Jan 27, 2018 | A Day In My Life
Frankly, I haven’t had a typical day lately. Not since I met Jack Renner. Jack is a homicide detective with an—I hope—unique approach to solving crime. He kills the criminals. He’s a serial killer—an ex-serial killer. I hope. Again. And for reasons I’d rather not...
Jan 30, 2017 | A Day In My Life
I love newspapers. I always have. So even though overtime calls are not my favorite things in life I was a little excited to enter the huge building which houses the staff, reporters and printing press of the Cleveland Herald. Usually I am entering broken-down old...
Apr 26, 2016 | A Day In My Life
There’s nothing particularly interesting about my life. What I do is pretty routine, most of the time: I compare fingerprints and photograph crime scenes and collect items of evidence. All the excitement is over when I get there—which is the way I like it—and I’m...
Oct 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I am a forensic scientist with the medical examiner’s office in Cleveland, Ohio. I should probably start out with what I’m not: I’m not a cop. I don’t interrogate suspects or chase them with guns. I am not a doctor. I don’t do autopsies or decide cause of death. I am...