Gary C. King's True Crime Podcast

In this podcast relating to King's true crime books, King explains why he pulls no punches in his writing. King, the author of numerous true crime books and stories, delves into the reasons behind his brand of writing and why he thinks including the unpleasant details in his true crime books is the right and fair thing to do with regard to crime victims' families by reporting the facts of a given case as they really occurred rather than sugarcoating the details to appeal to a broader audience.

WARNING: Portions of this true crime podcast may not be suitable for those under 18 years of age. This is the third installment of several true crime podcasts from author Gary C. King. In this episode we hear how writing DRIVEN TO KILL, a disturbing book about serial child killer Westley Allan Dodd, came about, including King’s personal motivations for writing the book, how he met and interviewed Dodd at length and glimpsed Dodd's twisted mind, and how King and his editor went to Dodd’s execution by hanging, at Dodd's request, at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla before writing the final chapter.

WARNING: Portions of this true crime podcast about serial killer Dayton Leroy Rogers may not be suitable for those under 18 years of age. In this podcast, King continues sharing his interest in serial killers and murder as he delves into the background of how the writing of BLOOD LUST: Portrait of a Serial Killer came about, and provides intimate details of what listeners can expect when they read the book. Some of the details King shares are a bit gruesome and not for the squeamish or faint of heart.

In this first of several true crime podcasts, we learn about King's childhood, his upbringing, and what sparked his interest in serial killers and motivated him to become one of the world's top true crime writers.