We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Crime
Posted inNonfiction, Story
No Más FantasĂa
What happens when you’re sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, then released 19 years later and sent to a place that’s supposed to feel like home?
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Third Life of Richard Miles
Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
Posted inQuotes
Wherever You Go, There You Are. Charles Manson is There, Too.
Do we carry pieces of our younger selves with us, even as we grow and change?
Posted inEditor's Pick
The True, Twisted Story of Amityville Horror
No one place has made as deep an impression on American pop culture as the notorious Long Island home, site of a terrible murder and the basis of scores of books and movies.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Death at a Penn State Fraternity
Tim Piazza fought for life for 12 hours while his Beta Theta Pi brothers alternatively did nothing, or continued to abuse him — and it’s all on video.
Posted inBooks, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Story
The Creator of Bitcoin Comes Clean, Only to Disappear Again
The mysterious creator of bitcoin asks a journalist to help reveal his identity.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Life on the Line
Over the course of nine hours, Cecilia Lam called the police eight times to report an “escalating domestic violence” situation. Officers showed up at her apartment multiple times. So why did she die so senselessly?
Posted inQuotes
He Seemed Like the Real Thing, Until He Wasn’t
Christopher Goffard’s seven-part series on a dangerous Orange County con man is an astonishing tale of love and violence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes
The Panic in Twin Falls, Idaho
It had one of the most successful refugee resettlement programs in the nation. Then Breitbart came to town.