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About Killer Story: The Truth Behind True Crime Television

Follow a journalist and TV producer from 48 Hours and 60 Minutes as she carves out a career in the ruthless, knives-out world of true crime television . . . one killer story at a time. Serial killers. Homicidal spouses. Sociopathic criminals. Claire St. Amant has met them all. She spent nearly a decade in network television chasing the biggest true crime stories in the country, including the murder of Chris Kyle, plastic-surgeon-turned-murder-for-hire suspect Thomas Michael Dixon, the Parkland high school mass shooting, the disappearance of Christina Morris, and serial killer Samuel Little. Bringing a true crime story to network television requires quick thinking and tenacious stamina, and in her debut memoir, Claire offers true crime fans a rare in-depth look from the other side of the yellow tape. In Killer Story , readers will learn what it really takes to get these gripping cases on the air with insights such as: How it feels to share space with a dead-eyed murdererWhich TV show has a reputation for “eating their young”How reporters win over skeptical cops and reluctant lawyersWhy TV journalists are always racing against the clock—and competitor sabotageWhat happens when a district attorney decides journalists have committed a felonyThe unresolved crimes that still haunt Claire to this day This eye-opening look behind the scenes of true crime television offers an unforgettable read—and a window into the daily reality of investigative journalism.