JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
Other than being known as The Most Hated Man On the Internet, who is Hunter Moore really? I must say I was quite disappointed with the latest Netflix true crime docu-series because the producers/writers didn’t even attempt to provide an answer.
I wanted some explanation, a peek behind the door of the “nondescript beige house” in a “leafy town, just north of Sacramento” where, it turns out Hunter Moore lives in his parents’ home. Continue reading “Who — Or What– Is A Hunter Moore?”
There’s a paragraph in my new novel, Fool Her Once where the protagonist’s husband, Zack, has this to say about one of the fictional cops in the story: “There was something smarmy about Brad… a psychopathic vibe he gave off … Zack wasn’t surprised. It was common knowledge that there were certain professions that attracted psychos, just as it was well known that the police force had its fair share.”
I didn’t conjure up the last sentence out of thin air.
As a long-time resident of the East End of Long Island, where FHO is set, I was aware, at the time of writing, that there were plenty of Suffolk County cops who, if not always psychopaths, were liars, thugs, bullies, and lawbreakers. Continue reading “Jimmy The King: A True Crime Classic About The Dirtiest Cops on Long Island”
It’s been more than a week since I watched the last episode of HBOMax’s The Staircase. It’s taken me a while to think it through. There’s almost too much information out there about Michael Peterson, the writer/columnist/novelist who I call the Staircase Hubby. Continue reading “The Staircase Hubby: Killer? Or Just Another Writer?”