“Murder and lies in small-town Hawaii.”
True Crime
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Piecing Together My Father’s Murder
“I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.”
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The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
For 13 years, police failed to scrutinize the man now accused of the infamous murders. Why did it take so long?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Notable reads by Atef Abu Saif, Sonia Smith, James McNaughton, Dorothy Wickenden, and Kevin Koenig.
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The Great Cajun Turtle Heist
“Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years.”
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The Killing of Richard Oakes
“Oakes had sparked an iconic 1960s protest, the occupation of Alcatraz Island.”
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Two Teens Hitchhiked to a Concert. 50 Years Later, They Haven’t Come Home
“Mitchel Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit were never heard from again after leaving for 1973’s historic Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. Five decades on, their family and friends still want answers.”
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Jacked
“How Tulsa cops brought down a $500 million catalytic converter crime ring.”
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The Stradivarius Murders
“Police said four very valuable violins went missing after a collector and his daughter were killed. Then a lot of stories began to unravel.”
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‘Why I Might Have Done What I Did’: Conversations With Ireland’s Most Notorious Murderer
“Malcolm Macarthur was the wealthy, bookish socialite who shocked Ireland with a brutal double killing in 1982. I tracked him down and heard the tale he told about himself.”