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A.C. Thompson

Politics

“Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It

Border Patrol agent Matthew Bowen had been investigated for years before he used his 4,000-pound truck to assault a fleeing migrant.

A.C. Thompson ProPublica Aug 2019 20min Permalink

Crime Politics World Media

Terror in Little Saigon

Five Vietnamese-American journalists were killed on American soil between 1981 and 1990. The prime suspects? Members of the National United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam, a group of former military commanders from South Vietnam.

A.C. Thompson ProPublica Nov 2015 1h Permalink

Business Crime

Life and Death in Assisted Living

An investigation into the big and often troubling business of caring for aging Americans.

  1. "The Emerald City"

  2. "They're Not Treating Mom Well"

  3. "A Sinking Ship"

  4. "Close the Back Door"

A.C. Thompson, Jonathan Jones ProPublica Jul–Aug 2013 55min Permalink

Science

The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR has found that medical examiners and coroners have repeatedly mishandled cases of infant and child deaths, helping to put innocent people behind bars.

A.C. Thompson, Chisun Lee, Joe Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett ProPublica Jun 2011 25min Permalink

The Real CSI

A year-long investigation of America’s coroners and medical examiners reveals a deeply flawed, deeply troubling system.

A.C. Thompson, Lowell Bergman, Mosi Secret, Sandra Bartlett ProPublica Feb 2011 20min Permalink