Casey Sherman is an American true crime

True crime

True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...

 author and journalist.

Background

Sherman was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts

Hyannis, Massachusetts

Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...

. His mother, Diane Sullivan Sherman, was the sister of Mary Sullivan, who was believed to be the final victim of the Boston Strangler

Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler is a name attributed to the murderer of several women in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the early 1960s. Though the crimes were attributed to Albert DeSalvo, investigators of the case have since suggested the murders were not committed by one person.-First Stage...

. Sherman attended Barnstable High School and graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1988. He then attended Boston University

Boston University

Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

, graduating in 1998. As a television news producer for WBZ-TV

WBZ-TV

WBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...

, Sherman led a high profile re-investigation of his aunt's murder, which he later chronicled in his 2003 book, A Rose for Mary: The Hunt for the Real Boston Strangler.

Sherman is a contributing writer for Boston Magazine, Boston Common, The Huffington Post, and the Open Case.com.

Works

• A Rose for Mary: The Hunt for the Real Boston Strangler (2003)
• Black Irish (2007)
• Black Dragon (2008)
• Bad Blood: Freedom and Death in the White Mountains (2009)
• The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue (2009)

Awards

• Emmy Award (nominated)
• 2010 Truth & Justice Award
• 2010 Massachusetts Book of the Year finalist (for The Finest Hours))

External Links

• "Hunting the Killer", Thomas Fields-Meyer People, November 27, 2000, Vol. 54, No. 22
• http://video.foxnews.com/v/3937063/the-finest-hours/
• http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1244510