Tommy & Hilde Wilkens
Tommy & Hilde Wilkens are a husband-and-wife writing team known for their non-fiction works, often centered on historical investigations, true crime, and cultural history. They live in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Tommy Wilkens is a writer and researcher who attended St. Paul’s College in Virginia. He has assisted and researched for other authors, including Paul Foreman, author of Sugarland and Quanah The Serpent Eagle.
Hilde Wilkens is a writer’s assistant who studied at the Crombeen Institute of Gent, Belgium She has worked in education and is skilled in language translation, speaking Dutch, French, German, and English.
Together, they have authored seven non-fiction books, including:
- Killer or Fall Guy? The Curious Case of James Earl Ray
- Walking The Razor’s Edge: The Dutchman and The Baron — a true story about Dutch journalist Willem Oltmans’ 10-year investigation into the JFK assassination and his relationship with George de Mohrenschildt.
- Under a Kansas Moon: The Final Chapter
- Oltmans: A Moment in History
- Navy Wings of Gold
- Gentle Giants
- The Ghosts of Johnstown.
Their works often blend investigative research with narrative storytelling, drawing on personal interviews, archival materials, and historical context. Walking The Razor’s Edge is particularly noted for its detailed account of Oltmans’ quest for truth, based on his diaries and notes that the wilkens researched in Den Hague the Netherlands.
Tommy & Hilde Wilkens are collaborative authors with backgrounds in education, research, and translation, producing well-researched non-fiction that appeals to history enthusiasts and true crime readers alike.
Tommy & Hilde Wilkens are a husband-and-wife writing team known for their non-fiction works, often centered on historical investigations, true crime, and cultural history. They live in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Tommy Wilkens is a writer and researcher who attended St. Paul’s College in Virginia. He has assisted and researched for other authors, including Paul Foreman, author of Sugarland and Quanah The Serpent Eagle.
Hilde Wilkens is a writer’...
Books
View AllThe Ghosts of Johnstown: 2209 Innocent Lives Lost to an Engineering Disaster
On May 31, 1889, a wall of water fifty feet high destroyed Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing 2,209 people. The official story called it a natural disaster. It was not.
Written by two Johnstown residents, Tommy & Hilde Wilkens who walk these streets today, The Ghosts of Johnstown cuts through 137 years of silence to expose the engineering...
Read moreKILLER or FALL GUY?: The Curious Case of James Earl Ray
Who killed Martin Luther King?
The short answer is “James Earl Ray”. That name is etched in our memory.
But there’s more to the story. A lot more. What you’ll read here is no conspiracy theory. We take you step-by-step from that fateful day in Memphis to the tragic end of Ray’s life, with carefully researched details, eye-opening quotes, and...
Read moreGENTLE GIANTS: Captain Martin Bates & Anna Swan Bates An Incredible Legendary Story
There’s no doubt that these two remarkable individuals, both of whom had traveled the world earning income far beyond the reach of the average “normal” person, would have experienced amazing adventures, incredible adulation, and worldwide fame even if circumstances had not brought them together.
But what a powerful life of undying love, mutual...