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James Pylant, a former newspaper columnist and magazine editor, worked as a professional genealogist in Salt Lake City. His first book, DESTINY IN TEXAS, explored his Creole roots along the Gulf South. He has written three historical true-crime volumes: BLOOD LEGACY: THE TRUE STORY OF THE SNOW AXE MURDERS, SINS OF THE PIONEERS: CRIMES & SCANDALS IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN, and THE OLDEST PROFESSION IN TEXAS: WACO'S LEGAL RED LIGHT DISTRICT, which was co-authored with Sherri Knight. He has also written an authorized celebrity biography, IN MORTICIA'S SHADOW: THE LIFE & CAREER OF CAROLYN JONES.