate mover, a family man, and a respected community member in a wealthy suburb of New York City. Some twenty years after the brutal murders, each received the dreaded knock of justice on the door.
A Cold-blooded Business provides fascinating character studies of Melinda and Mark, killers who seemingly returned to normalcy after one blood-splattered night of violence. A fast-moving true crime narrative, A Cold-blooded Business is a chilling exploration into the darkest depths of the human psyche.
Marek Fuchs was a stockbroker for Shearson Lehman Brothers and a money manager before becoming a journalist who wrote The New York Times' "County Lines" column for six years. He also did back-up beat coverage of The New York Knicks for the paper's Sports section for two seasons and covered other professional and collegiate sports. He contributed frequently to many of the Times' other sections, including National, Metro, Escapes, Real Estate, Arts & Leisure, Travel, Money & Business, Circuits and the Op-Ed Page.
In addition, Fuchs writes and stars in "The Business Press Maven" video columns for TheStreet.com, on how business and finance are covered by the media. The videos are syndicated on Yahoo! Finance, where they are regularly the portal’s featured video. For his work on that column, he was named the nation's best critic of business journalism by the University of North Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was also nominated as best online business columnist by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Fuchs was formerly editor-in-chief of Fertilemind.net, a financial website twice named "Best of the Web" by Forbes Magazine. His book A Cold-Blooded Business, (Skyhorse, distributed by W.W. Norton), based on a murder story he covered for The New York Times, was a Top 10 seller in the Murder book category on Amazon.com, and was called “riveting” by Kirkus Reviews. He also wrote a chapter for a book, Over the Hill and Between the Sheets (Springboard Press, a Warner Book). Fuchs speaks regularly on business and journalism issues at venues ranging from annual meetings of the Society of American Business Editors and Writer to National Public Radio. He teaches journalism at Manhattan College in New York City.
Fuchs, who lives in a loud house with three children, is a volunteer firefighter. The highlight of his life prior to July 11th was being on Mickey Sherman's show. The highlight of Mickey's career was being on our show! This will be FUN.
LISTEN LIVE SATURDAY 2pm PST BY CLICKING THIS LINK! Crime expert, lecturer, journalist and “the nation’s leading authority on the mind of the female murderer,” M. William Phelps is the author of 12 books. He has appeared on Court TV, The Discovery Channel, Fox News Channel, CN8, ABC’s “Good Morning America,” The Learning Channel, Biography Channel, History Channel, Montel Williams, Oxygen, Geraldo At Large, USA Radio Network, ABC News Radio and Radio America He’s written for the Providence Journal, Hartford Courant, the New London Day, and been profiled in such noted publications as Writer's Digest, NY Daily News, Newsday, Albany Times-Union, Hartford Courant, Advance for Nurses magazine, Forensic Nursing. Phelps has also consulted for the Showtime cable television series “Dexter.”
Phelps is currently writing a book about Amy Archer-Gilligan, Joseph Kesselring's inspiration for the smash Broadway hit Arsenic and Old Lace, which later became a Hollywood film. "What's interesting about Amy Archer, beyond her method of murder, is that she was, in my opinion, responsible for inventing and developing what we know today as elderly home care by opening the first private sector nursing home (as a business venture) in the early 1900s. This is the story of how that concept came to be-and, more important, how Amy Archer murdered perhaps two dozen men and women who sought refuge from old age in her home."
Phelps books include Nathan Hale, Failures of the Presidents, Perfect Poison, Lethal Guardian, Every Move You Make, Sleep In Heavenly Peace, Murder in the Heartland, Because You Loved Me, If Looks Could Kill, I’ll Be Watching You, Cruel Death (2009) and Deadly Secrets (2009).
Hart D. Fisher, a recent guest on TRUE CRIMES (you can listen to the broadcast on the player), made such an impression on the folks who run IN COLD BLOG, the #1 True Crime site on the Internet, that he's been invited to join that prestigious group on Feb. 9th. Burl Barer, your legendary co-host, is also a regular contributor to IN COLD BLOG. No one can say we play it safe at either TRUE CRIMES or IN COLD BLOG!!
Here is a charming picture of Hart D. Fisher celebrating joining IN COLD BLOG
“What was going on in my life—the real story, the behind-the-scenes,” Fisher says, “is something only a few people really know. Some friends, my Dad (who passed away in 2005), Joe Monks…not a lot of people outside my inner circle had any idea what was going on. Both the good stuff and the things that made my life a living hell.”
Not surprisingly, when Fisher began to consider revealing some of the details for his new television show, American Horrors, even more spilled out than anticipated. Says longtime friend and frequent co-collaborator Joe Monks, whose own feature film (The Bunker) Fisher co-produced, “What Hart's finally letting out will blow your mind. This is the kind of interview you'd see on 60 Minutes in its heyday, or in PLAYBOY--if they had the guts to print it just the way Hart tells it. It's funny, it's shocking, it's an emotional rollercoaster. Be prepared when this documentary is finished—it's not some fluff piece about a guy who's accomplished a lot. This is riveting story about a man who survived his worst nightmares and changed an entire industry. This is the real deal, warts and all.”
Filmmaker, bouncer, post house CEO and perhaps the most controversial figure in comic books since William M. Gaines. Hart Fisher has the kind of stories roadies for the Rolling Stones envy. And he's finally telling them all.
To see the interview that started it all off, check out it out at the new optimumwound.com site (with all new pictures and youtube clips):
http://www.optimumwound.com/hart-fisher-tells-us-crazy-stories-in-the-beginning.htm
http://www.optimumwound.com/hart-fisher-tells-us-crazy-stories-about-the-boneyard-days.htm
Nobody Loves Alice director, Roger Scheck, grew up in McAlester Oklahoma where his interest in film was spawned by a close friend. While attending the North Carolina School of the Arts (Majoring in Cinematography) Scheck wrote, directed and produced his first feature film, Nobody Loves Alice. This film was shot on location in Winston-Salem, NC in 12 days over the winter break of his senior year of college. This film has since been picked up by Indie Pictures, a child of Warner, and is currently being re-mastered for it's television debut in 17 countries across Europe and Asia.
For more information on Roger Scheck Please check these links:
http://www.nobodylovesalice.com
http://www.scheckmedia.com
http://www.myspace.com/alicefilm
For more information on indy publishing legend Hart D. Fisher, visit:
http://www.boneyardpress.net
http://www.crimepaysinc.com
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=crimepayshart 
LOS ANGELES, CA- Crime Pays, Inc. founder and president, Hart D. Fisher, has announced that Christine Christian will be joining the American Horrors broadcast team as an on air correspondent and part of it’s talent pool.
“Besides being a stunning beauty, Christine Christian brings a wealth of talent and ambition to American Horrors.” Said producer Hart D. Fisher. “Not only is she a SAG actress with numerous credits, she’s the lead singer for Death Before Dancing and a prominent member of the New York fetish scene. It’s my belief that Christine will be bringing numerous surprises to the show and our east coast machine.”
Mr. Fisher has made alliances with horror filmmakers around the country, including notable indie powerhouses like John (Insaniac) Specht, Halfway House director and Emmy Nominee Kenneth J. Hall, blind film director Joseph M. Monks (The Bunker), Nobody Loves Alice’s Roger Scheck, horror taste maker and Dark Delicacies co-owner Del Howison, Mistress Macabre-Con 2008’s and burgeoning horror producer Brooke Lewis, indie horror journalist Eddie McMullen of feoamante.com and many more. American Horrors is a proud sponsor of both, the 2008 Shriekfest in Los Angeles and the New York City Horror Film Festival and the Macabre Con 2008 in Pomona.
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LOS ANGELES, CA- Crime Pays, Inc. founder and president, Hart D. Fisher, has announced that his American Horrors television show has thrown its’ support to another stellar horror film festival by becoming an official sponsor of the New York City Horror Film Festival. American Horrors will be covering the festival as part of its’ ongoing coverage of the American Horror industry for European television audiences and pounding the pavement looking for the next wave of bloody film makers.
“The New York City Horror Film Festival was one of the first festivals to screen my work.” Said producer Hart D. Fisher. “Now through American Horrors I’m looking forward to bringing our television spotlight to, what I consider to be one of the best horror film festivals in America, if not the world.”
Hart D. Fisher’s Directors Reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7G4ubchJfQ
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Here are links to several American Horrors samples:
CM Downs interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSSehRRk6yQ
Flowers on the Razorwire sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk1FRq03LJ4
Heidi Martinuzzi Blooper Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzO_E0mgPOg 
LOS ANGELES, CA- Crime Pays, Inc. founder and president Hart D. Fisher has announced that longtime collaborator Joseph M. Monks' debut feature, The Bunker, will air as the pilot episode of Fisher's Flowers on the Razorwire television series for the Indiepix cable channel. Beginning this fall, Indiepix will broadcast the new fright showcase as part of the American Horrors line up of programming to 120 million households in 17 countries.
The distribution agreement with Carol Angela Davis, Inc. and Global Broadcasting & Syndication Inc., calls for 22 episodes of American Horrors, which will feature Flowers on the Razorwire and other horror-related interviews, music videos & select horror features as part of it’s programming. Based on the 1990s Boneyard Press comic book series of the same name, production on the Flowers on the Razor series is already underway.
“Having written the screenplay for the first Flowers on the Razorwire episode, I was very familiar with the way Hart envisioned a full-on TV series,” says Monks.
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LOS ANGELES, CA- As the sun set on Friday August 22nd, horror film music maestro, Harry Manfredini, sat down with the scariest man in America, Hart D. Fisher, to talk film score composition, the creation of the iconic FRIDAY THE 13th scores, his life long association and friendship with Sean S. Cunningham, and so much more.
“Manfredini created one of the most recognizable horror themes in the world for Friday the 13th.” Said producer Hart D. Fisher. “It’s right up there with the Jaws theme, and to have had the opportunity to speak with this man about horror filmmaking, editing, and what makes a horror film score tick, that was a real honor for me.”
“I showed up for a little interview at 8’o’clock, but by the time I left it was 1 in the morning.” Said the legendary fright film composer. “Between the great wine and the great conversation, I didn’t want to leave. I can’t wait to see this interview hit the airwaves.”
Mr. Fisher is currently seeking out more indie filmmakers, feature films, shorts and horror themed music videos for broadcast on American Horrors. Anyone interested in seeking out more information or wishes to submit their work for review, please contact us at: submissions@americanhorrors.com.
Here is are links to two 30 Second American Horrors commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZuM0eRuGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcyiBydxjd8
LOS ANGELES, CA- Crime Pays, Inc. founder and president Hart D. Fisher has announced the latest addition to his American Horrors slate of programming with Emmy Award Nominated Filmmaker Kenneth J. Hall’s Halfway House.
“As the creator of the PuppetMaster series Ken is one of the true horror veterans who’ve really seen and done it all in the genre,” says producer Hart D. Fisher. “His movie, The Halfway House, is a fun-filled monster romp at a Catholic High School gone horribly wrong. It's a wonderful addition to our show.”
Mr. Fisher is currently seeking out more indie filmmakers, feature films, shorts and horror-themed music videos for broadcast on American Horrors. Anyone interested in more information or wishing to submit their work for review, please contact:
submissions@americanhorrors.com.
For further inquiries or to acquire graphics for your article please email:
info@crimepaysinc.com
Here are links to two 30 Second American Horrors promo clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ZuM0eRuGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcyiBydxjd8
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