Vampires, Gators, and Wackos: A Florida Newspaperman's Life

by Fran Stanfield

Overview

Teens savagely murder a couple in the name of their vampire cult. A sex-starved teacher cannot get enough of her young male student. The case of a missing child keeps cops awake at night for years after his confounding disappearance. During his decades-long crime coverage in Central Florida, journalist Frank Stanfield covered every atrocity that man or nature could unleash. Vampires, Gators, and Wackos: A Florida Newspaperman’s Life recounts some of the frequently craven, and at times downright stupid, crimes Stanfield covered during his time in the field. He somehow made it through without winding up more mental than the crackpots he tracked. However, his unvarnished, no-holds-barred account of news events reveals just how crazy-making a case can be when you are dead set on nailing the truth. “Here’s a tip for young reporters: Don’t beat the cops to a homicide. Crowds at murder scenes are sometimes wildly angry, drunk, high, confused and looking at a face that is decidedly out of place in their neighborhood. In those days we wore nice clothes, even ties, if not jackets, to a crime scene. ‘Who are you?’ they asked, figuring I must be a cop, because surely, no sane person would show up unarmed in the middle of a melee.” - Frank Stanfield

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957288185
Publisher:	WildBlue Press
Publication date:	04/05/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	514
Sales rank:	754,536
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Frank Stanfield is a veteran newspaper reporter and author of several books, including "Cold Blooded, A True Crime Story of a Murderous Teenage Vampire Cult". With over 40 years of experience, he's fascinated by the motivations behind people's actions. He still freelances for the Daily Commercial newspaper in Central Florida and holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. Frank is married to Jackie and has three daughters and seven grandchildren.