I grew up in Bucktown, a bustling community on the Northwest side of Chicago. I was the younger of two children in a family of four. After graduating from Wells High School, I attended North Park College and earned a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts. From an early age, I was attracted to the dark side of human nature. Fascinated by reading about what motivated good people to do seemingly bad things. I finally decided it was time for me to write about it.