I enjoy writing and do you have any recommendations on true crime authors?

I'm preparing on writing several manuscripts about people just up and vanishing in thin air. I know I can't be the only one who finds it absolutely horrific. How do people not deemed murdered, not officially abducted, but end up missing in cold case files? In my heart of hearts, I am motivated by that alone to craft manuscripts of these cases to be published for the sake of public awareness. It's not a natural occurrence. It definitely shouldn't become the "norm".
I figured I'd use my skills to shed light on such cases, not just in writing; my skills include security, investigating, analytical thinking and the like. On that, I feel I can truly become a watchdog for these things. It will take time, so as practice, it would be good to read about other authors that fill in this role. So...any recommendations?

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Slade · 56-60, M

Read anything about Robert Durst - one freaky dude. From a multibillionaire family and definitely a sociopath. Killed 3, got away with 2 and finally was convicted of a 21 year old murder of his best friend.

Had to talk of his murders, then killed them off once they knew

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Slade · 56-60, M

@ArmyOfOne one time on the run he lived for months in drag as a mute woman. Then killed his neighbor but beat the rap

Durst family owns many iconic buildings in NYC.

Any books on BTK would be great

ArmyOfOne · F

@Slade Sweet Jesus, that's horrific. People like that have ZERO conscious and are sick.

Slade · 56-60, M

@ArmyOfOne If anyone deserved to be zapped it was BTK (Bind, Torture and Kill)

PhilDeep · 51-55, M

White Mischief, We only Kill Each Other (I think it was called), and if you really want to be horrified, The Franklin Cover-up and The Franklin Scandal; just in case the first seems too hard to believe.

ArmyOfOne · F

@PhilDeep Thank you for the recommendations!!! I got a list going! Lol

Notanymore · 36-40, M

David Paulides covers a lot of strange missing persons cases, focusing more on the wilderness, or at least I know of his work with state and national parks.

ArmyOfOne · F

@Notanymore I'll definitely give him a read as one of the cases I'm looking at someone disappears into the wilderness as well.

JustGoneNow ·

You might check out podcasts if you like listening. I listen to some on Spotify.

ArmyOfOne · F

@JustGoneNow Definitely! I'll give it a go! I'm just trying to observe how they would do a break down on their stories either way. I want to take a journalistic approach (telling the case as matter of fact) since there seems to be a lot of confusion and controversy. However, adding new theories, my personal opinion and take on it, and giving sense of a general direction of the case. I don't want the two to be accidentally mixed confusing the reader that what I say or other theories to be officially documented as fact.

ArmyOfOne · F

To reiterate my point in not mixing the two, I've witnessed a family of a missing person on social media being bombarded with false claims. People following them for any updates start to make the assumption that they are factual, even with a lot of nerve to argue the point with the family members. It's disorganized. Also, dangerous because as a written statement it would be considered libel. I don't want that happening in my book either since I'm writing it for clarification, potentially new leads, and public awareness. It's stressful as is as a writer, but not nearly as stressful having to explain yourself over and over again about something personally traumatic.

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