About:
Steve Aarons is a retired criminal defense lawyer and former U.S. Army Judge Advocate who spent decades in New Mexico’s courtrooms, defending clients Steve Aarons is a retired criminal defense lawyer and former U.S. Army Judge Advocate who spent decades in New Mexico’s courtrooms, defending clients in complex, high-stakes cases—including capital murder trials. Drawing on firsthand experience, he writes with the precision of a legal brief and the grit of an investigative reporter.
His debut true-crime book, Echoes of Torreón, reconstructs a chilling quadruple homicide and the flawed investigation that followed, offering a rare view from the defense table. He lives in Tesuque, just north of Santa Fe, where he enjoys chess, photography, and time with his family....more