The Black Widow
Sandra Bridewell, a Dallas socialite, and the people around her who keep dying.
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Sandra Bridewell, a Dallas socialite, and the people around her who keep dying.
Eric Miller, Skip Hollandsworth D Magazine May 1987 45min Permalink
When adults like Billy Smolinski go missing, it’s hard to get the authorities involved.
Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Aug 2014 Permalink
Why a decades-long string of murders near the Mexican border has gone unsolved.
Alma Guillermoprieto The New Yorker Sep 2003 30min Permalink
On serving time for crimes not yet committed.
Rachel Aviv New Yorker Jan 2013 30min Permalink
Calculating restitution for victims of child pornography.
Emily Bazelon New York Times Magazine Jan 2013 20min Permalink
Who is ‘Tawnya Grilth’?
Dune Lawrence, Michael Riley Businessweek Feb 2013 15min Permalink
An investigation into police misconduct and the abuse of the disabled.
Ryan Gabrielson California Watch Feb–Nov 2012 1h10min Permalink
How one obscure sentence upset the New York Times.
Renata Adler Harper's Aug 2000 45min Permalink
Covering an election in Peru’s largest prison.
Daniel Alarcón Harper's Feb 2012 35min Permalink
A captured bank robber makes a remarkable claim.
Tom Schoenberg Businessweek Apr 2013 10min Permalink
In North Georgia, two men feud over a quarter-mile property line.
Tony Rehagen Atlanta Magazine Nov 2012 25min Permalink
Blazers and bloodbath near the 6 train.
Michael Stone New York Nov 1986 40min Permalink
The intertwined lives of an Oregon rancher and a Indiana fraudster.
Michael Rubino Indianapolis Monthly Jun 2013 30min Permalink
On the murder of Jam Master Jay.
Frank Owen Playboy Dec 2003 Permalink
On the militarization of America’s police forces.
Radley Balko Salon Jul 2013 Permalink
On the biggest food fraud in U.S. history.
The rise of automatic number plate recognition and its real-world consequences.
James Bridle Matter Dec 2013 Permalink
Inside the lucrative — and illegal — business of elephant tusk trafficking.
Damon Tabor Men's Journal Feb 2014 35min Permalink
A teenager orchestrates his own attempted murder via an Internet chatroom.
Judy Bachrach Vanity Fair Feb 2005 30min Permalink
Has Mexico become a failed state?
David Rieff The New Republic Mar 2011 10min Permalink
An investigation into serial killings in a small North Carolina city.
Robert Draper GQ Jun 2010 20min Permalink
Inside the most sensational murder in the history of study abroad.
Nathaniel Rich Rolling Stone Jun 2011 30min Permalink
Was Steinbrenner’s Partner the “Madoff of Memorabilia”? Inside a collector’s hoax.
Peter J. Nash Hauls of Shame Jul 2011 25min Permalink
The intertwined destinies of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
Andrew Rice New York Times Magazine Jul 2011 35min Permalink
The story of the Abbottabad raid, in detail.
Nicholas Schmidle New Yorker Jan 2012 35min Permalink