Longform Best of 2015

We recommended 1,453 articles this year, from 1,210 writers and 360 publications. They were read nearly 20 million times.

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The Lost Man

In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The mysterious circumstances of his death have captivated generations of true-crime fanatics. Today, one amateur sleuth has come close to solving the case — and upended his life in the process.