Kathryn Casey
Mystery and True Crime Author

TEXAS LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER: The first murder case I ever covered, a fascinating study involving a small-town love triangle and a shocking murder. Hurley Fontenot was the junior school principal, Bill Fleming a teacher and coach, and Laura Nugent a school secretary. Bill and Hurley both loved Laura. Is that what led to Fleming's execution? A 17,000-word piece that takes you through the murder case and trial, revealing what happened after the headlines ended.


THE DRAG QUEEN MURDER: A 9,500-word piece, never before published, on the brutal 1986 slaying of Patrice LeBlanc, a young woman from Louisiana, who became captivated by the drag queens. She began living with Cliff Youens, a.k.a. Brandi West, the most infamous drag queen in the Lone Star State. Then, five months later, Patrice's body was found floating in a lake and Cliff was on the run. A fascinating story of an unlikely love that ended in murder.


BLUES AND BAD BLOOD is a 6,000-word true crime piece recounting the brutal murders of Texas blues singer John Vandiver and his lover, Debbie Davis.John was a mainstay in Texas music, who worked the circuits between Austin, Houston, Dallas, singing in the clubs. He performed with the greats of the Cosmic Cowboy Era, including Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and Jerry Jeff Walker. BLUES & BAD BLOOD explores the shadow world of drugs and music, in the context of two violent murders.


TRUE CRIME FILES: My most memorable cases, a true crime ebook anthology including three sensational cases. I've pulled together three amazing cases, a woman left for dead by a serial killer, a daughter who killed her loving mother, and a mother and grandmother who investigated a little girl's death, after police refused. All of the cases are updated, and the first case, the main one in the book, covers the amazing aftermath of the trials, in which justice has been denied.