A. Parker Burroughs is an American journalist and non-fiction author known for writing about historical true crime. He is best known for Washington County Murder & Mayhem (2014) and True Murder Mysteries of Southwestern Pennsylvania (2020). He has won numerous state, regional and national awards for his columns, features and editorials.
A. Parker Burroughs was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1949. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1972, Burroughs joined the Observer-Reporter newspaper in Washington, Pennsylvania, where he worked for forty years. He served as editor-in-chief from 1988 to 2012.
During his career, Burroughs travelled throughout Asia and Eastern Europe, consulted for newspapers in Russia and Ukraine, founded Books for the World, and taught writing at Bethany College. He once said of his work that he wanted to "bring back to memory the real stories of forgotten lives."
In 2014, Burroughs published Washington County Murder & Mayhem, about unsolved crimes and accidents from Pennsylvania's past. His second book, True Murder Mysteries of Southwestern Pennsylvania (2020), explores cases dating back to the late 18th century, including the unsolved murder of Isabel Stewart in 1795.
A. Parker Burroughs is married to artist Alice Burroughs and is the father of artists Brody Burroughs and Caitlyn Burroughs.
A. Parker Burroughs was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1949. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1972, Burroughs joined the Observer-Reporter newspaper in Washington, Pennsylvania, where he worked for forty years. He served as editor-in-chief from 1988 to 2012.
During his career, Burroughs travelled throughout Asia and Eastern Europe, consulted for newspapers in Russia and Ukraine, founded Books for the World, and taught writing at Bethany College. He once said of his work that he wanted to "bring back to memory the real stories of forgotten lives."
In 2014, Burroughs published Washington County Murder & Mayhem, about unsolved crimes and accidents from Pennsylvania's past. His second book, True Murder Mysteries of Southwestern Pennsylvania (2020), explores cases dating back to the late 18th century, including the unsolved murder of Isabel Stewart in 1795.
A. Parker Burroughs is married to artist Alice Burroughs and is the father of artists Brody Burroughs and Caitlyn Burroughs.
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