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Dallas

Crime

The Highland Park Drug Ring

How did a mother of 10 and a Plano cop wind up pushing pills in the Park Cities?

Peter Simek D Magazine Apr 2020 30min Permalink

Business

The Widow, the Bank, and the $8 Billion Verdict

A widow and her stepchildren battle Chase and each other.

Joseph Guinto D Magazine Jan 2018 20min Permalink

Best Article History

The Other Shooter

The afterlife of 486 frames of Kodachrome II 8mm film shot by Dallas clothing manufacturer Abraham Zapruder.

Alex Pasternack Motherboard Nov 2012 20min Permalink

Sex

Candy

A profile of Candy Barr—porn star pioneer, burlesque legend, Texas folk hero.

Gary Cartwright Texas Monthly Dec 1976 40min Permalink

Crime Health

The Day Kennedy Died

The doctor who worked on both Kennedy and Oswald tells his story.

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Mooney on the Longform Podcast

Michael J. Mooney D Magazine Nov 2008 15min Permalink

Crime

"I've Had Almost Every Tragedy You Can Imagine"

An interview with Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown.

Joe Pappalardo Dallas Observer Feb 2016 20min Permalink

Crime

A Shooting on Spring Grove Avenue

The mystery of a death in Dallas.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Oct 2014 40min Permalink

History World

Lee Harvey Oswald Was My Friend

Returning to Forth Worth after two and a half defection years in the Soviet Union, Lee Harvey Oswald became friends with a Russian emigre family with a son of his age. After Kennedy was shot, they would be called on to translate the Secret Service interrogation of his young Russian wife.

Paul Gregory New York Times Magazine Nov 2013 20min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Slouching Toward Hollywood

Wes Anderson, the Wilson brothers and Bottle Rocket.

Matt Zoller Seitz Dallas Observer Sep 1995 35min Permalink

Business

Lip Shtick

Adventures in the cosmetics department of a Neiman Marcus in Dallas.

Pamela Colloff Texas Monthly Sep 2003 15min Permalink

Arts Media

Larry Hagman's Curtain Call

A profile of the late actor.

Harry Hurt III Texas Monthly Jun 2012 30min Permalink