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Kerrie Droban Zhivago      

Attorney & Award-Winning True Crime Author

Droban is an attorney and award-winning author of several best-selling true crime books, one of which (Vagos, Mongols & Outlaws) was made into a miniseries called "Gangland Undercover" initially produced by the History Channel and renewed for a second season by A&E. Two of her books won the USA News National Book Award for best true crime and best memoir. She is a graduate of Union College, The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars and The University of Arizona where she earned her Masters, Masters of Fine Arts and Juris Doctorate.

Kerrie has written articles for TIME, appeared in multiple national television shows including CNBC's American Greed, "A Widow's Web" "A & E's "Gangland" "Behind Enemy Lines", the American Hero's Channel, "Codes and Conspiracies," Investigation ID, Discovery Channel's "Deadly Devotion,""Fatal Vows," and in episodes of Grave Mysteries, "Deep Undercover," (Netflix) "Homicide City Philadelphia," and "Vengeance Killer Millionaires," (HLN).

She has been a keynote speaker at national writing conferences, has spoken about writing true crime, living undercover, and the pathology of the criminal mind. As a divorce lawyer she has spoken to various women's groups about the perils of marrying (and divorcing) the narcissist and sociopath and other related issues. Also competed and participated in Celebrate Your Life's 8-week Speaker Training Program.

Speech Topics

Topics

  • How Dunnit It: Dissecting the Gary Triano Investigation
  • Did I Marry A Sociopath?
  • What To Expect When Divorcing A Narcissist.
  • Left to Tell: From Grief to Triumph
  • Doing Time for the Crime: Under and Alone
  • Villains are People Too
  • From Book to TV/Film--Gangland Undercover
  • Surviving the Narcissist
  • Recovering from Trauma
  • Creating Healthy Boundaries: The Art of Saying "No."

News

True Crime Writing with Kerrie Droban Zhivago
In this episode, we are joined by award-winning true crime writer to discuss her latest release, , and to hear more about her amazing writing career! Kerrie’s experience as a criminal and family attorney has heavily influenced her career in writing true crime narratives, and she is an expert in criminal pathology and motorcycle gangs who has written many books on both subjects. We heard about Kerrie’s journey from poetry to law to true crime writing, how reading (and even writing) true crime can aid in your fiction writing, how she ended up entering law school, how her creative interests aided her law career (and how her law career aided her writing), advice for aspiring true crime writers, and more.
Beyond Narcissism: How to Divorce A Sociopath
This week, Susan Guthrie, Esq., welcomes best-selling author and attorney Kerrie Droban to the Divorce & Beyond Podcast. Kerrie helps you dive into the scary world of divorcing a sociopath or worse, a psychopath. Who better than a criminal law attorney who has been there herself to help you get through? There’s a great deal of information about narcissism available today. In this episode, we go beyond narcissism as Kerrie joins Susan to talk about the rise of the sociopath, anti-social personality disorder, and more. Together they get to the crux of divorcing a sociopath including what to expect and how to protect yourself.
Midnight Massacre
On July 20, 2012, James Holmes walked into the midnight showing of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES in Aurora, Colorado and opened fire on the theater patrons, methodically killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. Like the mass shootings which preceded that night, and those which have occurred since, the public response was swift and predictable. Stricter gun control, Red Flag Laws and more money for mental health. Politicians searched for any benefit that could be gained from the tragedy. The surprise was that, in this case, the perpetrator was, in fact, in the care of a mental health professional at the time of the massacre. In the book AURORA, psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton tells her story of treating James Holmes to True Crime author and attorney Kerrie Droban. Through Dr. Fenton’s session notes and her conversations with Ms. Droban, we get to peer into the mind of Holmes as he was meticulously planning the massacre. After listening to this Podcast, you can decide, was Holmes insane or just plain evil.
Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs
Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna speak with author, Kerrie Droban, about her books on motorcycle gangs: The Last Chicago Boss (2017); Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs (2013); Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Infiltration of the Hells Angels (2007).
The Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story | Aurora
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True Crime Writing with Kerrie Droban Zhivago
In this episode, we are joined by award-winning true crime writer to discuss her latest release, , and to hear more about her amazing writing career! Kerrie’s experience as a criminal and family attorney has heavily influenced her career in writing true crime narratives, and she is an expert in criminal pathology and motorcycle gangs who has written many books on both subjects. We heard about Kerrie’s journey from poetry to law to true crime writing, how reading (and even writing) true crime can aid in your fiction writing, how she ended up entering law school, how her creative interests aided her law career (and how her law career aided her writing), advice for aspiring true crime writers, and more.

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