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About Marcus Brown

My name is Marcus Brown and I was born and raised in the North West of England in 1974.

I live with my partner and our three dogs, Susie, Sally and Sammy, plus our cat, Tobias in North Wales.

What started as a hobby has now turned into a full-time obsession that often keeps me awake late into the night or through to the early hours of the morning.

I can be relaxing in bed watching a good movie and an idea will suddenly pop into my mind. That's as much as it takes... I have to get up and write it down because I worry I'll forget it. This quickly turns into a marathon writing session, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

I've always had the wildest of imaginations, but I surprise and scare myself at times and have actually had to step away from my desk because what I have written has affected me so much.

People often ask me where the ideas come from and if I'm honest, I think it is from watching others around me. I can be out doing something as mundane as shopping and see something that inspires me and it usually winds its way into what I'm writing at the time. But if it's especially good and doesn't fit at the time, it's stored on my hard drive for a future book.

I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoy writing them.

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The Truth Within the Lies: Discovering Chris Watts: The Theories - Part Three Dec 4, 2020

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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So, some of you have no doubt been following this case since the first news item aired, some of you have only just discovered the Watts’ case since watching the Netflix documentary, some of you may have read both books 1 and 2 in this series and there will no doubt be others who haven’t read or watched anything and this is your first introduction to what happed that fateful night 13th August, 2018. With those in mind, I will recap briefly the series so far…

In Cold Blood – Discovering Chris Watts: The Facts - Part One
We guess it’s safe to say most people will have heard of the Watts case.
Christopher Lee (Chris) Watts, the dashing, seemingly genteel, affable man who murdered his entire family in a calculated attack that shocked the entire world.
Shanann Watts, his pregnant, incredibly beautiful wife whose life was snuffed out because her doting husband decided he wanted a fresh start.
Bella Marie and Celeste Cathryn (CeCe) Watts, adorable sisters who worshipped their father, the very man who suffocated them both in cold blood using their comfort blankets against them. He then went on to dispose of their tiny bodies into huge tanks filled with toxic crude oil.
Nico Lee Watts, Chris and Shanann’s unborn son.
So, some of you have no doubt been following this case since the first news item aired, some of you have only just discovered the Watts’ case since watching the Netflix documentary, some of you may have read both books 1 and 2 in this series and there will no doubt be others who haven’t read or watched anything and this is your first introduction to what happed that fateful night 13th August, 2018
So, what happened?
During this series we will look at the facts, the police investigation, the evidence, hear Chris Watts’ explanation and his reasoning. We will try to make some sense of what occurred during the early hours of August 13th 2018.
We will endeavour to present to you all aspects of the case, right from the initial investigation and how it unfolded, to the first and subsequent confessions all transcribed word for word (where possible) from actual video and audio footage obtained from the FBI’s Discovery Files.

A Deal with the DEVIL - Discovering Chris Watts: The Facts - Part Two
At the end of book one, Chris Watts had finally confessed to murdering his beautiful family and disposing of their bodies at an oil field.
In part two, we focus on…
•… the grim discovery and recovery of the bodies.
•… the chilling details of the autopsies.
•… the remaining police interviews of Nichol Kessinger.
•… the Plea Deal.
•… the sentencing.
•… Chris Watts Prison Interview.

What to expect in this book…

The Truth within the LIES - Discovering Chris Watts: Part Three – The Theories

For anyone new to this case, the first thing they ask is why? And unfortunately no amount of reading, or watching, or studying will answer that for you. The only person who knows the absolute truth is Chris Watts himself, and for some reason he has refused to confess all up to now. Oh yes, he’s confessed to much of it, but there are so many discrepancies, changed statements, obvious lies and omissions. The online True Crime Community is rife with scenarios and theories and some of them are eye-poppingly, jaw-droppingly valid. So we’ve given you the facts, and now we intend to put forward some of the theories to see if we can work out which truths have been weaved through the lies and vice-versa.

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In Cold Blood: Discovering Chris Watts: The Facts - Part One Sep 4, 2020

by Netta Newbound Marcus Brown, Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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We guess it’s safe to say most people will have heard of the Watts case.

Christopher Lee (Chris) Watts, the dashing, seemingly genteel, affable man who murdered his entire family in a calculated attack that shocked the entire world.

Shanann Watts, his pregnant, incredibly beautiful wife whose life was snuffed out because her doting husband decided he wanted a fresh start.

Bella Marie and Celeste Cathryn (CeCe) Watts, adorable sisters who worshipped their father, the very man who suffocated them both in cold blood using their comfort blankets against them. He then went on to dispose of their tiny bodies into huge tanks filled with toxic crude oil.

Nico Lee Watts, Chris and Shanann’s unborn son.

No doubt, most of you watched the story unfold on the news, open-mouthed, in total shock. What could push a loving father to brutally murder his family? Surely there was some mistake? We all have preconceived ideas of how a monster should look–grotesque, hideously deformed, a crazed madman–not this handsome, mild-mannered, shy, polite gent who was often portrayed as the perfect husband and father.

So, what happened?

During this series we will look at the facts, the police investigation, the evidence, hear Chris Watts’ explanation and his reasoning. We will try to make some sense of what occurred during the early hours of August 13th 2018.

We will endeavour to present to you all aspects of the case, right from the initial investigation and how it unfolded, to the first and subsequent confessions all transcribed word for word (where possible) from actual video and audio footage obtained from the FBI’s Discovery Files.

As seen on the new Netflix documentary - American Murder: The Family Next Door

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A Deal With the Devil: Discovering Chris Watts: The Facts - Part Two Nov 24, 2020

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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Following on from In Cold Blood – Discovering Chris Watts: Book One.

To recap…

We guess it’s safe to say most people will have heard of the Watts case.

Christopher Lee (Chris) Watts, the dashing, seemingly genteel, affable man who murdered his entire family in a calculated attack that shocked the entire world.

Shanann Watts, his pregnant, incredibly beautiful wife whose life was snuffed out because her doting husband decided he wanted a fresh start.

Bella Marie and Celeste Cathryn (CeCe) Watts, adorable sisters who worshipped their father, the very man who suffocated them both in cold blood using their comfort blankets against them. He then went on to dispose of their tiny bodies into huge tanks filled with toxic crude oil.

Nico Lee Watts, Chris and Shanann’s unborn son.

No doubt, most of you watched the story unfold on the news, open-mouthed, in total shock. What could push a loving father to brutally murder his family? Surely there was some mistake? We all have preconceived ideas of how a monster should look–grotesque, hideously deformed, a crazed madman–not this handsome, mild-mannered, shy, polite gent who was often portrayed as the perfect husband and father.

So, what happened?

During this series we will look at the facts, the police investigation, the evidence, hear Chris Watts’ explanation and his reasoning. We will try to make some sense of what occurred during the early hours of August 13th 2018.
We will endeavour to present to you all aspects of the case, right from the initial investigation and how it unfolded, to the first and subsequent confessions all transcribed word for word (where possible) from actual video and audio footage obtained from the FBI’s Discovery Files.

We will continue where we left off.

At the end of book one, Chris Watts had finally confessed to murdering them and disposing of their bodies at an oil field.
In part two, we will focus on…
• … the grim discovery and recovery of the bodies.
• … the chilling details of the autopsies.
• … the remaining police interviews of Nichol Kessinger.
• … the Plea Deal.
• … the sentencing.
• … Chris Watts Prison Interview.

Marcus and Netta have worked together for a few years now, mainly in a publishing capacity, but in 2019 they joined forces and wrote Avaline Saddlebags—the first in a psychological fiction thriller series.

Combining their joint obsession with this case, they studied the files together, often into the small hours.

We want to stress that if you have already read the discovery files, then this series of books is probably not for you.

As seen on the new Netflix documentary - American Murder: The Family Next Door

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Lori Vallow: Part One - The Missing Children (True Crime Mysteries - Missing) May 31, 2021

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow-Daybell, have been known as the ‘Doomsday Cult Couple’ on social media ever since Lori’s two children, Tylee Ryan aged 17, and 7-year-old Joshua Jaxon (JJ) Vallow, were reported missing in September 2019.
But who are they?
Lori Vallow-Daybell, a beautiful, five-times-married, all-American woman, and mother of three seemed to have it all. That is until the authorities were asked to look into the supposed disappearance of 7-year-old JJ. But Lori laughed it off at first in a performance worthy of an Oscar. She assured police officer’s her son was in safe hands and being shielded from people who intended to harm him. But she was lying.
Soon after, it came to light that not only had JJ vanished, but Tylee also had not been seen for weeks.
Chad Daybell, widow, father, author of several doomsday book series, and Lori’s fifth husband seemed quietly spoken, but there is far more to Chad than meets the eye. Could there be something more behind the untimely death of Tammy Daybell, his wife of almost thirty years?
Before authorities could execute a search warrant on Lori’s Idaho home, the couple fled to Hawaii. They were tracked down in January but the kids were still nowhere to be found. Lori was arrested on 20th February 2020 after refusing to turn the children over to the police or child welfare officials.
Lori Vallow’s striking good looks aren’t the only thing that appears to have come straight out of a Hollywood movie set. Her history had been plagued with death and devastation too.
In 1998, Lori’s sister, Stacey Lynn Cox Cope died suddenly of supposed undetermined causes. Was this the beginning of the run of bad luck that has plagued the family? Or was there something much more sinister at play even back then? Joseph Ryan, Tylee’s dad, also died unexpectedly in 2018, fourteen years after he and Lori divorced, yet Lori was the beneficiary of his life insurance. Six months after his death, his sister, Annie Cushing, gave police a recording of Lori saying she’d considered murdering him during a custody battle. However, Phoenix police reviewed the original autopsy results and confirmed the initial conclusion – he died of natural causes. But because Joseph had been cremated, they were unable to perform any further examinations. Did he die of natural causes or did somebody get to him? It wouldn’t have been the first time. Alex Cox, Lori’s brother, had been jailed in 2007 for using a taser on Joseph and threatening to kill him following a custody battle over Tylee.
And since her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, was killed by her now deceased brother, Alex, all eyes are fixed firmly on her. Will she be charged in connection with his death?
Alex’s own death is in itself strange.
Did he know too much?
Will he be the fall guy for all the other murders? Is this why Lori and Chad have appeared so smug all the way through? Will they point the finger of blame at him for every single death?
The autopsy says Alex died of natural causes yet he had the overdose drug, Narcan, in his system. Had he been drugged? Will we ever find out what really happened to JJ and Tylee?
Join us while we examine the evidence so far.
Please note, because this case is yet to be heard before a court, the findings in this book are mostly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form part of an official opinion.

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Avaline Saddlebags: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (DI Dylan Monroe Investigates Book 1) Sep 2, 2019

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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Following the brutal murders of Jade Kelly and Gina Elliot, newly-promoted DI Dylan Monroe is assigned to work the case, alongside DS Layla Monahan.

As the body count rapidly rises—each slaying more savage than the last—it soon becomes clear the butchered and mutilated victims have one thing in common—they are all male to female transsexuals.

With time against them, Dylan is forced to go undercover in the only place that provides a link to the victims—Dorothy’s, a well-known drag and cabaret bar in the heart of Liverpool.

Avaline Saddlebags is a gripping, often amusing, psychological thriller with an astonishing twist that will take your breath away... change can be DEADLY!

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I Am LunaTIC: A Gripping Serial Killer Thriller (DI Dylan Monroe Investigates Book 2) Feb 26, 2022

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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DI Dylan Monroe is back, this time on the hunt for a savage killer who only seems to strike during a full moon.

It doesn’t take his team long before they have their prime suspect in custody and the evidence is stacked against him, but something doesn’t sit right with Dylan.

With his superiors on his case and the media nipping at his heels, how will he convince everyone the killer is still out there?

The second in the DI Dylan Monroe Investigates series is a gripping, often amusing, psychological thriller with an astonishing twist that will take your breath away... I Am LunaTIC... FEAR ME!

Missing: True Crime Mysteries - Books 1 - 3 (True Crime Mysteries - Missing) Jun 21, 2021

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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This comprises three books from the missing series...Suzy Lamplugh, Claudia Lawrence, & Rebecca Coriam.
SUZY LAMPLUGH The disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh had many people following daily news reports with an obsessive fascination. When she vanished in 1986, the main news channels and tabloids were the only source of information, unlike today where we can search the ins and outs of someone’s life and virtual rubbish bin from the comfort of our own armchair. We connect with one another and share information in an ever-evolving way, resulting in the birth of an entirely new online community of home-grown detectives who are able to dig, delve and pick away at every single snippet of evidence and likely scenario, often going in a totally different direction to real detectives working cold cases. But, unlike the real detectives who need actual concrete evidence in order to prosecute a suspect, the online community has a habit of naming and shaming, and, unintentionally no doubt, often hindering the actual investigation. We presume the police force and detective agencies dread social media groups getting involved in their investigations in a similar way the medical profession get prickly when we all turn to Doctor Google as soon as we have a twinge or a sniffle. But maybe these new online communities are the way forward.
CLAUDIA LAWRENCE The disappearance of thirty-five-year-old Claudia Lawrence on 18th March 2009 remains a total mystery, not only to her family and the police but to the whole of Britain. How is it possible for a beautiful, independent woman to simply vanish into thin air? Could she still be alive, or is she being held against her will? Or could she simply have walked away from her life and all that she knew to start again elsewhere? Each of the scenarios are entirely possible, although detectives don’t think so, which is why this was declared a murder case very early on. For reasons known only to themselves, the police have kept a lot of their findings close to their chest.
REBECCA CORIAM The disappearance of Rebecca Coriam is another high-profile mystery. But unlike the first two cases in this series, it is unclear whether a crime was committed, if an accident occurred, or if Rebecca took her own life. And also, unlike the previous two cases we discussed, it is highly unlikely her body will EVER be recovered. The last sighting of twenty-four-year-old Rebecca Coriam, was in the early morning of 22nd March 2011. She was captured on the CCTV of the cruise ship, Disney Wonder, in the crew lounge, visibly upset and talking quite animatedly on the internal phone line, which means the person she was talking to had to also be on the ship. Rebecca, who was a crew member aboard the ship, failed to arrive for her shift several hours later. When she couldn’t be located anywhere on board, the search was extended off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Her family have spent more than a decade searching for answers. What could have happened? Who was she talking to on the ships’ internal phone line, and why was she so upset? Is there a possibility she’s still alive? Was she a victim of foul play? Or could Rebecca have made the devastating decision to end her own life?
In this compilation of Missing books, we will examine the evidence, the background of the victims as well as the suspects, and try to piece together what actually happened.
Please note: the findings in this book are partly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form an official opinion.

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Rebecca Coriam: True Crime Mysteries - Missing May 3, 2021

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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The disappearance of Rebecca Coriam is another high-profile mystery.
But unlike the first two cases in this series, it is unclear whether a crime was committed, if an accident occurred, or if Rebecca took her own life.
And also, unlike the previous two cases we discussed, it is highly unlikely her body will EVER be recovered.
The last sighting of twenty-four-year-old Rebecca Coriam, was in the early morning of 22nd March 2011.
She was captured on the CCTV of the cruise ship, Disney Wonder, in the crew lounge, visibly upset and talking quite animatedly on the internal phone line, which means the person she was talking to had to also be on the ship.
Rebecca, who was a crew member aboard the ship, failed to arrive for her shift several hours later.
When she couldn’t be located anywhere on board, the search was extended off the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
Her family have spent more than a decade searching for answers.
What could have happened?
Who was she talking to on the ships’ internal phone line, and why was she so upset?
Is there a possibility she’s still alive?
Was she a victim of foul play?
Or could Rebecca have made the devastating decision to end her own life?
In this series of Missing books, we will examine the evidence, the background of the victims as well as the suspects, and try to piece together what actually happened.
Please note: the findings in this book are partly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form an official opinion.

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Claudia Lawrence: True Crime Mysteries - Missing Apr 12, 2021

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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The disappearance of thirty-five-year-old Claudia Lawrence on 18th March 2009 remains a total mystery, not only to her family and the police, but to the whole of Britain.

How is it possible for a beautiful, independent woman to simply vanish into thin air?

Could she still be alive?

Is she being held against her will?

Or could she simply have walked away from her life and all that she knew to start again elsewhere?

Each of the scenarios are entirely possible, although detectives don’t think so, which is why this was declared a murder case very early on. For reasons known only to themselves, the police have kept a lot of their findings close to their chest.

In fact, we believe they may have a good idea of what actually happened to Claudia but are struggling to prove their theory.

But one thing is for certain, somebody knows where she is.

The police have gone on record to say they suspect her killer was known to Claudia and that a number of her friends are lying to cover up the truth.

As with Suzy Lamplugh, it appears the entire nation were following this case and we’ve all undoubtedly witnessed her devastated parent’s pain, praying they find a path out of their nightmare.

However, sadly, on 13th February 2021, her dear father, Peter Lawrence, died without ever discovering what happened to his beloved daughter.

Maybe, if there is such a thing as an afterlife, they may be reunited at last.

Will we ever discover what really happened to Claudia Lawrence?

In this series of Missing books, we will examine the evidence, the background of the victims as well as the suspects, and try to piece together what actually happened.

Please note: the findings in this book are partly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form an official opinion.

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Suzy Lamplugh: True Crime Mysteries - Missing Mar 22, 2021

by Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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The disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh had many people following daily news reports with an obsessive fascination.

When she vanished in 1986, the main news channels and tabloids were the only source of information, unlike today where we can search the ins and outs of someone’s life and virtual rubbish bin from the comfort of our own armchair.

We connect with one another and share information in an ever-evolving way, resulting in the birth of an entirely new online community of home-grown detectives who are able to dig, delve and pick away at every single snippet of evidence and likely scenario, often going in a totally different direction to real detectives working cold cases.

But, unlike the real detectives who need actual concrete evidence in order to prosecute a suspect, the online community has a habit of naming and shaming, and, unintentionally no doubt, often hindering the actual investigation.

We presume the police force and detective agencies dread social media groups getting involved in their investigations in a similar way the medical profession get prickly when we all turn to Doctor Google as soon as we have a twinge or a sniffle.

But maybe these new online communities are the way forward.

Perhaps the law enforcement agencies should move with the times and place more faith in those with a healthy interest in solving true crimes.

Instead of dismissing anything other than their own methods as interference, maybe they should open their minds and pay attention to those investigators dedicating many hours to the cause and asking for nothing in return.

Back in 1986 there were no such online communities in existence. There was minimal computer usage and data, no CCTV, no mobile phone GPS, certainly nothing like today’s DNA database to study or fall back on.

Although the police now insist Suzy fell foul to serial rapist/killer, John Cannan, they haven’t yet managed to gather enough evidence for the CPS to authorise charges against him despite the fact he is currently serving a life sentence in prison for similar crimes.

However, the absence of a body and/or forensic evidence has prevented Cannan from being officially linked to Suzy’s disappearance.

Even a secondary investigation, which showed the initial police investigation was riddled with flaws, failed to turn up any substantial evidence against him.

Will we ever discover what really happened to Suzy Lamplugh?

In this series of Missing books, we will examine the evidence, the background of the victims as well as the suspects, and try to piece together what actually happened.

Please note, the findings in this book are mostly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form part of official opinion.

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Paige Chivers : True Crime Mysteries - Missing May 13, 2022

by Netta Newbound Marcus Brown, Netta Newbound, Marcus Brown

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Part 6 of the 'Missing' series.

Charlene Downes: True Crime Mysteries - Missing Apr 13, 2022

by Netta Newbound Marcus Brown, Netta Newbou d, Marcus Brown

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The disappearance of fourteen-year-old Charlene Downes is another high-profile case that has never been solved.
As with all the other Missing cases we have covered, Charlene’s body has never been found and although two arrests were made early on, police had uncovered very little information as to what could have actually happened to her.
Charlene was last seen at around 11pm on Saturday 1st November 2003 by her friend near Talbot Road, Blackpool, a popular fast food area. Police now suspect she died within hours of this.
It has been suggested she fell victim to a child sex abuse ring. Those types of vile creatures lurking in the shadowy alleyways, hidden from the twinkling lights of Blackpool’s seedy underbelly.
But what happened to the innocent-looking young girl?
Nobody truly knows.
Please note: the findings in this book are partly hearsay and speculation and by no means meant to form an official opinion.

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