This piece is primarily based on interviews with Lou Smit, Chuck Heim and Robert Russel. Additional information may have been obtained from the following sources:
"Convicted Killer of Three is Now Model Prisoner/Many Tell parole Board to Keep Man Behind Bars," by Marcus Montoya, the Gazette Telegraph, April 8, 2006
"Killer of Three Loses Parole Bid/Wife of One Victim Cries for Joy at News," by Marcus Montoya, the Gazette Telegraph, April 18, 1996
"Springs Killer Up For Parole, Corbett Escaped Death; Now He May be Set Free," by Marcus Montoya, the Gazette Telegraph, April 18, 1996.
"Bulldog Detective Tough For Murderers to Shake/One Investigation Began 14 Years Ago," by Joyce Trent, the Gazette Telegraph, June 20, 1988.
Larry King Live, "The Unsinkable Kelsey Grammer," aired on CNN, March 16, 2001.
So Far, by Kelsey Grammer, published by Dutton, NYC, NY, 1995