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B.R. Bates

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B.R. Bates is a longtime author and journalist who has concentrated her career in the pop culture genre, with 12 books in print, numerous e-books, and years of other publications such as many, many clips from her career in newspapers. With "The 'Baby Doll' Serial Killer" (formerly the academic edition "Missing from Michigan Ave") she made her first foray into true crime, returning more solidly to her journalism roots. After researching the case of convicted serial killer John Eric Armstrong, she turned to an earlier Detroit serial, Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins, for the second title in the Murders in the Motor City series, "The Crack City Strangler."

She graduated from Michigan State University's accredited School of Journalism with a bachelor's ...more

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Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins: The cops who worked the case

They all contributed to the case in their own ways. Each doing his part. Together, they were able to apprehend this serial killer who rampaged Detroit's Woodward Avenue for several months in 1991 and 1992, leaving 11 women dead. In today's post we celebrate several of the law enforcement officers who worked the case of Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins, all of which I have been able to speak with personall

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Average rating: 3.82 · 28 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The ‘Baby Doll’ Serial Killer: The John Eric Armstrong Homicides (Murder in the Motor City Series, #1) by B.R. Bates (Goodreads Author), Gerald Cliff 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series Book 2) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Crack City Strangler: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series, Book 2) by B.R. Bates (Goodreads Author), Lee Ann Howlett (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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B.R. Bates and 1 other person liked Fishface's review of THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series Book 2): "This was a good read about a case that has bothered me for years and years. The author did a good job of collecting information on a string of murder cases plagued by missing documents, unidentified victims, half-believable evidence and a labyrinth o" Read more of this review »
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B.R. Bates and 3 other people liked Valerity (Val)'s review of THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series Book 2): "The hateful killer Atkins in the author’s 2nd book of this series was quite a read. He committed his murders in the Detroit area, concentrating on prostitutes with drug problems. Luring them in with promises of smoking crack. He had his pick from amo" Read more of this review »
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B.R. Bates and 1 other person liked Kathleen Riggs's review of THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series Book 2): "THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides Of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins. It is written by award-winning journalist B.R. Bates, and is a true crime book that provides a chilling account of the brutal crimes committed by Benjamin “Tony” Atkins, one of" Read more of this review »
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