Jana Bommersbach Explained

Jana Bommersbach (December 5, 1945 – July 17, 2024) was an American journalist and author.[1]

Life and career

Bommersbach was born in Fargo, North Dakota.[2] She graduated from the University of North Dakota and the University of Michigan.[2] In 1972, she moved to Arizona and started to work as a journalist.[2]

In 2012, she worked on the television program profiling historic Arizona characters Outrageous Arizona along with Marshall Trimble.[3]

Bommersbach worked for Phoenix New Times and the Arizona Republic.[4]

Bommersbach died July 17, 2024, at the age of 78.[5] [6]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Phoenix's Best Things to Do This Week: ZooLights, Blue Man Group. Benjamin Leatherman, Lynn. Trimble. Phoenix New Times. 10 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Jana Bommersbach. AWHF. 10 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 'Outrageous Arizona' stories captured in new Eight show. 6 August 2012. ASU News. 10 December 2022.
  4. Web site: 7 Questions with Jana Bommersbach. 1 July 2018. 10 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Jana Bommersbach of Phoenix, Arizona 1945 - 2024 Obituary . FrankFamilyFuneralHome.com . July 17, 2024.
  6. Web site: Jana Bommersbach, longtime journalist, author of 'Trunk Murderess' book, dies at 78 . Richard . Ruelas . July 17, 2024 . AZCentral.com . July 17, 2024.
  7. Web site: Funeral Hotdish. Kirkus Reviews. 10 December 2022.
  8. Web site: The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd. 10 December 2022. Kirkus Reviews.
  9. Web site: A Story of Murder--and Desperate Times: The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd, by Jana Bommersbach, Simon & Schuster. 16 November 1992. Los Angeles Times. 10 December 2022.
  10. News: Cattle Kate: A Mystery. Publishers Weekly.