Chriss Lyon
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law Enforcement or Security |
| Occupation | 911 Quality Assurance Supervisor |
| Location | Saint Joseph, Michigan, United States |
| Introduction | Author of "A Killing in Capone's Playground: The True Story of the Hunt for the Most Dangerous Man Alive," Chriss Lyon has been a public safety professional and historian, who has not only walked the beat, but shot the most famous Thompson submachine guns in the world, all while documenting and researching the historic era of the “The Roaring Twenties.” Using techniques of forensic genealogy combined with investigative research, she has been able to uncover little known facts about the people and events surrounding the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, revealing them at presentations at schools, museums, genealogical, and historical societies. Her passion in Prohibition-era gangsters, maritime, and aviation history as well as historical weather has afforded opportunities to write articles for various magazines and journals and assist other authors with historical research. Chriss began working behind the scenes at CNN Headline News but now is out in front of the camera. She has appeared in an episode of the PBS series, “History Detectives” as well as documentaries on the National Geographic Channel, Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery Channel, and the American Heroes Channel. |
| Interests | Local history, law enforcement line of duty deaths, weather history, prohibition-era gangsters, Chicago, aviation and maritime disasters |
| Favorite Movies | This Is Spinal Tap, Airplane, The Blues Brothers, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange |
| Favorite Music | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Classic Rock |
| Favorite Books | Non-fiction, True Crime |