A Missionary on Trial
Renée Bach went to Uganda to save children—but many in her care died. Was she responsible?
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Renée Bach went to Uganda to save children—but many in her care died. Was she responsible?
Ariel Levy New Yorker Apr 2020 40min Permalink
The Manhattan murder mystery spurred a tabloid drama that engulfed the city’s rich and powerful. But what really happened?
Christopher Bollen Vanity Fair Apr 2020 40min Permalink
Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner—and the police punished him for it.
Chloé Cooper Jones The Verge Mar 2019 30min Permalink
A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.
Ariel Sabar The Atlantic May 2020 35min Permalink
In an Arkansas jail with one of the America’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, prison terms become death sentences.
Rachel Aviv New Yorker Jun 2020 30min Permalink
When a spring breaker goes missing, a seasoned investigator uncovers devil worship and a sinister cult at the heart of the drug trade.
Corey Mead Truly*Adventurous Jun 2020 Permalink
How precious maps, books, and art vanished from the Pittsburgh archive over the course of 25 years.
Travis McDade Smithsonian Aug 2020 15min Permalink
His hotel heists had detectives convinced they were on the trail of one of the world’s most skilled con-men.
Matthew Bremner Truly*Adventurous Aug 2020 Permalink
How the President could endanger the official records of one of the most consequential periods in American history.
Jill Lepore New Yorker Nov 2020 25min Permalink
In 1986, two lovebirds busted out of a coed prison in a hijacked helicopter. They’ve been trying to escape ever since.
David Gauvey Herbert Esquire Dec 2020 30min Permalink
With dozens of felines turning up dead around London, a pair of pet detectives set out to prove it was the work of a serial killer.
Phil Hoad The Atavist Mar 2021 50min Permalink
After taking on gentrification in Denver, did a successful anti-gang activist become a target of law enforcement?
Julian Rubinstein Guernica May 2021 20min Permalink
How a baby-faced CEO turned a Farmville clone into a massive Ponzi scheme.
Paul Benjamin Osterlund Rest of World Jul 2021 15min Permalink
At fourteen, Ron Bishop helped convict three innocent boys of murder. They’ve all lived with the consequences.
Jennifer Gonnerman New Yorker Oct 2021 30min Permalink
They executed people for the state of South Carolina. For some, it nearly destroyed them.
Chaira Eisner The State Nov 2021 Permalink
How Singaporean mobster Tan Seet Eng, aka Dan Tan, and a global network of fixers influenced as many 680 soccer matches at the highest levels.
Brian Phillips Grantland Feb 2013 10min Permalink
From Southie to Santa Monica, a gangster romance on the run.
Kevin Cullen, Shelley Murphy The Boston Globe Feb 2013 20min Permalink
The story of Tim Danielson, one of America’s top high school distance runners, who went on to murder his ex-wife.
Jeré Longman New York Times Mar 2013 20min Permalink
How a Mossad agent’s desperate bid to jumpstart his career led to the exposure of two top Hezbollah plants.
Jason Koutsoukis The Sydney Morning Herald Mar 2013 15min Permalink
“Remember why we’re here: to empower the child. If you can’t handle it, keep your shades on.”
Karina Bland The Arizona Republic Jul 2012 30min Permalink
A legal battle over stolen computer monitors ends one man’s career and the lives of three others.
Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer May 2013 20min Permalink
An investigation into shootings by U.S. Border Agents that have killed six Mexicans on Mexican soil over the past five years.
John Carlos Frey Washington Monthly May 2013 25min Permalink
How the former CEO of McKinsey, who was indicted in the largest insider trading case in United States history, got played.
Anita Raghavan New York Times Magazine May 2013 20min Permalink
She was Becky Sue Turner, then Lori Erica Ruff. Now she’s Jane Doe.
Maureen O'Hagan Seattle Times Jun 2013 15min Permalink
How a financial advisor for NHL players may have orchestrated a massive fraud.
Katie Benner Fortune Jul 2013 15min Permalink