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Another facet of the Green River Killer story unfolds as a graphic novel

Another facet of the Green River Killer story unfolds as a graphic novel

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian Green River Killer: A True Detective Story. By Jeff Jensen; Illustrated by Jonathan Case; Lettering by Nake Piekos. (Milwaukie, OR: Dark Horse Books, 2011. 233 pp. Illustrations, map.) Recommendation by PNW & Special Collections This graphic novel provides an often neglected perspective to the Green River Killer investigation by recounting the ordeal that his father, King County Detective Tom Jensen,  endured since 1984, when he was assigned to the investigation, through to the 188…

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D.B. Cooper Revelations

D.B. Cooper Revelations

From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Reports that the FBI is investigating a “creditable” D.B. Cooper lead have the news outlets and blogosphere buzzing.  Here’s just one such story from the Seattle Times.  News sites are relying on information from the niece of the suspect (and upcoming authoress), who identifies him as her uncle Lynn Doyle (L.D.) Cooper, who passed away ten years ago. WSL librarian Kathryn did some digging in several of the genealogy resources we have linked to, and found additional information…

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