“Mitchel Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit were never heard from again after leaving for 1973’s historic Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. Five decades on, their family and friends still want answers.”
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Jacked
“How Tulsa cops brought down a $500 million catalytic converter crime ring.”
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The Stradivarius Murders
“Police said four very valuable violins went missing after a collector and his daughter were killed. Then a lot of stories began to unravel.”
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‘Why I Might Have Done What I Did’: Conversations With Ireland’s Most Notorious Murderer
“Malcolm Macarthur was the wealthy, bookish socialite who shocked Ireland with a brutal double killing in 1982. I tracked him down and heard the tale he told about himself.”
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Everyone in Stephenville Thought They Knew Who Killed Susan Woods
“That left the real culprit free to prey on others, including one victim who was ignored for two decades.”
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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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Avenging Billy
“How amateur sleuths took on a gay porn actor’s haunting Hollywood murder.”
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The Easiest Thing First
As host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, Brendan O’Meara is no stranger to talking about the art and craft of storytelling. In this craft-focused excerpt, we’re digging into Episode 345, in which he interviewed Atavist editor Seyward Darby and freelance writer Sarah Souli about her work on the latest issue of The Atavist. Writing long […]
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The Fascinating History Behind a Set of Miniature Murder Scenes
“Forensics pioneer and miniaturist Frances Glessner Lee crafted tiny dioramas in the 1940s to teach investigators to search for clues and assess a scene.”
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Has The Zodiac Killer Mystery Been Solved (Again)?
Author Jarett Kobek believes he’s uncovered the true identity of the Zodiac Killer: an eccentric man named Paul Doerr, who died in 2007. Doerr’s daughter, Gloria, isn’t so sure — until Aaron Gell suggests that the two of them come together to meet. In this chilling story for Los Angeles magazine, Gell describes how Kobek’s […]