ROD SADLER worked as a police officer in Mid-Michigan for thirty years before retiring in 2012.  He began researching his first book after discovering the story of a brutal 1897 murder in Williamston, Michigan, a town where he had spent his childhood. 

​While obtaining his bachelor’s degree late in his law enforcement career, he discovered his love for writing and decided to write about what he knows best…true crime. He travels across Michigan frequently speaking about his books. His book titled Killing Women: The True Story of Don Miller’s Reign of Terror was the backdrop for three documentaries after it was published. One of his most recent books, Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer, received the UP Notable Award from the UPPAA.

Rod has published five Michigan-based true crime books, and in those you’ll find an enormous amount of research into the murders he writes about.  His attention to detail allows him to craft intriguing, detailed accounts of a series of Michigan murders. His latest book, Depraved Obsession: The Gripping True Story of Law Enforcement’s Hunt for a Sadistic Serial Killer, launched on May 6.

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