Judith A. Yates: True Crime Author, Journalist, & Criminologist

Judith A. Yates: True Crime Author, Journalist, & Criminologist

Award-winning true crime author and criminologist Judith A. Yates has been employed in law enforcement for over 25 years. She is the author of

When Nashville Bled: The untold stories of serial killer Paul Dennis Reid

 "The Devil You Know: The Crime They Said "Can't Happen Here"

and a crime prevention workbook, "How to Recognize the Devil." Ms. Yates has lectured across the country on crime. She has attended law enforcement schools across the U.S.

She has worked in loss prevention, the Sheriff's Department, the federal prison system at each capacity (minimum security to maximum), as a private investigator, and as a criminal justice professor/instructor. She is also a true crime freelance writer for several online publications.