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Crime
December 31, 2015
Michael Thomsen
The Worrying Rise of Automated Parole
Vending machine-style kiosks are replacing parole officers, which means less rehabilitation work and more surveillance.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The “affluenza” teen’s mom is facing more jail time than he is.
December 29, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Thieves return stolen items to police, wish them “happy holidays.”
December 28, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Crime in U.S. cities fell slightly in 2015, but not according to citizens.
December 28, 2015
Laura Marsh
Five books you should read, now that you’ve watched Making A Murderer and have no idea what to do.
December 22, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Today in news of the weird.
December 21, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Martin Shkreli tries the Shia LaBeouf defense, says he was just trolling the entire world.
December 16, 2015
Bijan Stephen
The “Affluenza” teen has been caught drinking again.
December 10, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
If you run a red light in New York, just don’t do it in front of the mayor.
December 8, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Possibly the unluckiest burglar in the world was eaten by an alligator after fleeing police.
December 8, 2015
Sarah Weinman
The Case of the Disappearing Black Detective Novel
Hughes Allison was a black mystery writer with a promising future. What went wrong?
December 3, 2015
Laura Marsh
Cannibal Cop is in fact not a cannibal, court rules.
November 24, 2015
Nic Cavell
How China Conquered France’s Wine Country
French connoisseurs sold the Chinese pomp and prestige, until they started manufacturing it themselves.
November 10, 2015
Greg Bailey
Why Does This Georgia Town Honor One of America's Worst War Criminals?
The monument to Confederate officer Henry Wirz is down the road from the graveyard of his many victims
November 10, 2015
Malcolm Harris
Conning the Hustlers
A new look at New York’s secret workers
November 3, 2015
Daniel LaChance
Death Row Prisoners Have Plenty of Time to Find God, But Few Find Mercy
October 28, 2015
Sarah Marshall
'Wicked City' and Our Enduring Obsession with Killer Couples
October 26, 2015
Erin E. Murphy
How DNA Evidence Incriminated an Impossible Suspect
Not all DNA evidence is equally valuable or trustworthy
October 16, 2015
Elizabeth Winkler
Malcolm Gladwell Is Wrong About School Shooters
Shootings are nothing like a riot.
October 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Republicans Accept Mass Killings. That's Why Gun Control Advocates Must Get Graphic.

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