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Caitlin Rother (born December 6, 1962) is a ''
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'' bestselling non-fiction, true crime American-Canadian author and journalist who lives in
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.


Early life and education

As a toddler, her family relocated from
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, to California, where she attended
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. In 1984, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from the
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. In 1987, she graduated with a master's degree from the
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at
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.


Career

In the late 1980s, she wrote for ''
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'' and the ''Springfield Union-News'' in Massachusetts. She returned to California and worked as a reporter for the ''
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'' after freelancing for a year for the ''
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''. In 1993, ''
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'' hired her on as a metro news and investigative reporter. She left the paper in 2006 to write full-time as an author. In 2005, her book ''Poisoned Love'' about
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's murder of her husband, Greg de Villers, was released by Pinnacle Books in 2005. The publication was updated in 2011. Rother co-authored the memoir of Scott Bolzan, a former
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player, titled ''My Life, Deleted'' about how Bolzan rebuilt his life after suffering permanent retrograde amnesia. The book, released by
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in October 2011, made the ''
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'' bestseller list for two weeks on October 23, 2011 at #16 for ebooks non-fiction and #29 for combined hardcover and ebooks non-fiction, and on October 30 at #29 for combined hardcover and ebooks non-fiction. The book was included in "Seven of Lisa Ann Walter’s favorites" in the ''New York Times'' alongside a Stephen King title in January 2023. In July 2012, Rother wrote the book ''Lost Girls'' about convicted killer and
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and his motivation for murdering San Diego-area teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois. It was released by
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. Rother’s book, ''Death on Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case'', about the mysterious 2011
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, was published in April 2021 by
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under its Citadel Press imprint. In November 2021, the film and TV rights to ''Death on Ocean Boulevard'' were acquired by Untitled Entertainment and early production began on a limited series based on the book. Rother serves as an executive producer on the project. Rother teaches creative non-fiction and creative writing part-time at the
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's extension program.


Appearances

She has appeared on national television and radio shows, including ''
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'',
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channel,
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network's ''
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'', ''
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'', and the "Jay Thomas Show" and "America at Night" radio programs.


Books


Non-fiction

*''Death On Ocean Boulevard: Inside the Coronado Mansion Case'' (April 2021) () *''I'll Take Care of You'' (January 2014) () *''
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'' (July 2012) () *''My Life Deleted'' (Oct 2011) () *''Deadly Devotion/Where Hope Begins'' (July 2011) () *''Dead Reckoning'' (Feb 2011) () *''Twisted Triangle'' (April 2009) () *''Body Parts'' (March 2009) () *''Poisoned Love'' (July 2005) () *''Then No One Can Have Her'' (October 2015)


Fiction

*''Naked Addiction'' (Nov 2007) ()


References


External links


Author's official site
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