“The Rev. Jeff Hood has made a career of fighting to save men the state wants to kill — and it doesn’t matter if they’re innocent.”
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How a Mennonite Farmer Became a Drug Suspect
“Mennonites are pious Christians who eschew much of the modern world. But in Mexico even they have not escaped the pull of the drug cartels.”
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The Delphi Murders Were a Local Tragedy. Then They Became “True Crime.”
“The investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams sums up the messy state of true crime.”
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Bloodied Macbooks and Stacks of Cash: Inside the Increasingly Violent Discord Servers Where Kids Flaunt Their Crimes
“The Discord servers themselves are a constant stream of chatter, jokes, racist and homophobic insults, memes, flexing of wealth, and calling other users out for real or perceived slights.”
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The Neighbors Who Destroyed Their Lives
“Murder and lies in small-town Hawaii.”
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He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive.
“A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.”
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‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case
“A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of Spotify and Apple Music plays! Just one problem: The success might not be real.”
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The Kremlin Put Her on Trial. She Stole the Show.
“Why did the Russian state go after an experimental theatre director?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Michael Lewis, Patricia Wen, Ted Chiang, Katie Thornton, and Sarah Smarsh.
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The Last Days of the Rainbow Warrior
“In 1985, a group of spies had a target—and a plan. It turned into one of the most sensationally botched crimes of the century.”
