The Boy They Couldn't Kill
Eighteen years ago, NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth conspired to kill the woman carrying his child. The woman, Cherica Adams, died. The child, Chancellor Lee Adams, did not.
Eighteen years ago, NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth conspired to kill the woman carrying his child. The woman, Cherica Adams, died. The child, Chancellor Lee Adams, did not.
Thomas Lake Sports Illustrated Sep 2012 25min Permalink
Pete Forde was a good landlord and a great friend, or so his tenants thought. Then they discovered he was filming them in their most private moments.
Katherine Laidlaw Toronto Life Oct 2018 25min Permalink
When a day hike in Rocky Mountain National Park ended in a grisly death, Investigative Services Branch veteran Beth Shott hit the trail, where she began unraveling a harrowing case.
Rachel Monroe Outside Oct 2018 25min Permalink
Teo Brank found a lucrative side hustle arranging escorts for sex parties. But when his business soured, he turned to extortion.
Narratively Oct 2018 15min Permalink
An acclaimed American charity said it was saving some of the world’s most vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation. But from the very beginning, girls were being raped.
Finlay Young ProPublica Oct 2018 55min Permalink
Investors all over the world fell for the schemes of the man who called himself Khalid bin al-Saud. But the truth turned out to be more incredible than the lie.
Mark Seal Vanity Fair Oct 2018 20min Permalink
In 1967, a 56-year-old lawyer met a young inmate with a brilliant mind and horrifying stories about life inside. Their complicated alliance—and even more complicated romance—would shed light on a nationwide scandal, disrupt a system of abuse and virtual slavery across the state, and change incarceration in Texas forever.
Ethan Watters Texas Monthly Oct 2018 1h10min Permalink
A Philadelphia neighborhood is the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast. Addicts come from all over, and many never leave.
Jennifer Percy New York Times Magazine Oct 2018 25min Permalink
The shooting of a civilian exposes the underbelly of a small town police department.
Robert Sanchez 5280 Oct 2018 Permalink
Was Dr. Alexander Mishkin, Hero of Russia, responsible for the Skripal poisoning?
Bellingcat Investigation Team Bellingcat Oct 2018 20min Permalink
How prison changed the former pro scout.
Ben Reiter Sports Illustrated Oct 2018 20min Permalink
The author spent a day with three men in a high-end security detail to find out how it feels to be safe.
Jamie Lauren Keiles Topic Oct 2018 15min Permalink
Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to police problem doctors to stop him from operating?
Laura Beil ProPublica Oct 2018 35min Permalink
A group of Latina women across the country have been working in secret, turning their homes into shelters for abused immigrant women.
Lizzie Presser California Sunday Oct 2018 15min Permalink
He was 8 years old, and the signs of abuse were obvious. Yet time and again, caseworkers from child-protective services failed to help him.
Garrett Therolf The Atlantic Oct 2018 40min Permalink
David Boies argued Bush v. Gore all the way to the Supreme Court. He lost the case, but in the process gained another client: Harvey Weinstein.
Andrew Rice New York Oct 2018 40min Permalink
How Jim Hayes blew it all.
Natalie O'Neill The Daily Beast Sep 2018 15min Permalink
Damilare Sonoiki and Mychal Kendricks made a very bad team.
Max Abelson, Felix Gillette Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2018 10min Permalink
How prosecutors tied a brazen murder in an upscale Dallas suburb to one of Mexico’s most violent criminal organizations.
Michael J. Mooney Texas Monthly Aug 2018 30min Permalink
Police on Long Island wrote off missing immigrant teens as runaways. One mother knew better—and searched MS-13’s killing fields for answers.
Hannah Dreier ProPublica Sep 2018 35min Permalink
Twelve years ago, Amber Wyatt reported her rape. Few believed her. Her hometown turned against her. The authorities failed her.
Elizabeth Bruenig Washington Post Sep 2018 40min Permalink
When Chad Baker died from a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin, prosecutors charged Tommy Kosto, his friend and fellow drug user, with killing him—a tactic from the Reagan-era war on drugs that is gaining popularity around the country.
Jack Shuler The New Republic Sep 2018 20min Permalink
A 23-year-old living in Chile was suddenly attacked and buried alive by her roommate. She later learned she wasn’t his first – or last – victim.
Francesca Mari Texas Monthly Jun 2015 45min Permalink
A long-dormant police investigation gives the case new life.
Nathan Fenno LA Times Sep 2018 15min Permalink
A father took his 10-year-old fishing. She fell in the water and drowned. It was a tragic accident—then he was charged with murder.
Jordan Smith The Intercept Sep 2018 40min Permalink