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Brian Whitney is an American True Crime Writer and ghostwriter who lives on the coast of Maine. Whitney has written over 30 published books, three of which have been optioned for film.
Long interested in prisoners' rights, Whitney worked as a prisoner advocate for the ACLU This led him to work with Gil Valle [1] who was best known as The Cannibal Cop and the subject of the HBO documentary Thought Crimes.
Whitney has worked with many people including Charity Lee [2] subject of the documentary The Family I Had Other notable co-authors are Nic Edwards host of True Crime Garage and Slava Pastuk. Their book Bad Trips [3] will be adapted into a television show in 2025, airing on Crave TV.
Whitney's work has been featured in Newsweek, Esquire, Inside Edition, Dr. Phil, Fox News, and People.com. He has appeared at Crimecon.
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[edit]- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-appeals-court-clears-new-yorks-cannibal-cop-of-all-charges-idUSKBN0TM207/
- ^ Licea, Melkorka (January 14, 2020). "My son murdered and molested my daughter".
- ^ Alexander, Harriet (April 16, 2022). "Ex-Vice editor tells how journalism led him to run drugs to Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald.