A second excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs has been posted on Deadline Detroit, a news aggregation site for Detroit and Michigan news has posted . It is headlined, 'White Boy Rick' Goes Clubbing With the Big-Time Dopers. The excerpt is from Chapter 11: Business as usual, until one day... The book goes on sale June 25th on … [Read more...] about Deadline Detroit posts second excerpt from Prisoner of War
Excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs featured on Deadline Detroit
Deadline Detroit, a news aggregation website focused on Detroit and Michigan news has posted the first of two condensed excerpts from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs. The second excerpt will be posted on Tuesday, June 12th. The book will go on sale June 25th. It will be available as an e-book and paperback on Amazon and it can be ordered as … [Read more...] about Excerpt from Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs featured on Deadline Detroit
White Boy Rick movie trailer generating buzz
The movie trailer for White Boy Rick, a film inspired by the bizarre life story of Richard J. Wershe, Jr., was released this week by Sony Pictures. It can be viewed on YouTube. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as Richard Wershe, Sr., Rick's father. A newcomer with no previous acting experience, Richie Merritt of Baltimore, plays the part of Rick. Richard "White Boy … [Read more...] about White Boy Rick movie trailer generating buzz
White Boy Rick
White Boy Rick is the nickname bestowed by the media on Richard J. Wershe, Jr., also known as Rick Wershe. Wershe is believed to be the FBI’s youngest paid informant in the War on Drugs. He was recruited at age 14 because he was a street savvy white kid who knew all the wrong people in an increasingly black neighborhood in Detroit. He came from a dysfunctional family and … [Read more...] about White Boy Rick
Prisoner of War
The full title of the book is Prisoner of War: The Story of White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs. Richard J. Wershe, Jr., also known as White Boy Rick, can rightfully be regarded as a Prisoner of War. In his case, he’s been a prisoner of the War on Drugs. Wershe was recruited, at age 14, to be a paid undercover informant for the FBI regarding Detroit, Michigan’s drug … [Read more...] about Prisoner of War