All True Detective Cases 2 – April 1954
From All True Detective Cases 2 – April 1954 – “Pretty Boy” Floyd; The Baby-Faced Killer True Crime has always been with us. See original comic here:
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Campus Cop by Marc Huckless
From My Great Friend, Marc Huckless!!! I encourage everyone to pre-order Marc’s new book! Campus Cop – This story is about a police sergeant’s experience of being a law enforcement officer and supervisor at a large state urban university for 27 years. The reader will learn about the authority, duties, challenges, and experiences of a …
True Crime Comics #6 June-July 1949 “Little Angie Big Boss”
True Crime has always been a best seller and in 1949 that was a stone cold fact. Horror and True Crime Comics were outselling everything, including superheroes. Stories about crime were everywhere and long before TV, there was a national obsession with bad guys doing bad things. Crime might not have paid in real life …
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Edward Edwards: “To Tell the Truth” and the Ultimate Conman By Joseph B. St. John
One of the fascinating things that happen when you begin to report on “True Crime,” is that whether or not you want to admit it or not you start to become an “Armchair” profiler. Even after 30 plus years of police experience and knowing better, I can fall into the trap. So, I don’t want …
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Nine Classic True Crime Stories Everyone Should Read
by Joseph B. St John Continuing our “True Crime” series on SGC, I have compiled a list of nine books to get anyone started on their true crime journey. These are not just books that I consider to be classics, but they are books that I have actually read. These are works that impressed and …
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America’s Obsession with True Crime: It is Not as New as You Think
By Joseph St. John There is no denying that America is obsessed with true crime, but it is nothing new. Also, it is not necessarily bad. People should be interested in the legal system and how criminals are affecting our day-to-day lives. We also need to be cognizant that our legal system should be working …
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True Crime: True Crime Comics (1947-48)
By Joseph B. St. John As SGC kicks-off its series on true crime, I am including one of the classic True Crime comics for our readers to review. It is an eye opener. It is True Crime Comics from 1947-48 Thanks to Digital Comic Museum for the PDF. (Page controls are at the bottom of …
In Defense of Conspiracy Theories
It is easy to see a project like SGC or 40+&Fit and think that is a one-man show. However, there are many people in the background who help to make the operation run. As with all my media adventures, the behind-the-scenes people work very hard to make me look good. Without them there is no …
The Officer Survival Creed: A Tool For Life
Last week, I had an opportunity to teach at the Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy and it is always great to be teaching new recruits. The men and women I meet every time at the academy make me proud to be involved in the law enforcement profession. These dedicated people are more than willing …
The Law
An Open Letter from SGC: Be Smart One of the interesting things about the Internet is that anyone can be anything. Sometimes, it is done innocently. Sometimes, not so much. Knowledge is good but understanding the knowledge you have inquired about is even better. It is important to understand that I am a skeptic. I …
Why Monsters Matter
Photo by Max Kleinen from Unspalsh Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it. – …