Kieran Crowley (1949–2016) was an American journalist and New York Times best-selling writer.
He was a longtime contributor at the New York Post,[1] specializing in crime reporting. While at the Post, he decoded messages that were sent to the police by a serial killer later identified as Heriberto Seda.[2] He earned a lifetime achievement award in 2014 from the Press Club of Long Island.[3]
Crowley also wrote true crime books and novels, notably a series starring F.X. Shepard, a tabloid news reporter.
He died at the age of 66 from leukemia complications.