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Eric Umansky

Crime

It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds.

Trawick was alone in his apartment when an officer pushed open the door. He was holding a bread knife and a stick. “Why are you in my home?” he asked. He never got an answer.

Eric Umansky ProPublica Dec 2020 25min Permalink

Crime

My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.

The writer’s family saw an unmarked NYPD cruiser hit a Black teenager. He tried to find out how it happened, and instead found all of the ways the NYPD is shielded from accountability.

Eric Umansky ProPublica Jun 2020 15min Permalink

Crime Science

Toxic

An investigation into Erin Brockovich and the lawsuits that made her famous.

Eric Umansky The New Republic Nov 2003 20min Permalink