Janie Nesbitt Jones began her journalism career by writing features for the River Valley & Ozark Edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. After finding her niche as a true crime writer for AY Magazine, she acted as a consultant for Investigation Discovery. With her husband, Wyatt Jones, she coauthored two books: Hiking Arkansas and Arkansas Curiosities. An Arkansas native, she lives in Conway with Wyatt, their two dogs and two cats.