About the Author

James Badal is an assistant professor of English and Journalism at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. His articles have appeared in many music and entertainment publications, among them High Fidelity, Symphony, Fanfare, Cleveland Edition, and Norther Ohio Live. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Police Historical Society in 2000. He is also the author of In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland's Torso Murders (Kent State University Press, 2001).