# Ep. - 1661 - SATURDAY SERIES: AUTHOR PAMELA COLLOFF

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Podcast: [Reality Life with Kate Casey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey-6631)
Published: 2026-07-11T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Pamela Colloff, reporter for ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine, joins the show to discuss her debut book, Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast (Knopf). The book examines Paul Skalnik, a con man and jailhouse informant whose testimony helped convict dozens of people, including James Dailey, a Vietnam veteran sent to death row for a 1985 murder despite the absence of physical evidence against him. Colloff discusses how she found the story, her own experience being deceived by Skalnik during years of reporting, and what his case reveals about the use of jailhouse informants in the American justice system.     Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com   The Story Behind My Podcast: https://katecasey.substack.com/p/i-was-the-narrator-of-my-own-family   Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca   Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itskatecasey?lang=en   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113157919338245   Amazon List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katecasey   Like it to Know It: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/katecasey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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