Your top comments from the past month
It’s always fun to revisit the comments I receive from readers here at Medium and see which of my stories get the most reactions.
My recent story about the West Virginia woman who was attacked by a likely serial killer but who saved…
But you’re making that really hard, General Hospital
Look, we all have our favorites when it comes to actors working in soaps (daytime dramas). That’s especially true when it comes to couples and casting choices.
In daytime, you see a lot more recasts than you do in primetime which means…
Oh, do tell! In what ways am I a dirtbag? By reporting on the fact that two actors chose not to fulfill the terms of their contracts with ABC Television, a division of the Disney Corporation? By sharing a long and documented history of one of those actors in using…
She stopped a serial killer and saved lives
On July 18, 2015, Heather S accepted a booking through the website Backpage for escort work. …
You must really think that viewers are stupid
I usually write about true crime (particularly the Manson Family) but a recent article here about daytime television (aka Soap Operas) and two actors recently fired from General Hospital for refusing to comply with their COVID vaccine mandate sparked a LOT of…
And if we don’t listen, we cannot learn
In the summer of 1969, members of the Manson Family committed nine brutal and savage murders including the slaying of actress Sharon Tate in her Beverly Hills home. Eight months pregnant at the time of her death, Tate’s unborn male child was…
This soap opera sleazeball just showed his true colors
I mostly cover true crime here at Medium, but occasionally I write about other topics. This is one of those examples…
I’ve been watching General Hospital since I was a kid, since before the Luke & Laura storylines, before the show…
Your comments on my stories in recent weeks
Thank you to everyone who has read and responded to my stories. I’ve been particularly touched by those who reached out in sympathy to the death of a niece last month to opiate addiction.
To my recent story about Ron Launius, one…
The story of Hollywood’s Wonderland Killings victim Ron Launius
In July 1981, four people died in a Laurel Canyon apartment near Los Angeles, the victims of bludgeoning. A fifth victim survived the attack, but suffered significant memory loss.
Known as the Wonderland Murders, these horrific crimes are officially unsolved, although…
Sometimes you have to take drastic steps to take care of yourself
It’s been an incredibly challenging time for every person on the planet. We’ve been living through a pandemic for the past (nearly) two years, with various waves of disbelief and dismay highlighting each phase of the crisis. …
Author of the “More to the Story” true crime nonfiction series. https://www.mansonfamily.net/
