Robert Sberna

Award-winning journalist Robert Sberna has contributed to numerous publications, including the Washington Examiner, the New York Journal of Books, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Crain's, Neoconomist, Ohio Magazine, and several organized crime websites. An alum of Ohio University's School of Journalism, he started his career as a police and courts reporter at daily newspapers in the Midwest. In recent years, he has appeared on several true crime TV shows, including History Channel's "America's Book of Secrets."

His first book, "House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell," was named the 2012 True Crime "Book of the Year" by Foreword Reviews. "Badge 387: The Story of Jim Simone," was released in August 2016.

Visit www.robertsberna.com.