“How a reclusive woman’s past in suburban D.C. sparked a true-crime sensation in Brazil—and a national reckoning over the status of household servants.”
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What Happened to Heather Mayer?
“Police ruled Heather Mayer’s death a suicide. Her mother set out to prove them wrong and uncovered an escalating tale of violence.”
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Enslaved potter David Drake searched for his family. More than 150 years later, they’ve found him.
“‘He was sending these messages,’ said Daisy Whitner, whom genealogists have identified as a descendent of Drake.”
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In the American West, a Clown Motel and a Cemetery Tell a Story of Kitsch and Carnage
“In Tonopah, Nevada, the victims of a ‘Death Harvest’ rest in the shadow of a haunted lodge.”
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Seeing Beyond the Beauty of a Vermeer
“The violence of his era can be found in his serene masterpieces — if you know where to look.”
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Boots on the Ground
“As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.”
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The Case of the Lego Bandit
“Playing with Star Wars Lego bricks made them famous. Then a mysterious crime drove them apart.”
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“What Price Was My Father’s Life Worth?”
“Right-wing doctors are still peddling dubious COVID drugs.”
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Reclaiming a North Carolina Plantation
“On a former plantation in Durham, a land conservancy and two determined sisters are pioneering a model for providing land to Black gardeners and farmers.”
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On the Trail of the Dark Avenger
“Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?”