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Jack Olsen (June 7, 1925 – July 16, 2002) was an American journalist and author known for his crime reporting. Olsen was senior editor-in-chief for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1954. He was Midwest bureau chief for Time and a senior editor for Sports Illustrated in 1961.
“Jack Olsen was a respected journalist and prolific writer who pioneered the genre of "true crime." Olsen also wrote fiction and books about sports and social issues, but it was his true-crime writing that earned him national acclaim and readership.
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Jack Olsen has 95 books on Goodreads with 46266 ratings. Jack Olsen’s most popular book is Son.
Jul 22, 2002 · Jack Olsen, a writer famous for his meticulously researched and psychologically illuminating true-crime books, died Tuesday at his home on Bainbridge Island, Wash. He was 77.
Jul 19, 2002 · Jack Olsen, whose well-researched nonfiction portraits of serial killers, rapists and assorted other criminals and their victims earned him a reputation as "the dean of...
Jan 1, 1996 · Jack Olsen. 4.22. 1,199 ratings88 reviews. Joe Gere said he died on the afternoon his twelve-year-old daughter Brenda disappeared. It was left to Brenda's mother Elaine to sustain her stricken family, search for her missing child, and pressure the authorities for justice.
