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Writers

Tim Stelloh

Crime Science

Larry Farwell Claims His Lie Detector System Can Read Your Mind. Is He a Scam Artist, or a Genius?

Thirty years after it was first pioneered, the Brain Fingerprinting system is finally being put to the test.

Tim Stelloh OneZero Jan 2021 20min Permalink

Crime Movies & TV

Bad Boys

How Cops became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.

Tim Stelloh The Marshall Project Jan 2018 25min Permalink

Crime History

The Gacy Files

Eight of serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s victims remained a mystery, 35 years after his conviction. One man made it his mission to identify them.

Read more

Our full archive of serial killer stories.

Tim Stelloh Buzzfeed Jan 2015 25min Permalink

Crime

Who Killed Lois Duncan’s Daughter?

The author of I Know What You Did Last Summer investigates her own daughter’s unsolved murder.

Tim Stelloh Buzzfeed May 2014 35min Permalink

Arts History World

The Tale Of Freak Show Star Julia Pastrana, Mexico’s Monkey Woman

An exploited celebrity’s long journey home.

Tim Stelloh Buzzfeed Dec 2013 30min Permalink