My name is Nate Hendley and I am a Toronto-based journalist, writer, and speaker. My latest book, The Beatle Bandit, is about Matthew Kerry Smith, a troubled young man who robbed a Toronto-area bank in 1964 disguised in a Halloween mask and a "Beatles" wig. A bank patron tried to intervene and was killed in a gunfight with Smith. This murderous heist fueled a nationwide debate about guns, capital punishment, and the death penalty. As published by Dundurn Press, The Beatle Bandit won the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Non-Fiction 2022. It was also nominated for the Toronto Heritage Book Awards 2022. I have written several other books, primarily in the true-crime genre. Previous books have focused on organized crime, Bonnie and Clyde, gang bosses Al Capone and Dutch Schultz, wrongful murder convictions, and cons and hoaxes, among other topics. For more information about my books and background, visit my website at http://www.natehendley.ca I host a crime blog, which can be viewed at https://crimestory.wordpress.com/ I am a member of the Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG) and the Crime Writers of Canada (CWC). I live next-door to Jeanne, world's greatest girlfriend. I do public presentations based on my books. For more information, contact me at: nhendley@sympatico.ca.