Career
He has written both non-fiction and fiction books about his service in Vietnam with the 4th Infantry Division"s Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP), and also books related to military tactics and how to survive as a mercenary. Prior to becoming an author, Frank Camper spent almost 2 decades as a mercenary. The actual "mercenary school" was located about 20 miles west of Dolomite, Alabama.
On May 21, 1986 Camper was arrested on suspicion of conspiring with two California women - Charlotte Wychoff and Elizabeth Leta Hamilton - to set two car bombs in a failed attempt to kill Robyn Richoff and Harriet Russo.
The attempted victims were disgruntled employees of Hamilton and Wychoff. Camper was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his part in the bombings.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged that Camper was personally responsible for saving the Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi"s life in 1985. Prime Minister Gandhi was in the United States on a diplomatic mission when the incident occurred.
Camper"s life story was allegedly optioned for a feature film, however to date it hasn"t yet been released.
