New York Times Bestselling Author
Catherine Pelonero is the bestselling author of true crime books Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences, and Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided…
The truth about Kitty Genovese
Think the Kitty Genovese case of bystander inaction was a hoax? Think again.
A new look at the .22-Caliber Killer
He heard orders to kill, and, as a soldier, he always followed orders. During a late-1980 killing rampage from one end of New York State to the other, he killed at least 10 black and Hispanic males, and wounded four others. The attacks started and ended in Western New York…
New book about WNY .22-caliber killer
The author of a New York Times bestseller is now writing a book about Western New York’s infamous .22-caliber killer.
A True Account of Murder: An Interview with Catherine Pelonero
Catherine Pelonero is no stranger to true crime. In addition to writing the New York Times bestseller, Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences, she has appeared on national TV news broadcasts and documentary crime shows, including…
This serial killer left a trail of dead black men from Buffalo to New York City
He didn’t immediately realize that he was bleeding. Several moments passed from when the man struck 25-year-old John Adams in the chest until Adams fell to the ground. His attacker, a white man wearing wire-rimmed glasses, hopped on a 2 train…
What Prompted This Mom Of Four To Butcher Her Children In 1978? The Bizarre Case Of Gail Trait
It was late on the night of Sunday, July 16, 1978 when neighbors began hearing terrible shrieks coming from the upper flat of a two-family home at 122 Montana Avenue in Buffalo, New York. One of them thought Gail Trait was just “whipping [her] kids.”