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M. William Phelps

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True-crime analyst, creator/executive producer and creator of the #1 hit Apple/iHeart podcasts PAPER GHOSTS and CROSSING THE LINE WITH M. WILLIAM PHELPS, and creator and host of Investigation Discovery's DARK MINDS (2011 - 2014), award-winning investigative journalist M. William Phelps is the New York Times best-selling author of 45 books and winner of the Excellence in (Investigative) Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Phelps has written for numerous publications, including the Providence Journal, Connecticut Magazine and Hartford Courant. Diversifying his talents, Phelps consulted on the first season of the hit Showtime cable television series DEXTER and is a constant presence on crime film sets. Phelps's #1 Apple podcast, PAPER GHOSTS, seasons 1&2, an investigative, narrative podcast, is available now on the iHeart Radio app or wherever you get your podcasts. Also check out Phelps's weekly, ongoing hit podcast CROSSING THE LINE WITYH M. WILLIAM PHELPS. On TV see Phelps on SEX, LIES & MURDER (REELZ); Oxygen's SNAPPED; and DEADLY WOMEN. Phelps consulted and produced Piers Morgan's SERIAL KILLER with PIERS MORGAN and KILLER WOMEN; and continues his expert commentary on several series, such as KILLER COUPLES, WICKED ATTRACTION, FORENSIC FILES, ICE COLD KILLERS, EVIL STEP MOMS, TWISTED LOVE, and more. Having written 7 books about them, Phelps is a highly sought-after expert and speaker for his extensive knowledge regarding historic and contemporary serial killers-and the psychology shaping the mind of the murderer. He grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, and now lives just north of Hartford, in Tolland County. In July 2017, Phelps published his definitive, 5-year project with Happy Face Killer, DANGEROUS GROUND: My Friendship with a Serial Killer. Touched by tragedy himself, due to the unsolved murder of his pregnant sister-in-law, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his website, www.mwilliamphelps.com.

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Surviving Dirty John

My True Story of Love, Lies, and Murder

By: Debra Newell, M. William Phelps - contributor

Narrated by: Debra Newell

Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins

Release date: 05-10-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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We Thought We Knew You

A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Release date: 29-12-20

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
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Dangerous Dozen

Notorious USA True Crime Box Set

By: Gregg Olsen, Katherine Ramsland, Rebecca Morris, Kevin M. Sullivan, M. William Phelps, Ron Franscell

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 25 hrs and 43 mins

Release date: 26-03-18

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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Where Monsters Hide

Sex, Murder, and Madness in the Midwest

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins

Release date: 26-03-19

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Death Trap

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins

Release date: 28-10-14

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, a Brutal Murder

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Release date: 15-02-18

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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The Devil's Right Hand

The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Mark Holcomb

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Release date: 11-05-15

Language: English

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I'd Kill for You

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins

Release date: 24-02-15

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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Dance with the Devil

Behind the Scenes of Investigation Discovery's "Dark Minds"

By: Gregg Olsen, M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Release date: 06-05-14

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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The Eastbound Stangler

Behind the Scenes of Investigation Discovery's "Dark Minds"

By: Gregg Olsen, M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 1 hr and 20 mins

Release date: 06-05-14

Language: English

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Dangerous Ground

My Friendship with a Serial Killer

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Release date: 25-07-17

Language: English

3.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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Madness, Sex, Serial Killer

A Disturbing Collection of True Crime Cases by Two Masters of the Genre

By: M. William Phelps, Gregg Olsen

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Release date: 06-05-14

Language: English

3 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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The Unforgettable Fire

Notorious Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Series: Notorious USA

Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins

Release date: 11-12-14

Language: English

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Murderers' Row

A Collection of Shocking True Crime Stories, Volume 1

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Eddie Frierson

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Release date: 23-05-17

Language: English

2.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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The Devil's Rooming House

The True Story of America's Deadliest Female Serial Killer

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Eddie Frierson

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Release date: 25-02-15

Language: English

3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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Crimes of the Presidents

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins

Release date: 21-08-14

Language: English

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Murder, New England

A Historical Collection of Killer True-Crime Tales

By: M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins

Release date: 14-10-14

Language: English

1 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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Nothing This Evil Ever Dies

The Secret Letters Son of Sam Never Wanted You to See

By: Gregg Olsen, M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 1 hr and 25 mins

Release date: 06-05-14

Language: English

2.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
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Failures of the Presidents

From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq

By: Thomas J. Craughwell, M. William Phelps

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

Release date: 02-03-21

Language: English

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Jane Doe No More: My 15-Year Fight to Reclaim My Identity

A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Redemption

By: M. William Phelps, Donna Palomba

Narrated by: Christy Lynn

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Release date: 19-02-16

Language: English

3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
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