The Gift of Eihab Falah
In late 2018, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community was mourning the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Then a stranger and his family landed in their midst.
In late 2018, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community was mourning the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Then a stranger and his family landed in their midst.
The system for testing pharmaceuticals in the US relies on contractors adhering to strict guidelines. But one of them chose profits over protocols.
Brendan I. Koerner Wired Oct 2021 35min Permalink
Church-loving surf instructor Matthew Taylor Coleman fell into online conspiracy theories, then allegedly admitted to killing his kids to save the world. How did no one see it coming?
Kevin T. Dugan Rolling Stone Oct 2021 15min Permalink
393 Powell Street was a peaceful home until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways.
Greg Donahue New York Oct 2021 35min Permalink
The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?
Rachel Aviv New Yorker Oct 2021 Permalink
In 1992, thousands of furious, drunken cops descended on City Hall—and changed New York history.
Laura Nahmias New York Oct 2021 20min Permalink
In November 1985, a woman who appeared to be a homeless drifter staked out the offices of 80-year-old banker Nicholas Deak, waited until he returned from lunch, then executed Deak and his secretary. As police wrestled her to the floor, she said “Don’t hurt me. He told me I could carry the gun.”
Mark Ames, Alexander Zaitchik Salon Dec 2012 25min Permalink
“You have to ask for food. You have to ask to go use the bathroom. … [Kelly] is a master at mind control. … He is a puppet master.”
Jim DeRogatis Buzzfeed Jul 2017 30min Permalink
James Allen is serving three life sentences for murder. No one ever said he killed anyone.
Maya Dukmasova Chicago Reader Aug 2021 1h35min Permalink
When she was a 15-year-old runaway, the writer was nearly killed by a truck driver. Twenty-seven years later, she investigates whether her attacker was truck stop serial killer Robert Ben Rhoades, who often kept his victims chained in the back of his truck for weeks before killing and dumping them.
Vanessa Veselka GQ Oct 2012 30min Permalink
A shoot-out at a Big Bend ranch captured the nation’s attention: first as an alleged ambush by undocumented migrants, then as a fear-mongering hoax. The real story is much more mysterious.
Wes Ferguson Texas Monthly Sep 2021 30min Permalink
Three years ago, college football was rocked by a domestic violence scandal that ended with Ohio State firing assistant coach Zach Smith and suspending head coach Urban Meyer. Both men have since reinvented their images and careers. But what about Courtney Smith, the woman who said she had been abused for years by Smith while he coached at Ohio State? This is her story.
Diana Moskovitz Defector Sep 2021 Permalink
When a child vanished in Nova Scotia, online sleuths got involved in the search. Then they lost their way.
Katherine Laidlaw Wired Sep 2021 Permalink
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was once a regular Miami kid. Now he’s in a DC jail.
Joshua Ceballos Miami New Times Sep 2021 35min Permalink
Bill Landreth was one of the whiz kids, poking around Pentagon servers with the friends he had never met. But one of them was an FBI informant.
Matt Novak Paleo Future Apr 2016 20min Permalink
The Charleston-based evangelicals had much in common: guns, God, Trump. What went wrong, only one of them could say.
Alice Robb Vanity Fair Sep 2021 25min Permalink
They thought that they’d found the perfect New York apartment. They weren’t alone.
Tad Friend New Yorker May 2013 30min Permalink
Seeking justice with the Trans Doe Task Force.
Erica Lenti Xtra Sep 2021 Permalink
The Charleston-based evangelicals had much in common: guns, God, Trump. What went wrong, only one of them could say.
Alice Robb Vanity Fair Sep 2021 30min Permalink
A sketch artist and a grieving mother set out to solve a cold case. The more they dug, the more terrifying the truth became.
Nile Cappello The Atavist Aug 2021 Permalink
When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.
Joshua Hammer GQ Aug 2021 25min Permalink
A broke music promoter and his detoxing son hatch a plan to solve all their problems. With Nas. On New Year’s Eve. In Angola.
Joshuah Bearman, Rich Schapiro Vulture Aug 2021 40min Permalink
A man is presumed murdered. In this town of 12, everyone is a possible suspect.
Mitch Moxley Truly*Adventurous Aug 2021 40min Permalink
On the murder at Lake Adelle.
Ryan Krull Riverfront Times Aug 2021 25min Permalink
Covid allowed Raquel Esquivel and 4,500 others to be released from overcrowded federal prisons. So why is she back behind bars?
Jamie Roth Insider Aug 2021 25min Permalink