Jonathan Goodman, one of Britain's foremost true crime historians, passed away in 2008. The Killing of Julia Wallace launched his career as a historian of crime. The Kent State University Press was sought out by his estate to publish new U.S. editions of several of his collections. Other Goodman books published by The Kent State University Press include Bloody Versicles: The Rhymes of Crime (1993), The Passing of Starr Faithfull (1996), Tracks to Murder (2005), Murder on Several Occasions (2007), The Christmas Murders (2011), and The Supernatural Murders (2011).