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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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Richard Ramirez' niece Rosie offers interesting insight into the early life of this serial

She survived a serial killer, but not in the way you think.

Rosie Juarez survived sexual abuse at the hands of her uncle, Richard Ramirez.

He was her tio, but more like an older brother, only 10 years older than her. But his abuse of her started at an early age, long before his murders.

Rosie talks about that and so much more in this fresh interview on the Santana True Crime series. I was frankly riv

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	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 3.77 avg rating — 22 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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