Acknowledgments

Alison Milne Shurtleff edited my earliest drafts of this book. Sadly, she died of cancer on February 22, 2012. Her knowledge, humor, and enthusiasm for the macabre, the criminal, and the odd were unsurpassed. I miss her every single day. I would like to thank Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, who picked up the ball after Alison died and edited this book. I would also like to thank Lorraine Clarke, James Kulczyk, Luke Suminski, John Massoni, Susan Kendzulak, Richard Sinn, James Van Ochten, Nick Miller, John Russell, Mark Staniszewski, Jaguar Bennett, Kent Sorsky, Tobi Shields, Brett “Sadam” Lempke, and professors Joseph Palermo and Joseph Pitti of California State University, Sacramento. And, as always, I thank my wife Donna for giving me the time, space, and patience to do this project.