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Rother is teaching Writing Narrative Non-Fiction, Summer 2014, at UCSD Extension. To check out course descriptions,click here.

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New York Times. bestselling author Caitlin Rother has written or co-authored nine books. A Pulitzer-nominated investigative journalist, Rother worked nearly 20 years for daily newspapers, and appears regularly on TV and radio as a crime expert. A sought after speaker, she also works as a book doctor/editorial and research consultant/coach, and teaches narrative non-fiction and creative writing at UCSD Extension and San Diego Writer's, Ink. She draws from decades of experience reporting on a wide range of topics -- from addiction, suicide, mental illness and murder to politics and corruption at City Hall and in Congress.

Her newest release: I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU (January 2014), the authoritative, behind-the-scenes story of the murder of Newport Beach entrepreneur Bill McLaughlin by his femme fatale fiancee, Nanette Johnston Packard, and her NFL-linebacker lover, Eric Naposki. Endorsed by author Aphrodite Jones: "Rother presents a fascinating study of one woman's evil and greed -- that ultimately leads to the murder of a kind-hearted millionaire. The compassion the author shows for the victim and the victim's family makes this book an emotional and gripping tale from beginning to end."

BODY PARTS was re-released in October 2013. This deeply researched book chronicles the life of serial killer Wayne Adam Ford, a former U.S. marine who lived in Orange County, Calif., and killed four women (dismembering two of them) on his statewide travels as a long-haul trucker. Ford knew his crimes were so horrible that he turned himself in before he could kill again.

LOST GIRLS, her most controversial book, tells the story behind the murder of San Diego area teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois by sexual predator John Gardner. According to the Los Angeles Times ., "LOST GIRLS, by veteran journalist and true-crime writer Caitlin Rother is a deeply reported, dispassionately written attempt to determine what created that monster and predator. It is a cautionary tale and a horror story, done superbly by a writer who knows how to burrow into a complex case without becoming captive to her sources."

LOST GIRLS was voted #4 in True Crime Zine's Top 10 True Crime Books of 2012. Two of her books -- DEAD RECKONING and DEADLY DEVOTION -- were ranked in the Top 10 in 2011. LOST GIRLS and POISONED LOVE were San Diego Book Award finalists.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU: Femme fatale Nanette Packard had a knack for seducing, manipulating and victimizing a string of husbands and lovers, often simultaneously. A habitual liar, cheat and thief, this Supermom con artist was married three times, had four children, and had spent millions by the time she and her lover, NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, went to trial for conspiring to murder Bill McLaughlin, her older entrepreneur fiance. Like an episode of "The Real Housewives of Orange County Gone Bad," this high-profile fatal love triangle case shows that the pressures to appear wealthy, cosmetically enhanced, and mega-successful have only grown stronger. I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU by New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rother serves as a lens onto our obsession with celebrity, a national epidemic of materialism, and a lethal greed that has put so many Americans into the throes of crippling debt.

LOST GIRLS: The desperate search for two lost innocents, Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, led authorities to a brutal predator hiding in plain sight: John Albert Gardner, a convicted sex offender who could have been returned to prison several times over. Pulitzer-nominated writer Caitlin Rother delivers an incisive, heartbreaking true-life thriller about a case that galvanized its community, first by grief and goodwill, then by anger and injustice, as it came to grips with a flawed system that failed ... and adopted a law that will forever change how we keep our children safe.(Kensington/Pinnacle, July 2012)

POISONED LOVE: Kristin Rossum had everything going for her -- beauty, brains, and the start of a brilliant toxicology career. But the 24-year-old San Diegan was torn between three relationships: one with her husband, who was found not breathing and covered with red rose petals; one with her married boss; and one with her old friend, crystal meth. This cautionary tale illustrates how an obsession for passion and easy access to narcotics can devastate not just one life, but many others in the process. In this updated edition, 16 pages of new developments about Rossum's appeals raise forensic questions about her conviction. (Kensington/Pinnacle, December 2011)