Visual Artist, Writer and Photographer Marques Vickers is a California native presently living in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, Washington regions.
He was born in 1957 and raised in Vallejo, California. He is a 1979 Business Administration graduate from Azusa Pacific University in the Los Angeles area. Following graduation, he became the Public Relations and ultimately Executive Director of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce between 1979-84. He subsequently became the Vice President of Sales for AsTRA Tours and Travel in Westwood between 1984-86.
Following a one-year residence in Dijon, France where he studied at the University of Bourgogne, he began Marquis Enterprises in 1987. His company operations have included sports apparel exporting, travel and tour operations, wine brokering, publishing, rare book and collectibles reselling. He has established numerous e-commerce, barter exchange and art websites including MarquesV.com, ArtsInAmerica.com, InsiderSeriesBooks.com, DiscountVintages.com and WineScalper.com.
Between 2005-2009, he relocated to the Languedoc region of southern France. He concentrated on his painting and sculptural work while restoring two 19th century stone village residences. His figurative painting, photography and sculptural works have been sold and exhibited internationally since 1986. He re-established his Pacific Coast residence in 2009 and has focused his creative productivity on writing and photography.
His published works span a diverse variety of subjects including true crime, international travel, California wines, architecture, history, Southern France, Pacific Coast attractions, fiction, auctions, fine art marketing, poetry, fiction and photojournalism.
He has two daughters, Charline and Caroline who presently reside in Europe.
Murder in Oregon: Notorious Crime Sites is a visual return to 75 infamous murder scenes profiling the shocking and detailed narratives behind each tragedy.
The State of Oregon has been the residence of numerous infamous serial killers including Randy Woodfield, Keith Jesperson (Smiley Faced Killer), Jerry Brudos (Shoe Fetish Killer) and Scott William Cox. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure murder sites and stories remain buried awaiting rediscovery.
The Murder in Oregon edition features accompanying photographs of most of the crime sites as well as their precise location. The profiles include the fatality victims, perpetrators and for those still living, the penal institution where they are incarcerated.
Cases profiled include:
Charity Lamb: Frontier Injustice For Blatant Spousal Abuse
Portland's Famed Witches Castle
Wasco County Jail: A Killing Site For A Local Informant
A Private Detective's Obscure Slaying of A Prosecuting Attorney in Old Astoria
Portland's Historic Court of Death
Merchants Hotel: A Storied History Reconstructed Primarily Underground
The Legendary Exaggerations Behind Joseph Bunko Kelly
Portland Fasting Cult
Frontier Death On The Columbia Gorge
Crime Hotel Incorporated and The Vortex of Vice
A Dark Strangler
A Contract Killing With A Questionable Resolution
Going Straight: Portland 1930s Style
1946 Willamette River Floating Torso Murders
The Bowden Bomb: A Domestic Fusillade
Under St. Johns Bridge: A Tainted Patch of Forest Brush
The Johnson Family: Over A Cliff Into Deeper Speculation
Diane Hank: A Babysitter 's Unexplained and Fatal Disappearance
Richard Marquette: A Still Living Relic From A Costly Early Release Blunder
Women's Shoe Fetish Killer
Roma Ollison: One of Portland's Last Gangsters
Ted Bundy and Kathleen Parks Murder
A Murder Within Law Enforcement Ranks
Michele Dee Gate's Doomed Saga That Defies Explanation
A Paperboy Axes His Rose Lady Client to Death
Randall Woodfield: From Gridiron Glory To Despised Serial Killer
Diane Downs: A Sordid Mother's Shooting of Her Children
Joan Leigh Hall's Fatal Stroll Into Oblivion
The Savage Legacy of Serial Killer Bobby Jack Fowler
Dayton Leroy Rogers: The Screwdriver Serial Killer
Robert Paul Langley: A Cactus Garden Amidst A Mental Hospital
Prison Director Michael Francke's Stabbing
A Counterfeit Ticket Ring and Cadaver Deficient Murder
Keith Jesperson: Smiley Faced Twisted Wreckage
Tyrom Theis: A Callous Robbery and Execution With A Vanishing Perpetrator
Harry Charles Moore: The Control Freak Who Relinquished His Grip
Jesse McAllister and Bradley Price's Seaside Thrill Killing
Kip Kinkel: A Boy and His Guns
Martin Allen Johnson: The Wolf Preying On Innocent Lambs
Eric Tamiyasu: A Silent Killing Eluding A Conclusive Motive
The Masquerading Façade of Christian Longo
Ward Weaver III: A Predatory Neighbor With A Predictable Outcome
Brooke Wilberger: An Abduction Following A Twisted Trail
Scott William Cox: Tick, Tick, Ticking…
Confessional Controversy Over a Potential Prostitute Serial Killer
An Impulsive Oceanside Murder and Botched Arson Cover-Up
A Seemingly Regular Guy Bloodies Portland's Night Scene
Rhonda Castro: The Travesty Behind A Trailhead Shove
A Questionable Medical Determination Potentially Clouds A Murder Investigation
Kyron Horman: A Child Abduction Scheduled Between a Science Fair and First Period
Officer Chris Kilcullen: The Vague Divide Between Sanity and Accountability
The Tainted Clackamas Town Center
A Double Life Terminated Violently on a Hotel Stairwell
Chris Harper-Mercer: A Disgruntled Failure Hellbound For His Inferno
Portland Protest Murder
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Título : Murder in Oregon: Notorious Crime Sites
EAN : 9781005997687
Editorial : Marques Vickers
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