John Waters During the last three decades, John has written several successful True Crime books. A few years ago, he published one novel (inspired by a true story) under his pseudonym of John Waters. Over the years, John also researched countless cases and wrote thousands of pages of support material for his close associate, the late Charles Evans, and his private investigation agency, which performed successful investigations for such notable attorneys as Johnnie Cochran, Leslie Abramson, and Michael Zimbert. Bud Stigall (Collaborator) After 23 years of service, Bud retired from the LAPD, his last 15 years as a homicide detective with the highest rank of Detective III. While with the LAPD, Bud was involved in the Charles Manson Case, the Skid-Row Stabber, the Hillside Strangler, the Clifton Cafeteria murder, and many others.