John Wesley Anderson
John Wesley Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupations | Author, Public speaker, Retired sheriff |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Known for | Retired Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado |
| Notable work | LOU AND JONBENÉT: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder |
| Website | www.jwander.com |
John Wesley Anderson (born January 20, 1954) is an American author, public speaker, and retired law enforcement officer. He served as the elected sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado.[1] Anderson is also known as a TEDx speaker and published author focusing on Colorado history and law enforcement.[2][3]
Career
In 1972, Anderson began his law enforcement career with the Colorado Springs Police Department where he served for 22 years, retiring at the rank of sergeant.[4] In 1995, he was elected sheriff of El Paso County and in 2003, he was term-limited.[5]
Anderson's work has been published in the Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal (Volume 25, Number 2, June 1992).[6]
Anderson served as an advisor for the 2024 Netflix documentary Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey.[7]
Bibliography
Historical Non-fiction
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ute Indian Prayer Trees of the Pikes Peak Region | 2015 |
| 2 | Rankin Scott Kelly, First Sheriff El Paso County, Colorado Territory | 2017 |
| 3 | Native American Prayer Trees of Colorado | 2018 |
| 4 | A to Z Colorado's Nearly Forgotten History 1776–1876 | 2021 |
Fiction and Narrative
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.S. Kelly: A Man of the Territory | 2019 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes in Little London, 1896: The Missing Year | 2020 |
| 3 | ZacBox and the Pearls of Pleiades | 2020 |
True Crime
| # | Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou and JonBenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest | 2023 |
References
- ^ Michael Ruiz, Audrey Conklin (2023-02-09). "JonBenet Ramsey case: Newly unearthed documents reveal DNA did not match key players early in unsolved slaying". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "TEDxColoradoSprings | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ seth.boster@gazette.com, SETH BOSTER (2019-09-21). "Tracing the strange roots of Colorado's Ute prayer trees, real to some, fantasy to others". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "Colorado News and Denver News: The Denver Post". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ "John Wesley Anderson Author Biography". Pikes Peak Library District. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ Anderson, J.W. (1992-01-01). "Sherlockian Theories: "Lessons from the Greatest Detective who Never Lived"". Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal. 25 (2): 123–133. doi:10.1080/00085030.1992.10757007. ISSN 0008-5030.
- ^ Flynn, Sheila (November 30, 2024). "The JonBenét detective who went to his grave fighting for the Ramseys to be cleared". The Independent.