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a true crime book by

Cecil Wells Diane Wells Johnny Warren pulp detective magazine film noir blonde paparazzi Alaskan Blonde Hollywood true crime suicide murder Alaska 1953 scandal James T. Bartlett Fairbanks

“All of the facts are not known and may never be, but enough became public to make the Alaska murder case a grim thriller that outdid anything invented by mystery writers like James Cain, Rex Stout, or Mickey Spillane” - Ebony magazine, October 1954

“This is a page-turner with all the complications and plot-twists that only true-crime can provide. Bartlett delivers it in abundance. This is the quintessential Alaska crime story” - Leland E. Hale, co-author of the best-selling Butcher, Baker: The True Account of an Alaskan Serial Killer

“It remains to this day the most notorious and baffling case in the history of Fairbanks” - Terrence Cole, Fighting for the Forty-Ninth Star

Cecil Wells Diane Wells Johnny Warren pulp detective magazine film noir blonde paparazzi Alaskan Blonde Hollywood true crime suicide murder Alaska 1953 scandal James T. Bartlett Fairbanks
Cecil Wells Diane Wells Johnny Warren pulp detective magazine film noir blonde paparazzi Alaskan Blonde Hollywood true crime suicide murder Alaska 1953 scandal James T. Bartlett Fairbanks
Diane Wells and Johnny Warren, co-indicted for the first-degree murder of Cecil Wells
Possible mugshot of "Third Suspect" William Colombany
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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Oct 17, 1953
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RADIO/PODCASTS/VIDEOS
27th Annual Mystery Authors Luncheon - Anaheim Public Library Foundation
27th Annual Mystery Authors Luncheon - Anaheim Public Library Foundation
The Crime Reel on YouTube
The Crime Reel on YouTube

The Crime Reel YouTube channel tells the story of The Alaskan Blonde

Murder and Mystery in the last frontier
Murder and Mystery in the last frontier
Interviewed for ALASKA BOOK WEEK 2023
Interviewed for ALASKA BOOK WEEK 2023
Fox/ABC AlaskA TV interview - Aug 4
Fox/ABC AlaskA TV interview - Aug 4

I am interviewed for the Fox/ABC TV news program about the Anthony nomination for The Alaskan Blonde

Podcast “WICKED WORDS - The ALASKAN BLONDE”
Podcast “WICKED WORDS - The ALASKAN BLONDE”

When a powerful businessman in Alaska is murdered in his bed in 1953, the police believe that it might have been a break-in gone wrong. But as details about his personal life made headlines, investigators turned to several new suspects. Author James T. Bartlett discusses the potential motives at the center of this story.

The Michael Dukes Radio Show - April 10, 2023
The Michael Dukes Radio Show - April 10, 2023
Video of my Powerpoint talk about “The Alaskan Blonde”
Video of my Powerpoint talk about “The Alaskan Blonde”

On July 7 I gave a PowerPoint talk about “The Alaskan Blonde” for the Edendale Library in LA that featured pictures and information NOT in the book - so please watch and enjoy!

“Most Notorious” podcast interview
“Most Notorious” podcast interview

250th episode of “Most Notorious” podcast talks to James T. Bartlett about his true crime book “The Alaskan Blonde”.

Video of my talk with Book Carnival on June 14, 2022
Video of my talk with Book Carnival on June 14, 2022

Join me for a Book Carnival Virtual Event on Tuesday, June 14, at 7:00 PM PST discussing THE ALASKAN BLONDE with the store’s legendary owner, Anne Saller!

Interview with Litup! OC on “Hump Day”
Interview with Litup! OC on “Hump Day”

Every Wednesday, Maddie Margarita of the excellent Southern California Writers Association interviews an author - and recently it was my turn, talking about “The Alaskan Blonde”