Alysia Sofios

Alysia Sofios is an award-winning journalist who is known in the Fresno area for her exclusive stories about the Marcus Wesson murders. She was the first reporter to hear about the story from police and the only reporter to obtain interviews with most of Wesson's family.

Sofios majored in journalism at Michigan State University. In 2000, she became a reporter and anchor at Fox affiliate WSYM in Lansing, Michigan. She was recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for her work covering the local impact of the Iraq War. She later accepted a reporting position at Fox affiliate KMPH in Fresno, California, where she remains as a reporter. She has covered the Scott Peterson and Marcus Wesson trials. Several of her stories have appeared on Fox News and CNN.

Before turning to books full-time, Caitlin Rother worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Daily News in L.A. She is the author of true-crime books TWISTED TRIANGLE (Wiley, 5/08) and POISONED LOVE (Kensington, 7/05), and the novel NAKED ADDICTION (Kensington, 11/07).