1976 Logan County murders and probable cover-up
Lincoln, IL realtor Ruth Louise Martin, 51, has been missing from her home since the morning of Wednesday, June 2, 1976. Blood and a mutilated…
Buried Truth Trilogy
Dead of Winter
Like clockwork, I awoke at four in the morning on January 7, 1997 and looked through the sliding glass door in our bedroom. The…
The disappearance of Michael Mansfield calls for further investigation
It was pouring down rain in Lincoln, Illinois the evening of Thursday, September 18, 1975. For most Lincoln College students it was an ideal…
Nothing’s changed in Logan County
Lincoln, Illinois is the county seat of Logan County and the only town to be named after and christened by Abraham Lincoln before he…
Brewster’s book about the Russell Smrekar murders “purely fictional”? NOT!
Former Lincoln (IL) PD officer Tom Brewster’s new release, The Hung Jury, was inspired by the true events of the 1976 Logan County murders….
“The Rebel Rabushka”
The following excerpt is taken from the first chapter in “Buried Truth, Part Two: Preponderance of Evidence” and pertains to convicted serial killer…
October 9, 1976
40 YEARS AGO TODAY, on October 9, 1976, Jay and Robin Fry and their unborn child were taken from this world by cold-blooded serial…
August 19, 1976
40 YEARS AGO on this date, AUGUST 19th, Lloyd, Phyllis and Terri Schneider were savagely murdered in their home. In 1976, it was the…
LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW with Bonnie Thompson
On Monday, July 11th, author Bonnie Thompson will be doing a LIVE RADIO INTERVIEW on WFMB AM in Springfield, IL. Radio talk show host…
Bloody T-Shirt Evidence Found in Park 40 Years Ago Today – June 8, 2016
40 YEARS AGO TODAY, June 8, 1976, important evidence was discovered in Kickapoo Creek Park (KCP) relating to the disappearance of Ruth Martin. A…