• True Crime

    Gregg Olsen On a Haunting Crime and The Snowballing Consequences of Trauma

    Read an excerpt from Olsen's latest work of true crime, "Out of the Woods"

    August 15, 2025  By Gregg Olsen
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    Lina Chern On the Real Life Detective Story That Haunts Her Still

    When a long-serving police officer died, he was lauded as a hero. The truth was far darker.

    July 17, 2025  By Lina Chern
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    The JFK Assassination: An Enduring American Mystery

    Terrence McCauley on conspiracy, memory, and a tragic event's distinct hold on the American imagination.

    July 17, 2025  By Terrence McCauley
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    When the Attorneys Lose Faith in the Rule of Law

    Gabriel Urza on the collapse of due process and the dangers of bad faith actors in the legal system.

    July 8, 2025  By Gabriel Urza
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    Searching for Hazel Drew, Whose Legend Inspired 'Twin Peaks'

    A 1908 murder in Upstate New York went unsolved for a century. The victim's ghost appeared to one author in a dream.

    June 18, 2025  By Jerry C. Drake
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    Caroline Fraser On Serial Killers, Lead Poisoning, and Other Midcentury Disasters

    The author of "Murderland" talks with Molly Odintz about the intersection of public policy and violent crime

    June 13, 2025  By Molly Odintz
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    The High Cost of Silence: My Secret Life as a Whistleblower

    In the new book, 'False Claims,' Lisa Pratta chronicles her years working undercover in Big Pharma.

    June 3, 2025  By Lisa Pratta
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    Searching for the Elusive Stephanie St. Clair, New York's "Madame Queen"

    She was a towering figure of the Harlem underground. So why don't we know more about her today?

    June 3, 2025  By Mary Kay McBrayer
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    Rich Cohen on the Murder of Jennifer Dulos and His New Book, 'Murder in the Dollhouse'

    "[S]he misunderstood something about America, which is that the idyll isn't real. It's a kind of advertising."

    May 29, 2025  By Kevin Canfield
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    1984: Enter the Crack Era

    Michael Gonzales on Harlem before and after crack.

    May 16, 2025  By Michael Gonzales
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