Steve Vogel | Author of The New York Times Best-Selling book Reasonable Doubt
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October 15, 1989 In the waning hours of Nov. 7, 1983, 30-year-old Susan Hendricks and her three children were stabbed to death in their Bloomington, Ill., home. While he professed to have been away on a business trip when the murders occurred, the husband and father, David Hendricks, was suspected by the police almost immediately. …
October 1, 1989: publishersweekly.com/9780809243211 Vogel, a radio news director in Bloomington, Ill., covered the case of David Hendricks and here presents the story in a book that is sure to be controversial. Hendricks, a deeply religious man, seemingly a loving husband and father, was accused of the 1983 ax/knife murders of his wife and three …
Do you know the name Drew Pearson? If you do, it’s probably that of the Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred as a wide receiver in his decade with the Dallas Cowboys, beginning in 1973. Now a bit of trivia: His parents named him for their favorite newspaper columnist. The latter is the subject …
Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain and even Will Rogers–expert satirists in their days–could never have anticipated what technology has done to intensify the sting and broaden the reach of political satire. Late-night television has made politicians a favorite target, beginning perhaps nearly a half century ago with Chevy Chase’s “Saturday Night Live” portrayal of a clumsy …
F. Lee Bailey, the once-prominent and flamboyant defense attorney, has died at the age of 87. I didn’t know him, but I did know his brother Bill. Bill was immensely proud of his brother. Can you imagine attending Harvard Law School while your older brother was defending the confessed Boston Strangler and winning a reversal …
It was three years ago today that Lou Adler died. For decades he arguably was New York City’s best-known—and best—radio newsman. For me he was a mentor and friend. Lou began his radio career with CBS and became news director at the network’s New York City station, WCBS, when it adopted an all-news format. Lou …