"Cavalier" with Author Connie Nelson

A Conversation with True Crime Memoir Author Connie L. Nelson

Cavalier: The Story of an Unsolved Murder in a Small Town

This book presents the author’s personal struggles to make sense of this unsolved crime.  Her life changed irrevocably after the 1986 stabbing, with one constant: no one was ever charged or convicted of the murder. She explores her recollections, experiences, and memories alongside investigation notes provided by the current sheriff and his deputy, newspaper reports, and interpersonal communications. 

This book is written for those friends and family members who grapple with murder, loss, and unanswered questions when a perpetrator is never named. Fans of true-crime stories and the law enforcement officials open to suggestions about how to deal more effectively and respectfully with the victim's friends and families will also find depth and feeling in Connie Nelson’s account of her friend’s unsolved murder.

About Connie Nelson

North Dakota was home to Connie Nelson for most of her career in marketing and communications. After retiring in 2018 and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, she became active in local writing and publishing circles, which led to writing her first book, Cavalier—The Story of an Unsolved Murder in a Small Town, a firsthand account of a traumatic 1986 incident. 

​The COVID pandemic provided the time to research and participate in on-line workshops to hone her writing and publishing skills, so as the world stood still for a couple of years, Connie utilized her downtime to write this story.

The famous author and philosopher, Maya Angelou once said, ​“There’s no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”

​"That’s exactly how it felt, like I had an untold story inside of me, and I needed to talk about it." - Connie Nelson

Learn more at https://www.connielnelson.com/