B.D. Salerno

B.D. Salerno was born in New Jersey under the zodiac sign Libra. From an early age she was fascinated by the stars and planets and was taught the night sky by her father, an Air Force flight officer, who navigated by the stars when flying secret night missions during World War II.

B.D. has studied astrology for over twenty years and is an avid reader of true crime stories. These two hobbies gave birth to her interest in "forensic astrology," in which horoscopes of events are used to determine the circumstances surrounding those events. Her mission is to promote forensic astrology to help solve cases of missing persons and unsolved crimes. B.D. has worked with investigators on a number of cold cases and writes extensively about famous crimes and missing persons.

B.D. completed her second book, Exploring Forensic Astrology: The Secrets behind Famous Family Murders, released on June 23, 2016. This book takes an in-depth look into the astrological patterns evident in family crimes (parricide) and will show how astrology can delineate the relationship between victim and killer.

On May 30, 2023, after three years of intensive research and writing, B.D. released her third book, Richard Speck and the Eight Nurses: Deconstructing A Mass Murder, a true crime expose of the mass murder of eight student nurses in July 1966 in Chicago. Spoiler alert: the crime story didn't happen the way we were told. The book, in both ebook and print form, is now available at all major online retailers.

In September 2023 B.D. released a sequel to the Richard Speck case, "Desperate Rites: Astrology and Occult Symbolism in the RIchard Speck Murders.". This book discussed the mass murder from an astrological viewpoint and included a discussion on the occult elements and themes of the case, including an analysis of numbers and dates of significance as well as meaningful correspondences to other famous cases.

This was quickly followed by her personal no-holds-barred memoir, "Anywhere But Here: Confessions of a Pisces Moon."

On December 30, 2024, B.D. is releasing a reference work entitled "Asteroids, Our Cosmic Influencers," which explains the discovery, history, and interpretation of 400 asteroids. Her many interviews and podcasts may be found on her Youtube channel Starsleuth.