Edward Anderson
Bio
Edward has written hundreds of acclaimed true crime articles and has won numerous awards for his short stories.
Stories (234/0)
Phantom Couple Killer
"Back in the day, we didn't have to deal with these kinds of problems!" Some elderly people will exclaim when confronted with how to use the internet or when a new scam pops up. And while their statement is technically correct, they forgo the fact that solving murders in the past was also much harder. That is one of the reasons that the Texarkana serial killer was never found, or maybe saying never "convicted" is a much more accurate way of describing what happened.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Hospital of Death
What do a 44-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman have in common? They were both treated by a doctor who is now accused of being a serial killer. As more than 30 patients were killed, Mount Carmel West Hospital barely blinked an eye. It was only after several complaints flooded in that administrators decided to take a look at what was happening. An investigation uncovered a secret; Dr. William Husel was over-prescribing opioids to patients in lethal doses.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Most Wanted: Jason Derek Brown
Some criminals are begging to get caught. The robber who commits his crime right in front of the store cameras, come on now. Some felons make it challenging to find them or solve the mystery, the Natalie Wood mystery comes to mind. And then there are the fugitives like Jason Derek Brown, who are a combination of both. Brown made it evident that killed an Arizona man and stole the money that the victim was transporting but for more than a decade has eluded capture, despite being on the FBI's most wanted list.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Dysfunctional Murder
"Everybody has a dysfunctional family," Vicki Lawrence's words should be of some comfort. Most people have grown up with a family that fights until there is a funeral or a holiday where a lot of food will be cooked, and one member doesn't want to make the dishes. Within the Zwicker/Young/Gouker family, the bonds of dysfunction wound tightly around each person involved, and choked off any chance of normalcy. That abnormality also led to a twisted case of murder that is impossible to solve to this day, even though a Kentucky father AND son have confessed to it.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
The Unintentional Gaga Trend
"If I can't find the cure, I'll fix you with my love," Lady Gaga sings on her hit single "The Cure." It's such a sweet sentiment that it's hard to recognize the impact that the song had on pop culture, but rest assured the song, like the diva who sings it, changed the way the highest tier of pop divas release songs for consumption by the masses. However unintentional it was, Lady Gaga was ahead of her time when she dropped this song on the unsuspecting audience.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Beat
Sly Spy
"You dirty, double-crossing rat." That is one of James Cagney's most famous lines. It is also applicable in many instances in politics and especially when it comes to the FBI and CIA. Most of their job description includes certain levels of betrayal and secrecy. Maybe it's one of the allures of working for those organizations. Monica Elfriede Witt was a spy for the United States and became an expert in betrayals. Eventually, she would take those skills and turn them on the country that taught them to her.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in The Swamp
The Fall and Rise of James Deen
What does it take to be the most popular male porn star in America? A big dick doesn't hurt. Boy next door good luck helps a lot. For a straight porn star, women wanting to work with you is a necessity. James Deen had all of these qualities and more which helped him engage the hetero males that watched his videos. He could have been their buddy. They wanted to grab a drink with him. They wanted him to get laid. He was their hero, and women (and gay men) swooned when he looked their way. A long career laid (no pun intended) ahead of him.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Filthy
A Blaze of Murder
“During the phone calls, Amy Murray talks about not wanting to be around her husband, Joshua Murray, and was wanting a divorce from him,” police have released about Amy Murray, who stands accused of killing her husband. Maybe divorce was too difficult of an option? In any case, Amy went another way to make sure that she was single and able to move on.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Shame the Slut Shamers
"Can you believe that slut fucked that dude?" That's a question that can be heard around the Village, Greenwich Village in NYC in this case, most Sunday mornings. As someone who has a gossip podcast, my ears always perk up but then realize this isn't the salacious tea that I trade in. These people are friends, or at least friendly, with the characters in their stories. Even worse is when the person is there too, dying of embarrassment that their sex life is on display for everyone to overhear. It's slut-shaming at its passive-aggressive worst, and the tables need to be turned on them.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Filthy
Was Kyle Dean Killed?
"Kyle Dean Dead at 21," headlines across the gay blogosphere declared in October of 2018. The stories all recounted how Kyle Dean would fuck a guy on camera for money but was seemingly heterosexual when the cameras were turned off. There is nothing special about that story, it plays out every single day around the world. But there was something special about Dean, and it wasn't just his all-American good looks or thick cock. Even on camera, he came across as a real person, one who couldn't believe he got paid to get laid. The charmed life would be cut short for the stud but was it of his own doing or was it something more sinister?
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Filthy
Tabloid Blackmail
"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't," Mark Twain explained to a literary magazine when asked why he didn't write about real life more often. As any writer will agree, when writing about the real world, the audience has an expectation that everything makes sense and the climax of the story ties up all of the loose ends. If the plot gets too sordid or weird, the audience will revolt. That's what makes the Jeff Bezos claim that he was blackmailed and extorted by the infamous tabloid The National Enquirer and it's publisher David J. Pecker.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal
Happy Matricide
"You gave birth to your own death," Electra Euripides warned mothers of homicidal maniacs. By and large, society is still shocked when a child kills their mother. The female parent is still, by and large, considered a beloved member of the family surpassed in the love metric by only grandmothers. Still, not every mother is created equal; while some are kind and loving, others are evil and out for themselves. It's all a matter of perception and analyzing their action. 22-year-old Jared Eng thought that his mother was evil, though publicly he denies this because she threatened his inheritance. Would that lead him to kill his mother? Prosecutors say yes and allege that his girlfriend, along with another friend, helped him move the body.
By Edward Anderson5 years ago in Criminal