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Crime

Death on the Serpent River

The mysterious deaths of two young tourists in Panama puzzled examiners but new documents may reveal their fate.

  1. How the Lost Girls of Panama Disappeared

  2. The Last Man to See the Lost Girls of Panama Alive

  3. The Camera, the Jungle, and the Bones

Jeremy Kryt Daily Beast Jul–Aug 2016 40min Permalink

Crime

Inside Pablo Escobar's Private Prison

In exchange for his surrender, the top Colombian drug lord was allowed to build his own jail, complete with a disco, jacuzzi, and waterfall. Now 23 years later, it’s a home for the elderly.

Jeff Campagna Daily Beast Jun 2014 15min Permalink