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Investigation

History Media

Diana, the Reporter, and the BBC

Twenty-five years later, the BBC investigates its own reporter.

John Ware BBC News May 2021 25min Permalink

Crime Science

"I have no desire to open up this man’s skull. I do it because I have to."

Inside a Danish homicide investigation.

Line Vaaben Information Aug 2019 Permalink

Ana Kriégel Murder Trial: The Complete Story

In May 2018, schoolgirl Ana Kriégel was lured from her home, brought to an abandoned house, and murdered. A year later two 14-year-old boys were found guilty of her killing, becoming the youngest people in the history of Ireland to be convicted of murder.

Conor Gallagher The Irish Times Jun 2019 1h10min Permalink

Business

Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas With the Same Risk

An investigation into “a subtler form of redlining.”

Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Lauren Kirchner, Surya Mattu ProPublica Apr 2017 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Angry Signatures"

An investigation into prophetic dreams.

Ursula Villarreal-Moura Nashville Review Dec 2016 Permalink

Suffering in Secret

An investigation into the abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities in Illinois.

Michael J. Berens, Patricia Callahan Chicago Tribune Nov 2016 20min Permalink

Health

License to Betray

“Over and over again, records show, predatory physicians took advantage of a doctor’s special privilege — the daily practice of asking trusting people to disrobe in a private room and permit themselves to be touched.”

Carrie Teegardin, Danny Robbins, Jeff Ernsthausen, Ariel Hart The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jul 2016 15min Permalink