James Renner

James Renner, author of "It Came from Ohio," "Amy: My Search for Her Killer," "The Serial Killer's Apprentice," and other books
James Renner, author of "It Came from Ohio," "Amy: My Search for Her Killer," "The Serial Killer's Apprentice," and other books

James Renner is a novelist, freelance journalist, and blogger. In his spare time, he hunts serial killers. His true crime stories have been published in the Best American Crime Reporting and Best Creative Nonfiction anthologies. His film adaptation of a Stephen King story was an official selection at the 2005 Montreal World Film Festival.

Speaking Topics

It Came from Ohio! Strange but true scary stories from the Buckeye State
James Renner has researched sightings of frightening creatures across our state for the new book, It Came from Ohio! Subjects include The Loveland Frog, a Toledo werewolf, UFO’s over Portage County, and sea monsters in Lake Erie.

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Speaking Fee: $200

Home: Akron, Ohio

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Books by James Renner

The Serial Killer's Apprentice: And Other True Stories of Cleveland's Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes, a book by James Renner from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover
Serial Killer’s Apprentice
It Came From Ohio: True Tales of the Weird, Wild, and Unexplained, a book by James Renner from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover
It Came From Ohio
Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic, a book by James Renner from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover
Amy: My Search for Her Killer