Paul J. Hoffman presentation: Writing True Crime 

Paul J. Hoffman is an author, publisher, journalist, and actor. A native of Wisconsin, he spent 34 years in journalism, working as a sportswriter, news editor and nearly 20 years as special publications editor in Franklin and Columbus, Indiana, for Home News Enterprises and its successor, AIM Media Indiana.

Paul’s first book, Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher, was published in 2012 by The History Press. It is the true story of the disappearance of an 8-year-old boy in 1925 and the subsequent investigation into the boy’s murder. Wicked Columbus, Indiana, published in 2017 by the same publisher, tells the true tales of some of that city’s more notorious stories.

He is the president and owner of PathBinder Publishing LLC, which he purchased in 2020.

Paul lives in Columbus with his wife, children’s author Kimberly S. Hoffman. They have six adult children and a granddaughter.