LaDonna Humphrey
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey
Author of The Girl I Never Knew
For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt’s murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest.
Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past seven years hunting for Melissa’s killer. Her investigation, both thrilling and unpredictable, has led her on a journey like no other.
The Girl I Never Knew is an edge-of-your-seat account of LaDonna Humphrey’s passionate fight for justice in the decades-old murder case of a girl she never met in person. Her unstoppable quest for the truth has gained the attention of some incredibly dangerous people, some of whom would like to keep Melissa’s murder a mystery forever.
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey
Author I draw inspiration from: Michelle McNamara
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: Curled up in my bed.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Gandalf -- Lord of the Rings, written by J. R. R. Tolkien
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: 1983 -- I was 10 years old. My teacher read a story I had written and she told me, "You have a gift and you should share it with the world someday." I knew then I had to write.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback
The last book I read: Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: Computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Author Interview - LaDonna Humphrey | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: A Sober Living Director... Oh wait! I am a Sober Living Director!
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1990's
Place I’d most like to travel: Iceland
My signature drink: Vanilla Diet Coke
Favorite artist: Georgia O'keeffe
Number one on my bucket list: Reach the NY Times Best Sellers List
Anything else you'd like to add: I'm a true crime fanatic with a passion to see the 1994 murder case of Melissa Witt solved. I won't stop until that happens! Visit my website at whokilledmissywitt.com
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Author Bio: LaDonna Humphrey is a writer, documentarian, investigative journalist, private investigator and an advocate for victims of crime. And for the past seven years, LaDonna has found herself passionately entangled in seeking justice for 19-year-old murder victim, Melissa Ann Witt.
On December 1, 1994, Melissa Witt was kidnapped from the Bowling World parking lot in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Her lifeless body was found 45 days later in the Ozark National Forest.
In her pursuit of justice for Melissa, Humphrey has co-produced the documentary "Uneven Ground: The Melissa Witt Story" to be released later this year.
LaDonna Humphrey lives in Cave Springs, Arkansas with her husband and five of her seven children.
