Ernest Volkman

Ernest Volkman
Born
Ernest Wyman Volkman

(1940-12-31)December 31, 1940
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 2025(2025-04-11) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Crime journalist
  • author
  • organized crime expert
  • columnist
Years active1964–2025

Ernest Wyman Volkman (December 31, 1940 – April 11, 2025) was an American author, investigative reporter and journalist who wrote about war, espionage, and the criminal underworld.[1] Volkman was a 1959 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in South Huntington, New York, and attended Hofstra University.

A U.S. Army veteran, Volkman was also a military intelligence specialist and wrote many books on the subjects of spies and spying.[2]

At the time of his death on April 11, 2025, at the age of 84, Volkman lived together with his wife Beverly.[3] He had two adult children: son Eric and daughter Michelle.

References

  1. ^ "Our Exceptional Instructors". Long Ridge Writers Group. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Volkman, Ernest. (2007). The history of espionage : the clandestine world of surveillance, spying and intelligence, from ancient times to the post-9/11 world. London: Carlton. ISBN 978-1-84442-434-4. OCLC 148314570.
  3. ^ "Ernest Wyman Volkman". Forastiere Funeral Home. Retrieved April 18, 2025.