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My passion for storytelling began as a teen when I ripped and saved crime stories from the Birmingham News and listened to my Grandma Romay's riveting stories.


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Traciy Curry-Reyes (photo credit: Ivy Brook Walker 2018)



I began researching crime and movies in the 1990s and was the first to archive movies based on true stories and match those stories to the real people who made headlines. In 2000, I housed all of my research at Geocities.com.


Between 2013 & 2017, I worked as a crime and television news writer at Examiner and Inquisitr. My research and articles have been the basis for over 20 true crime TV series "episodes. My crime notes have also been referenced in books and podcasts. 


From 2016 to 2021, I ran my own news website TV Crime Sky. That same year, my investigative piece, The Legend of Dead Darrius, amassed over 1 million views on my YouTube channel. 


I attended Jefferson State Community College and The University of Alabama at Birmingham.


I am the mother of two children: Ivy Brook Walker (1st marriage) and Valentín Reyes (2nd marriage.)


Sadly, we lost Ivy in 2021 due to Fentanyl.


My husband, Teodoro Reyes, is from Veracruz, Mexico. We've been married for almost 18 years. I speak fluent Spanish, and I love to dance Salsa and Cumbia!




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The Legend of Dead Darrius: The True Story of Birmingham Alabama's Urban Legend--Mummified Stuffed Boy

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'Too Close To Home' Frank Duncan Interview

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