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Best of 2020: Crime Reporting

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Van der Leun ’s piece details the plight of Kwaneta Yatrice Harris — who, incarcerated for killing an abusive partner, wrote her letters from solitary confinement in a Texas prison.

Pleas of Insanity: The Mysterious Case of Anthony Montwheeler
Pleas of Insanity: The Mysterious Case of Anthony Montwheeler0.0

In the wake of a vicious murder, the state of Oregon wrestles with what went wrong in its mental health system.

The Hacker Who Saved the Internet
The Hacker Who Saved the Internet0.0

At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.

The Wind Delivered The Story — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
The Wind Delivered The Story — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER0.0

The story of the lynching of Willie Earle, and the acquittal of his killers, landed in our assistant editor’s yard.