Brian Santana
Brian Santana is a college English professor and writer. After graduating from UNC-Asheville in 2003 with a degree in Drama, he earned a M.A. in English at North Carolina State University and a PhD from The George Washington University. He currently resides in West Virginia with his wife and children.
Chapter 119: Behind The Mask-The Murder of Moustapha Akkad & The Birt…
When it comes to John Carpenter's iconic franchise, Halloween, most people may be familiar, in the abstract, with the name Moustapha Akkad as his name is the first to appear in the opening credits for every movie. What fans o...
Chapter 114: The Devil in the Details-The Unsolved Death of Jeannette…
On August 7, 1972, 16-year-old Jeannette DePalma left her home in Springfield, New Jersey, to go to work, but she never made it back home. Six weeks later, Jeannette's body was found atop Devil's Teeth, a cliff in Houdaille Q...
Chapter 105: Summer's Almost Gone-The Bricca Family Murders w/ JT Tow…
As summer drew to a close in September of 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio, something terrible was happening at 3381 Greenway Avenue amid another killer's reign of terror attacking women. The Bricca family, Jerry, Linda, and their li...
Chapter 91: Murder on Campus-The Virginia Olson Cold Case w/ Brian an…
On April 15, 1973, the body of 19-year-old Virginia Olson was found on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Ashville. She had been brutally murdered on a campus that considered itself to be so safe, they didn't need security. The...