Howard Read Brown ( December 16, 1953 ) is an American true-crime researcher and author whose specialty is the 1891 New York City murder of Carrie Brown, a.k.a. "Old Shakespeare". He has written or co-written over fifty articles for various publications since 2004 with his wife Nina Brown ( Born August 11, 1958 in Providence RI.)

Born in Philadelphia, he and his wife reside in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Their full-length work on the murder was 'East Side Story:1891 Murder of Carrie Brown" which was published in 2024.



Ripperologist Magazine ( By Issue Number )

170 Dec 2021 Five Questions With Professor George R. Dekle

169 July 2021 Whoa Nellie!

168 November 2020 Rescue of Ameer Ben Ali

167 June 2020 Ameer Ben Ali & An Actor's Tale

166 March 2020 Murders Explained By London Brains

165 October 2019 And The Angels Sing

164 May 2019 Preserver of The Metropolis

163 January 2019 Behind Brass Badges & Iron Bars 2

162 June/July 2018 Behind Brass Badges & Iron Bars 1

161 Apr/May 2018 Feigenbaum's Demure Defender: Owen Pentecost

160 Feb 2018/Mar 2018 Women's Work Part 2

159 Dec 2017/Jan 2018 Women's Work Part 1

158 Oct/Nov 2017 Dragnet Part 2

157 Aug/Sept 2017 Dragnet Part 1

156 June 2017 Mrs. Cobbe & Female Detectives

155 April 2017 Interview With 'One-Armed' Liz

154 February 2017 Handling Information Overload in Ripperology

153 December 2016 A Fatal Affinity 13

152 October 2016 A Fatal Affinity 12

151 August 2016 A Fatal Affinity 11

150 June 2016 A Fatal Affinity 9&10

149 April 2016 A Fatal Affinity 8

148 February 2016 A Fatal Affinity 7

147 December 2015 A Fatal Affinity 5 & 6

146 October 2015 A Fatal Affinity 4

145 August 2015 A Fatal Affinity 3

144 June 2015 A Fatal Affinity 2

143 April 2015 A Fatal Affinity 1

142 February 2015 Roslyn D'Onston : Not Quite A Dunce

141 December 2014 Under Five Flags- Roslyn D'Onston

140 October 2014 Big Apple Whitechapel

138 June 2014 American Whitechapel: Washington 1903

137 April 2014 American Whitechapel: Philadelphia 1894

135 Dec 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack

134 Oct 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack ( The Provincials)

133 Aug 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack (Another Whitechapel Murderer)

132 June 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack ( The Seamen)

131 April 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack ( An American Suspect)

130 February 2013 The Men Who Would Be Jack (Frank Hall)

129 December 2012 The Men Who Would Be Jack (Trouble With Teenagers)

128 October 2012 The Men Who Would Be Jack (Danger From The Distaff)

127 August 2012 The Men Who Would Be Jack (Theophile Hanhart)

123 Dec 2011 Whitechapels of the American West: Seattle

122 Sept 2011 Whitechapels of the American West: Portland

121 July 2011 Whitechapels of the American West: Boise

120 May 2011 Slice of Life

119 March 2011 Slice of Life

114 May 2010 Marketing The Ripper

110 January 2010 A Ripperologist's Bookshelf

98 December 2008 The Cremers Memoirs

66 April 2006 2006 Ripper Conference

59 May 2005 The Goulston Street Graffito Debate

57 January 2005 Off The Wall

56 November 2004 The Thimble Question

RIPPER NOTES July 2004; Case Insensitive

MURDER BY GASLIGHT February 10 2024 East Side Story

February 6 2021 Rescue Of Ameer Ben Ali

October 17 2020 Ameer Ben Ali & An Actor's Tale

OTHER East Side Story:1891 Murder Case of Carrie Brown - Barnes & Noble : Amazon Kindle ( 2024 ) https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/east-side-story-howard-and-nina-brown/1144649128?ean=9798881130411

The Sad Story of Salem's Carrie Brown - New England Hist. Society March 2024

Cold Case Warms Up - New York Archives Magazine- Spring 2024

WEBSITE Carrie Brown: Murder In The East River Hotel https://carriebrown.createaforum.com/index.php