Robert Lindsey (journalist)

Robert Lindsey
Born
Robert Hughes Lindsey Jr.

(1935-01-04)January 4, 1935
DiedDecember 19, 2025(2025-12-19) (aged 90)
EducationSan Jose State College
Spouse
Sandra Wurts
(m. 1956⁠–⁠2025)
Children2
AwardsEdgar Allan Poe Award
CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction

Robert Hughes Lindsey Jr. (January 4, 1935 – December 19, 2025) was an American journalist and author of several true crime books, including The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage (1979) and A Gathering of Saints: A True Story of Money, Murder and Deceit (1988).