Kevin Wright Carney is a retired sergeant with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. He is also the author of The Beast of the Angeles - The Angeles Crest Murders He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science with an area of specialization in Foreign Government from California State University, Northridge. He speaks five languages and is an accomplished choral musician. He is a certified SCUBA diver and restores antique license plates in his spare time. He also collects and studies water turtles. He has three grown children and two grandchildren. He lives alone in Palmdale, California in the home where he and his wife raised their children. The memories in those rooms and halls bring him all the happiness he needs.