Neil Patmore, Author At All That's Interesting

Neil Patmore

Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime.

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The Story Of Bobbi Parker, The Prison Warden’s Wife Who Helped An Inmate Escape — Then Lived With Him For 10 Years

The Story Of Bobbi Parker, The Prison Warden’s Wife Who Helped An Inmate Escape — Then Lived With Him For 10 Years

Bobbi Parker was allegedly held hostage by convicted murderer Randolph Dial after helping him escape the Oklahoma State Reformatory in 1994, but some in law enforcement believed they were truly in love.

How Joey Merlino Became The ‘John Gotti Of Philadelphia’ — And Why Many Believe He Still Is

How Joey Merlino Became The ‘John Gotti Of Philadelphia’ — And Why Many Believe He Still Is

Flamboyant gangster "Skinny Joey" Merlino took over virtually all organized crime in Philadelphia after the city’s bloody mob wars in the 1990s — but after a pair of recent convictions, he claims to be reformed.

Sex, Drugs, And Hollywood: Inside The Wild Life And Death Of Vaudeville Promoter Roy Radin

Sex, Drugs, And Hollywood: Inside The Wild Life And Death Of Vaudeville Promoter Roy Radin

Roy Radin was a millionaire promoter who had dreams of making it big in Hollywood — but he was brutally murdered on the orders of a bitter producer instead.

The Bloody History Of The 1997 North Hollywood Shootout And The ‘High Incident Bandits’ Behind It

The Bloody History Of The 1997 North Hollywood Shootout And The ‘High Incident Bandits’ Behind It

On the morning of February 28, 1997, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu led one of the biggest gun battles in Los Angeles history after robbing a Bank of America, firing more than 2,000 rounds at police before they died.

The Chilling Story Of The SS Ourang Medan, The Ghost Ship Whose Entire Crew Died With Faces Frozen In Terror

The Chilling Story Of The SS Ourang Medan, The Ghost Ship Whose Entire Crew Died With Faces Frozen In Terror

The SS Ourang Medan reportedly exploded in the Strait of Malacca sometime in the 1940s after its crew died under mysterious circumstances — but is it all just an eerie legend?

Inside The Bizarre Murder Of Blair Adams — And Why It Remains Unsolved Decades Later

Inside The Bizarre Murder Of Blair Adams — And Why It Remains Unsolved Decades Later

Blair Adams became convinced that someone was after him just before he fled his home in Canada in July 1996 — then he mysteriously turned up dead in a Tennessee parking lot just a few days later.

The Mystifying Murder Of Missy Bevers, The Fitness Instructor Killed In A Texas Church

The Mystifying Murder Of Missy Bevers, The Fitness Instructor Killed In A Texas Church

On April 18, 2016, surveillance videos captured an unidentifiable suspect walking around the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian — and police believe that person killed Missy Bevers.

Dana Plato Was A Beloved Teen Idol In The ’70s And Early ’80s — Then She Was Found Dead At 34

Dana Plato Was A Beloved Teen Idol In The ’70s And Early ’80s — Then She Was Found Dead At 34

Go inside the stunning rise and heartbreaking fall of Diff'rent Strokes actress Dana Plato, who died of a drug overdose in Oklahoma in 1999.

The Disturbing Story Of Larry Gene Bell, The Depraved Killer Who Shocked Even ‘Mindhunter’ John Douglas

The Disturbing Story Of Larry Gene Bell, The Depraved Killer Who Shocked Even ‘Mindhunter’ John Douglas

Larry Gene Bell was a divorced electrician who kidnapped and murdered at least two girls in South Carolina in 1985 — then tormented their families with taunting phone calls.

The Puzzling Story Of Walter Collins, The Young Boy Whose Disappearance Led To An L.A. Police Scandal

The Puzzling Story Of Walter Collins, The Young Boy Whose Disappearance Led To An L.A. Police Scandal

After Walter Collins vanished in 1928, police made his mother take in an impostor of the boy — then forced her into a psychiatric ward when she insisted that the child wasn't her son.

Inside The Haunting Hollywood Mystery Of Aspiring Actress Jean Spangler’s Disappearance

Inside The Haunting Hollywood Mystery Of Aspiring Actress Jean Spangler’s Disappearance

In October 1949, Jean Spangler vanished without a trace, and some believe she may have fallen prey to mobster Mickey Cohen's henchmen — or the same killer who murdered "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short.