Laurie Mason Schroeder has been a reporter since 
1996, working primarily for Calkins Media 
covering courts and crime for 
The Bucks County Courier Times
and Intelligencer newspapers. 
Her freelance work has appeared in
The Legal Intelligencer,
South Jersey Business Magazine and 
on numerous websites including Patch.com. 
In her spare time she co-writes the CrimeScribes
true crime ebook series for Amazon Kindle. Laurie is a 1996
BCCC grad and past president of Phi Theta Kappa. She lives in 
Emmaus, Pa. with her husband, son and two insane cats.