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John Wesley Anderson

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John Wesley Anderson
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationsAuthor, Public speaker, Retired sheriff
Years active1972–present
Known forRetired Sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado
Notable workLOU AND JONBENÉT: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder
Websitewww.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

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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

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Historical Non-fiction

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# 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

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# 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

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# Title Publication Date
1 Lou and JonBenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest  2023

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "TEDxColoradoSprings | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Colorado News and Denver News: The Denver Post". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. ↑ "John Wesley Anderson Author Biography". Pikes Peak Library District. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Flynn, Sheila (November 30, 2024). "The JonBenét detective who went to his grave fighting for the Ramseys to be cleared". The Independent.
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