Steve Lillebuen Explained

Steve Lillebuen
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Journalist
Nationality:Canadian
Period:2000s to present
Subject:True crime, news
Notableworks:The Devil's Cinema

Steve Lillebuen is a Canadian author and journalist. He divides his time between Australia and Canada.

Background

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Lillebuen graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts degree[1] [2] and later attended Monash University, where he completed a PhD in journalism.[3] At the University of Alberta, he served as an editor and writer for The Gateway, the campus newspaper.[4]

In 2004, Lillebuen founded the Gateway Alumni Association (GAA), an official chapter of the University of Alberta's alumni association, and served as its first president.[5]

As of 2019, Lillebuen teaches investigative journalism at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Career in Journalism

Lillebuen has been widely published across Canada and Australia, and has worked as a journalist at newswire agencies The Canadian Press and Australian Associated Press.[10] [11]

He also worked at the Edmonton Journal as a police reporter.[12] [13] While at the newspaper, he covered homicides and major crimes across Alberta and northern British Columbia, including the case of Mark Twitchell.[14] [15] The criminal investigation and first-degree murder trial drew substantial media attention [16] due to its connections to Dexter Morgan,[17] a fictional serial killer and bloodstain pattern analyst featured in the Dexter television program and series of books.

The Mark Twitchell case and trial became the focus of The Devil's Cinema, Lillebuen's first book, after he left the newspaper.[18]

The book won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction.[19] [20] [21] [22] It was also shortlisted in Australia for the Ned Kelly Award.[23] [24]

A film adaptation of the book was acquired by David Permut with Sam Hobkinson set to direct in April 2022.[25]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Cummings . Jeff . More shocking details in Twitchell book: Author . The Toronto Sun . 3 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230343/https://torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/04/14/17988601.html . 3 March 2016 . dead.
  2. Web site: New Trail, Spring 2012 . 2022-03-25 . New Trail . May 2012 . 42 . en.
  3. Web site: Editorial board: Tainted H2O . 2022-03-25 . www.concordia.ca . en.
  4. News: Murray. Tom. Student newspaper marks 95th anniversary. ExpressNews. Alt URL
  5. Web site: Gateway Alumni Association. 3 October 2011.
  6. Web site: Journalism students discover something sinister in Canada's drinking water - MacEwan University . 2022-03-25 . www.macewan.ca.
  7. Web site: Nye . J'lyn . MacEwan University instructor speaks about his role in research about lead in water - 630 CHED Afternoons - Omny.fm . 2022-03-25 . omny.fm.
  8. Web site: Keynote: The New Newsroom Augustana Campus . 2022-03-25 . www.ualberta.ca.
  9. Web site: ICI.Radio-Canada.ca . Is tap water safe? . 2022-03-26 . Radio-Canada.ca . 5 November 2019 . fr-ca.
  10. Web site: 8 May 2012 . The Devil's Cinema . CBC Radio: Alberta@Noon.
  11. Web site: 2012-08-30 . Steve Lillebuen . 2022-03-26 . ABC Radio National . en-AU.
  12. Web site: Murderer's mindset a mystery to crime author . 2022-03-25 . StAlbertToday.ca . 31 March 2012 . en.
  13. News: Morrison. Keith. Deadly House of Cards. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917124159/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/vp/44557423#44557423. dead. 2011-09-17. Dateline NBC. 2011-09-30. Sturla, Vince (producer).
  14. Web site: Turner . Jonathan . Inside a killer's mind: Book tells story of murderer with Q-C ties . 2022-03-25 . Dispatch Argus . 10 June 2012 . en.
  15. Web site: Henderson . Jennifer . Reporters look back on Dexter-inspired killer . 2022-03-26 . St. Albert Gazette . 22 November 2018 . en.
  16. News: McConnell. Rick. Sensationalism stirs up storm of debate. https://archive.today/20130118184026/http://www2.canada.com/news/sensationalism+stirs+storm+debate/4552039/story.html?id=4552039. dead. 18 January 2013. 4 October 2011. Edmonton Journal.
  17. News: Hiltz. Robert. NBC's Dateline to showcase Edmonton murderer. 4 October 2011. Vancouver Sun.
  18. Web site: Plot to kill: Aspiring horror filmmaker lures victims to 'kill room' with fake online dating ads . 2022-03-26 . True Crime Daily . en.
  19. News: Book about 'Dexter killer' wins Arthur Ellis Award. 26 March 2014. CBC News. 30 May 2013.
  20. News: Melbourne true crime author wins in Canada. 26 March 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2013.
  21. News: Forani . Jonathan . Book about 'Dexter killer' among winners of Arthur Ellis Awards . 2022-03-25 . National Post . 31 May 2013 . en-CA.
  22. Web site: Lillebuen wins Arthur Ellis Award . 2022-03-25 . Books + Publishing . en-AU.
  23. News: Clark. Blanche. Twisted 'Dexter Killer' Mark Twitchell's charm left crime writer Steve Lillebuen 'chilled to the bone'. 26 March 2014. Herald Sun. 6 August 2013.
  24. Web site: Ned Kelly Awards 2013 shortlists announced . 2022-03-25 . Books + Publishing . en-AU.
  25. News: Wiseman . Andreas . 'Face/Off' & 'Hacksaw Ridge' Producer David Permut Lines Up True Crime Movie About "Dexter Killer" Mark Twitchell; Sam Hobkinson To Write & Direct . 23 August 2022 . Deadline . 12 April 2022.

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