Max Haines (January 4, 1931 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian true crime newspaper columnist and author, widely syndicated internationally.
He worked in the textile industry selling women's undergarments but began researching murders from around the world, past and present, as a hobby.
After the Toronto Sun launched in 1971, he went to the newsroom with writing samples to pitch an idea for a column.
He also wrote 27 true crime books and a memoir,[3] The Spitting Champion of the World, about growing up in Nova Scotia.
[5][6] Haines died from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) on September 30, 2017, aged 86.