Career
Capuzzo began his career as a reporter with the Miami Herald , where he worked for six years. He then joined The Philadelphia Inquirer , where he worked from 1986 to 1994 before becoming a freelance writer. In 1997, he married Teresa Banik, a food critic for Philadelphia Magazine . [7] [2] Formerly a resident of Wenonah, New Jersey, Capuzzo and his wife relocated to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania in 2004. [7] In 2006, he and his wife founded Mountain Home, a monthly magazine serving the Twin Tiers and New York Finger Lakes regions. [8] [9] [10] He earned an MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College in 2011, during which time he completed The Murder Room and was mentored by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas French. [10]
The Murder Room, published in a number of countries, was one of five finalists for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction given by the British Crime Writer's Association for the best true crime book by any writer of any nationality published in England in 2010 or 2011. [11] A TV series based on the book was in development as of 2011, to be written by George Nolfi and produced by Carol Mendelsohn, of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . [8] [12]
Capuzzo was interviewed several times on NPR about the book, including Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and the book was the subject of an ABC News primetime hour-long special of 20/20 in September 2010. The book was named "The Big Read" at Coastal Carolina University.
Capuzzo has appeared nationwide as a keynote speaker and at colleges talking about writing; at Rutgers University, he taught an honors colloquium. [1]
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