Welcome to the website of JT. Townsend,

True Crime Historian...

J. T. Townsend is a freelance writer and lifelong resident of Cincinnati. He is the former true crime historian for Snitch Magazine, and his work has appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Magazine, Word Magazine, and Clews. In addition, he appeared in the 2008 British Documentary Conversations With a Serial Killer.

This is his first book.

Queen City Gothic is available for purchase now at Author House.

Blog of the Day

Submission for your approval:  Andrew Borden as he was found the morning of August 4th, 1892, in his Fall River Massachusetts home, after being hacked to death with a hatchet. His wife Abby also lay similarly slain in an upstairs … Continue reading

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Latest Discussion
  • There is something sinister at the heart of these murders.  Questions abound.  Why will no one go on the record about a brutal triple homicide?

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  • Boston Strangler
    2nd Dec, 2012

    DNA evidence has already eliminated Albert DeSalvo as the killer of two of the victims.  Did the Boston Strangler really exist, or was this a series of unrelated murders investigated by a serial killer task force?

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  • Lindbergh Kidnapping
    9th May, 2012

    Evidence that sent Bruno Richard Hauptmann to the electric chair has proven to be bogus and contrived – except for the ransom money stashed in his garage. So who invaded the Lindbergh estate, kidnapped a child, and then killed it?

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  • Marilyn Sheppard
    9th May, 2012

    Was the pregnant beauty, Marilyn Sheppard, murdered by her doctor husband, or has modern forensics uncovered the real killer? Read More

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Upcoming Events

JT Townsend can be booked to deliver a riveting talk from his true-crime lecture series. For details please contact:

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Queen City Gothic

 
CalendarFriday, February 8th @ 10AM

VENUE:

Metallic Club Pleasant Ridge
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Queen City Gothic: What Keeps Armchair Detectives Awake At Night

CalendarSaturday, March 23rd @ 2PM

Venue:

Clermont County Public Library Amelia Branch
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