Jim DeBrosse, Ph.D

Author, Journalist, Investigative Reporter, Researcher, Editor, Teacher

I'm the author of five books and an award-winning investigative reporter, magazine writer and columnist currently residing in Indianapolis, Ind. I retired in 2018 as an assistant professor of journalism at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I continue to freelance for local and national publications, including The Progressive. Since earning my certification from the International TEFL Academy in 2021, I've volunteered locally and overseas to teach English as a second language.

Recent Articles

Latest Epstein document dump is one more cover-up

Latest Epstein document dump is one more cover-up

By Jim DeBrosse |

The glaring absences in the latest Epstein files reveal more about the federal investigation and its cover-up than the 3 million-plus pages released.
(Originally published in Electronic Intifada)

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Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs

Smaller airports around Indiana struggle to keep up with needs

By Jim DeBrosse |

Soaring demand for hangar space and lack of public funds keep private pilots waiting for years.
(Originally published in The Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility

Livestreaming local meetings brings new accessibility

By Jim DeBrosse |

But also some embarrassing moments for local officials.
(Originally published in The Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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My Books

See No Evil

See No Evil

By Jim DeBrosse |

Why do the mainstream media marginalize and ridicule more plausible conspiracy theories when the majority of Americans long ago wrote off the Warren Report as a cover-up? See No Evil analyzes the built-in biases of the U.S. corporate media, exposes its complicity in the whitewashing, and advocates for the broadest possible investigation into the motives and key players who may have been responsible for the Crime of the Twentieth Century.

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The Secret in Building 26

The Secret in Building 26

By Jim DeBrosse |

The Secret in Building 26 is a history of America’s heroic effort to break the Nazi’s toughest Enigma codes during World War II. And the heart of the operation was hidden in a nondescript factory building at NCR in Dayton, Ohio. The Washington Post said the book “needs to be read… by those who want to understand the indispensible role of information technology in modern warfare.”

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Hidden City

Hidden City

By Jim DeBrosse |

In Hidden City, a plot to spread plague among Cincinnati’s homeless population leads investigative reporter Rick Decker underground into the city’s long-abandoned subway tunnels. Set in Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine and Brewery districts, this is the second mystery novel in the Rick Decker series, and a Mystery Book Fan Club selection.

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The Serpentine Wall

The Serpentine Wall

By Jim DeBrosse |

When six college football stars die in a suspicious after-hours fire on a luxurious riverboat nightclub, reporter Rick Decker’s investigation runs up against both organized crime and an overzealous county prosecutor. 

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Southern Cross

Southern Cross

By Jim DeBrosse |

In Southern Cross, the disappearance of a wealthy heir on a Caribbean cruise takes Decker to the British Virgin Islands, where the beauty of the setting is matched only by the treachery of the plot he uncovers.

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