True Crime and Punishment

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Sunday, November 17

Capitol Auditorium (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)

Fans of true crime won’t want to miss this session featuring authors Rick Jervis and Jesse Katz as they dive into chilling tales of crime and redemption. In The Devil Behind the Badge, Jervis reveals the shocking story of a Border Patrol agent who murdered four sex workers in a small border town, exploring both the agent’s brutal crimes and the lives of his victims. In The Rent Collectors, Katz recounts the story of a teenager who seeks redemption after becoming entangled in a web of gang violence in Los Angeles, exposing the gritty realities faced by undocumented workers exploited by gangs and the city alike.
  • Books: The Devil Behind the Badge, The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder and Redemption in Immigrant LA
  • Book Type: Non Fiction
  • Authors: Rick Jervis, Jesse Katz
  • Moderator: Daniel Oppenheimer
  • Book Signing: 1:15 PM at Main Signing Tent