Review: 'Just the Facts: Investigative Report Writing' (4th ed.) by Michael Biggs

To be fair, I only received this book in today's post but at 133 pages (and many of those being sample forms) it's not exactly a taxing read.

My first impressions were that of slight disappointment.

While subtitled Investigative Report Writing, the book is clearly a basic primer aimed distinctly towards (American) police rather than, say, your average private or corporate investigator where chapters on Crime Reports, Arrest Reports, Writing Search Warrants clearly are going to be of limited relevance.

But don't be too hasty to write this book off just yet.

Bullshit Files: The Psychic and the Mass Grave

I don't know how I missed this one but around this time last year, on a tip from a member of the public, authorities swooped down on the property of Joe Bankson and Gena Charlton in Hardin, Texas.

What were they looking for?

Dozens of dismembered bodies, including those of children. Lordy! Why won't anyone think of the children?

What did they find?

The year (so far) in review

I don't know about you, Dear Reader, but I find it hard to believe that this year is already almost half over.

You might recall my post at the end of last year regarding my resolutions for 2012.

How many of these have I successfully achieved so far? Poll is now open (multiple votes ok).

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Just a quick heads-up, Dear Reader, that sometime in the near(ish) future I will have a couple book reviews for you as I have ordered two investigative texts from Amazon.

Hopefully they will arrive before the end of the month.