My love of jazz music and its history led me to an obsession with a long-defunct gay bar in Harlem that catered to rough trade. My interest in criminal history led me to an obsession with a still-unidentified African American serial killer (a very rare breed) who preyed mostly upon women of mixed race in Atlanta a century ago. It also led me to an obsession with perhaps the most prolific—and certainly the scariest and most fascinating—African American serial killer in American history, Jake… Continue