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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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Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and Paul Stephani, the 'Weepy-Voiced Killer'

When you're a serial killer, that idea of subconsciously wanting to be caught is a very interesting one from a psychological perspective. Do you secretly want to be apprehended because you're living in a sort of hell that you just want to end? Do you have a deep sense of right and wrong and know that you cannot keep committing these crimes, that eventually you'll be caught anyway? Or are you sadis

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Average rating: 3.9 · 30 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 3.77 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
	THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins (Murders in the Motor City Series Book 2) 4.29 avg rating — 7 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 wrote a new blog post Killer Comparisons: John Eric Armstrong and Paul Stephani, the 'Weepy-Voiced Killer' When you're a serial killer, that idea of subconsciously wanting to be caught is a very interesting one from a psychological perspective. Do you secre Read more of this blog post »
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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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