Dale Pugh graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served as an officer in the Marine Corps, and is a Vietnam Era veteran. He was appointed a Special Agent of the FBI serving as a Soviet Counter-Intelligence Officer in Washington, D.C. He has served as Director of Security for both Pizza Hut and Quiznos, and he […]
Author Archives: Chris Duckett
Episode 25 – Paul Rubin
Paul Rubin’s career began in 1980 as the courts/police reporter for the Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review in southeast Arizona, and he spent most of his career as the senior reporter at the weekly Phoenix New Times, where he became one of Arizona’s most celebrated journalists. During his 27 years at New Times, he was […]
Episode 24 – David Corbett
Prior to his career as a novelist, David Corbett worked as a private investigator for the firm of Palladino & Sutherland in San Francisco, and played a significant role in such headline litigations as The Peoples’ Temple Trial, the first Michael Jackson child molestation scandal, the Cotton Club Murder Case, and many others. •The Devil’s […]
Episode 23 – 5th Monday session with Pat McGaha
Pat McGaha, a retired detective and street cop, joins us again for a 5th Monday session. He shares some incredible stories this week regarding the mix of politics and investigation from his experiences. https://audio.simplecast.com/ecfa1cbf.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
My Favorite Detective Stories Episode 22 – Martin Yant
Today’s guest is Martin D. Yant. He is an award-winning journalist and a licensed private investigator specializing in Wrongful Convictions. He has a full-service investigations agency, Ace Investigations. He has written extensively with his 1991 book Presumed Guilty named by the Washington Post as one of the eight most important books on miscarriages of justice […]
My Favorite Detective Stories Episode 21 – Sheryl McCollum
Our guest today is Sheryl McCollum. With over 25 years of experience and education, Sheryl is a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department as well as the Director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, which is a collaboration between numerous colleges and universities around the country. This collaboration brings together researchers, practitioners, students, and the […]
My Favorite Detective Stories Episode 20 – Rachel McCarthy James
What makes Rachel a wonderful guest for this show is her research skills and persistence which led to Solving a Century Old Serial Killer Mystery, The Edgar nominated book The Man from the Train is her first book. She co-wrote with her father Bill James, whose name you might know from Michael Lewis’s book and […]
My Favorite Detective Stories Episode 19 – Sheila Wysocki
Sheila Wysocki is a mother of two and an accomplished private detective. After solving her former roommate’s murder, a case that had gone cold for more than 25 years, Sheila devoted herself to detective work completely, founding the non-profit Without Warning: Fight Back. She uses this as an outlet for advocating for victims of crime. She […]
My Favorite Detective Stories – Episode 18 – Joe Koenig
Joe Koenig is former Michigan State Police and is now a practicing Private Investigator and is the author of several articles and the award-winning book “Getting the Truth” (2014) and is a much sought-after speaker on how to discover the real message, distinguishing truth from deception, and how to “sculpt” questions to get the truth. […]
My Favorite Detective Stories – Episode 17 – Jerry Mitchell
Since 1989, Jerry Mitchell has been an investigative reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. Jerry has unearthed documents, cajoled suspects and witnesses, and quietly pursued evidence in the nation’s notorious killings from the civil rights era. His work has helped put four Klansmen behind bars. For his work, Mitchell has received more than 30 […]
