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The Ties that Bind: The Story of Pamela Buchbinder
In the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet dreams of becoming a real boy—a real son to his maker, Geppetto. He’s a bit of a mess—always getting into …
3 years, 8 months ago
"So I Can Stop:" The Murder of Lovisa Lindh
Elle Newmark wrote, “Unrequited love does not die; it’s only beaten down to a secret place where it hides, curled and wounded.” Most of us have felt …
3 years, 8 months ago
Random Act: The Murder of Yancy Noll
John Adams once wrote that genius is sorrow’s child. A couple years ago, The Economist published an article called “The Curse of Genius” about the tu…
3 years, 8 months ago
Shadow of Death: Sinister Minister James Flanders
In the Bible, First Corinthians 13:4 says, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor…
3 years, 8 months ago
Classified: The Murder of Walter Sartory
There’s an old saying that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get ya. For one brilliant yet troubled mind, living in fear w…
3 years, 9 months ago
Fake Fiction: The Story of J.T. LeRoy
So, this might seem like a weird question, but hear me out. Does authenticity matter? Let me be more specific. Does art need to be authentic? What if…
3 years, 9 months ago
One Night in Hell: The Richmond Hill Explosion
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can be neither created nor destroyed—only transferred from one form to another. For example, dynam…
3 years, 9 months ago
Bad Neighbors: The Murder of Kay Parsons
Becky Sears and Kay Parsons were not only next door neighbors, but best friends, too. Their sons were in Little League together, and their husbands l…
3 years, 9 months ago
Golden Boy: The Story of Brian Blackwell
Lying is an essential human activity—everybody does it sometimes. And there are a few different reasons people do it. Sometimes it’s an innocent atte…
3 years, 10 months ago
Full-Tilt Boogie: The Crimes of Peter Braunstein
T.S. Eliot ends his poem “The Hollow Men” with the line “This is the way the world ends…not with a bang, but a whimper.” Spree criminals are always a…
3 years, 10 months ago