True Detective Mysteries

Writing true detective stories in the 1940s was barely a step above doing "pulp" fiction. But many newspapermen personally bird-dogged cops and crooks to unearth fascinating intimate details to learn to become so-called investigative reporters. Such a one was Vance Trimble. During his rise from police reporter to managing editor of The Houston Press, he sold a bushel of true detectives to New York editors.
That training paid off for Trimble. In 1960 he exposed Congressional payroll scandals...