This nonfiction novel is about Laws' grandfather, who devil worshipper Ernie Yost murdered in 1948.
The book also spotlights the rampant prejudice directed at Italian-Americans in the early twentieth century and delves into the real-life romance between Laws’ great aunt Rose and Vito Giacalone, a former Detroit mobster and the prime suspect in the death of labor union leader, Jimmy Hoffa.
1960
Charlotte Anne Laws, also known by her stage name Missy Laws (born May 11, 1960), is an American author, talk show host, animal rights advocate, anti-revenge porn activist, former politician, and actress.
1988
In 1988, Laws authored the book Meet the Stars, which details how the average person can succeed in the entertainment industry.
She promoted the book on Larry King Live, Oprah Winfrey, The Late Show.
1997
From 1997 to 2000, Laws wrote for the British magazine Mad Dogs and Englishmen. Her articles on the news, current events, philosophy and social issues have been published in the Los Angeles Daily News, E the Environmental Magazine, Philosophy Now, The Huffington Post, Opinion Editorials, Los Angeles Times, Jezebel, Gawker, Newsweek, Salon, the New York Daily News, and The Washington Post.
2006
In May 2006, Laws was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to serve on the city's 912 Commission, also known as the Neighborhood Council Review Commission.
Laws is the founder and president of two organizations: the Directors of Animal Welfare (DAW) and the League for Earth and Animal Protection (LEAP).
In 2006, Laws was the recipient of the Los Angeles Animal Humanitarian Award.
Laws is a vegan and an advocate of the vegan diet.
Laws studied acting at the Academy Theatre of Atlanta, Joe Bernard's Acting Studio in Las Vegas and the Estelle Harman Actors Workshop in Los Angeles.
She worked as a model and actress in movies and television until her late 20s.
She has performed as a stand-up comic at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
2008
She also co-hosted the Internet show,' Every Way Woman (2008–2013) and hosted a local television show called "Uncommon Sense" from October 2007 to September 2010.
Laws is a former member of the Greater Valley Glen Council in the neighborhood of Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California.
2009
Laws is a former BBC News contributor and was a weekly commentator on KNBC-TV's The Filter with Fred Roggin from 2009 to 2013.
2012
She was termed out of office in 2012, after serving four two-year terms.
In January 2012, after an unreleased topless photo of Laws' daughter, Kayla, was posted on the revenge porn website Is Anyone Up?, Laws began an investigation of Hunter Moore, who ran the site.
She contacted the FBI who launched their own investigation of Moore and his website.
Laws determined a large number of the photos on the site had been hacked.
She contacted dozens of victims and became known as the "Erin Brockovich of revenge porn."
Laws detailed her revenge porn battle in an article published on Jezebel.
Moore removed his website in the midst of the FBI investigation, but announced on November 28, 2012, that he would start a new site that would include address information.
This prompted Laws to make Moore's home address public on Twitter and Moore threatened to ruin her life.
She soon received death threats, computer viruses, and a stalker appeared at her home.
Internet hackers professing to be affiliated with Anonymous came to her aid, hacking into his servers and posting his personal information on the Internet.
2014
The FBI arrested Hunter Moore and his hacker, Charles Evens of Studio City, California, who went under the alias of "Gary Jones", on January 23, 2014.
2015
On April 11, 2015, Laws' memoir titled Rebel in High Heels was released.
The book details her fight against revenge porn and the first 22 years of her life.
Her experiences were further detailed in her book, Rebel in High Heels, which was released in April 2015.
On February 18, 2015, it was announced that Moore would plead guilty to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges.
He faced up to 7 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
He received two and a half years in federal prison.
With no plea deal in place and facing 42 years in prison, Moore's hacker, Charlie Evens, confessed his crimes to CNN on tape at Laws' house during an interview that CNN was filming with Laws.
2018
Her book Devil in the Basement was released on March 14, 2018.
2019
On August 15, 2019, Laws's second memoir, "Undercover Debutante: The Search for My Birth Parents and a Bald Husband," was published.
The book won a Publishers Weekly book award and covers Laws' life from age 22 until 39.
The book explains how the author tracked down her birth family and found a husband after a number of disastrous boyfriends.
It also includes some of the author's celebrity escapades.
2020
Laws plays Human #46 on the 2020 Netflix series 100 Humans and stars in the Netflix documentary The Most Hated Man on the Internet
