True crime author Corey Mitchell,47, passed away suddenly in late October. News accounts say he died of a heart attack.
Mitchell studied law but did not practice; instead, he wrote seven true crime books, and a few years ago he was the editor of a well regarded if short-lived and now sadly defunct online true crime collaborative. (Read my initial piece on In Cold Blog here). Mitchell's titles are Evil Eyes, Pure Murder, Dead and Buried, Murdered Innocents, Strangler, and Savage Son, along with his first and, he told me, most successful book, 2001's Hollywood Death Scenes.
News of his death had me re-reading his old blog; some of the comments he left on Clews (here, here, here, and here); notes we exchanged about the true crime genre, including my favorite posted here; his Facebook page; and an interview I found online. Lately his interests had turned toward his other favorite subjects in music and horror. I will always remember him for one book in particular that I was not alone in being glad he wrote. The book Evil Eyes concerned prolific serial killer Coral Eugene Watts. Evil Eyes is the only book written about Watts, who is, to my beloved Detroit, what Ted Bundy is to Seattle (still much discussed here). True crime fans will remember him for these seven contributions to the genre, gratefully received by those of us who shared and appreciated his interests.
Really sorry another good writer gone.
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Posted by: Karen Matthews | February 04, 2015 at 11:06 AM
In the UK Liverpool is a very similar industrial town to Detroit and nearly went bankcrupt itself in the early 1980's when Derek Hatton was leading Liverpool council. Charlie is a friend of his and the truecrime books are written spanning this era.
The start of this is included in our new serialiastion on the website today, see http://truelifecrimebooks.com
Posted by: Karen | April 01, 2015 at 10:47 AM